๐ฆ๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ Lionel Scaloni: "We are losing the essence of football. Not only at a professional level, but also with kids."
"My children play in Spain and are overwhelmed with information. They receive the ball, and they're already being told what to do."
"There are fewer dribblers because if they barely get the ball and you say, 'Pass it!'... Imagine if Messi, when he was eight years old, had been constantly told by his coaches to "Pass it!" We wouldn't have him today."
"Football has become such a huge thing, everyone reads, studies, and thinks that with that, they can already manage."
"If you tell a 7 or 8-year-old to make a diagonal run, cover defensively... He's seven years old! Let him play with the ball, make mistakes, and when he's 14 or 15, then we can start correcting."
"It's a message for the future. This is a sport, and the beauty of football should not be lost." (@marca@AlbicelesteTalk)
COST ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERSHIP
"Have to make hard decisions that'll negatively affect people you care about...
Be disliked despite your best attempt to do the best for the most...
Be misunderstood and not always have the opportunity to defend yourself."
~ Kirby Smart
Hornet Fans, please join us in #GivingTuesday in efforts to build our athletics department. Together, letโs make an impact and provide affordable and accessible opportunities for higher education! #GoHornets#MakeAStatement#LegacyandPride
Things #GamecockNation did... THAT
Officially wrapped up the 2023 regular season with the No. 1 total and average attendance in the NATION. All thanks to YOU!! โค๏ธ
Coaching is such an amazing profession.
Itโs SO MUCH more than Xโs and Oโsโฆ
We get the opportunity to connect and help guide each amazing person to grow not only as players - but as people..
Thereโs so much more to it than trying to win gamesโฆ
Absolutely love it.
Society is so weirdโฆ
Youโve got the people that want to see @DeionSanders do well & really help that program and those young men
Youโve got the people that want nothing more than for him to fail
Youโve got the people that just want to slag Oregonโs coach for trying to motivate his team
We live in the weirdest world - too many people feed off negativity or the downfall of someone else
You can be a fan or supporter of your team WITHOUT tearing another team down
You can be proud of yourself and your accomplishments WITHOUT the need to compare or tear someone else down too
WE NEED TO BE BETTER AT BEING POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE WITHOUT THE NEED TO DRAG OTHERS DOWN IN THE PROCESS
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The @DSUHornets' keeper leads the nation in saves per game and ranks fourth in total saves.
๐#NECStatCheck | #NECWSOC | @DSUHornets
โThank you to the people who didnโt believe in me ... To those who thought they were putting water on my fire, you were really adding gas to it.โ - Coco Gauff
Perhaps the worst way to manage modern athletes is treating the best players like royalty and the less-developed athletes like trash.
Top players should be held to the highest level of accountability. Being a star player should be more difficult than being any other level of athlete.
If coaches hold their best players to a high standard then the rest of the team will follow thus creating a culture of excellence.
๐๏ธ Mark your calendars. We just released two new clinic dates.
July 29, 9am-1pm Summer ID Clinic
Aug 12, 10am-12pm Finishing Clinic
Aug 12, 10am-12pm Goalkeeping Clinic
* this clinic is for elite players looking to sharpen their skills.
Link in bio for details