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[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

Which line do you think produces the most professional players?

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

The 5 lines…
@SRUSA_Official

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Thought I'd share a🧵with couple of additional thoughts about this profile of Dusty May by @rustindodd, focusing on some of the work Dusty & I did together.

https://t.co/P9zazpKzAg

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

@stevemagness Does it make a difference whether they watch as a group or individually?

[Reece Edwards @ReeceEdwardsX]

"The future of coaching is teaching players to read the game’s chaos and make decisions in real-time, not memorizing patterns."

Matias Manna

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Everyone needs to read this.

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

The best players manufacture time through deception.

[Ben Andreos @ben_andreos]

In football, the best way to beat a defender isn't to outrun them—it’s to make them commit.

The most dangerous players in the world don't just move the ball; they move the defender. A world-class body feint is a masterclass in physics and human psychology.

Here is why the "drop of the shoulder" is the most effective tool in a winger’s arsenal:

1. The Low Center of Gravity 📉
A feint begins in the knees, not the feet. By dropping your hips and leaning into a fake direction, you force the defender to mirror your center of gravity. If you go low, they go low.
* The Goal: Get them to plant their feet. A planted defender is a stationary defender.

2. Selling the "False Step" 👟
The best feints aren't just a lean; they involve a hard step with the lead foot. This triggers a "threat response" in the defender. They see the weight transfer and instinctively shift their entire mass to cover the lane.
* The Physics: Once a defender’s weight is on their heels or shifted to one side, they are trapped by their own inertia.

3. The "Snap" Back ⚡
The feint is only half the job. The magic happens in the acceleration phase. The moment the defender bites, you push off the "fake" foot and explode into the open space.
* The Timing: You don't wait for them to stop; you move the instant you see their hips turn.

🧠 The Competitive Edge
In football—and in business—predictability is a weakness.

If you always take the most linear path, you’re easy to mark. The "body feint" is a reminder that sometimes you have to move one way to go the other. It’s about creating space where there was none by manipulating the expectations of your competition.

How do you create space when the pressure is on?

#FootballStrategy #PlayerDevelopment #SoccerSkills #PerformancePsychology #Agility #1v1

[Tony @TonyNicalo]

Vocabulary is critical to comprehension

[Tony @TonyNicalo]

100% of UK academy coaches say perceptual-cognitive skills are important for development.

3% say they're "very familiar" with them.

63% have never had a single hour of PCS-specific education.

And then people wonder why we don't have more players who are great decision makers.

This is a system problem, not a few coaches falling short.

(Triggs et al., 10, March 2026. Frontiers in Psychology)

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

💪🏼🧠

[Amber Mathurin ™️ @ambermathurin]

My daughter played 2 mins vs USC…

She ran at 6am that morning
She shot over 500 3’s the day before
She did PT after and ice bathed
After the game, she got in the sauna and ran 2 miles to offset lack of game run.

Staying ready is a mindset.
It’s not for the weak minded.
It’s for the dedicated who see a bigger future ahead and the few that believe they can do the job when called upon.

This girl will see the fruits of her labor! No doubt!

#StayLockedIn #EarnIt #WinTodaysBattle

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

The best goalkeeper in the world with the ball at her feet. The years she spent playing as a striker in the @VillarrealCF cantera on full display. Bravo @hannahhampton_

[Tony @TonyNicalo]

This is why training is backwards. 90% is focused on do with little emphasis on teaching players what to SEE, how to READ, how to interpret what they see to ADAPT to the context, and then EXPLOIT the advantage available in that moment (do)

[Tony @TonyNicalo]

Football intelligence is not a gift. It is not ‘vision’ or magic.

Just like kids learn how to read, players can be taught how to read the game.

The gap between good players and Pedri, Bonmati, Rodri, and Putellas cannot be closed by training harder.

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

🇪🇸

[Christine Cupo @CCupo]

🌎⚽️📈

https://t.co/OWlJLAd189

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

Catalonia vs USA Soccer

🇪🇸 Football here is a bit brutal. Tough barrios, swearing coaches, cutthroat matches, rivalries and direct/aggressive communication between players & opponents. Not all pretty & polite.

It is not for everyone. But it forges good players.

#TOVO

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

@Achristotle @mrjakehumphrey @PromptLLM High agency as @george__mack would say

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

Practice works. Reading books is the best way to get better at reading books 😀🤯

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“In 2015, researchers at the University of Sussex in England asked a group of 20 English teachers in Year 8, the U.S. equivalent of 7th grade, to change their practice for 12 weeks. During that period, they would read two novels back to back, with all of the reading done in class—a much faster pace than these students, who usually read two books over the course of a year, were used to.

At the end of the 12 weeks, average reading comprehension for all students—as measured by a standardized test—improved by the equivalent of 8.5 months of regular instruction. The effect nearly doubled for struggling readers, who made 16 months improvement during that period.”

@s_e_schwartz explores the issue of books disappearing from US curriculum.

Including evidence like this study, in favor of work with whole books.

[United Soccer League @USL_HQ]

Promotion and relegation is coming!

The USL becomes the first professional sports league in the U.S. to adopt this global system, marking a major milestone that will reshape the future of American soccer.

Read more: https://t.co/AUOrHPyN7v

[Weasels FC @WeaselsFC]

Not enough weasels in these teams.

[FTBLMEMESHUB @ftblmemeshub]

if animals played football, who would play in which position

[Michael O'Neill @alike_no]

A conversation I had a while back illustrates a massive misunderstanding of what is involved in beating players in a 1v1 and how it is learned.

I actually think this attitude is somewhat pervasive amongst coaches, so here are a few dynamics to the 1v1 to help you coach and develop a creative 1v1 player...

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

“Your players are only as good as you think they are.”
— Geno Auriemma

Studies in psychology show that people tend to meet the expectations you have of them.

Your players will rise or fall to the level of your expectations of them. Expect greatness.