Designing Effective Training Sessions: Insights and Strategies We touch upon the early days of session planning, the evolution of professionalizing training, and the importance of having premeditated player groupings. We also cover typical session structures including warmups, technical exercises, tactical exercises, and play phases. The episode highlights the common coaching mistake of doing too much […]

In this episode, we discuss how to evaluate whether your player or kid is legitimately good at soccer. We share an email received from a concerned father about his 13-year-old son, highlighting the common issue of ‘man child’ dominance in youth soccer masking true deficiencies. We share insights into the rigorous process of player evaluations […]

A compelling episode with Joey Cascio, who shares his extensive coaching experience and insights gained over 15-20 years. We discuss the recent Club World Cup, where Chelsea surprisingly beat PSG, and dive into coaching philosophy and methodologies. Joey highlights the challenges and joys of youth coaching, such as building a team’s identity and handling parental […]