The “chasing the game” podcasts on YouTube are very eye-opening

[Anonymous]

These podcasts are entertaining for an adult who likes to plan ahead or imagine the possibilities for their children's career, but ultimately pretty meaningless. For kids who are not already in a club, the best media are probably the videos on Youtube on ball mastery and basic wall passing drills, and then individual positions, and full match games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

Not wrong on the coach having the child try different positions, but there are a lot of kids who only feel comfortable at one position because they their growth and focus was very narrow.

[Anonymous]

Haters gonna hate. I've enjoyed most of the episodes even though I have a girl and they focus more heavily on boys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

Not wrong on the coach having the child try different positions, but there are a lot of kids who only feel comfortable at one position because they their growth and focus was very narrow.

Not PP, but, Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

Coach need to remove that false comfort zone and create adversity, challenges and creativity playing different positions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

But it is happening on the first team of major local clubs. I know this now as a parent who went though a lot of podcasts and Kyle’s playbook. But if a parent does not know, their kid is just biding time from kids who know. Why not help them understand what is standard? That is how we collectively get better than these information paywalls.

Many local kids “put in the time” as a prior poster said and reach DCU academy and stall because they don’t know what to do with their time because they are not executing the steps in Kyle’s playbook. He did not create it. It is based on the Croatian Development Curriculum which is pretty sound and more strategic than anything you will get from a club.

[Anonymous]

This podcast is a joke. There is no real or new info. You can go to any social media outlet and find better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that some of the #TheProJourney episodes by Kyle Wilson were helpful (mainly the YouthSoccerPlaybook). I realized that my child and I focused on things early that would not really be that useful until later on, and the focus really should have been on dribbling and 1v1. Compared to other travel players, that is the main gap that we're still catching up on.

Kyle is annoying but the Youth Soccer Playbook is everything you need to know. I documented the steps and it is the blueprint we are still following. If you start late, you just have to adapt it but the principles remain the same when building a player.

So many top professionals took different routes, it paints a clear picture that the reality is different than the theories and there's no single playbook to fit all

Ok, if you really think you should follow-it like a checklist, you really need to loosen up. It can be boiled down to you should not be in travel soccer until you know the basics. Learn how to attack 1v1. Played small-sided as much as possible. Learn to juggle and develop a quality first touch.

People are running to False8 and Next Star hoping for them to fix their kid when they kid can’t keep the ball up 50x or do a basic body feint.

If you have a better playbook to use as a blueprint please share. Parents deserve to have something better than what these clubs are telling them as most of it is garbage.

LOL
There are no secrets left for what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to become a top level player

The information is out there and repeated five million times each day on social media etc

Most people are looking for the easy shortcut and magic pill playbook

The 1% succeed because they're willing to do what the 99% won't

There's no secrets, but there is a ton of conflicting information out there. For those who are unfamiliar with soccer or sports in general, having a simple sequence of areas to focus on can change the path and opportunities for that player. There are probably kids who want to have the chance to play different positions, but have been pidgeon-holed to playing the same position the entire time because they are too far behind in skills that should have been developed early.

Young kids not playing different positions is 100% a coaching problem

But it is happening on the first team of major local clubs. I know this now as a parent who went though a lot of podcasts and Kyle’s playbook. But if a parent does not know, their kid is just biding time from kids who know. Why not help them understand what is standard? That is how we collectively get better than these information paywalls.

Many local kids “put in the time” as a prior poster said and reach DCU academy and stall because they don’t know what to do with their time because they are not executing the steps in Kyle’s playbook. He did not create it. It is based on the Croatian Development Curriculum which is pretty sound and more strategic than anything you will get from a club.

No idea why the DCU reference when 99.99% of us don't have kids at that level

No idea who or what Kyle is either

[Anonymous]

OP here. I am not affiliated with the podcast or whatsoever. I am just an ordinary parent who never played soccer and I find their conversations with the academy directors and pros give me much needed perspectives and address many parents’ concerns. I have a boy against all odds made it to college and still aspire to becoming pro, so I listen to some of the podcasts related to soccer from time to time. This podcast is very easy to listen to on car rides. Probably not informative enough to everyone but good stuff for laymen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am not affiliated with the podcast or whatsoever. I am just an ordinary parent who never played soccer and I find their conversations with the academy directors and pros give me much needed perspectives and address many parents’ concerns. I have a boy against all odds made it to college and still aspire to becoming pro, so I listen to some of the podcasts related to soccer from time to time. This podcast is very easy to listen to on car rides. Probably not informative enough to everyone but good stuff for laymen.

I hear you. Me too. As a parent who never played soccer but kid enjoys it, we try to education ourselves a little more about the sport.