Revolutionizing the Football World
Unlike anyone else in the world, we take a root-cause approach to transform footballers by reverse-engineering natural athleticism and football talent.
This creates permanent changes in your biomechanics and nervous system that allow you to unlock your fullest athletic potential on the football pitch and finally enjoy the game you fell in love with as a kid.
Football Entangled was created to provide true solutions for footballers because currently there is nothing except excuses, sympathies, and motivational quotes.
What makes Football Entangled different from all the others?
We address the boundaries of human knowledge and bring it to the world of football. We get players results by understanding what truly makes world class footballers and reverse engineering it back to you.
This is the problem that underlie most experts. The are unaware of the things they do not know about. They are so well-educated in their own respective field that they are sorely vulnerable to the things they never considered. They couldn't comprehend how other fields of science could affect theirs because they were not educated to think in this way.
This phenomenon is explained by the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It explains how someone so well-educated in one field can overestimate their knowledge of other fields. This can lead to huge miscalculations in regard to the human body because how interlaced Nature is.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the finding that people who are relatively unskilled or unknowledgeable in a particular subject sometimes have the tendency to overestimate their knowledge and abilities.
David Dunning explains that “the knowledge and intelligence that are required to be good at a task are often the same qualities needed to recognize that one is not good at that task.” In other words, if someone knows very little about a particular topic, they may not even know enough about the topic to realize that their knowledge is limited.
Importantly, someone may be highly skilled in one area, but be susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect in another domain. This means that everyone can potentially be affected by the Dunning-Kruger effect. Dunning explains in an article for Pacific Standard that “it may be sorely tempting to think this doesn’t apply to you. But the problem of unrecognized ignorance is one that visits us all.” In other words, the Dunning-Kruger effect is something that can happen to anyone. (Source)
What is the root cause?
Modern medicine and sports science is trained to treat the symptoms (the pain).
They are only capable of seeing the outward end result.
They don't look for the cause. They don't dig for the root cause which is commonly not within their field of research; so they ignore it. They only provide band-aids that keep customers coming back while their problems never truly go away.
Treating the root cause is the only way to fix problems. Improving the source is how you optimize everything else without having to micromanage every little detail.
Unlike most trainers, physios, sports scientists, doctors, and other experts we test everything against the realities of the Game which immediately shows what floats and what sinks. Most advice you will hear out there are from people who are not on the field seeing how their methods hold up against actual play. I call them the Armchair Athlete.
How do you know any research is true if you don't find out for yourself?
They use study after study to justify their position. They read something in a study and then consider it written in stone even if real-life events contradict it. They use the authority of their position to cover up the fact that they aren’t out there doing it. You’ll hear complicated words from the world of academia designed to confuse you and reinforce their authority. This is nothing more than manipulation.
Playing professional and collegiate football (soccer) combined with my formal education in accounting and business analytics allowed me a certain aptitude for rational investigation. This gives me a lens from where I can separate the truth from the fluff. An eye to separate the marketing from the value because as you'll find in life, things are not always as they seem.
Why are you wasting your time and resources with all the other football trainers, coaches, nutritionists, and physical therapists who benefit only when you are injured?
Sitting on the Shoulders of Giants
The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants expresses the meaning of "discovering truth by building on previous discoveries".
This concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Its most familiar expression in English is by Isaac Newton in 1675: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
Something that makes Football Entangled very special is that we do not come from within the traditional medical or sports science field.
Which means less nonsense we have to unlearn about the human body and performance.
Because when you skip the conditioning of modern university, you can go straight to the clinicians who have been on the ground for decades mastering their craft.
And then take all of that knowledge, apply it through the gauntlet of professional football, and see what sticks.
That’s why Football Entangled is the last stop on the journey to optimal football performance.
I spent 15+ years down the rabbit hole of researching everything imaginable and applying to myself in search of world-class football performance. Then testing everything against the standard of Pro Football.
Holding yourself accountable to the results of the game immediately shows what works and what doesn’t.
Football Entangled Mission Statement
Waking up the football world, one player at a time. You are the most important being in the football world. Without you, there is no game. This is why you must become Entangled.
You must become take full responsibility for your past, present, and future.
This is the path to personal freedom on the pitch.
Speed is a skill
The first law of Football. Speed increases all attributes.
Athletes are not robots. Speed is not how much you can lift in the gym.
It’s you running faster than before. Coordination creates speed that wins.
Injuries aren’t bad luck
Injury is a systematic breakdown. It’s an inability to absorb force.
You can’t outmuscle bad biomechanics with more strength.
Connect the body with Fascial Integration so you can effortlessly move in spirals.
Size doesn’t equal strength
Strength is integration of the whole, not the sum of its parts.
The quality and speed of which a muscle can contract and relax is far more important than size for athleticism.
Elasticity is king
Footballers have been conditioned to only train muscle.
Connective tissue is far more important for athletic superiority.
Muscle tightness is a neurological issue, not mechanical.
Fresher the better
Train the highs and the lows; leave the middle for football.
Forget about mindless cardio and “getting fit”.
Talent is built on the court
The multi-dimensional mixing pot of 5v5 court football molds talent.
Cone drills, ball mastery, and passing patterns can sharpen your sword but they will never make you a master swordsmen.
Hard work guarantees nothing
All professional footballers work hard.
All those that work hard do not become professional footballers.
More isn’t better
Doing more of something that didn’t work hoping it will work is the definition of insanity.
Prioritize results.
Stamina isn’t built with cardio
Metabolic flexibility and the ability to maximize aerobic efficiency creates effortless stamina.
Medium intensity running does nothing but burn you out and wear down your joints.
Love of the Game will always win
You will always run faster, jump higher, and develop better at what you love.
Learn by doing. Embrace your obsession. Have fun.
What is Football Entangled?
Football Entangled is an ecosystem to unlock, develop, and nurture elite football talent. This is a system that you use to mold yourself into the best footballer you can be. The transformation must come from you. I can't make you play amazing on the pitch, but I can give you the body, mind, and spirit to do just that. I can help you see what was always hiding within yourself. Your true potential hiding within.
Who uses Football Entangled?
Professional footballers use Football Entangled to:
- Return-to-play pain-free and dominating football matches for 90 minutes.
- Fix biomechanical dysfunction and earn big contract extensions.
- Unlock their world class ability and win trophies.
Non-professional footballers use Football Entangled to:
- Increase their athleticism and earn professional contracts.
- Fix their first touch so they can control the midfield.
- Remodel their feet so they absorb force correctly and get faster.
What are the benefits of joining Football Entangled?
Footballers that join Football Entangled receive a variety of benefits as everything we do focuses on the root cause of performance which is a like a rising tide; it lifts all boats.
You can expect to go through a complete physical and mental transformation.
And this will result you being a:
- Light, smooth, powerful runner on the pitch.
- Athletic, quick, and technical footballer.
- Smart, calm, and composed leader.
What are signs that Football Entangled might be the right fit for me?
If you are a serious footballer that is committed to change and is ready to apply these changes with SPEED to their life, you consider yourself a good candidate to start working with Football Entangled.
What are signs that Football Entangled might NOT be the right fit for me?
If you are a lazy unserious footballer who likes to go in circles half-committing to random training programs and social media fads then Football Entangled is most likely not a good fit for you.
What injuries can Football Entangled fix?
We specialize in helping footballers recover from injury, restore elite movement, and return to performing at their highest level. Whether you're dealing with an acute injury, a recurring problem that never fully resolved, or persistent pain that's limiting your performance, we address the underlying causes—not just the symptoms.
We regularly help footballers rehabilitate and return to play after:
- Foot & Ankle: ankle sprains, syndesmosis ("high ankle") sprains, stress fractures, Achilles tendinopathy (Achilles tendonitis), Achilles tears, plantar fascia pain, foot tendon injuries, and chronic ankle instability.
- Lower Leg: calf strains (all grades), soleus strains, gastrocnemius tears, shin pain, shin splints, Osgood-Schlatter disease, and tibial stress injuries.
- Knee: ACL tears, meniscus tears, MCL injuries, LCL injuries, patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee), patellofemoral pain, patellar tendonitis, cartilage injuries, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
- Thigh: hamstring strains and tears, recurrent hamstring injuries, quadriceps strains, and adductor (groin) strains.
- Hip & Pelvis: osteitis pubis, pubalgia, sports hernia (athletic pubalgia), hip flexor strains, adductor-related groin pain, hip impingement (FAI), and gluteal injuries.
- Muscle & Tendon Injuries: recurrent muscle strains, tendinopathies, overload injuries, and persistent soft tissue pain.
Even if your injury isn't listed above, there's a strong chance we can help. Our approach isn't based on treating isolated body parts—it's based on restoring the integrated movement system that allows footballers to perform at the highest level while dramatically reducing the risk of reinjury.
Send an email to taylor@footballentangled.com with any injury-related inquiries.
Where can I learn more?
Down below 👇
