This might be my favourite part from our chat with @persie_official. The advice he gave to his 13 yr old son to take control - and the reaction he got! Relevant to all of us.
Regardless whether you find an organization to put your kids into at the youngest ages, you should be encouraging at home ball mastery practice before joining and while participating. The 1 on 1 play time with partents away from the organized practice is much more valuable.
Do people finally understand that our MLS schedule is single greatest detriment to our Progression as a soccer Nation ?
-WC qualification
- CONCACAF Champions League competitiveness
- transfer windows
- exhibition matches in summer $$$
- the Health of our athletes
- weather!!
How to fix our Referee Abuse problem:
Require everyone to referee for 1 season before being eligible to coach a team.
@MaxKimbarow@ThatCroatianGuy@ENYSoccer
At the best level, in the critical moments; small details can make a big difference. It's what separates good players from the best players; quality of cognitive actions and decision making. @slawekmorawski
📽 @m1ndfootball
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The USL is returning to the Harrisburg area for the first time since Penn FC’s last USLC season in 2018 with @eaglefc_1976 joining the new amateur women’s league @USLWLeague https://t.co/375Difzwqa
Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award for a record-stretching seventh time beating Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and Italian midfielder Jorginho to lift soccer's most prestigious trophy yet again https://t.co/2Yd5RsoOSu #BallonDor
Soccer’s lawmakers moved to make permanent the pandemic-era option of using five substitutes and dropped a proposal to let halftime be extended to 25 minutes. https://t.co/bOXWT4U1kC
This is what an open system is all about. Inclusion and Opportunity.
It’s not about trophies, or anything else. It’s about people.
It’s about inclusion and opportunity for all.