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What is 3v3 Football? The New FA Format for Under-7s Explained

What is 3v3 Football? The New FA Format for Under-7s Explained

3v3 is the FA's new Under-7 football format from the 2026/27 season. Here's what's changing, why, and what it means for your club, team or garden games.
Mike Phelan Coaching Partners with Harry Maguire's AI App Feedz to Support 5,000 Coaches

Mike Phelan Coaching Partners with Harry Maguire's AI App Feedz to Support 5,000 Coaches

Mike Phelan Coaching has partnered with Feedz, the AI-powered coaching platform co-founded by Harry Maguire, bringing smarter feedback tools to more than 5,000 coaches across the UK and USA.
Can England End 60 Years of Hurt? Stopping the Supply to Messi Could Be Key

Can England End 60 Years of Hurt? Stopping the Supply to Messi Could Be Key

England stand within touching distance of a first major trophy in 60 years, with Lionel Messi's Argentina standing in the way. Mike Phelan and Neil Harris break down the tactics,...
World Cup Fever Meets the Classroom: Mike Phelan Coaching Inspires at Crawshawbooth Primary

World Cup Fever Meets the Classroom: Mike Phelan Coaching Inspires at Crawshawbooth Primary

Mike Phelan Coaching linked elite football with Key Stage 2 science, maths and communication skills for a full class at Crawshawbooth Primary School, in a session pupils will remember long...
What Football Training Equipment Do Coaches Actually Need? A Guide from the Training Ground

What Football Training Equipment Do Coaches Actually Need? A Guide from the Training Ground

The right football training equipment does not just fill a bag or tick a kit list. It shapes the sessions your players remember, the habits they build and the standards...
Why 3v3 Football Is the Best Thing to Happen to Young Players and What You Need to Play It

Why 3v3 Football Is the Best Thing to Happen to Young Players and What You Need to Play It

The FA's new 3v3 format is transforming youth football for Under 7s, giving every player more touches, more decisions and more development time. Mike Phelan explains why this is the...
Careers opportunities for the sports mad school and college child

Careers opportunities for the sports mad school and college child

Mike Phelan Coaching and PEAK4 hold education close to their hearts in all the work they deliver across communities, schools and in the grassroots sectors. In modern professional sport there is...
The Harvard of Football: Inside the Manchester United Blueprint for Elite Talent Development

The Harvard of Football: Inside the Manchester United Blueprint for Elite Talent Development

The 2026 United Soccer Coaches Convention recently played host to a masterclass in elite performance. Mike Phelan Coaching was invited by Inspire Sports to participate in their seminar which focussed on world-class insights from...
Mike Phelan Presents Award at North West Football Awards

Mike Phelan Presents Award at North West Football Awards

Mike Phelan had the honor of presenting the League One Player of the Year award at the Armstrong North West Football Awards Mike Phelan had the honor of presenting the...
Mike Phelan Coaching Team Head to the US

Mike Phelan Coaching Team Head to the US

The Mike Phelan Coaching team is set to make a significant impact at the upcoming United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, scheduled for January 8-12, 2025.  The Mike Phelan Coaching...
What is 3v3 Football? The New FA Format for Under-7s Explained

What is 3v3 Football? The New FA Format for Under-7s Explained

3v3 is the FA's new Under-7 football format from the 2026/27 season. Here's what's changing, why, and what it means for your club, team or garden games.