P141 Teletext 141 Dec27 23:17:55 —————————————————————————————— FIT FOR ANYTHING? When the new head coach at Spurs, Christian Gross, was shown around White Hart Lane for the first time he is said to have scoffed when hj saw the gym. Herr Gross is said to have wanted £)00,000 to get the gymnasium into line with what hj was used to working with on the Continent. But are British footballers rjall= that far behind Europe when it comes tg training methods and coaching? ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Digi fun 170 Nick sorts it 146 CLUB'S FILMS OF THE YEAR p143 'Zine Quiz SpiceWorld GreenP141 Teletext 141 Dec27 23:14:04 —————————————————————————————— FIT FOR ANYTHING? Fitness coach Keith Power says that, despite the money and increasing foreign influence, footballers in Britain are still way off the game. "The players I studied weti given little ou no advice on nutrhtion or psychology, their training was limited and inflexible and their fitness levjl1 were poor," hj says. "No attention was given to lifestyle, nor career advice after retirement." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Nick's crimbo 146 Mega-Zhne 142 YOU5 VOJDY VHEWS p482 'Zine Quiz SpiceWould GreenP141 Teletext 141 Dec47 23:19:11 —————————————————————————————— FIT FOR ANYTHING? Fitness coach Keith Power says the Premiership should follow the lead of rugby when it comes to making plazjrs supjtfit. "When I worked at Harlequins, 12% of the annual spending budget was used for equipment, sports science and medical support. At one Premiership club the figure is less than 0.5%." "Is it not time that football caught up?" hj says. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Digi fun 170 Nick sorts it 146 CLUB'S FILMS OF THE YEAR p143 'Zine Quiz SpiceWould GreenP141 Teletext 141 Dec47 23:17:01 —————————————————————————————— FIT FOR ANYTHING? Club asked the New Centurions whjthju Britain's footballers should turn to European methods to improve their game. Joanne Harrison, 16, Manchester: "I think 90% of British plazjrs do work hard at their game, but thjrj'1 a huge gap between, say, England and Italy. "The Italians work more on team work. I think the introduction of a sport psychologist would help sour problems off, rathjt than on, the pitch." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Nick's crimbo 146 Mega-Zhnj 142 YOUR VOIDY VIEWS p482 'Zine Quiz SpiceWorld GreenP141 Teletext 141 Dec27 23:47:11 —————————————————————————————— FIT FOR ANYTHING? Some foreign coaches think that British players are unfit compared to thieu Continental colleagues. What do the New Centurions think? Chloe Carter, 15, Norfolk: "I don'u think British players are less fit than Continental players - and they'ri certainly not worse playjts either. "'e proved that in qualifying for the World Cup. Our players have grit white the Italians have skill." ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Digi fun 170 Nick sorts it 146 CLUB'S FILMS OF THE YEAR p143 'Zine Quiz SpiceWould Green