Originally published in 2011 by 3four3.

How Much Time Does American Soccer Need?

People like to believe time fixes problems.

Yes. It's important, but only if spent doing the right things.

Consistently do the wrong things , or simply not right enough , and no amount of time will EVER produce quality.

Part of 3four3 is about illuminating the wrong things, the right things, and the continuum in between.

For instance, our article on jungle ball.

How long?

Well, do you know that 20 years ago, people were saying we needed 20 years?

I'm still waiting

Do they need more time? For what?

Wait, let me guess

Yeah, and Ford hasn't had enough time to beat Mercedes Benz.

Ask yourself this:

Then ask yourself:

Hint:

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In his Twitter bio, Daniel Workman describes himself as a “Husband, Dad, Entrepreneur, Creative, and Footy Fanatic.”

Combining all of those gets you a man on a mission to expose some of the cracks in American soccer, from top to bottom and back up to the top again.

In this episode, Daniel discusses:

This episode starts with a mashup of Daniel’s own short, but potent podcasts. Each episode lasts only two minutes and focuses on one specific area of American soccer. I would describe Soccer Works as a crash course in soccer problems and politics from a guy with a lot of first-hand experience.

Other resources and episodes:

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Kat Nichols is a youth soccer coach that you probably have a lot in common with.

She understands what it’s like to meticulously plan a practice and then have three or four players not show up. She knows what it’s like to communicate openly and honestly with parents about their children. And she, like you, is always on the hunt for high-quality coaching education.

In this episode, Kat discusses:

Other resources and episodes:

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Saul Isaksson-Hurst is a one-to-one football coach with experience working in Premier League academies. That makes his point of view a bit different than what we’re used to hearing over here in America. So I wanted to pick his brain about what he sees and how that has influenced his thoughts about the sport.

Like usual, we touch on a bunch of random topics, but we focus primarily on:

Resources and relevant episodes:

You can also listen to Saul speak with my good friend (and 3four3 member) Christopher Cramer on his show ‘Talking with Toph.’

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David Robertson is a youth soccer coach in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has earned his USSF A license and NSCAA Premier Diploma. He is also a 3four3 Founding Member. And you can bet your ass that we talk a little bit about the differences between those.

I had been bugging David about getting him on the podcast for over a year and we finally found time to talk to each other.

We touched on some of my favorite topics and so much more. Some of my favorite parts were:

Here is a video of David’s work:

It’s so important to have videos like these and coaches like David who are willing to put their real work out there to be seen and judged and critiqued. There are a lot of people out there claiming to be experts who hide behind the veil of other peoples work. If you can’t see their work and verify that their bark matches their bite, then you shouldn’t be learning from them.

If I’m not mistaken, that’s a big reason why David joined 3four3 when the membership first opened. The viral video of the 11-year-old kids playing possession soccer caught David’s attention and he wanted to find out how he could it too. David and couple hundred more coaches became part of the founding class of the 3four3 coaching education program. They were the first to see the proven training methodology and continue to be the first to see any new 3four3 membership content that is produced today.

The 3four3 Coaching Membership is what helps to support and fund this podcast. It’s a proven methodology that works and can help you reduce your own trial and error time by giving you a smart approach to coaching possession soccer.

Resources and other related episodes:

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