Just as it’s important to discern what is a much-preferred team environment for player development, so is the capacity to discern what an “elite player” is and isn’t. Having a good model for “elite” allows you to properly calibrate your measuring stick, and consequently be able to better identify, judge, and rank the shortcomings in […]

When you’re not training with your coach, learning the game from TV, or playing with others … Go Find a Wall It is the single greatest tool for developing your technique. Nothing else comes close. Claudio Reyna, one of the few quality players to survive the US Soccer landfill, shares a brief story with us. […]

There is a movement towards possession-based soccer in our country – and it’s about time. The possession-based game, in one manifestation or another, has dominated global football for decades. But unfortunately, it has taken an extreme interpretation and execution of possession, in Barcelona/Spain, to awaken us in the United States. As a result, the word […]