futbol finesse

AJ Brown || former D1/pro soccer player || SCU || soccer/S&C trainer • Sage teacher and coach

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

As the only female coach that was left in Trinity League girls soccer, it would have been nice to get to speak about MY player for a well-deserved award instead of them getting a quote from an opposing rival coach... #ocregister

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

Congrats Colin! Proud of you🥹❤️ #allgrownup #2026AUGrad

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

A Great ⚽️ Defender:

-Positioning✅
-Tackling✅
-Marking✅
-Aerial Ability✅
-Passing & Distribution✅
-Decision Making✅
-Speed & Agility✅
-Physical Strength✅
-One on One Defending✅
-Communication✅
-Anticipation✅
-Mental Toughness✅
-Versatility✅
-Leadership✅

#CSTruth

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

DM: From the perspective of a first time D1 college soccer parent, this is spot-on accurate. EVERYTHING is earned match to match. Our daughter has earned multiple starts this year, played off the bench in other games and no mins at all in the first couple of games. Being a starter one match means little for the next. On travel weeks, every player is nervous about making the slimmed down roster. Add school on top of this tempo and it is a very different challenge than club. A once in a lifetime experience that will teach many lessons for a successful adult life.

-Parent

#CSTruth

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

I saw an assistant coach pull a highly regarded player who wasn't producing. The kid lost it, basically threatening to transfer on the sideline as people tried to calm him down. This is the state of sports. Entitlement. Not going to cut if you don't go with who's best performing.

[NCAA Soccer @NCAASoccer]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 😍⚽️

➡️ https://t.co/RYzPo5rnxF

#NCAASoccer

[Christine Marie @ChrisCarterhere]

Woohoo @kkennedycarterr !🎉
#jserralum 2020
@JSerraAthletics

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

AJ Brown wants you to join the group, futbol finesse training in TeamReach app.

Instructions:

Install TeamReach on iPhone : https://t.co/Asm0iMikpy

Install TeamReach on Android : https://t.co/d82hdLefAc

Enter code: 052213

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

You want to play at an ELITE school?

Show college coaches you understand proper situational “spacial awareness”.

What is Soccer Spacial Awareness?

-The ability to be aware of where your body is during physical activity and where and when to move it.

-Spatial awareness allows you to play with your head up, keep control of the ball and have a mental map of the game around you. You can constantly scan the field to assess the position of players, giving you more time to make a smart decision or be a step ahead of the play

ELITE athletes have an ELITE understanding of spatial awareness.

#CSTruth

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

Agreed. But high school soccer prepares you best for the college athlete experience. New team every year. Find your role every season. Traveling/missing school for a series of two months. 2 games a week. It mimics and can build the character necessary to survive college soccer.

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

High School Soccer vs Club Soccer🚨

You can be seen and recruited from high school soccer but the vast majority of college soccer players were recruited from club soccer. Especially the recruits attending elite colleges.

Why do college coaches prefer club?

Start with the obvious, you’re more likely to witness elite play against elite in club. (Iron sharpen Iron). So you’re more likely to receive a more accurate evaluation on a recruit.

Recruiting budget constraints. When you’re limited on time and money you can’t be everywhere. Attending club showcases and seeing hundreds of kids over one weekend vs several single HS where the talent doesn’t usually sharpen iron with iron is more convenient $.

Do college coaches attend HS games?

Yes, but don’t expect hundreds or even any there to be honest. It’s VERY rare they attend, and if they do it’s a local college in the area like a D2, D3, NAIA or Juco’s where their low budgets forces them to recruit from HS. Your D1’s , EXTREMELY RARE, if they attend HS games, are there supporting a committed kid or getting everyone excited right before they email you that camp invite $😉.

You want college soccer? Your best bet is club soccer. Especially if you want the colleges everyone has heard of. That’s the Truth.

#CSTruth

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

Congrats to our GK Daphne Nakfoor for being selected All-CIF Southern Section❤️‍🔥🎉 @JSerraAthletics #ALLIN

[CIF Southern Section @CIFSS]

The 2023 Boys and Girls Soccer All CIF Southern Section teams have been selected! 🤩⚽️

🔗 Click the link in our bio to see this year’s selections!

#CIFSSSoccer

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

Congratulations to @daniellevslaton 👏🏽you were and always will be a role model for myself and young women✨

[Santa Clara Broncos @SCUBroncos]

What a morning to honor @SCUWomensSoccer alumna and 2001 national champion Danielle Slaton as she entered the @WCCsports Hall of Honor! 🙌

#StampedeTogether | #SCUBroncos

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

Your development increases when you apply what you learn with a coach and you work on it at home.

If you’re relying on your limited practice time with your coach to get better, you’ll simply be average.

Elite athletes are doing the work when no one is watching.

#CSTruth

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

So you think you’re a D1 athlete but you don’t have D1 offers?

This spring go watch spring games IN PERSON.

Pay attention to their technical ability, tactical awareness, & their SPEED OF PLAY! How FAST do they cover ground defensively & on the attack.

You’ll see why.

#CSTruth

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

A full ride in college soccer does exist, but only through your academics.

For a full ride in college soccer, you must combine your athletic scholarship + Grades + GPA + ACT/SAT to = a Full Ride.

The better your grades are the more money for school you'll receive.

#CSTruth

[SPORTbible @sportbible]

This is the view from inside Monterrey’s stadium! 😍

It will host 2026 World Cup matches! 🙌

[Santa Clara Women's Soccer @SCUWomensSoccer]

Take a look at the game-winner scored by who else but Izzy!

#StampedeTogether

[futbol finesse @ffbyaj]

Sending prayers to a fellow JSerra coach 🤍

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

There was a medical emergency before Santa Margarita-JSerra game tonight. JSerra coach Scott McKnight is being taken to hospital.

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

Parents,

Your kids not starting does not mean they are failures.

Let it sink in one more time.

Your kids not starting does not mean they are failures.

You have to learn to Trust The Process too.

#CSTruth

[TopDrawerSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer]

. @SCUWomensSoccer's Izzy D'Aquila is our player of the week. Standouts from the ACC, Big East and Pac 12 round out the remainder of our XI ⤵️ https://t.co/h3vWjOEewU