Matteo Lambert

One kid with speed helping many kids with need. Bethesda Soccer 2010.

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@Don_K_Williams And by "players" you mean athletes. Who can out run and out kick is the focus of most US coach attention. The truly great programs don't fall into this trap.

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@MikeHawk8313 @CardChronicle You could and would be wrong.

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@HarnessJason @VilleUpdates There's no evidence to show he'd be good at coaching any level.

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@Cbrickley603 @LouisvilleMBB I can find 30 high school teams that can beat Louisville right now, and not joking.

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@Sophisti88 @LouisvilleMBB Narrator voice: They Lost.

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@coachlieberman Get this man a contract yesterday.

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@BrandonACowles @MarkEnnis Your idea of effort and mine must be different. Russ Smith would tell you how many strings were on your jockstrap after he guarded you for 40 minutes. That's effort. Flailing your arms for a rebound and failing to box out...is not effort.

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@BrandonACowles @MarkEnnis Out rebounded 47-33 by a D2 team. Last year UL was THE tallest team in D1 and consistently got outrebounded. That's effort. That's hustle. That's coaching.

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@BrillantFred13 @ussoccer_coach Congratulations, Coach!

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@Don_K_Williams As long as they are showing up with a good attitude and trying to contribute. Two-way contract for "we".

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@Don_K_Williams Agree, but this is yet another example of a two-way street. Kids should be selfless team players. In turn, once a coach accepts a kid on to a team, he / she also need to be part of the "we" mentality. Coaches should not threaten to kick kids off teams or drive them away.

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@AlexiLalas Maybe the Premier League needs to be less rugby and more football.

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@bwfast Half of America can tell you who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show last year but couldn't tell you who won the game. We're shallow people, but not alone in that regard.

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@EmilyAkpebu @WVUIzzoBrown @LisaStoiaWVU @MarisaKanela @wvuwomenssoccer @BethesdaECNL06 @bethesdascnews @wjwomenssoccer Congratulations!

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@Don_K_Williams As said elsewhere, 90 minutes twice-a week-of excellent training won't get it done. The same minimal effort of terrible training is an express ticket to mediocrity at best. Also agree that most kids don't need to travel all day to get better.

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@JimGalanes @mattdanaher Great point on the later development. And yet, these clubs continue to sign 13-15 year olds. So apparently the soccer community at large doesn't see it the same yet. I do believe that formulating habits and work ethic does lead to future success - while avoiding burnout.

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@JimGalanes @mattdanaher Nobody ever said that. But there are plenty of kids (middle school to HS) who can handle 3 hours a day of training if it's executed right - with the proper rest. Especially in the summer. One hour 2-3 days a week seldom produces greatness. That's the point.

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@JimGalanes @mattdanaher Kobe was never a kid? Here he is explaining his high school. https://t.co/su5LzAvxx3

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@mattdanaher If you have to "force" a kid to train that much, there is probably not a next level commitment or interest. Again, not everyone is meant to go pro, but that's the commitment it takes from most kids to get there.

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@mattdanaher All of the kids who advance and go to college / pro in our club are putting in a bare minimum of 15 hours a week outside of games - between club practice and individual training. Doesn't have to be all at once or an official training, but they're living with the ball.