Finally I found a coach that knows what he’s talking about and that agrees with my logic regarding player development and team development. A coach that understands that possession soccer and winning are both important. A coach that is getting the desired results and is producing elite level professional athletes that are playing for their respective national teams. The problem with American culture is that everyone tries to sugar coat things and keeps on sweeping their weaknesses under the rug. Saying we have culture problems and throw the problem to the misunderstood winning at all costs vs development phenomena as the root of of non global success in developing elite players.
Too many people are stuck in the rec mentality having their kids play competitive club soccer. Saying things like a coach is responsible for player development when they only average about 2 days and 3 hours a week with teams. And don’t expect their kids to work hard and train outside of practice. Is that really enough time to create player development? Lmao to those who think it’s the coaches responsibility. It’s up to the player itself to want it. By doing the things outside of practice that most American kids ignore and the whole world is doing. It’s about touches, it’s about playing pickup soccer with your friends and finding the necessary passion and the love for the sport that will make you into a technical and smart player, through countless hours of training and hard work. Simple as that. You get back what you put in. The law of the Universe
https://343coaching.com/us/
http://blog.3four3.com/tag/development/
Just watch his U11 team play possession soccer. No wonder this video went viral.
Notice how these 10 year olds play possession soccer. Notice the player formations. All players are on the same page. All players are tactical and technical. And when they lose the ball they do what ever it takes to get the ball back right away. True Tiki Taka and the product of a coach that knows what he’s doing.