Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the this episode of the Smarter Soccer Podcast - Season Two - Episode 15 - we discuss how soccer players can handle blowouts intelligently. You're team is being blown out by a much better team. The score is 6-0 and your team can barely make it to midfield without losing possession. Most of your teammates have their heads down and are barely even running anymore. What do YOU do?

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the third episode of season two of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss Eliminating Unforced Errors. For soccer players who aspire to be the smartest competitors on the field, eliminating unforced errors is a key metric that will make a significant impact on your performance.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the third episode of season two of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss Soccer Is A Chess Game In Motion. In many ways, soccer is like a chess game in motion. Two opponents face off, each with players in defined positions that have specific roles, and try to maneuver over the playing field to capture the king, or in the case of soccer - to put the ball into the opponents goal.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the third episode of season two of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss Your Secret Weapon On The Field - the outside of your foot. Developing your outside of the foot touch, whether for passing or shooting, provides an incredible competitive advantage while playing.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the second episode of season two of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss the concept of The Soccer Thirds. In the course of your playing, or even watching soccer on television, you may hear your coach discuss the soccer thirds. This is used to define the three areas of the field where you’re either attacking, defending, or in the case of the middle third, transitioning.

Welcome to Season Two of the Smarter Soccer podcast. Soccer players - increase your Soccer IQ and Soccer Game Intelligence with the Smarter Soccer Podcast. The very first Smarter Soccer Podcast focused on the foundation of soccer game intelligence, awareness. For Season Two of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we want to focus on another type of awareness – situational awareness. They sound similar, but they're actually quite different.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In the final episode of season one of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss the concept of Checking / Checking In. Checking is one of the first off-the-ball moves soccer players learn to create separation from a defender. It's quite simple to learn, but takes a lot of practice to get right. In this episode, we'll discuss how Smarter Soccer players can perform this move more effectively.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In this episode of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss penalty kicks and diving. To Dive Or Not To Dive - That Is The Question. In your playing career, the subject of drawing penalty kicks will inevitably come up. Either by your coach, your teammates or even your parents. You will then be faced with a personal dilemma: do you deliberately try to go down in the box to get a penalty kick decision from the referee? Ultimately, that's the question you're going to have to answer yourself. However, in this episode, we'll discuss how Smarter Soccer players perform with integrity and honor.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. In this episode of the Smarter Soccer Podcast, we discuss - A Cross Or A Centering Pass? You may hear your coach use either of these terms, but smarter soccer players know which is the right way to describe how they should play. The Smarter Soccer Podcast is for players who are looking to take their game to the next level by developing a deep comprehension of how the game is played and what you need to know to become the smartest player on the field.

Welcome to the Smarter Soccer podcast. This podcast is for players who are looking to take their game to the next level by developing a deep comprehension of how the game is played and what you need to know to become the smartest player on the field. In this episode, we discuss one of the most exciting moments in soccer, the breakaway.