What does PocketAthlete actually do?

You log each morning: sleep, soreness and fatigue. It scores your readiness, adjusts that day's session, and builds four-week training blocks around your sport, your position and the equipment you have.

Is it only for footballers?

No. It covers football, rugby, basketball, running, weightlifting and general gym training, with position-specific work for the team sports.

No. Tell it what you have and it programs around it. Many of the technical drills need nothing but a ball and a wall.

Can it work around an injury?

It works around soreness you log and avoids body parts you tell it to leave alone. It is general training information, not medical advice — see a physiotherapist for a diagnosis.

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Heading technique

Correct heading technique wins more aerial duels and lowers impact on the head and neck.

SkillBall + partner8–12 headers · full resetAll legs exercises All core exercises

What it works

Neck, Core, Legs

How to do it

1Starting with a served ball and progressing to a jump, attack the ball rather than waiting for it to hit you: contact it on the flat of your forehead with your eyes open and your neck braced, generating power by snapping through the trunk.
2Start with gentle serves and low volume.
3Correct technique wins more aerial duels and — because a braced neck and forehead contact reduce head acceleration — it is also the safer way to head a ball.
4Keep heading volume low in training.

Cues that matter

›Attack the ball — don't let it hit you
›Contact on the forehead, eyes open
›Neck braced, generate power from the trunk

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PocketAthlete builds your program from your sport, your position and how recovered you actually are that morning — then adapts it as you log sessions.

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