Soccer Player Development: A Blueprint for Success When we hear stories of players like Luis Díaz, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Alexis Sánchez, Luka Modrić, and Cristiano Ronaldo, one common thread stands out—these players came from incredibly challenging backgrounds. From growing up in poverty to facing the loss of parents, avoiding gang life, and not even having […]
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The Game-Changing Impact of Personal Assessment for Youth Soccer Players In the competitive world of youth soccer, talent alone is not always enough to propel young players to success. While natural skill and dedication are crucial, personal assessment plays a pivotal role in shaping the development and growth of aspiring soccer stars. By evaluating their
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Get the Edge in Developing Your Future Soccer Star Expert Tips from Pepijn Lijnders, One of Today’s Premier Player Development Coaches To develop a youth soccer player, you either have to rely on luck/talent or actually develop the player. Developing an athlete is exactly the same as developing a chess player. To become a chess
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For the past 12 years that I have been involved with youth soccer, when I asked youth players ranging from the age of 6 to 19 what their goal in soccer is, they have all said, “I want to become a professional player,” except for a handful of them. Every player dreams of becoming the
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Youth Soccer Development: Youth soccer development is dependent on the following criteira: Let’s take a look at player development process and criteria. The first pillar of player development is Technical Development. What is technique? According to Johan Cruyff, Technique is not about juggling he ball 1000 times, Technique is passing the ball with one touch,
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The Importance of Personality Testing for Soccer Players: Unleashing Potential Through Understanding Understanding who you are is the first step towards personal growth and development. Without self-awareness, it becomes challenging to identify the best ways to learn and implement new knowledge effectively. In the world of soccer, this self-awareness extends beyond individual players to coaches
I always have the TV on while I work. It keeps me awake. One of my favorite movies, Pan! It’s the beginning of the movie the boy is playing baseball and he misses to hit the pitch and its a strike out. End of the season and the team loses. The kid feels like shit.
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Leadership is an attitude to make yourself the best you can. To learn discipline and make the tough decisions in life. I do not believe in the stick model leadership. Leaders rule by setting example. The Machiavellian leadership model is of the past. The Steve Jobs of the world do not survive often unless they
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