Michael Carroll 🇺🇸

Head Coach at Albion Hurricanes Soccer Club

[Michael Carroll 🇺🇸 @TexasCoachMike]

My favorite trainings to run
@FigJamCapital as promised

https://t.co/2oBhbQjEHd

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@buildingaclub We have Rangers, GFI, Aspire, HFA, Houston Select, and Pearland

... and then of course the Houston Dynamo

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There will be 6 MLS Next clubs in Houston for 26/27... I guess if everyone is special, then no one is special.

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@jmGreekwedding Yea, I figure we'll be at 10 by the 28/29 year

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@julsrobles @IHateSoccerPod No

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@IHateSoccerPod 3 of each, I think

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@IHateSoccerPod MLSNext is giving it away to teams now. 4 more clubs added in Houston for 26/27

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@IHateSoccerPod I don't mind the celebration. Honestly, I'd be more mad about my son doing that to a $500+ bat...

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@futbolxvos @AdamCrafton_ Yes, apparently it's "The Cowboy's Year" for the 20th year in a row.

Nothing on the World Cup though.

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Great Easter tournament by our u9 boys, playing in the u11 bracket this weekend.

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@Byron22911 His coaches didn't do that, no coach did that.

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@kestrelpsych @ECNLgirls We don't have Pre ECNL in Houston yet, but the league is coming next season. I think they told me the u10s would be 7v7.

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@IHateSoccerPod I need a "Gonzaga" to cheer for in the MLS

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@ry_anderson4 @_ToddBeane The motivation to improve really has to be internal for the player. A personal love and passion for the ball and the game. We're just guides in their journey for however long we have them. I can't be the motivation, because I won't be with them forever.

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@ry_anderson4 @_ToddBeane There definitely is, but it's nit with team training. The players should work on those skills on their own time. As a team coach, our job is to add context to the skills they train on individually

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@talijan86 I'll keep doing my thing... thanks

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u8/u9 5v5+2 - No touch limits allows young players the ability to solve problems with both their feet and their brains.

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Solid team goal from the u10's this weekend. Really pleased with their development

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@BensVoicemail @MarylandBadgers Like 75% TOVO. Occasionally we go to goal

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2015 (11) #TOVO 4V4+3

This is going to go down as one of my favorite moments in my coaching career. 20 months after meeting these young players they've really developed into one of the most creative and dynamic groups I've ever had.

Here's the thing, it was always in them. They just needed the right guidance, support, and for someone to care enough about the job.

I'm going to miss them after this season as they move on from me, but I know they'll give the next coach the same respect and pride they've given me. @ahfcsoccer

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The leap over the last 20 months was pretty remarkable. They had a rather unsteady coaching situation at the time.

For the first 14 months or so I ran 2 practices a week for 10 months a year. During the Summer it cut to 1 day a week. Since the Fall, they've been at 3 practices a week.

All of them train outside the club, or play Futsal, or both.