The Soccer Specialist

Yep, that's right. We owe a lot to dirty teams. They can help take your performance to an entirely new level... IF you approach the experience the right way. Learn how inside and discover how it can happen for EVERY game you play, not just against the dirty teams.

Take a look at what it takes to become the best player you can possibly be, learn how one moment can change everything and how to use it to your advantage.

One day she was a keeper on a very low-level team.  The next she was the starting (and only) keeper on a much, much better team that has their sights set on a conference title.  How'd she do?  Come on in and learn about the triumphs and the tears and maybe take away a few powerful nuggets that can help you on your own soccer journey.

Your mental game plays an important role in your physical game on the pitch.  Have a listen as we discuss three different athletes and how their mental game had a huge impact, positive and negative, on their physical game.  Don't dismiss the mind.  If you want to achieve excellence on the pitch you need to train your mind just like you train your body and your skills.

Finally, we talk about the World Cup!  Why did the US lose to the Netherlands?  Take a listen and find out and you'll also discover how it can help you become a better soccer player!  What's so great about Messi? Did you know he might be a better X than he is goal scorer? Find out what, why and how it can help you and your development.  

From participation trophies to 'everyone makes the team' trends where a club creates as many teams in an age group as it can based on the number of players at tryouts, it seems all you players are special.  Is this true? And does that mentality really serve players best and help your development?  Let's examine who isn't special, who is, and how it can be you!

That's right! The Soccer Specialist Podcast has survived to it's 100th episode!  I wasn't sure we'd get to episode 10 but here we are! Have a listen.

I'm saddened and frustrated by how I often I come across the "my 8 year old is an attacking mid, my 9 year old is a keeper, my 7 year old is a striker..." stuff.

99.9% of "Elite" youth players in America can't control the ball at their feet or check their shoulder! Your 11 year old is NOT a position!

Please don't worry so much about what position your young player plays (when they are young they should play them all anyway). They need to become soccer players, not strikers, or wingers or attacking mids. Who knows where they will be needed or wanted when they are older, trying to play at a higher level. They should be developing as soccer players, NOT soccer positions!

Come on inside and learn WHY this is important and HOW it can help you become an even better player!

A player (that the coach selected for the team) asked what he could do better to get playing time.  The coach told him to gro.  WTH!?!!  Are you kidding me?  As you can imagine this nonsense fired me up!  Hopefully there's something useful in here for you, like all the things you can do to be a great player that have ZERO to do with your height!

Story time!  Discover how 10 days changed everything for a team, my view on development and how it can help you become a better player, too!  Listen!  Listen now!  Ha!