Head Coach at Albion Hurricanes Soccer Club
Katy, TX
Joined July 2012
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My favorite trainings to run
@FigJamCapital as promised
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5v5+3 with my usual u10 team, plus each Wednesday we invite some of the club's u9 players to train with the group. โ at Houston, TX
The 2v2+2 still remains my favorite training. It has everything: Tons of touches, tons of decisions, transition, off the ball movement, technique work, combination play, communication, breaking lines, scanning, playing in tight spaces...
I'll never move away from it.
You can complain about pay to play all you want, but when I offer free weekly sessions all summer, 6-8 kids show up.
Then, when I run a 3 day camp, cap it at 20 players, and charge $200 / player... I end up with a waitlist.
U10 Boys go back to front twice.
Bring on the "You're killing their creativity and building robots" bunch
#TOVO
Q&A:
Q: What's the Game Model
A: There really isn't a true "Game Model" other than play smart.
Q: How much freedom do they have?
A: All they want. I don't tell them when to dribble, when to pass, or when to shoot. It's their decision.
Q: Do you talk to players on the field?
A: Yes. Off the ball movement and defensive positioning is coached.
This is such a terrible take. Our team is already as equally athletic or more athletic than the top 10 teams in the world. Athleticism is not the issue.
Culture is, and always will be, the issue. As long as we have a closed system, 1,000 different leagues, and 3 hour drives for tournaments for our youth... then this is where we max out.
One day we may climb to the round of 8 if schedule favors us, but this is who we are. We are around 15th in the world at soccer, and that's where we will stay.
Thanks to the Netherlands and Japanese fans. We're going to miss you. If the World Cup was based on fan quality you would easily make the Semi-finals. Please come back for a visit.
All the best to you all.
See... now, was that so hard? The man went to make sure his wife and child would be healthy, and watch his child come into the world.
Knowing they are safe and healthy, he's rejoined his team back at the World Cup.
This is a terrible take.
The role of a father in the birth of a child is not "symbolic". My wife had to undergo an emergency c-section and my daughter initially came out not breathing.
The husband/father could have many quick or difficult decisions to make if things become complicated.
๐จ๐ถ Jรฉrรฉmy Doku could temporarily leave Belgium's World Cup camp to be present for the birth of his son, and the debate has exploded across Europe. ๐ง๐ช
French journalist France Pierron didn't hold back:
๐ฃ๏ธ Pierron: "Are you seriously telling me these players have sacrificed everything to come to the World Cup, and you're leaving just to cut an umbilical cord? ๐ณ
You're lucky enough to play in a World Cup. It's an incredible privilege, and hundreds of footballers would do anything to be in your position. That opportunity might never come around again in your life.
And you're going to throw it all away just to attend your child's birth?
It's a moment where the father isn't really needed. He has a symbolic role. You hold her hand and take a photo. And then what?
You're going to miss 10 hours, experience an emotional high, and be exhausted afterwards. You can't miss a World Cup.
Some people may have gone into debt just to get to the World Cup, maybe sacrificed everything to be there, and you're leaving to cut an umbilical cord..." ๐ณ
The reaction has completely split fans. Some believe family comes before everything, while others see the World Cup as an opportunity that may never come around again. ๐
What would you do: stay with your national team or be there for your son's birth? ๐ค
The Netherlands being in the tournament as long as possible is only a good thing, for both Netherlands and the USA in my opinion. The Netherlands fans have been such good PR for our country.
I'd include Scotland, Japan, Norway, Algeria, and Iraq fans as well.
Much love to all.