I was in Santa Barbara Tuesday night where 24th ranked Creighton defeated 21st ranked UCSB, 1-0. It was a typical college soccer game that relies on physical play and an abuse of long balls – no pauses or build-ups in possession. So I’m only writing this to report on who is ready for the next [...]
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So I took a drive to the Home Depot Center today where the US Development Academy Finals are being held. Specifically, I went to watch Real So Cal vs Concorde Fire. My objective was to identify if there were any elite players. One of 3four3′s missions is to scout and promote the absolute cream. In [...]
TweetHere’s our U-19s doing a one-touch warmup before last Monday’s National Cup game. It is 7 v 7 with 2 neutrals (in blue). The dimensions of the grid are roughly 32 x 20 yards (about 1/10 a soccer field). If you can’t see the video, click here. Things To Keep in Mind This was only [...]
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Another crack at some Elite competition for US mens soccer and another failure! The US U-20′s were paired in the Super Group at Dallas Cup with the Mexico U-20′s, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Eintracht Frankfurt. With a National Team, player selection is usually critical as there is little time to work. This is usually the case all [...]
TweetThis post is my response to an observation made by one of our readers, CarlosT from the Sounder At Heart blog. In his comment to our possession article, he shared the video below and stated: “It seems to me that while this style of play is associated with hugely talented teams like Argentina and Brazil, the [...]
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The problem with US Soccer is not that we lack extremely talented players; we have them! There are loads of players with world class potential here. I see it every week at the youth level, and sometimes college. The problem is we have ignorance and incompetence occupying the coaching and management positions at the higher [...]
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I think we can all agree that Soccer IQ is about decision making. – When to dribble. – When to pass. – When to shoot. – When to send a cross. – When to go forward or backward. – etc. Disagreements arise on what is the correct thing to do – the reason for the [...]
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It all started in 2007 at the Nomads Tournament in San Diego. Our silver elite U-16 club team was slated to open group play against the Oregon State Champions, WSM Internationals. It was a beautiful day – perfect for soccer. 1st Encounter Little did we know a nightmare was around the corner. My brother and [...]
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So conference play ended last week and the NCAA tournament has started. The All Conference teams have been announced along with Freshman of the Year accolades. Three out of the four selections we made received high recognition! Amobi Okugo Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Pac-10 Second Team All Conference * National Rookie of the season [...]
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So many entities around the net publish their yearly list of “top 100 freshman” to watch during the college season. It’s really just a list of those players with impressive “pedigree”. Have you been in ODP or National player pools? Have you been on a high profile club or team that’s won big titles? Have [...]
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