We have several recently turned 20 year-olds from our first ever boys team that have true professional-level quality. Years ago, I predicted with 100% certainty that one kid in particular would go all the way. I actually have standing bets with people on this (most notable are $500 on one, and a lobster dinner every [...]
Tweet2 Fundamental and Objective Metrics to Judging a Coach’s Quality
How do you know a coach is any good at player development? I’m specifically addressing those coaches who are implicitly chartered with that goal. Well, here it is: 1) The coach must have a clearly possession based style. 2) The coach must be a winning one. METRIC #1 (possession) First and foremost, if the coach is not [...]
TweetUNC Soccer Takes Two of Our Girls
I want to congratulate Brooke Elby and Taylor Ramirez and wish them the best in their next soccer chapter. North Carolina head coach, Anson Dorrance, recruited and got verbal commitments from the girls in the first half of 2010 during their U17 season. And last week he got their signatures. What They Can Teach Us [...]
TweetDeveloping Soccer Technique: The Best Tool
When you’re not training with your coach, learning the game from TV, or playing with others … Go find a wall! It is the single greatest tool for developing your technique! Nothing else comes close! Claudio Reyna, one of the few quality players to survive the US Soccer landfill, shares a brief story with us. [...]
TweetAdvice To New Club Soccer Parents
There is so much to know and so much advice that can be given. I’ll offer a couple big ones here. Ones that I think can act as great guideposts over the years. Become a dedicated fan and student of the sport. If your ultimate goal is to have your child fulfill his/her potential, you [...]
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