Coach Croft

Husband,Dad, Grandpa...Soccer Coach Co-founder FC Durham Academy

[Coach Croft @TomCrof57894366]

Josiah
Congrats from everyone here at FCD. Always knew you were bound for highest level.
Mom and Dad must be very proud.
You deserve everything as you have worked very hard.

⚽️⚽️🏆🏆🇨🇦🇨🇦

[Queen's Park FC @queensparkfc]

🤝 Josiah Sowa joins Queen’s Park B
https://t.co/oIqXkb2ECP

[Coach Croft @TomCrof57894366]

Happy Birthday Nate
Quality on and off the field.
🎂🏆

[Atlético Ottawa @atletiOttawa]

Happy Birthday // Joyeux Anniversaire @nateybird1 🥳🎁🎂‼️

#ForOttawa | #PourOttawa

[Atlético Ottawa @atletiOttawa]

Happy Birthday // Joyeux Anniversaire @nateybird1 🥳🎁🎂‼️

#ForOttawa | #PourOttawa

[Coach Croft @TomCrof57894366]

Congrats Daunte from everyone here at FC Durham. Very proud…

[Vaughan Soccer Club @vaughansoccercl]

COMMITTED ✔

Congratulations to Daunte Tulloch on his commitment to Fairfield University!

Best of luck!

#WeAreVSC

[Coach Croft @TomCrof57894366]

Bobby
Congrats on 45 yrs.
The original Scholarship program Coach ⚽️⚽️🏆🏆

[Winstars Soccer @WinstarsSoccerA]

Ready to start my 45th year of coaching. Oakville SC./Wexford SC./ Toronto Jets/ North York Rockets/ Woodbridge SC and Glen Shields SC. as well NSL Selects.
We were the pioneers, who started showcases and trips to the USA to play College Teams as well as Dallas Cup. I look forward to this spring and summer and helping players become better and working hard to reach their dreams, be it scholarship or pro or just being with a program that cares about them. Champions continue to play Here. https://t.co/viGwNz0y8n.

[Coaches Corner Chats with Kieron✌️ @CoachesLetsChat]

Best thing you will see all day! ✌️

[SUPERB FOOTY PICS @SuperbFootyPics]

Eric Cantona

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

The #1 most powerful tool ever invented for any ⚽️ player ever!

The Wall!
The wall is your best friend. It is never sick, never goes on vacation, is never too tired to train, the wall loves to train, it gives back to you what you give to it and will put into every workout as much work as you do. The wall doesn’t care if it is raining or cold, if it is early in the morning or late at night. The wall is always there for you and has been a close, cherished friend of every world class soccer player on the planet. The wall is there for you and can help you achieve greatness. Please, come meet your new best friend, the wall.

Coaching points to remember during wall workouts.
To keep the ball from popping up, step through the center of the ball and step down toward target after the pass.
Place pass foot (after you’ve stepped through the ball) in front of the other foot.
Keep foot externally rotated to ensure ball travels in a straight line.
When stepping down after a pass, keep weight on front of the ball of foot with you heel slightly lifted, this makes it easier to change directions if needed.
Keep body shape rounded and moving forward and keep balance.
Keep body square; don’t swing leg across your body.

(The first 5 are done very close to the wall)
Right foot passes against the wall, receive right, repeat.
Left foot passes against the wall, receive left, repeat.
(**When passing to opposite foot, slightly angle passing foot. **)
Right foot passes against the wall to left foot, left foot pass back to right, repeat.
Right foot passes against the wall, 25 technically perfect passes.
Left foot passes against the wall, 25 technically perfect passes.

(Step back from wall 2 feet)
Repeat step 1 with harder passes.
Repeat step 2 with harder passes.
Repeat step 3 with harder passes.
Right foot passes against the wall; receive right, easy lateral touch to left foot and easy lateral pass back to right foot, repeat.
Repeat step 9 starting with left foot.

(Close to the wall, ball will be hit out of the air)
With the inside of the right foot, let the ball bounce, volley ball into the wall, repeat.
(**With volleys, still step toward target, keep arms out to balance**)
With the inside of the left foot, let the ball bounce, volley ball into the wall, repeat.
With the laces, repeat step 11. (**Get in the habit of just picking up the knee while pointing the toe down to strike the ball**)
With the laces, repeat step 12.

(Step back a couple feet away from the wall and more space as you feel comfortable)
Repeat step 11. (Remember to lock ankle and step toward volley)
Repeat step 12.
Repeat step 13.
Repeat step 14.

(With the ball on the ground)
Right foot passes against the wall, receives with left foot. Make 3 quick touches back and forth between feet: left, right, left. Do the same with the left side, alternating each time.
Right foot passes against the wall, receives with the right foot. Make 3 quick touches back and forth between feet: right, left, right. Repeat.
Left foot passes against the wall, receives with the left foot. Make 3 quick touches back and forth between feet: left, right, left. Repeat.
Right foot passes against the wall; receive with the inside of left foot. Roll ball behind the right foot (Cryuff) and repeat.
Left foot passes against the wall; receive with the inside of right foot. Roll ball behind the left foot (Cryuff) and repeat.
Pick up ball and work on clearing and scoring headers. (Keep neck back, snap forward, eyes lead ball)
Pick up ball and work on receiving with the chest, try and flatten the chest like a table top, pop the ball up.
Once you can pop the ball up with your chest, try and volley the ball back to the wall and repeat. Challenge yourself to see how many chest, volley repetitions you can get.
Try “no look” passing, look to the right and pass with your left then look to the left and pass with your right.

[FGCU Men's Soccer @FGCU_MSoccer]

Welcoming all these new Eagles to The Nest!
#WingsUp Victor, Pablo, Addrian, and Oliver! 🦅

[Winstars Soccer @WinstarsSoccerA]

Happy birthday, Sir Alex! 🙌

[𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 @RFC_Michael_]

📊 Rangers vs Celtic | #OldFirm

Oldest Club - Rangers
Most League Titles - Rangers
Most Domestic Honours - Rangers
First to win a Treble - Rangers
Most Old Firm Wins - Rangers
Highest Old Firm Attendance - Ibrox

🔵 Scotland’s Premier Club.

[FC Durham Academy @fcdurhamacademy]

Another weekend of amazing games from our Skills Centre Program! A shutout performance by both our 2012 program Keepers! Visit us every Monday for weekend highlights. @yorkregionsa #FCDproud #weareFCD

[FC Durham Academy @fcdurhamacademy]

FCD has a few remaining roster spots - for information email [email protected] or visit us at https://t.co/SyMLIDDxj9.

[Ronald Clarke @director_ron]

Great second week of @NikeSportsCamp great to see our campers improve on their skills 👏🏿👏🏿

[FC Durham Academy @fcdurhamacademy]

"There is power in numbers and there is power in unity." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The time is now.

#wearedurham
#wearedurhamsoccer

@fcdurhamacademy
@seatonsoccer
@Ajaxsoccer_club

https://t.co/OJWMLABMju

[Coach Croft @TomCrof57894366]

Congrats….FCD Alumni Ovonte Mullings
MLS. debut at home vs Toronto

Very Proud
⚽️⚽️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[Red Bull New York @NewYorkRedBulls]

The stuff movie scripts are made of

[FC Durham Academy @fcdurhamacademy]

This weekend we host our home openers for the 2023 @OntarioIsSoccer OPDL Season! Welcome to our incoming teams - it's going to be a great weekend of soccer in the city!

[FC Durham Academy @fcdurhamacademy]

2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of @fcdurhamacademy! 10 amazing years of development and dedication to HP Soccer in Ontario. Mark July 28/29 on your calendar - join us to celebrate our alumni and next generation over a fun filled weekend of events.

[FTF Canada @FTFCanada__]

𝐅𝐓𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 🖊 🔖

Congratulations to FTF Alumni & FC Durham product Nareg Chilingirian on his commitment to University of Windsor | OUA / U SPORTS 🤝 🇨🇦

Nareg was a participant at the 2022 Summer Toronto Combine 👏