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This clip should be listened to by EVERY aspiring College player.
👀 This is the reality of D1 Soccer...
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#SRUSA | #CollegeSoccer
Colleges & MLS want to win. International players receive better development from young ages. When they don't make it over there, they come to US and take roster spots. Why? US values win over development. US kids should go to other countries to develop and then return to US.
I don’t know how you are allowed to do this but it’s a huge problem.
It’s an even bigger problem when you realize MLS next pro & MLS rosters are very similar to this.
Where are young Americans supposed to play??
Both US Soccer & MLS do not care about developing Americans, they only care about lining their pockets.
This was the best Podcast of the season for every single LAFC podcast out there. Getting to hear truth rather than all the nonsense spread by people who don't know is so refreshing. Great guy.
I would rather have had Greizman than Sonny. Any day of the week. Nothing against the Korean God but the truth must be told.
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PAUL SPACEY PODCAST
#38 - 6, 12, 18: The Ages That Decide If Your Kid Makes It Pro
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Building a Pro Soccer Player
01:07 Three Crucial Development Stages
04:23 Birth to Six: Building Technical Foundation
06:11 Six to Twelve: Developing Skills and Decision-Making
12:29 Twelve to Eighteen: Refining and Standing Out
30:29 The Importance of Mental Resilience and Winning Mindset
33:51 Summary and Final Tips
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I literally laughed out loud at this
Footage from last night during the Los Angeles Mayor debate
Democrat Nithya Raman is speaking and the camera pans to Spencer….
Los Angeles must vote for Spencer Pratt. Save LA
LAFC shouldn't have traveled just to play like this junk. Can't make a pass to save their lives. This is just terrible from our boys. Very sad.
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Late Bloomers
You will see this issue every weekend at at u13-u18 match near you.
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Thanks to @jonathanstoop for sharing this information. 👇
“A longitudinal study of 47 players at a top Spanish academy used bone-age data to classify biological maturation, with career outcomes tracked 15 years later.
Late maturers reached professional football at 30.8% vs. 5.6% for early maturers. Every player from the cohort competing in a top 5 European league at follow-up belonged to the late-maturing group.” (ref study by Saul Aixa-Requena, et al. )
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So what?
If you are a youth coach, do a quick and simple study. Check birthdates and maturation of your players.
Are you winning today and prejudicing the players who through no fault of their own mature later? Probably.
Many smaller players compensate with cognitive and technical skills they develop as they cannot depend on size.
▪️ There is a future Kante, Griezmann, Vitinha, Iniesta or Scholes out there waiting for you to give him a chance.
Be the coach that looks beyond brawn.
#TOVO
#intelligentfootball
A little louder for the parents in the back.
Youth Soccer Tryouts Are ALMOST HERE Across the USA! Parents and players, don’t get fooled by flashy buzzwords like “Elite Training” or “Player-Centered.”
If they don’t have elite coaches, proper facilities, AND actually back it up with their actions… it’s just marketing.
Do your homework:
✅ Ask other families for real experiences
✅ Visit training sessions and watch the coaches
✅ Trust your gut
Your kid deserves the right fit not the loudest ad.
I support MDS fully.
#LAFC coach Marc Dos Santos blasts MLS for the domestic schedule during Concacaf Champions Cup: I want to meet the genius who makes the schedule
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If this was Andre Pierre Gignac's Au Revoir, leyenda.
This man completely transformed an organization and redefined how foreign players are acquired. 5 Liga MX titles, 1 CCC, a Copa Libertadores, and a Club World Cup finalist.
222 goals for 🐯 👌
WOW
"F*CK OFF LAFC" 😳
The record Swiss champions Grasshoppers, staring down the barrel of relegation once more and freshly eliminated from the cup by second-tier opposition, make their feelings about their Los Angeles owners perfectly clear.
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