Grass Roots Football LIVE Event Preview

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WELCOME!

Three stunning days await visitors to this year’s Grass Roots Football LIVE. Thousands of players, managers, coaches and league & club officials are about to visit what has become grass roots football’s most important fixture.

OVER 2500 CLUBS SET TO VISIT GRFL

The new look Grass Roots Football LIVE has captured the imagination of thousands of participants. As we went to press, more than 2500 clubs had confirmed their attendance.

Event Director Steve Chittenden said “the show is set to be the largest gathering of multi-team clubs anywhere

in the world. We’ve got a

fantastic line up and we

can’t wait for the doors to open”

This bumper 26 page preview magazine gives you the low-down on everything that’s happening - what to see, what to do and who’s on when!

Enjoy the read and we’ll see you next week.

GETTING THERE

Grass Roots Football LIVE is situated in Halls 6 and 20 at the NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT, accessible directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42. Birmingham International Train Station is based at the NEC

OPENING TIMES

Halls 6 & 20 NEC, Birmingham Friday 4th June - 10.00-17.00 Saturday 5th June - 10.00-17.00 Sunday 6th June - 10.00- 16.00

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Individual Tickets

One day ticket - Two day ticket - Three day ticket -

One day ticket - Two day ticket - Three day ticket -

Adult (age 18 and over) £14.00 (£17.00 on the door) £25.00 (advance purchase only) £32.00 (advance purchase only) Child (age 8 – 17 years) £9.00 (£12.00 on the door) £15.00 (advance purchase only) £20.00 (advance purchase only)

Children aged 7 years and under go FREE when accompanied by a full paying adult

Family Tickets (2 adults & 2 children) One day ticket - Two day ticket - Three day ticket -

£42.00 (£55.00 on the door) £72.00 (advance purchase only) £90.00 (advance purchase only)

CONTENTS

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General Info

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Learn from the pros

4-7 9-11

GROUP BOOKING HOTLINE - 0800 358 0058

What’s On

Around the exhibition

NEW FOR 2010 - THE PREMIER PASS

WIN a Goalkeepers Coaching Pack 21

Deadline for advance tickets - 5pm day prior to visit

Bring the team along!

10% discount on bookings of 10 or more people.

Plus, free ticket for the organiser and free ticket for the coach driver (bookings over 40)

Buy a Premier Pass and enjoy the full VIP treatment... * Access to the Premier Lounge * Free light refreshments all day * Buffet lunch and World Cup discussion with the pros * Exclusive VIP coaching session * Guaranteed seating in Errea Coaches Arena * VIP Parking Only 120 Premier Passes available each day - must be booked in advance.

PRICES & FULL DETAILS AT WWW.GRASSROOTSFOOTBALL.CO.UK/PREMIERPASS

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Exhibitor List

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2009 Highlights

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Sponsors

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Grass Roots Football LIVE is your opportunity to ‘Learn from the Pros’.

Find out exactly what it takes to run a successful team, how to put on a great training session, and when to make those tactical adjustments that are often the difference between winning and losing a big game.

TAYLOR A ‘flair player’ during

his days at Crystal Palace and Tottenham, Peter has become one of the game’s most respected coaches with a reputation for developing young players.

A former England Under 21 manager, Peter returns to the show for the second time.

CURBISHLEY 2010 is Alan’s debut at

Grass Roots Football LIVE. The former West Ham manager was best known for his long spell as manager at Charlton Athletic where he produced a string of young talent to revive the fortunes of the club and keep them in the Premier League for many years.

BURLEY Although appearing for 8 professional clubs in England and

Scotland, George’s playing career will be best remembered for his part in a successful Ipswich Town team of the late 70’s – early 80’s. George moved into management in 1991 and enjoyed successful spells at a number of clubs including Derby County, Ipswich Town and Southampton, before becoming manager of Scotland. or the third year.

S O R P E H T M O R F N LEAR

DOWIE Former Northern Ireland

International Iain Dowie is making his debut at Grass Roots Football LIVE. Dowie made the journey from non league footballer to Premier League striker with Southampton and West Ham, before embarking on a career in management.

CARR Tony has

been the Academy Director at West Ham United for more than 30 years where he has been responsible for the early development of a stunning array of players including Paul Ince, Paul Allen, Tony Cottee, Paul Konchesky, Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Anton Ferdinand, Jermain Defoe, Michael Carrick and many more.

FARRELL With a reputation

as one of the country’s most innovative coaches of young players, Tosh spent many years at Everton FC Academy developing some of the brightest young prospects in the English game including the likes of Wayne Rooney and Jack Rodwell in their formative years.

DICKS Although blighted by a number of

serious knee injuries, Julian still managed to clock up 375 appearances over a 14 year career that started at Birmingham City, including a short spell at Liverpool in between 10 years (over two spells) as a mercurial left back at West Ham United

TAYLOR One of the country’s most respected

managers, now providing incisive comment as part of the respected FiveLive commentary team, the former England and Aston Villa manager returns to Grass Roots Football LIVE for the fourth year.

HOLLOWAY One of football’s most colourful characters,

Ian was a hard working midfield player at Bristol City and Queens Park Rangers, who he went on to manage. Following his debut at Grass Roots Football LIVE in 2009, Ian has

had a sensational first season at

Blackpool, taking them up to the

Premier League.

S O R P E H T M O R F N R LEA J. GOODMAN The Ex-Millwall striker

Jon retired due to injury aged 28. During his rehabilitation, Jon studied for and gained a Sports Science degree at Roehampton Institute. He went on to work as a Sports Scientist at Premiership and International level and in 2005, launched Think Fitness, a performance management company aimed at providing specialist coaching to professional footballers.

DE HOOP

Ton is one of Europe’s most experienced

coach educators with more than 30 year’s

experience. A staff instructor at the Royal

Dutch Soccer Federation for 11 years, Ton’s

former students include Dutch legends

Ruud Krol, Wim Kieft and Danny Blind as well

as current Manchester United coach Rene

Mullerstein. Ton will be at Grass Roots Football LIVE in his role of President of Winning Mood Inc.

STONEY Casey has played for England at every age

group. She joined Chelsea Ladies in 2007 and last season stepped up to become player-manager. Casey will be joining the Women’s Football Forum at this year’s show, her second in succession and can also be found on stand 534 in her role as an ambassador for S1 Sport.

BESWICK Bill is recognised as a leader in the field of applied sports

psychology and especially renowned for his work with professional elite football teams. Having worked at the very top of the game at Manchester United and with the England national team Bill is a sought after internationally renowned speaker, providing

audiences with masses of thought provoking ideas. for

RICHARDSON Lee played for a total of 11 clubs

DEELEY Louise has been working as a Sport

both north and south of the border and spent more than two years in charge of Chesterfield, stepping up from his role of

assistant to Roy

McFarland. He led the club to finishes

of 8th and 10th

respectively in Coca Cola League Two during his time in charge.

Psychologist for over 16 years and is Managing Director of Inside Performance Consulting Ltd. Previously a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology at Roehampton University, Louise now focuses solely on working in sport, both as a coach educator and also one to one with athletes and players.

D. GOODMAN Instantly recognisable during a

distinguished playing career, Don returns to Grass Roots Football LIVE for the 4th year as one of our expert interviewers.

In a playing career that lasted 20 years, Don enjoyed his best spells at West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and Wolves where as a lightning quick striker he scored 133 goals in 399 appearances. the

WHITE A regular at Grass Roots Football LIVE, Faye is one of England’s best known women footballers, having led Arsenal Ladies to countless league and cup triumphs as well as captaining her country through one of England’s most successful periods.r the third year.

SMITH Alan will be making his debut at

BATES Tom’s experience as

a Sports Psychologist has seen him work with national and international footballers and athletes across Great Britain at both senior and youth team level. Currently working with Premier League Birmingham City Football Club, Tom specialises in Mind Body Training, guiding coaches and players to enhance their mental and emotional state to reach peak performance. Find out more about Tom at www.mind-game.co.uk

Grass Roots Football LIVE. He started his football career at non-league Alvechurch but was quickly spotted by Leicester City where he enjoyed a fruitful 5 seasons which included a feared partnership with Gary Linekar. He moved onto Arsenal where he enjoyed great success winning 2 league championships, FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup medals.

BASHIR A former coach

at Wycombe Wanderers, Nas, who holds the much coveted UEFA pro-license joined the Academy set up at Reading Football Club in 2003 where he spent 5 years working with a variety of age groups.

N O S ’ T A WH

There is so much to see and do at Grass Roots Football LIVE. Check out the full programme at:

WWW.GRASSROOTSFOOTBALL.CO.UK/WHATSON SOCCER TUTOR COACHES RESOURCE CENTRE

THE UHLSPORT GOALKEEPERS ARENA Specialist coaches will be joined by some famous goalkeeping names of the past, putting grass roots coaches and players of all ages through their paces.

Uhlsport and Greaves Sport will be on hand to showcase the very latest range of gloves and goalkeeper clothing as used by many professional keepers including Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC) and Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers).

At the Grass Roots Football LIVE Coaches Resource Centre visitors will find hundreds of books and DVD’s covering every aspect of coaching or managing a team. Everything is available - from advice on fitness and conditioning to the most comprehensive choice of drill sessions.

THE MARK HARROD CROSSBAR CHALLENGE

PRECISION TRAINING FITNESS & CONDITIONING ARENA

Fancy a new set of full size goals for your club?

For the first time, Grass Roots Football LIVE features a dedicated arena showcasing all that is best in preseason, pre- and post-match fitness and conditioning drills.

They’re worth more than £2,000 and all you have to do is hit the Cross Bar three times out of three (and hope nobody else does!).

WIN

Hit it once and you get bragging rights for the day Hit it twice and you walk away with a show prize Hit it three times and you’ve hit the jackpot

Whatever age of player you coach, you’ll find a session to raise their game and put a smile on their faces no matter how hard you get them working)

WHAT’S ON - FRIDAY 4TH JUNE The Errea Coaches Arena

The Inside Soccer Boot Room

The Player & Coach Development Theatre

Club Development Theatre

10.00 11.00

10.30 - 11.30 Variants of one and two touch training games

13.00 14.00

Charlie Cooke and Alfred Galustian

16.00

10.30 - 11.30 Raising youth players performance in an Academy Tom Bates

11.30 -12.30 Playing a ‘Diamond’ midfield Iain Dowie

11.30 - 12.30 Mastering the Ball - The Dutch Way

11.00 - 12.00 Facilities and funding - the latest news The Football Foundation & The FA

Ton De Hoop

12.00 - 13.00 Female Game Forum 12.30 - 13.30 The Nike Academy Programme & SPARQ Building better footballers

12.30 - 13.30 Youth Development & Football Futures

13.30 - 14.30 Mastering the Ball - The Dutch Way

13.30 - 14.30 Everything you wanted to know about Penalty Kicks!

Simon Clifford

12.30 - 13.30 Moving from small sided to 11-a-side Tosh Farrell

Paul Winsper & Jon Goodman

Ton De Hoop

14.30 - 15.30 Keeping the fun in training

15.00

George Burley

Nas Bashir

11.30 - 12.30 Teaching Star Player Skills

12.00

10.30 - 11.30 Playing against 10 Men

Iain Dowie

Jim Leighton & Elliot Ward

14.30 - 15.30 Improving the technique of British players Alfred Galustian & Charlie Cooke

15.30 - 16.30 Developing Advanced Technical Skills in 16-21 Year Olds Paul Johnson

15.30 -16.30 Open Session - Problem Corner Peter Taylor

13.30 - 14.30 Getting spotted and a route back for released players Football CV & The LFE

14.30 - 15.30 How well do you know your young players?

John Allpress

15.30 - 16.30 The life of a coach - dealing with adversity

Panel: Rachel Pavlou, Casey Stoney and Faye White

13.00 - 14.00 England at the World Cup Finals - A Coach’s view Peter Taylor, Iain Dowie & George Burley

14.00 - 15.00 Managing Parent & Player expectations Tosh Farrell & Nas Bashir

15.00 - 16.00 If you could change one thing in grass roots football Grass Roots Football LIVE Panel

Tom Bates, Louise Deeley, Bill Beswick & George Burley

Please note: programme is subject to change, visit www.grassrootsfootball.co.uk/whatson for the latest info.

WHAT’S ON - SATURDAY 5TH JUNE The Errea Coaches Arena

The Inside Soccer Boot Room

Player & Coach Development Theatre

Club Development Theatre

10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00

10.30 - 11.30 Developing technique in game effective practices Tony Carr

10.30 - 11.30 Playing against a lightning quick front man Ian Holloway

10.30 - 11.30 Winners are different - a profile of the gifted young player Bill Beswick

11.30 - 12.30 Drills to improve passing & movement Peter Taylor

11.30 -12.30 Open Session - Problem Corner Graham Taylor

11.30 - 12.30 How well do you know your young players?

11.00 - 12.00 FA Charter Standard Club development workshop Mick Baikie, Club Development Manager, The FA

John Allpress

12.00 - 13.00 Facilities & funding - the latest news 12.30 - 13.30 Defending from the Midfield Four

12.30 - 13.30 Developing young players through smallsided football

12.30 - 13.30 Getting young players into the right frame of mind

13.30 - 14.30 Passing the United way - An approach for grass roots players

13.30 - 14.30 Defending at corners

13.30 - 14.30 Developing young players - equal playing time or winning matches?

14.30 - 15.30 Shaping for 1st touch

14.30 - 15.30 Playing off a target man

Iain Dowie

Tom Bates

Tony Carr

Peter Taylor

Manchester United Soccer Schools

Ian Holloway

Nick Levitt, Tosh Farrell & George Burley

George Burley

14.30 - 15.30 Coerver Coaching - making a living though football

Alfred Galustian, Jimmy Galustian & Scott Wright

15.30 - 16.30 Transition and the counter attack Lee Richardson

13.00 - 14.00 England at the World Cup Finals - A Coach’s view

Ian Holloway, Alan Curbishley & Don Goodman

14.00 - 15.00 Managing the relationship between professional and grass roots clubs

Tony Carr, Chris Green & Lee Richardson

15.00 - 16.00 Making a difference through Respect Grass Roots Football LIVE Panel

15.30 -16.30 Playing right footed players on the left Alan Curbishley

The Football Foundation

16.00 - 17.30 Non League Paper Awards

Please note: programme is subject to change, visit www.grassrootsfootball.co.uk/whatson for the latest info.

WHAT’S ON - SUNDAY 6TH JUNE The Errea Coaches Arena

The Inside Soccer Boot Room

The Player & Coach Development Theatre

Club Development Theatre

10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00

10.30 - 11.30 Coaching players from 5-8 years of age Martin Preston, The FA Skills Team

16.00

Ian Holloway

10.30 - 11.30 The laws of excellence when coaching young players Bill Beswick

11.30 - 12.30 The Nike Academy Programme & SPARQ Building better footballers

11.30 -12.30 Playing one up front Alan Curbishley

11.30 - 12.30 Opportunities in the USA Coaching & player pathways

12.30 - 13.30 Drills to develop ‘Third Man Running’ Ian Holloway

Brazilian Soccer Schools

12.30 - 13.30 Strength & conditioning for young footballers Shokk

12.30 - 13.30 Does NLP and Sports Psychology have a role in Grassroots Football?

13.30 - 14.30 Playing against a ‘route one’ team Iain Dowie

13.30 - 14.30 Developing players from the age of 6 - The top 10 rules Tosh Farrell

Alan Curbishley

Mark Ives, Head of Discipline, The FA

12.00 - 13.00 Providing disability football in grass roots clubs

Louise Deeley

13.30 - 14.30 Individual ball manipulation - aerial and core floor drills

11.00 - 12.00 The FA’s New ‘Grass Roots’ Disciplinary System

Challenger Sports

Paul Winsper & Jon Goodman

14.30 - 15.30 Drills to improve finishing

15.00

10.30 - 11.30 Open Session - Problem Corner

14.30 - 15.30 Managing in the changing room Graham Taylor

Special Olympics, The FA & The Football League Trust

13.00 - 14.00 England at the World Cup Finals - A Coach’s view Graham Taylor & Alan Smith

14.00 - 15.00 If you could change one thing in grass roots football Grass Roots Football LIVE Panel

OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF

GRASS ROOTS FOOTBALL

LIVE 2010

THE MARK HARROD CROSSBAR CHALLENGE CALLING ALL FOOTBALL FANS! You will have the

chance to pit your skills against a host of football heroes in the Mark Harrod Crossbar Challenge at Grass Roots Football Live 2010.

Sporting legends will be on hand during the event to challenge your skills. Visit Mark Harrod Ltd, one of the UK’s leading sports manufacturers, on stand 464 in hall 20 to try your luck and cheer on other plucky contestants.

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NIKE AND SPARQ

THE GRASS ROOTS PERFORMANCE CLINIC

Nike and SPARQ are coming to Grass Roots Football LIVE. SPARQ, Nike’s performance training platform, will unveil a professional-level physical development experience targeted to youth coaches and centered around its global standard of physical assessment: The SPARQ Football Rating. The goal is to provide coaches with the practical means for developing fit, explosive footballers.

New to this year’s show is our Performance Clinic where visitors can sit down in small groups and chat with an expert in various fields of Sports Science.

Subjects covered will include:

To find out how SPARQ can be implemented in your club or team, visit the SPARQ stand and don’t miss demonstrations in the Errea Coaches Arena on Friday 4th at 12:30 and Sunday 6th at 11:30.

Are your training sessions too physically demanding?

- Measuring training loads Nutrition for youth football - Supplements, vitamins or simply water?

Are your players at risk of injury?

- Simple screening techniques Are you putting your players under too much stress?

- Playing under pressure Strength conditioning for youth players - When & how much?

Just make your way to the clinic and pre-book into one of the day’s sessions – you’ll be amazed how much you’ll learn.

A:3K

A3K is an exciting new football event taking place at the O2 Arena on Saturday 17th July. The show will feature top players including Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba, Cesc Fabrigas, Christinao Ronaldo & David Villa. Visit the A:3K zone to find out about fantastic ticket offers for visitors to Grass Roots Football LIVE.

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SEALSKINZ®

SealSkinz Sport products will be on display at Grass Roots Football LIVE showcasing the world’s only waterproof football sock. Catering for more severe UK winters, the technical products are specially designed to offer the ultimate in waterproof, breathable, windproof and close-fitting protection to keep feet warm and dry.

JOHN FARNWORTH

WIN

John Farnworth will be offering two lucky young visitors the chance of a lifetime to appear with him at a Premiership Ground. He’ll be holding freestyle trials in the John Farnworth Skills Centre at Grass Roots Football LIVE on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th.

WORLD CUP FUTSAL FOOTBALL FESTIVAL

On Sunday 6th, the Futsal Arena will be featuring a Junior World Cup Football Festival.

The tournament has been organised in conjunction with the Birmingham 2018 Bid Team.

Young teams will be representing Spain, Brazil, USA, Holland, Australia, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Japan in a round robin tournament.

The Futsal Arena will also feature specialist demonstrations and coaching as well as offering visitors a chance to ‘have a go’ at the UK’s fastest growing small sided game.

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SOCCER MATRIX

PHYSICOOL

Soccer Matrix uses a unique audio tuition, instructing the player to aim the ball at a specific panel.

Once this panel has been struck the next panel number in the sequence is called out. These number sequences are arranged into a series of drills and blocks to develop quick feet, balance, body and feet positioning as well as improving the player’s concentration and fitness.

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Soccer Matrix will be promoting their innovative training aid, designed to develop control and passing skills, build fitness and improve confidence.

Physicool is a new, stretchy reusable bandage that combines cooling with support and compression.

Physicool works by drawing heat out through rapid evaporation and gives instant treatment for inflammation and bruising of muscles, tendons and ligaments combined with a long lasting cooling effect even after the bandage has been removed.

ACA SPORTS

A regular exhibitor at Grass Roots Football LIVE, ACA Sports offer one of the most comprehensive ranges of sporting equipment and apparel in the UK. Stockists of all the major leading sports brands, they offer full ranges across a diverse range of sports.

HUCK NET’S

What the best-dressed goal posts will be wearing this season!!

When the new football season begins you will once again be kitting yourself out in your team’s colours to show your support and encouragement for the club. Hats, scarves, shirts, flags, in fact anything matching the team strip will be worn, carried or waved to bring the team that extra bit of luck ensuring success on match day. Now thanks to Huck Net’s new hexagonal check net even the goals can get in on the action! Find out more by visiting the Huck Net’s stand at the show.

POP-UP BANNERS

Pop-Up Banners are the perfect solution for promoting a football club sponsor or brand wherever you go, indoors and out. They can be set up and taken down in 60 seconds - ideal for that last minute photo opportunity, or for pitch demarcation at summer soccer schools, no matter what the weather!

COERVER COACHING

Coerver Coaching claims to be known globally as the World’s Number 1 soccer skills teaching method with endorsements from the games top clubs, federations and players. This is Coerver Coaching’s 26th year and they are re-launching the business in the UK with a new model – The Performance Academy. They are looking to build long term quality businesses with new franchisees. Coaches wishing to discuss franchise opportunities should visit the Coerver Coaching area in the Skills Zone.

INSIDE PERFORMANCE

Inside Performance will be providing team managers, coaches, club officials and players of all levels a chance to enhance the mental side of their performance via their new NLP & Sport Psychology Home Learning Programme.

Based around essentials of Sport Psychology and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), this multi-media package (Manual, 13 audio sessions, workbook and 3 DVDs) is the first coach aid in enhancing performance both on and off the field.

CONCAVE SPORTS

Designers of the world’s most innovative footie boot have thrown down a challenge to find the footballer with the hardest shot in Britain. Visitors to the Grass Roots Football LIVE can compete for that distinction while wearing the award-winning Concave boots.

Simply visit the Concave Kicker Tube in the Skills Zone for an opportunity to measure the power and accuracy of your shot against a radar gun – and against all other attendees in your age group as you compete to hit a target in the Kicker Tube with as much power and accuracy as you can.

Winners for the 3-day event will receive a shirt signed by Manchester United and Republic of Ireland star John O’Shea, who wears the Concave PT+ for club and country. And, a pair of Concave boots – which recently won the “Best Boot” category at the Oscars of football kit – the AVID Soccer equipment Review Awards in Los Angeles, California.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY

Buckinghamshire New University was the first to offer an Honours degree programme in sports management, related to the football industry. The University provides various employability schemes including the ‘The FA/Bucks New University Student Ambassador’ where students get hands-on experience in the football industry.

It also runs a Work-Based Foundation Degree in Applied Coaching Science, a part-time programme for industry practitioners’ who wish to gain a high quality sport science & coaching qualification.

FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.GRASSROOTSFOOTBALL.CO.UK

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GOALKEEPER COACHING SET

Courtesy of Soccer Tutor, sponsors of the Coaches Resource Centre at Grass Roots Football LIVE We’ve got a superb bundle of books and DVDs to give away thanks to our friends at Soccer Tutor.

The winner will get:

2 Complimentary adult tickets to

Grass Roots Football LIVE Team Training for the Goalkeeper Book Goalkeeping Drills Book - Volume One Bill Beswick - MasterCoach 2 DVD Soccer Psychology for The Complete Goalkeeper To enter this competition, just answer the following question: Who kept goal for England in the 2006 World Cup Finals? – was it: a) Paul Robinson b) Robert Green c) David Seaman

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The winner will be selected and contacted on Tuesday 1st June.

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