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  • Duncan French
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    Duncan French

    Toon's strength and conditioning coach

    As well as whipping the Newcastle United players into shape, French has worked with Great Britain's Olympic basketball program and the English Institute of Sport.

  • Improve your speed of foot
    Fitness

    Improve your speed of foot

    Newcastle United's strength and conditioning coach Duncan French recommends three simple exercises that are sure to improve your fancy footwork and keep your opponents on their toes

  • Newcastle United: hop and hold
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    Newcastle United: hop and hold

    Take your change of direction to the next level with the hop and hold drill from Newcastle United's strength and conditioning coach, Dr Duncan French

  • Newcastle United: dot drills
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    Newcastle United: dot drills

    Tie your opponent in knots and not yourself, with this footwork drill from Newcastle United's strength and conditioning coach Dr Duncan French

  • Newcastle United: x-up to tuck jumps
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    Newcastle United: x-up to tuck jumps

    Incorporate the x-up to tuck jumps to your workout and you’ll soon be parading some nifty footwork on the pitch, says Dr Duncan French, Newcastle United’s strength and conditioning coach

  • Newcastle United: lateral bound drill
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    Newcastle United: lateral bound drill

    Fire up your change of direction with this drill from Newcastle United's strength and conditioning coach Dr Duncan French

  • Newcastle United: chaos mirror drill
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    Newcastle United: chaos mirror drill

    Improve your foot speed and explosiveness with this high-intensity drill from Newcastle United strength and conditioning coach Dr Duncan French

  • Newcastle United: foot fire drill
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    Newcastle United: foot fire drill

    Sharpen up your speed on the ball with this super-fast drill from Newcastle United strength and conditioning coach Dr Duncan French