The Inside Scoop with Anytime Soccer Training - Discussing Youth Soccer from Around the World

In this show, Neil Crawford, founder of www.anytime-soccer.com discusses keeping his son's stats and the mistake he made in doing so. 

Today we sat down with the Mulham Hmidan, a footballer in Dubai to learn what it's like to play youth soccer in UAE.

Every young player hits a wall. The drill stops being fun. The reps feel pointless. The progress disappears. In this episode, I get honest about what's really happening in your child's head during deliberate practice, the moment most kids give up, and what separates the ones who push through from the ones who walk away.

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Today we sat down with the Wesley Muke, the founder of Search Your Team (https://searchyourteam.com/) based in Paris France to learn what it's like to play youth soccer in Paris.

Fascinating interview - I hope you enjoy!

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I'll be honest, I used to get this wrong with my own sons.

In this episode, I open up about the word every soccer parent hears but almost nobody defines: fun. I share what I got wrong early on with Adam and Matthew, the moments I questioned whether I was pushing too hard or not enough, and the uncomfortable truth I've come to believe about what actually keeps kids in this game.

If you've ever wondered whether you're doing right by your player, this one's for you.

In this episode, Neil Crawford founder of www.anytime-soccer.com shares his interpretation of what a soccer philosophy is and explains why it's helpful for parent-trainers to know.

Today we sat down with the Emmy Grace, the founder of Divine Atletic Sports Academy (DASA) based in Kampala Uganda to learn what it's like to play youth soccer in Uganda.

Fascinating interview - I hope you enjoy!

Anytime Soccer Training (www.anytime-soccer.com) is a proud sponsor of DASA  

In this show, Neil Crawford shares his personal opinion that there is no correlation between working with your child at home and the common parent issues noted on social media. www.anytime-soccer.com.

In this episode of The Inside Scoop, I take on one of the most overused — and misunderstood — debates in youth soccer: winning versus development.

We’ve all heard it — coaches say they care about development, parents say they just want their child to improve, and yet… the system keeps rewarding the exact opposite.

In this show, I challenge the entire premise of that question. Because the truth is — soccer clubs aren’t even structured to balance those two things. They’re built with an inherent conflict of interest that no amount of “philosophy” talk can fix.

So maybe we’re asking the wrong question altogether.

Have a listen — and then tell me