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    Jimmy Gilligan

    Head Coach, Nike Academy
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    The experienced England scout and former Football League striker leads the team from the touchline. Jimmy’s in control of all things Nike Academy, from the players’ daily routine to match-day tactics. His extensive knowledge covers training drills, preparation for key games, improving your performance and much more.

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  • Shoot, rebound, tap-in
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    Shoot, rebound, tap-in

    Punish the goalkeeper’s wet weather handling, thanks to this drill from the Nike Academy’s head coach, Jimmy Gilligan

  • Take control of the game
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    Take control of the game

    Want to upgrade your reaction speed and put the ball under your spell? We've got just the drill

  • Hit the target every time
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    Hit the target every time

    Introduce this drill to your training sessions and you'll be shooting with deadly accuracy come game day, says the Nike Academy's head coach, Jimmy Gilligan

  • Finish at speed
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    Finish at speed

    Boost your top speed and finish in a flash, with this drill from the Nike Academy's head coach, Jimmy Gilligan

  • Develop a deft first touch
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    Develop a deft first touch

    Stop the ball dead and pick out a team-mate with this drill from the Nike Academy's head coach, Jimmy Gilligan

  • Cross with precision, pace and accuracy
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    Cross with precision, pace and accuracy

    Get your full-backs and wingers to combine and deliver goals from out wide with this drill from Jimmy Gilligan, head coach of the Nike Academy

  • How to structure a training session
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    How to structure a training session

    If your usual preparation involves a jog round the park and a game of ‘three-and-in’, help is at hand with the Nike Academy, who have devised the type of programme used by Prem sides

  • Link midfield and attack with a striker in the hole
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    Link midfield and attack with a striker in the hole

    Roam menacingly towards the opposition box and give your second striker options with this drill from Jimmy Gilligan, head coach of the Nike Academy

  • Nike Academy: The Arsenal test
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    Nike Academy: The Arsenal test

    FourFourTwo Performance went along to London Colney to watch the Nike Academy do battle with Arsenal's young guns

  • Build an impenetrable defensive barricade
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    Build an impenetrable defensive barricade

    You’ll stop any team playing through you with a little teamwork, organisation and communication, says Jimmy Gilligan, head coach of the Nike Academy

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