Nico Suave is a Street Soccer Athlete, Freestyler and Co-Founder of American Panna Championship. During our conversation Nico shares his passion for the game of soccer on a variety of levels, from helping players at the grassroots level of the game to coaching at high school and college level, he describes the difference between freestyle soccer and street soccer, teaches our guests about panna, and explains why street soccer and futsal are the missing links in U.S. Soccer.

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0:20 mutual friend Ariel Rosenman

1:12 background in soccer

8:12 thinking globally, not locally

12:20 futsal practice with Sonoma State Women’s soccer program

16:26 Summer Work at the college and coaching through COVID-19

17:48 stay connected as parents, kids, and coaches

21:02 venting moment for Nico Suave about online trainers using a lot of equipment and clubs charging same amount of money for zoom as they do for regular season

27:18 Freestyle Friday, Street Soccer Saturday, panna

35:50 key reasons why street soccer and futsal are the missing link in U.S. soccer

42:35 how to increase mental toughness in our players

48:00 Sonoma State’s growth from futsal training

51:10 final three coaching points

59:25 one piece of advice for any coach

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