![golz_tv's tweet photo. USMNT legend Tab Ramos has called out coaching in American youth soccer 🗣️
He believes due to various circumstances, coaches are making things too complicated for young players— which ultimately harms them instead of helping them develop.
“I was able to coach youth soccer outside of the national teams for a period of about 10 years,” Tab began.
“Unfortunately nowadays, the game has gotten so complicated, the pyramid of soccer in this country has gotten so complicated that it's very difficult for coaches.”
“By the way, it's a really big effort to get your C license, your B license, and your A license. It's an effort. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of money. And so now these coaches are going to go back to a club, you know, after spending all this money on their coaching education, those coaches have to get paid.”
“And in order to get paid, you have to sort of not only teach the players, but you have to kind of put on a show of all of the things that you learn.”
“So now I get to the complicated area. Because now what if you hired me in California? Here I am. I'm the former U.S. Soccer technical director and under-20 national team coach for four World Cups, and I have my pro license, and you bring me in and I take your players, because you just hired me to coach your team, because I'm this incredibly knowledgeable guy. And I come in and I just do small sided games with your players.”
“The parents of the kids on your team are gonna be sitting around and going, ‘Wait, why are we paying for this?’ But this is what happens.”
“See, I would have enough confidence to go there and do that. But the problem is that every coach in the country has to respond to a technical director.”
“And because of that, they have to put on this very, you know, difficult training session that's in sequence from your activation, to your small five v two, to your small sided possession, to then the body of your work, to then the tactical to then the big game, right? You got to go through the whole thing.”
“They have to do that. And the reason they have to do that is because their technical director is under pressure.”
“Because for the technical director to have his club in this league, the ECNL, or whatever, you need to have all of these standards.”
“And because of those standards, now the technical director is forced to hire someone who can do all these things.”
“Well, at the end of the day, there's all these standards and all these things going on. And who's not benefiting is the player, because the player would benefit more from things being simple, right?”
“And of course, it's only my opinion, but I think I've gotten enough experience. Forget the playing side. I've gotten enough experience on the coaching side at all levels, from youth national teams to coaching in MLS at Houston Dynamo to say, ‘Okay, let's put the brakes on this. Our training sessions are getting too complicated. How about let's go back to the beginning, right?’”
“That's what matters. This is how players learn the most. And of course, every once in a while you have to have your tactical sessions, and your exercises, where you have the certain patterns to goal, and like I get all of that.”
“Of course, we all know that stuff. But the simpler we make it, the more we put players in game like situations and one v one, the better.”
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What helps youth teams win today doesn’t always develop players long term.
Giving the ball to the biggest, fastest kid will win games.
But what happens when that player is no longer the biggest or fastest? What are others learning?
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This comes on the heels of elevating @CoachCampanile to a full-time role last month. 📈
Drake Maye says he drinks alcohol fewer than 5 times a year, even though teammates and friends have flamed him and told him he was missing out, says he sees drinking as voluntarily making goals harder to reach
“It started from my dad, really. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him take a sip of alcohol. My brother Luke didn’t drink growing up. My brother Bo doesn’t drink. It’s something where I just followed people that I really admired. That’s my dad, my oldest brother Luke.”
“I’ll get on the beach and have a piña colada, but I’m not one to drink. I probably drink less than five times a year, 10 times a year. I’ve been used to people I admire putting away something that I feel like can prohibit you from reaching your goals.”
“It’s always hard for me because people joke about, ‘Man, you’re not one of the boys, having a drink. You’re missing out on a great time.’ But it’s become my ritual. Unless I’m on the beach and maybe get a piña colada, it’s not really something I enjoy.”
“Even in college, I didn’t really have that itch to get out there and enjoy those things. Sure, I may have missed some of those nights with teammates or some college buddies, but at the end of the day, I don’t think it was worth it for me.”
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“You mean what offense are we going to run? What defense?”
“No, no, no. That stuff doesn’t matter.”
“Coaching is really about values.”
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Coach Kerr ended up choosing:
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🧘 Mindfulness
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Everyone knows the @NCAA has a website right?
Like I’m genuinely confused why people re-tweeting and quoting WRONG information from these “recruiting gurus” regarding the new D1 eligibility standards when you can literally just go to THEIR website and get it directly …. 🤔🤷🏻♀️
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Maybe Mike Daly is a good coach?
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Wemby on receiving backlash for crying on the court:
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Unpopular Youth Coaching Takeaway:
"The decision is more important than the technique."
If learn when to shoot, pass, or drive, execution will improve with time. If they never learn the decision, “perfect form” won’t transfer.
What made you rethink technique-first coaching?
Coaching HS ball and seeing kids label themselves as D-mids or FOGOs because of club. Problem is when you specialize that early, you only learn a piece of the game. How have some kids been playing club lacrosse for 8+ years and don't know how to shoot overhand?
Jack Regnery is one of the most athletic players in the PLL Draft, but a big reason why he's No. 21 on my @PremierLacrosse Big Board is his ability to dodge and score from all angles.
I see him as a tough cover from the midfield at the next level.
(via @TuftsLacrosse / IG)
As someone not from Mass, I would also look at the town programs promoting single sports year round. If we want kids to try spring sports (🥍🥎⚾️) then stop offering spring ⚽️🏈.
MIAA girls’ lacrosse participation numbers are dropping https://t.co/Mka0vnuGNP via @BostonGlobe
GoFundMe link for Emily McNamara/Dave Campbell.
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Incredibly fired up for a huge #d3lax matchup tonight. Two teams enter undefeated, someone leaves with a loss.
Beavers are averaging 16.8 goals a game, Polar Bears 16 on the dot. Expecting a fast pace & tons of highlights.
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USMNT legend Tab Ramos has called out coaching in American youth soccer 🗣️
He believes due to various circumstances, coaches are making things too complicated for young players— which ultimately harms them instead of helping them develop.
“I was able to coach youth soccer outside of the national teams for a period of about 10 years,” Tab began.
“Unfortunately nowadays, the game has gotten so complicated, the pyramid of soccer in this country has gotten so complicated that it's very difficult for coaches.”
“By the way, it's a really big effort to get your C license, your B license, and your A license. It's an effort. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of money. And so now these coaches are going to go back to a club, you know, after spending all this money on their coaching education, those coaches have to get paid.”
“And in order to get paid, you have to sort of not only teach the players, but you have to kind of put on a show of all of the things that you learn.”
“So now I get to the complicated area. Because now what if you hired me in California? Here I am. I'm the former U.S. Soccer technical director and under-20 national team coach for four World Cups, and I have my pro license, and you bring me in and I take your players, because you just hired me to coach your team, because I'm this incredibly knowledgeable guy. And I come in and I just do small sided games with your players.”
“The parents of the kids on your team are gonna be sitting around and going, ‘Wait, why are we paying for this?’ But this is what happens.”
“See, I would have enough confidence to go there and do that. But the problem is that every coach in the country has to respond to a technical director.”
“And because of that, they have to put on this very, you know, difficult training session that's in sequence from your activation, to your small five v two, to your small sided possession, to then the body of your work, to then the tactical to then the big game, right? You got to go through the whole thing.”
“They have to do that. And the reason they have to do that is because their technical director is under pressure.”
“Because for the technical director to have his club in this league, the ECNL, or whatever, you need to have all of these standards.”
“And because of those standards, now the technical director is forced to hire someone who can do all these things.”
“Well, at the end of the day, there's all these standards and all these things going on. And who's not benefiting is the player, because the player would benefit more from things being simple, right?”
“And of course, it's only my opinion, but I think I've gotten enough experience. Forget the playing side. I've gotten enough experience on the coaching side at all levels, from youth national teams to coaching in MLS at Houston Dynamo to say, ‘Okay, let's put the brakes on this. Our training sessions are getting too complicated. How about let's go back to the beginning, right?’”
“That's what matters. This is how players learn the most. And of course, every once in a while you have to have your tactical sessions, and your exercises, where you have the certain patterns to goal, and like I get all of that.”
“Of course, we all know that stuff. But the simpler we make it, the more we put players in game like situations and one v one, the better.”
[via Sports Recruiting USA]
![golz_tv's tweet photo. USMNT legend Tab Ramos has called out coaching in American youth soccer 🗣️
He believes due to various circumstances, coaches are making things too complicated for young players— which ultimately harms them instead of helping them develop.
“I was able to coach youth soccer outside of the national teams for a period of about 10 years,” Tab began.
“Unfortunately nowadays, the game has gotten so complicated, the pyramid of soccer in this country has gotten so complicated that it's very difficult for coaches.”
“By the way, it's a really big effort to get your C license, your B license, and your A license. It's an effort. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of money. And so now these coaches are going to go back to a club, you know, after spending all this money on their coaching education, those coaches have to get paid.”
“And in order to get paid, you have to sort of not only teach the players, but you have to kind of put on a show of all of the things that you learn.”
“So now I get to the complicated area. Because now what if you hired me in California? Here I am. I'm the former U.S. Soccer technical director and under-20 national team coach for four World Cups, and I have my pro license, and you bring me in and I take your players, because you just hired me to coach your team, because I'm this incredibly knowledgeable guy. And I come in and I just do small sided games with your players.”
“The parents of the kids on your team are gonna be sitting around and going, ‘Wait, why are we paying for this?’ But this is what happens.”
“See, I would have enough confidence to go there and do that. But the problem is that every coach in the country has to respond to a technical director.”
“And because of that, they have to put on this very, you know, difficult training session that's in sequence from your activation, to your small five v two, to your small sided possession, to then the body of your work, to then the tactical to then the big game, right? You got to go through the whole thing.”
“They have to do that. And the reason they have to do that is because their technical director is under pressure.”
“Because for the technical director to have his club in this league, the ECNL, or whatever, you need to have all of these standards.”
“And because of those standards, now the technical director is forced to hire someone who can do all these things.”
“Well, at the end of the day, there's all these standards and all these things going on. And who's not benefiting is the player, because the player would benefit more from things being simple, right?”
“And of course, it's only my opinion, but I think I've gotten enough experience. Forget the playing side. I've gotten enough experience on the coaching side at all levels, from youth national teams to coaching in MLS at Houston Dynamo to say, ‘Okay, let's put the brakes on this. Our training sessions are getting too complicated. How about let's go back to the beginning, right?’”
“That's what matters. This is how players learn the most. And of course, every once in a while you have to have your tactical sessions, and your exercises, where you have the certain patterns to goal, and like I get all of that.”
“Of course, we all know that stuff. But the simpler we make it, the more we put players in game like situations and one v one, the better.”
[via Sports Recruiting USA]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDgFjY6W8AAVZlz.jpg)
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