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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Tackle technique

Safe, dominant tackling technique — the core rugby skill.

SkillBag/partnerReps · full resetAll legs exercises All core exercises All shoulders exercises

What it works

Legs, Core, Shoulders

How to do it

1Rehearse the tackle at controlled intensity on a bag or a compliant partner: track your man, get your head to the correct side (cheek-to-cheek, head behind), make contact with a low body height, drive through, and wrap and squeeze.
2Safe, dominant technique is the core rugby skill — grooving it slowly first is what makes it reliable and safe under fatigue.

Cues that matter

›Cheek to cheek, head behind
›Low body height, drive through
›Wrap and squeeze on contact

Train the same thing

GK claiming crossesBalls + servers · Legs, Core, Shoulders
GK distributionBalls + targets · Hip flexors, Core, Shoulders
Heading techniqueBall + partner · Neck, Core, Legs
Front-rack carryKettlebells · Core, Shoulders, Upper back
Overhead pressBarbell · Shoulders, Triceps, Core
Scrum engage & driveSled/scrum machine · Legs, Back, Core

Get a training block built around you

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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