Matt Bialock

Father, husband, small business owner, and soccer coach. Head Coach for AFA Fillies 08 & AFA Fillies 06. Motto: 60% of the time, it works every time

[Matt Bialock @mbialock]

@AFAFillies Congrats ladies! Lexi Buhr and Haylee Stieffermann representing @AFA2006! ⚽️💪

[Geir Jordet @GeirJordet]

Dumfries gets to stand with his hand in the air for 6 seconds without a single US defender scanning in that direction, much less seeing him. 3-1!

The lack of defensive scanning is noteworthy, sadly not extraordinary.

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

Youth players in USA: now that USA is out, still watch the World Cup.

I'm hearing too many say they only watch USA play.

So many other teams to watch, observe their formations, style, and watch the players in the position you play. 🙏🏻⚽️

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

🤔 💭 Calling your ⚽️ club or team “Academy”,“Premier”, “Elite”,“Platinum” or any other precious metal & then playing bad, unskillful ⚽️ isn’t going to get your players recruited to play in college.

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

Congrats AFA Fillies 2006 Black on being U17 SLYSA Championship Division Champions for Fall 2022. Going undefeated with 8 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses. 27 goals scored and just 10 against. An amazing season to say the least! @slysaleague @AFAFillies

[Matt Bialock @mbialock]

@AFA2006 @slysaleague @AFAFillies Could not be more proud of you ladies! Love you all!

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

A lot of girls lack confidence because they don’t do DELIBERATE practice

They go through the motions

They practice their skills in a low intensity environment

They don’t face challenge in their training.

Girls need to train in an environment more intense than match day

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

Veo wasn't working so no video but another great effort winning 3-2 over the Lady Knights. Goals by Sydney Bialock(A-Liz Hanson), Gracie McDole(A-Addie Butler) & Haylee Stieffermann(A-Ava Kelley). Good team defense and goalkeeping ladies! Let's keep rolling! @AFA2006 @AFAFillies

[Matt Bialock @mbialock]

Great job ladies, be proud of your work today!! @AFAFillies

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

Really good match today in the heat vs. Sporting Columbia, coming away with a 3-2 win. Goals by Addie Butler-2 and Ella Schmitz. Played with much better control and tempo. Good effort up and down the roster today!

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

ICING MUSCLES AND INJURIES? https://t.co/Zn0vQhPkHj via @YouTube

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

Good sleep, hydration and nutrition aren’t extra credit.

They’re REQUIRED.

[Matt Bialock @mbialock]

Whether 8 or 18, kids need a break. Rest, recover, relax. Then get stronger or work on fitness, but take a break from the sport.

[Lee Taft @leetaft]

When kids can't walk without pain for 2-3 days after a travel tournament of which they played 5-7 games- that's a problem. Dr. Andrews has beat this drum for years and we are not listening! https://t.co/793n057o2u

[Matt Bialock @mbialock]

Great thread.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

This is my 26th year in high performance sport (firstly as a pro competitor; secondly as a full-time coach; and the last 17 years as a qualified and registered sport psychologist)…

What I’ve learned is that there are three mental skills that are vital for

[Lee Taft @leetaft]

We can teach players how to play with great PACE versus playing fast all the time. Players who understand pace are great at taking advantage of opportunities- they burst, hesitate, attack, flow, get into spaces. Players who play fast often get into trouble.

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

Congrats Lexi and Haylee! @AFAFillies @BuhrLexi

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

And another congrats to Lexi! @AFAFillies @BuhrLexi

[Tom Hartley @thomaswhartley]

If you’re coaching an Under 14, 12, 10 football team, remember, your mission objective isn’t to win! It should be to give the young people playing the best possible development experience. If winning happens as a consequence, then fantastic. Player centred = Human centred

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

People love to give advice.
Getting those same people to actually help?
That’s often a different story.
Advice can be quick and easy.
Helping can be quite labor intensive.

[AFA Fillies 2006 Bialock @AFA2006]

New kick-around added for 2008 girls! @AFAFillies