Developing a Winning MentalityThe first thing to understand about a winning mentality is that it has nothing to do with winning. Here’s why: The highest performers...
The Player-Parent DisconnectThere is a question that I ask every time I work with a team or group of parents at a club. The responses to this question are very...
The Olympics: A Valuable Lesson in EgoIf you’re like almost every other soccer enthusiast I know, you’re not paying any attention to soccer at the Olympics. Maybe you’re...
5 Reasons to Stop Using Fitness as Punishment“Losing team has to do ten pushups!” We hear this all the time on the practice field. “Pushups” is often substituted by sprints,...
Tournaments: The Plague of Youth SoccerI’ll begin with this: If you are a board member, administrator, director, or even a coach at a youth soccer club, you might not like the...