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Who are the “Incumbents”? 13 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
I’ve used that term a lot on twitter, and was asked to define it. This was my response: Impossible in 140 chars. But here goes: The "incumbents" are those holding the power, their supporters, and th...
Why “Developing All Players to Their Potential” is a Lie! 15 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
You can not be all things to all people. You have to pick! Let’s consider you have a single roster that you get to work with for a certain number of hours per week. I think we can all agree this ro...
You Can’t Copy a Style of Play and What Mr. Sigi Schmid Said. 1 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
There are many fundamental issues with talk of ‘style of play’. I’ll state two (which are intimately linked): 1) You can’t ‘copy’ a style of play. (on the coaching front) A ‘style of play’ is a spe...
Stop Playing Up! Start Playing down. 10 Jun 2013 | 12:35 pm
Let’s suppose that a coach would like his team to consistently execute deliberately orchestrated possession-centered, attacking, attractive, and winning soccer during matches. But it’s just not happen...
Soccer Camps: What’s the Deal with Those? 23 May 2013 | 01:50 pm
Here’s a recent email I got regarding soccer camps: My son is 12 and [has been] in club soccer for 3 years. He loves the game and is in the top 25% of his team (not top 5%). He plays wing back right o...
Barcelona Youth Academy 2001s are Ridiculous! Watch the video! 10 May 2013 | 12:01 pm
Here’s the video of our first match against FC Barcelona at MIC Cup. Watch carefully – this offers just a flavor of what gold standard football can look like for 11 year olds. Context is king! Somethi...
Transition: Brian’s at Chivas USA and 3four3 Needs to “Grow Up” 29 Apr 2013 | 12:10 pm
Hi guys, Just a little update on what’s going on, and where that final report on how the MIC tournament concluded is at. After returning from Barcelona, there’s been a ton of activity behind the scene...
Ajax toppled by Americans: Johan Cruyff, Where You At? 5 Apr 2013 | 02:01 pm
MIC Cup Semi-final vs Ajax L’estartit – Another prime time showdown against one of the top youth academies in world football. The Netherlands have produced countless world class players with Ajax bein...
Our American Youth Soccer Team takes down Spanish Club EF Baix Ter 4 Apr 2013 | 01:40 pm
MIC Cup Game 4 vs EF Baix Ter It came down to goal differential and FC Barcelona ended up scoring 6 on Begur, securing 1st place in our group. This meant we would now face 2nd place from group D, EF B...
The Irish tried to “Pull a Chelsea”, but We were Too Much 4 Apr 2013 | 12:01 pm
MIC Cup Game 3 vs Cherry Orchard (Ireland) After a monumental draw against FC Barcelona at noon, we had to shift our focus to our last pool play game against Irish side Cherry Orchard. They had just c...
