No warm up. Here it is. The worst advice you’ve probably heard: If you want to be a good player… you need to be well-rounded. Unfortunately, that advice is misleading. Because ‘well-rounded’ is code for average. Being average is boring. And being average won’t get you far. To be honest, who ‘makes it’ versus who […]

It’s no secret. The best activity for developing a better first touch is simply kicking a ball against a wall. A player should spend hundreds of hours doing this. Kick it hard. Kick it soft. Kick it in the air. Kick it on the ground. Kick it from close up. Kick it from far away. […]

People ask us for book recommendations all of the time. So, it’s time to give the people what they want. Below are five books that have made a big impact on the way we operate. None of them are about tactics. None of them are about technique. In fact, none of them are about soccer […]