Could horse racing be the key to your development as a soccer player?  Sounds crazy, right?  Maybe not so crazy.  Take a listen and find out!

Can you believe it?  Sounds crazy but it's true.  What can you learn from it?  Guess you'll have to listen!

One of the most difficult things in youth soccer is understanding how to make off the ball runs successful.  Too many players don't want to commit to them unless they know they are going to get the ball. This dooms the run to failure before it even happens.  Take a listen and learn simple secrets to turning off the ball runs into a success that also make the passer a much better player with the ball.

This is part 2 of last week's episode, focusing on 14 different ways to help build your confidence.  Last week we covered the first 6 and today we'll talk about tips seven through 14.  Have a listen!

If you want your performance to be the best it can be on the pitch, you need to play with a lot of confidence.  Sadly, this is a struggle for many players for many different reasons.  In this episode of The Soccer Specialist podcast we'll discuss 14 fantastic confidence boosting tips you can use right now to improve your confidence, including the #1 confidence builder there is.  Take a listen now!

Had a crazy thing happen in a game that I've actually never seen before in my coaching career.  Or while playing.  Or while watching soccer! That's how rare it is.  Listen to how my player reacted.  It's all about your reaction when it comes to overcoming obstacles.  You'll also discover what music scales have to do with soccer and how you can re-frame your negative thoughts to become a better, more confident player.  Whew!

Did I call Ada Hegerberg the world's best striker?  I did! I mean, she does hold the single season Champion's League record of 15 goals. That's a pretty good record to have.  In this episode of The Soccer Specialist Podcast Ada talks about her experience as a 17 year old player in Germany and what it takes to become a great player.  Have a listen!

We all have periods when everything is going great.  We're working hard, having great training sessions that we never miss. And we see the results, too!  But then, for whatever reason, we have to miss a session, or we have a bad one.  Then we miss again.  And again.  Next thing you know, we are way off track, far from our goals, and we feel overwhelmed and frustrated with trying to get back to where we were.  Many times that keeps us from even getting started on the journey back.  Have a listen.  Maybe this will help!

Last episode we talked about the role of skills versus athleticism in soccer.  In this episode we take a dive into the world of how to go about improving your athleticism to help you become a better soccer player.  This means getting faster, becoming more explosive, and improving your agility and ability to change direction.  Have a listen!

Here we go!  There is always a lot of talk around this topic in America.  Many think we focus too much on athleticism and that's why we struggle to compete with the rest of the world (on the men's side and yes, increasingly on the women as their game grows around the world).  Is this really true, though?  Is our focus on athletic traits the problem?  Before Cruyff arrived, Barcelona had a height requirement. Germany has size and speed minimums as well.  So what's the real problem? What matters more?  Get all your answers inside and become a better soccer player and better athlete today!