It was a hard watch. My college teammate G Biller getting some press though… Tiny 🐴

Telling young players.. “Never in the middle..” “Only to the outside..” Does more damage than having a goal scored against you by playing through the middle space.

If the only thing you can say to support your methodology as a coach is… “That is how my coach did it.” “That is how I have always done it.” You are missing an opportunity for growth as a coach. The players are also missing an opportunity for growth.

I challenge all coaches to be mindful of their words. We can either help or hinder the development of our players.

Love the transition line the most 👏 👏

I see a lot of well-intentioned coaches repeating out-dated methods that are not backed by the researched on learning. They have been developed driven by results in a vacuum and lacking questions from educated leaders.

It is a self-fulfilling prophecy. What is needed at the youngest ages to get results shapes the games a certain way. Once that ball starts rolling you get to college where the only way to get results is what they needed at 11/12 years old. Big, athletic, survive the chaos.

Preach. We also what players who are able to execute under pressure in varied situations.... but as you pointed out that is now how we train it.

Fantastic upgrade to our facility. A big thank you to our donors for making this happen!

So excited for this

Tough battle w my former home. Always take a lot of pride in my time as a Kohawk ♥️

Let’s hope they don’t play against people! The concept that responding to a light transfers to a game environment is limited. Technology for technology’s sake is killing training.

Revisiting this great article by Mark O'Sullivan PhD this morning. Some very important reflections on the youth game and the systems that drives the industry. wp.me/p1j1T1-Kg

There is little scientific evidence to support isolated drilling of correct technique before application to a representative context - it’s just what has always been done. They have to relearn the technique in context so why not just cut out the middle man?!?!

Alexis Sanchez

Another great reflection by Andreu Enrich So relevant to what we are seeing on the fields.

The scoreboard is feedback, not proof of quality. A good result can come from poor preparation. A bad result can come from excellent preparation. Don’t let winning blind you to the truth of your methods.

Love this to start the week - #74 hits home for many reasons.

Can anyone explain (real question) why you would play a 12v8 overload when you would never have 12 on the field? I get the is MD+2 and there could be a recovery/regen element to this.

Fans who moan that their teams are playing out of the back rather than going long nearly every time should listen to Bellamy here, common sense prevails I love the way he speaks about football👍