American soccer has a fundamental problem: the difference between recreation and genuine competition is widely misunderstood. When we call American soccer “recreational,” we’re not talking about AYSO, low-level players, or kids kicking a ball around on the weekend. Recreation can exist at every level of the game, including MLS NEXT, ECNL, USL, and MLS itself. […]

There’s a lot happening in American soccer right now, but the headlines rarely tell the whole story. Messi confronts Don Garber. MLS sets its sights on Indianapolis, where Indy Eleven has spent more than a decade building a club and a market. And Mauricio Pochettino begins reshaping the USMNT with a new generation of players. […]

Youth soccer rarely gives coaches or parents simple answers. In this episode, we work through real questions submitted by 3four3 members, starting with attacking patterns and how players learn to recognize when to overlap, combine, or attack space. We also discuss the role of coaching intervention and why players don’t simply learn these concepts by […]