PSA: Players aren’t good because they play club lacrosse, they play club lacrosse because they are good. Selection bias, survivorship bias & social media marketing creates the illusion of significant player development. If you want the best outcomes for your kid, you’re going

Non-stop tournaments are the biggest issue in youth sports. The cost, the travel, the excessive volume, the diminishing quality of play, etc. A few a year? Sure. Every weekend for months on end. No longer looking out for best interests of kids.

Joy first and always ⚽️✨️ Joy of the People Joy Omaha Soccer & Futsal

Small Group Session ⚽️⚡️ #Interactive #Skill #Academy

I’m excited to finally share this (almost done) project with you. I believe the ideas here have the potential to radically transform the way we coach, teach, and play. Preface How Play Shapes Mastery

1/9 Kids don't play to train. They play to keep playing. Watch them: they'll choose the easiest way to score—not the hardest. Slow chips over power shots. Dribbles over passes. Minimizing their effort, maximzing effort of opposition. A deep lesson in learning. 🧵

Played pickup today with a group of internationals. Everyone understood the priorities. No grind. Just style, laughter, and the freedom to express. Every trick was celebrated, and every mistake welcomed. It felt like soccer in its purest form-- can't wait to play again. ⚽️

Coaching is Dead. Long Live Coaching. After 30 years in coaching development, I've reached a controversial conclusion: traditional coaching is failing our athletes and organizations. We've obsessed over systems, science, and spreadsheets while forgetting the fundamental truth:

A former Joy of the People player dropped by Joy Omaha Soccer & Futsal summer camp today — and jumped right into the games with the kids ⚽🔥 Once a joy player, always a joy player 💛 Emmanuel Iwe #GrowThroughJoy #JoyOmaha #PowerOfPlay

I here comments about fighting and grinding when you play but that is not enough our players in this country need to learn to play w the ball be confident in tight spaces this is important in high level competition is not only about running or being physical

The most underappreciated developmental tool ⚽️ #futsal #futsalprogram #futsalskills #futsalpickup Joy Omaha Soccer & Futsal

As close as I can get the kids to street soccer #futsal #pickup #streetsoccer Joy Omaha Soccer & Futsal

🐐 The Secret to Genius? PLAY. Join us 7/31 🚀 For 15 years, we watched kids master skills effortlessly—not work, but through joy. The result? A revolution. 🎯 Play Mindset = Unstoppable creativity 💡 Kinetic Linguistics = Movement as communication ⚡ Underload Principle =

Let's go, Mavs! ⚽️🤘

SIX. GOAL. DUB. #GoMavs | #MavsWin

Futsal Pick-Up 🔥 The kids are loving the autonomy that futsal pick-up brings ⚽️⚡️ #futsal #pickup #omaha #nebraska

"People are so focused on workouts and specific moves and drills instead of just playing free, playing pickup, playing 1on1." Azzi Fudd believes young girls should focus on free play and one-on-one training rather than overly focusing on specific ‘technical skills’