Those who think this possession thing is just a fad expose one, or a combination of the following: their soccer age their global soccer literacy their racial, cultural, or national prejudice Soccer Age How long you’ve been involved in the game, plain and simple. If you’re fairly new, say within the past 10 years, it’s […]
Warning!!! To All Our New Readers: This Blog is Probably Not for You
I’m dead serious! The majority of you likely joined us after the U11 video. That means the chunk of posts you’ve seen since, have been about kids playing soccer and our trip to Spain. So cute youth soccer stuff. Well, you’re in for a big ass shock if you think that’s what this site’s about. […]
It’s Unbelievably Difficult to Capture What We Do! A Testimonial.
Coaching is an art! How do you capture this art? People have been asking me for ‘curriculum’ and things detailing what it is we do. How do we produce our end product they say. Here’s a quickie from our State Cup final: If you can’t see the video, click here. They seem to think there’s […]
Don’t Let Your Club Miss This Unique Opportunity!
Update I no longer support or endorse this thing. In fact, I’m embarrassed to have been duped by it. The past couple weeks have been crazy! With the release of our U11 video showcasing unseen before soccer in the States, and the subsequent chronicling of our younger U10s and those U11s competing in Barcelona, I’ve been […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 13 Notes
Woke up nice and early to eat some breakfast and prepare the boys with a tactical walk through. We centered on how we wanted to attack in possession and defend against Soccer Stars USA’s 3-4-3 formation. Boys looked ready and anxious. Got them prepped in our locker room and around 10:15 we took to the […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 12 Notes [Video]
After a good nights sleep it was breakfast with the team at 9am to kickstart an important day. Two more group-play matches awaited us at 1pm and 5pm. Danny and I had individual meetings with several players to show them some of the good and bad things we did in our first game. Matches are […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 11 Notes [Video]
By mandate the day began waaaaaay too early for us. We had arrived back in L’estartit at 2 am after our Champions League adventure and had to get up at 8 am, eat breakfast on the fly to depart to Palamos for the MIC Cup 2012 opening ceremony. Every team is present and it was […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 10 Notes
Barca Day 10 Let the boys sleep in so they could acclimate as much as possible. Team breakfast was at 10am at at the Panorama Hotel (2 blocks from our apartment-like hotel). We then had a light recovery session at a dirt-like field a few blocks away. Light jogging and stretching to relax the muscles […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 9 Notes
Barca Day 9 Monday saw the entire U10 expedition depart in the early hours of the morning to return home. Danny and I had a free day to relax and recharge our batteries before meeting the U11 group that was arriving at 7:15 pm. A labor strike in France delayed them for over an hour […]
FC Barcelona Trip: Day 8 Notes
Barca Day 8 Woke up to a pleasant surprise on Sunday morning. We were able to have photos taken with the replica of the Champions League trophy. After the Champs League photos, there was some last minute shopping, lunch, and then off to Almeda to play in our final game. Almeda has a beautiful facility […]