Joshua Hendrickson

I don’t raise followers - I build leaders. Raw fatherhood. Real youth sports. Discipline. Purpose. Power. No apologies.

[Amelia @amelia_tweetz]

Watching the World Cup has me asking questions. Do Europeans get issued 8 weeks of vacation, unlimited airline miles, and a trust fund at birth? Because every match I turn on there are 40,000 fans following their team to a different state or country on a Tuesday afternoon while Americans are hiding in a work bathroom checking scores.

[Matt Danaher @mattdanaher]

Most youth players in the U.S. are chasing acronym leagues instead of actual improvement.

Actual improvement requires discipline, sacrifice, and a plan.

Acronym leagues in social bios give you the dopamine hit without the work

[Jason Collinsworth @IHateSoccerPod]

Due to the closed youth systems in the United States… only the top 1% of players are being focused on when in reality we need to close the skill gap from our bottom players to eventually push the top. We can’t do that with a closed system.

[Jason Collinsworth @IHateSoccerPod]

I never understood why some think that “MEGACLUBS” are a good thing. Having one group in charge of all the development never works.

Mergers/Takeovers are all because of $$. Very few soccer decisions lead the way when it comes to merging and/or selling your club to a big club.

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

White board workouts are lazy and they're doing our female athletes a disservice because none of them are actually getting stronger.

There's NO progression of volume and loads. NO customization. Girls plateau, and stay weak.

Random workouts and circuits DON'T MOVE THE NEEDLE.

https://t.co/AS68qp6Bmn

[Jacob Brown @JacobBrownDOC]

I can’t deal anymore. State leagues are dying, and it’s frustrating to watch. Everyone’s shifting to alphabet leagues, and instead of innovating to keep teams in, the changes they’re making are the absolute wrong moves.

It’s clear the system needs a real fix, but instead, they keep going down the wrong path. Honestly, I wish I could just take the job and fix the consistently bad product. It’s time for a change that actually makes sense for the growth of the game.

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

If I have learned anything by watching @PatAgyemang23 it’s that passing ability and foot skills do not matter to make the national team.

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

@ColumbusCrew @USMNT “HIM” ain’t that good

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

What was your club cost this year?

2024-25 Season:

DM: ECNL RL League
-2 showcases
-league season
-4 ID camps
-2hr drive one way to practice/home games

Club fees-$3,200
Uniforms -$500
Airplanes-$3,900
Rental cars-$1,100
Hotels-$1,750
Food-$1,600
Gas-$1,600
ID camps $600
Tolls: $225

Grand total-$14,475

-ECNL RL Parent

#CSTruth 💰 💰

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

The game isn’t being lost on the field — it’s being lost on the road between towns.

New article on the truth behind youth soccer.

🔗 Link in bio
#savelocalsoccer

[ECNL/GA/Recruiting/College Soccer @ImYouthSoccer]

🚨The #GirlsAcademy has a major problem with declining D1 program attendance at their already limited amount of showcases. There are 50%+ less D1 programs at #GASpring then there were 2 years ago. The average showcase has went from 134 to 126 to 102 D1 over past 2 years. #Data

[Murray State Soccer @RacersSoccer]

Camps are right around the corner! More info at:

https://t.co/yRNBbwQYtL

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

@JacobBrownDOC This year we started Futsal, focusing on coach education and showing parents/players the difference from gym-floor soccer. Our biggest challenge? Being in W. KY, with no local clubs or leagues—travel is 2+ hours minimum.

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

@iamnot_elon A

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

"We will never compete at that level until we get it right"

Landon Donovan speaks out on the issues of youth development in US Soccer 🎙️

(via @SOTUWithAlexi)

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

@Justin_Call @ManagerTactical Thinking like that will have us continuing to miss great players all over the country. There is plenty of talented/potentially talented kids “in the sticks” the accessibility is what’s missing.

[Jeremy Frisch @JeremyFrisch]

The epidemic is this...
Kids aren't allowed to move:
From the moment they're born, they get swaddled and put on their backs , get stuck in mechanical swings, baby saucers, and walkers...

They play on playgrounds that are neither challenging to their motor skills or fun while at the same time getting chased around by adults because God forbid they fall and scrape a knee.

They get ipads and phones that put them in a 2D kphotic trance for hours at a time while while simultaneously sucking the nervous energy needed to move right out of their still developing bodies.

In school they get to sit for hours and hours on end trying to learn...recess, art, music and phys ed get cut for more classroom learning time because really smart people that know little about child development said so...

Those who are lucky to play sports get dupped into thinking div 1, and pro sports are on the horizon. Let's put all our time and effort into one activity they say... further limiting great variety that playing multiple sports brings to a growing body.

Late bloomers come along and get weeded out of sports for the more athletic, naturally bigger kids. We got kids quitting sports in droves.

All this non-movement leads to a nation with poor coordination, poor movement skills, injury, and poor long-term health.

So I don't feel bad having a program for kids that gets them to learn to move, exercise, and have fun because somebody has to do it. Run, hop, jump, throw, catch, dive, climb, and roll.
Helping one kid or a million doesn't matter. It's worth it.
#LTAD
Anyone interested in learning more about youth athletic development programs and courses D.M me for details.

[Joshua Hendrickson @NoApologiesDad]

@ImCollegeSoccer Would love to see where that information is coming from

[Joel Cressman @JoelCressman]

Erling Haaland is a generational talent.

He was the product of an outlier youth program in Norway.

Researchers investigate his team cohort, this is what they found: