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John Allpress

John Allpress

Former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham, who previously spent 13 years as national young player development coach with the Football Association.

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Master the Body; Master the Ball; Master the Game

Master the Body; Master the Ball; Master the Game

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress, Elite Soccer player and coach developer, looks at the best ways to improve decision-making and effective actions.
How youngsters learn - and how you can help them

How youngsters learn - and how you can help them

Coaching Advice
John Allpress, ex-assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham, on the theory of learning and practice and applying it to coaching.
The indispensable skill

The indispensable skill

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress, former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur, looks at the importance of receiving and controlling the ball
Pre-season: setting the tone

Pre-season: setting the tone

Player and Coach Development
In his latest feature for Elite Soccer, John Allpress – former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur – says actions speak louder than words. And pre-season is the time to set the tone
Culture and coaching

Culture and coaching

Player and Coach Development
In his latest feature for ELITE SOCCER, John Allpress – former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur – asks if culture transcends coaching for youth players
Transferring learning from training to matchday

Transferring learning from training to matchday

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress, former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur, looks at how the coach can help their players transfer what they are learning and practising on the training field to the matchday experience
Managing difference within an academy group

Managing difference within an academy group

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress looks at how to modify your coaching to meet your players’ individual needs
The ideal academy coach

The ideal academy coach

Player and Coach Development
Working in an academy can be the most enjoyable and most challenging time of any career in the game. John Allpress looks at what a prospective academy coach needs to know
Academy players: the coach's role in their success

Academy players: the coach's role in their success

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress gives his expert view on what it takes for an academy player to succeed – and how a coach can help
Lessons from working in an elite academy

Lessons from working in an elite academy

Player and Coach Development
John Allpress, former Tottenham Hotspur assistant head of academy player and coach development, shares six things needed to work in an elite environment
The Long Audition: How to Become a Professional Footballer

The Long Audition: How to Become a Professional Footballer

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The handbook for players

Biography

John Allpress is a qualified teacher and holds the UEFA A Licence and the FA Advanced Youth Award. He began his teaching career in Hackney in East London where he was head of physical education for 13 years. During this period, he coached part time at the Charlton Athletic FC centre of excellence. He then joined the FA as a football development officer, before being promoted to regional coach for London North. 

In 1997, John joined Ipswich Town FC to help with the formation of their new football academy, before returning to the FA in 2000 as national young player development Coach. During this second period he coached the England U16 and U17 teams and helped design the FA Youth Award. 

In 2013, he left the FA to join the Tottenham Hotspur FC Academy where he worked in player and coach development until his retirement in March 2022.

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