Jacob Brown

Helping coaches build elite game models & macrocycles (3v3–11v11) | DOC @ CUSC | USSF Tech Leadership, TOVO T1–T3 (Sitges), APFC NEXT

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

It's live. The Diamond Code pathway is now one purchase.

The U9 U10 7v7 Development System and the new U11 U12 9v9 Development System, together.

If you coach anywhere from U9 to U12, this is the whole road. 7v7 builds the player. Brave on the ball, scanning, deciding. 9v9 takes that player and teaches them the game. Real positions, real structure, breaking lines, defending as a unit.

Same method start to finish. Games, not drills. Problems, not lectures. Every week has a job, a habit, and a cue, with the session cards already built. You print, you coach.

This is the system I run as a Director of Coaching, built against how the best academies in the world develop players and tested on real fields with real rosters. Eight full seasons of curriculum, in one piece.

You know your roster. First practice is coming. Walk in with the season already built.

https://t.co/yOKdk2l7Sg

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

Not necessarily I just see it all the time. Coaches go straight to 11v11 ages and they never gain the foundational skills that are required for 6-7 year olds. They hide their lack of coaching ability behind tactics or just their players ability.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

I will go further. Again this is for youth soccer, not the pro game.

If you can't coach six- and seven-year-olds, how much of your coaching success is actually your coaching ability, and how much is the ability of the players you're coaching?

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

If you can’t coach 6-7 year olds correctly.

You can’t coach.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@AgentSmith34 Very simple.

Not lose your mind. Get stressed out

They don’t quit because of you. They fall in love with the game.

They develop basic skills and can show improvement.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@LukeColeman89 I’m not saying that you HAVE to go do it or even be the best at it. I am simply saying you have to be capable of doing it.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

If you can’t coach 6-7 year olds correctly.

You can’t coach.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@Attackwatch1 @kieronbutton17 I don’t disagree

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@PaulSpacey I agree. Doesn’t make sense to me how many don’t see that

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

I agree that different ages require different knowledge, but I disagree that the underlying skills aren’t transferable. Patience, communication, adaptability, recognizing individual needs, simplifying information and creating a learning environment are fundamental to coaching at every youth age. If a coach struggles with those things at 6-7, I’d argue those weaknesses probably exist when they’re coaching older players too. They’re just not always as obvious.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@JPR_25 I actually think it’s some of the most valuable experience a youth coach can have. It forces you to really understand how players learn and how to communicate and adapt to different individuals. I think a lot of coaches would benefit from spending more time with those ages.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

Mainly my experience coaching different age groups and working with other coaches. At 6-7, you have to simplify everything, adapt constantly, understand different personalities and figure out how to actually teach the game. You can’t rely on players already knowing what to do. I think those are fundamental coaching skills that carry over into every level of youth development.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

I’d be interested to hear why you think that. I’m talking specifically about youth coaching. I think working with 6-7 year olds teaches you some of the most important skills in coaching. Patience, communication, adaptability, understanding personalities and knowing how to teach. Those skills don’t suddenly become less important as players get older.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@Jonte29 Not the same.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@patricklee_25 @kieronbutton17 Easy I don’t consider anyone a fantastic coach at u15 if they cannot coach at the younger ages as well.

If you cannot coach at the younger ages, it shows me you are not good at 3 things.

Patience.

Breaking things down to small simple details

Adaptability.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

I don’t necessarily disagree. However from what I’ve seen, there are some coaches in the u15ish age or just 11v11 format who are pretty good but cannot seem to grow as coaches in very specific areas. Those areas are synonymous with things you would learn coaching 6-7 year olds.

I just don’t consider anyone a top coach if you can’t do both. Not saying absolutely excel. But you have to be able to do it successfully

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

Elections are honestly some of the most interesting times to me, but also some of the most exhausting.

I’ve always enjoyed politics and a good debate, especially with people who see things differently than I do. But it seems like we’ve gotten to a point where disagreeing with someone automatically makes them ignorant, hateful, or a bad person.

Every election, social media becomes a constant stream of anger and insults. And what’s sad is that people can’t even feel comfortable sharing their actual opinions anymore. You have to wonder how a current or future employer might react, or whether someone will judge your entire character based on one political opinion.

Meanwhile, I don’t believe either political party truly has our best interests at heart. We’re so busy fighting each other that even common-sense changes rarely happen because everything has to be a political battle.

I miss when people could disagree, have a good debate, and still respect each other afterward.

I wish we’d spend less time arguing on social media and more time actually talking to each other. I think we’d find we have a lot more in common than we realize.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

@Miranizimmm 57

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

Yamal not winning makes today a great day

[Jason Collinsworth @IHateSoccerPod]

Too many of you focus on what others are doing and not focusing on what you’re providing.

You also spend a lot of time tearing others down instead of actually listening and maybe pulling something that you could add to your environment.

But you do you.

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

So I’ll say this. We used to do this. 95% would not even fill it out or would just put something like great and be done with it.

Then maybe 2% was actually productive

Then the other 3% was just awful, petty, overly negative, not coming from a good place, you name it. Just trying to beat down coaches to be mean etc.

That 3% was normally so over the line that it affected ppl personally.

That 3% made people just not even want to coach because it was so mean and people didn’t want to be around those who made those comments anymore.

So it did more harm than good.

For us, we are very big on feedback during the season. Personal conversations and asking people how it went. We are good at seeing what can be improved and we work on it. Those are more productive than people who can hide behind a screen. Just my two cents.