Soccer Education is the Key to Soccer Development

What are the missing ingredients that prevent the US from succeeding internationally?

Technical Quality and Tactical Depth.

The US is severely deficient in both of these because:

  1. we select the wrong players and
  2. we are not capable of developing world class talent.
Our lack of a rich understanding of the game is the root cause.

3four3 is all about giving you a deep look into our sport so that you can get better as a:

  • Player
  • Coach
  • Parent
  • Fan

We’ll share our analysis of the youth, college, and professional scene.

  • This is NOT a news site!
  • This is NOT “journalism”!
  • This is NOT a blog from some fans of the sport who don’t know squat!

These are the views from people on the inside who many times will throw political correctness out the window. You want the truth? Hopefully you can stomach it.

Who are we?

Two brothers, born and raised in the US, who grew up with a soccer culture – our parents are Argentine. We have played this game since being able to walk, watched a ridiculous amount of matches, and analyzed the crap out of the sport. We continue to do so and currently coach club in Southern California.

Brian Kleiban (Head Coach)

Brian

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Dedicated to real player development and winning. One does not have to compromise the other. Perfection is everything.

The target is to develop players for the professional game. And the models used are that of the best players and teams in the world. There is no intention of forming the next Omar Gonzalez or Connor Casey: that is failure!

But what about college? From a pure soccer perspective, we view that as the consolation prize.

Take a look at the coaching record.

 

Gary Kleiban (Main Author & Assistant Coach)

Gary

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Although my brother’s reputation for player development and winning precedes him, coaching 2 or 3 teams a season there’s only so many players and families that can be helped directly.

I want to grow that number by spreading the formula for success over this wonderful medium – the internet.

What we say is very forward and many times controversial.

Some will love us, most will hate us. But my promise to you is brutal honesty. I want to help players, coaches, parents, and fans to lift their understanding with some richness and subtlety.

Soccer is a simple game, but within that simplicity lies complexity.

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