“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” - John Wooden
Arsène Wenger one of the greatest football minds the game has produced, once described how to develop a young player in the simplest terms imaginable.
Four floors ⇢ Four phases.
Each one building on the last and a timeline that should make every youth coach stop and think about what they're actually prioritising right now.
It's all ⤵︎
“Losers assemble in little groups and complain about the coaches and players in other little groups. But winners assemble as a team,” Emlen Tunnell
Winners choose the process over excuses.
The Four Agreements
1. Be impeccable with your word.
2. Don’t take anything personally.
3. Don’t make assumptions.
4. Always do your best.
Don Miguel Ruiz
"Once your commitment is greater than your feelings, that's when you get results. That's when it happens for you."
Show up when it’s boring, inconvenient, or uncomfortable, and those quiet deposits become the unstoppable momentum everyone later calls “overnight success.
“Our hardest workers are our best players. It’s not fake. Our best players are our hardest workers. Go out and watch them practice and it’s like that everyday. That’s the standard. So if you’re not up to that standard with the effort matching what our best players do, you’re not going to be around here very long,” Dan Campbell
Most training sessions miss the mark.
Players practice skills,
but don't experience the pressure of a real game.
Here are 5 common mistakes coaches make that kill game realism👇
The 2011 ECNL-RL Girls are back-to-back North Atlantic League Champions! 35 wins and only 1 loss in the last 2 seasons of league play!! They are ready to crush it at Playoffs in NC! 💪❤️🤍