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Staged Positional Training Commences

By Gary Kleiban 93 Comments

soccer venn diagram

June 16 marked the beginning of our position-focused training sessions. Of course most sessions we run have positional play development going on. But this is different with respect to focus, and magnitude. What I’m talking about here is segregating the players by time. It’s not uncommon for the pros to do this (ie defense shows […]

Filed Under: Club Soccer, Soccer Education, Solutions Tagged With: Development, Education, Solutions

Lets Build Serious Clubs

By Gary Kleiban 55 Comments

Meaning, go well beyond being an organization that just houses soccer teams. Compliment that by offering a membership with real benefits. Here’s some things to consider: Voting rights Club hosted parties and activities A gym Field access Multiple sports Real city / neighborhood connection / outreach / integration Real business partnerships and integration Real school […]

Filed Under: Club Soccer, Solutions Tagged With: Club Soccer, Problems, Solutions

The American Soccer Community Hates Spain

By Gary Kleiban 142 Comments

Spain versus Portugal

Maybe not the individuals … or maybe so (think of all the shit that’s said about Busquets). But moreso, it’s what they represent. They have been exposing all of American soccer shortcomings and fallacies in a way that’s unprecedented.  What they’ve been doing has gone against what the American rhetoric has been for decades. They […]

Filed Under: Problems, Soccer Education Tagged With: Barcelona, Education, Problems

Recognize Speed of Play Issues [Video]

By Gary Kleiban 36 Comments

U11 soccer speed of play video

… and work on them. These are our U11s during a friendly over a month ago – versus San Diego Surf. Be Careful The interpretation of speed of play in general can be dangerous. We have to be careful here. One of the biggest problems with US Soccer at all levels is that we have […]

Filed Under: Problems, Soccer Education, Video Tagged With: Development, Education, Video

The Amazing Irony of the ‘Culture Problem’

By Gary Kleiban 221 Comments

soccer pundits

There’s lots of American soccer: media outlets coaches fans / supporters organizations … In general, there’s a huge American soccer community. And all its constituents cite that the game in this country suffers from a culture problem. The irony is not only are they participants in the culture problem, but they actually work hard to […]

Filed Under: Problems, Soccer Education Tagged With: Development, Education, Problems

What Are You Talking About?

By Gary Kleiban 22 Comments

meter stick

Lack of definitions is a huge problem! In the context of soccer, when one says: “Culture” “Creativity” “Possession” “Attacking Style” “Development” “World Class” “Great Coach” “Great Player” etc .. Those things can all mean wildly different things, unless you have a proper reference. And that reference must be based on the best – the gold […]

Filed Under: Problems, Soccer Education, Solutions, Uncategorized Tagged With: Advice, Development, Education, Problems, Solutions

The 50/50 Rule of Coaching: Looking Beyond the Win/Loss Columns

By Gary Kleiban 107 Comments

soccer coaching grades

First 50 The right activities and the efficiency of your training sessions only get you to 50%. By the “right activities / exercises” I mean right with respect to your philosophy of course. For instance, what’s the point of doing activities that work possession out of the back, if all you do in games is […]

Filed Under: Problems, Soccer Education Tagged With: Development, Education, Problems

You Know What They Say About Arguing With Idiots …

By Gary Kleiban 83 Comments

… they drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience. But still, it’s an exercise in willpower to stay away. It’s hard to let ignorance, be ignorance. Sometimes you say to yourself: maybe if I just spoke their language they might understand something You start rationalizing: If I don’t say anything, […]

Filed Under: MLS, Problems, Soccer Education, Uncategorized Tagged With: Development, Education, excuses, Problems

Barcelona-USA U11s Fall to Weston FC in Danone Nations Cup Final

By Brian Kleiban 23 Comments

Danone Nations Cup Final Barcelona-USA versus Weston FC

Orlando, FL – Following the overtime, pk’s, post game celebrations, and the long journey out of the complex we reached our hotel at 10:30 am. The boys had one hour to rest. Instructions were crystal clear. Rest your bodies with legs elevated, hydrate with plenty of gatorade, and eat fruit and power bars to refuel […]

Filed Under: Club Soccer, News, Soccer Education Tagged With: Development, Education

Danone Nations Cup Semifinal Match. [Coach Notes]

By Brian Kleiban 20 Comments

U11 Barcelona-USA Danone Nations Cup Semifinal

Orlando, FL – The final day of competition has arrived and no alarm clock was needed to wake up at 6am. 16 teams arrived at ESPN Wide World of Sports with the intent to win their pool play to advance to the semifinals. Only 4 remain in contention for the Danone Cup. Barcelona USA, Coral […]

Filed Under: Club Soccer, News Tagged With: Club Soccer, Education

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