That central centre-back role in the 3-4-3 needs pace with good reading of the game. It allows the outside centre-backs to be aggressive and sets the tone for the team's pressing strategy.

Some brilliant snippets from the Liverpool players regarding the changes Slot made. 'Very different, but very much still the same' seems to be a recurring theme. Changes include - More control on first two lines in possession - Salah, a higher position - Full-backs are more

Welcome, Coach Ayers! #EatEmUpKats

A groundbreaking FIFA-funded study will investigate whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could be contributing to ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries in women's soccer. spr.ly/60192t6HL

Happy to see this study moving forward. Heard about this connection many years ago.

Sophie talking about being back in the Midwest: “yesterday after practice they had scalloped potatoes and meatloaf and I thought, I am back in the Midwest and I’m here for it!”

“It was just a different type of joy to know I was playing for Stanford … the school that was my dream.” Katie Meyer worked her whole life to reach the top — but in February 2022, everything changed. ‘Save: The Katie Meyer Story’ 📺 May 10th at 11AM ET on ESPN | ESPN+

Gregg Popovich has built one of the greatest coaching trees in sports. Kerr, Hammon, Budenholzer, Udoka, and countless others.... He taught them leadership, culture, and how to win in life. Here's what they learned from Pop - in their own words:🧵

If you feel like you're doing everything right but still falling short—start here. There’s a reason some coaches keep getting results. Here are 5 things elite coaches do differently👇

Mike Elko said, "When you get into this moment, you can’t just want it." "You've got to pay a price to earn it." Success is earned not given. • It's earned through hard work. • It's earned through sacrifice. • It's earned through daily commitment.

Mauri: ¨The importance of taking some seconds before taking a corner kick¨📖 Amazing Real Madrid staff seminar: Ancelotti, Luis Llopis (GK Coach), Davide Ancelotti (Asst. Coach), and Francesco Mauri (set pieces coach)🥰 To watch it in full with English subtitles, send me a DM!

Steph was crying bro 💔💔

Congratulations to Mal and Dansby 😍

Today, we will kick off our “A Letter to My Younger Self” series with our graduate student, Maggie Storti. This series will highlight all of our graduating players and lead us up to their graduation. Special thanks to freshman, Ellie Palaian for the idea and spearheading this!

3-4-3 Formation 🧠⚽️ Highlighting the key zones and relationships in the 3-4-3 structure. Notebook available here 👇🏽 thecoacheszone.com/store

Do you work with your goalkeeper and outside backs on cycling the ball through the goalkeeper? This is a great activity for dealing with being in possession and then out of possession. Sharp accurate passes to midfielders is important and very difficult/challenging to achieve

kickstarter.com/projects/unmat… A documentary on the 2005 Portland Pilots, one of the great NCAA WoSo teams, is in production and needs some funding to get it over the finish line.

The decisions you make today will determine the life you live tomorrow

THIS ONE IDEA CHANGED HOW I SEE 2v2s Thread on one of the first things I noticed when I was coaching in Spain 🧵🇪🇸👇

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