Frankie in teal kit exploding away from defenders
Luke Wilkshire Football AcademyFrankie Farrugia’s Football Journey

Size helps. Explosiveness decides.

Natural speed and strength for smaller ballers. Frankie is smaller than many and technically great. This is how he closes the gap: mindset first, age appropriate speed and strength, real food, proper rest. Natural only.

Your kid does not need to be bigger. They need a faster first step.

I can do this See Frankie’s week
7193 touches in one week1700 turns56.5 km covered

Real Playmakers week totals. Match photography by Redro Media.

Round 17days left

Beat Your Best · every fortnight · ends Sunday 18 Oct

Race your own last time.

Explosive First Step. 5 m. One go a day. Your last time against your new time. Nobody else.

Last timeNot set
Your bestNot set
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Playmakers tracker

Targets set. Targets smashed.

Frankie’s real week totals against the targets his tracker set. Next up: a brand new explosive speed and strength program.

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Ball touches

7193

Target 3184More than double

Turns

1700

Target 276Over six times

Total distance

56.5km

Target 11.9 kmNearly five times

The method

Speed first. Strength next. Skill rides along.

Taller kids win the first three steps on size. We win them back with explosion. Every session follows the same order.

Frankie accelerating away from defenders
01 Explosive speed

First three steps

Sharp starts. Big push. Leave them standing.

 Frankie holding off an opponent in a duel
02 Strength

Win the duel

Body weight power. Stay on your feet. Shield and go.

 Frankie dribbling at pace
03 Skill add in

Pace on the ball

First touch into the sprint. Speed you can use.

Follow the story

One kid. One week. Every score in the open.

Watch how Frankie trains, eats and logs it. Then run the same week yourself.

Frankie with fresh juice at home1

The daily routine

Bed made at 6 am. Pitch by 6:45. Berry Smash at school. Explosive work at 5. Lights out with 10.5 hours sleep banked.

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Frankie in a match2

The week

Real Playmakers numbers, the training rhythm behind them and the new speed and strength targets about to land.

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Frankie striking the ball3

Day 1 to 7 diary

A Train log and a Fuel log for every day. Rate it, tick your badges, upload the clip. Points add up on their own.

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Breakaway reels

Stop the scroll. Then go train.

Ten hooks built for Reels. Film one today.

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Watch Frankie

Frankie on camera.

His real Reel. Watch him move.

This is Frankie on the pitch and in training. Drill talk-throughs on this site use a separate sprint coach voice. We never clone his voice.

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Frankie at training, head down and focused
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Who it’s for

For the smaller kid with the bigger engine.

Frankie started out at Shellharbour Junior Soccer Club and has trained at the Luke Wilkshire Football Academy for nearly three years, often playing up an age. Against taller kids the first three steps decide everything. So that is what we train.

  • Built for ages around 8 to 12
  • Fifteen minutes a day, always beside club
  • Body weight only. Age right and safe
  • Kids log it. Parents see every score
Meet FrankieFor parents

Fuel

Empty tank. Slow first step.

Real plates from Frankie’s kitchen. Nothing fancy. Everything on purpose.

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Frankie with tonight’s dinnerDinner Tonight’s dinner plateDinner plate Frankie with today’s lunchLunch Frankie at breakfastBreakfast Frankie with fresh juiceFresh juice Bananas and oranges in the fruit bowlFruit bowl

You can do this.

Fifteen minutes today. Log it tonight. Beat it tomorrow.

Start todayOpen Day 1