Discipline beats desire. Success comes to those who do what needs to be done, not what they feel like doing. Champions are built on habits, not hopes.

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You build trust in person. You extend trust digitally through thoughtful communication. If over time you are consistent and considerate that is not only your reputation, it is who you are. Courage & Kindness #TOVO

Some players have a higher tolerance for failure in training. Others are crippled by a few mistakes. Our job is to build a culture where failure is honored as part of the learning process. How we react as coaches (both in verbal & body language) sets the tone. #TOVO

🗣️”Stop making children stand as substitutes for a whole game, or every week because your ego can't take losing a football match….! No one is going to remember the score of an U11 game in a couple years time. BUT the kids will remember: HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL!”

Congrats Paige!!!! Player of the Year 2024 #teambms David Copeland Smith #tovofamily Todd Beane instagram.com/reel/DEU8f0fJP…

Message I send to parents on day one… —- TOVO Philosophy Intro This methodology is a fusion between Johan Cruyff’s vision of attacking, fluid & intelligent football and sound pedagogical practices. It is a research based approach to maximizing the potential of your child.

A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found: 1. Process goals had a large effect on performance 2. Performance goals had a moderate effect 3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect

"Talent can't replace leadership. Leaders build culture. Culture drives behavior. And, behavior produces results. Nothing influences daily performance - daily execution- more powerfully than culture. Nothing influences culture more powerfully than leadership."

NOBODY KNOWS Let them play and see what unfolds. "Harry Kane was middle of group at 13. Trent wasn't number 1. You can't tell at that age. The foggy years between 12-14, you're best just forgetting about it and reassessing at 16-17." - Alex I. (Liverpool Academy) #TOVO

Mitoma and Mamoush goals quite similar in construct - direct from keeper distribution. Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City ▪️ Exploit the space afforded by the opponent be it internal, wide or deep. #TOVO

Leaning into new ways to help these young athletes grow. Energy was buzzing with such a fabulous crew working together to make this happen🙏 Peak Performance under Pressure #mindset #mentalperformance @lionhartperformance @bryanabuttar Matchonemedia instagram.com/reel/DGbkufQSF…

An acronym does not make a program automatically brilliant. ▪️ Next ▪️ ECNL ▪️ GA ▪️ AYSO ▪️ D1 - D3 - NAIA - JUCO Find a good coach with a positive approach. There are wonderful mentors at all levels serving our children well. #TOVO

Are we complicating coaching? 🗣️ “True refinement seeks simplicity.” (Bruce Lee) ▪️Sometimes when I see licensing programs I get the sense that they complicate the process for players and coaches. What has been your experience? #TOVO

If you rent field space or an indoor facility you won’t use only to prevent your rivals from giving kids access to play, leave this game immediately. You are the problem. You should resign from youth sports today. #TOVO

Really good to remember this! 👇🏼

Many players play 1+1+1 football. One on the ball and then the next one and so on. Very few youth players play in 3’s and 4’s (triangles and diamonds). When they see relationships in this way, everything changes. We can teach the game this way. #TOVO

If you coach girls (or boys for that matter), have your players watch FC Barcelona Femení These women are the epitomy of Cruyffian/TOVO football. ▪️ Intelligence ▪️ Skill ▪️ Character They are so good in all three. 👍 #TOVO

LEGENDS ▪️Pele (5’8”) ▪️Maradona (5’5”) ▪️Cruyff (5’10”) ▪️Di Stefano (5’10”) ▪️Messi (5’7”) ✔️Please let that sink in, and then STOP prejudicing players for their size. #TOVO

If you are the coach subbing kids out for making a mistake, stop. This is counterproductive on so many levels. #TOVO