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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been around alot of the top top youth players and their parents in the NOVA area for years and I don't think one of them (or their parents) have ever thought soccer was an investment to get a college scholarship. Noone has even mentioned scholarships ythat I can think of except to say how few their are for boys. We all know there is very little scholarship money in soccer, so I wish posters would stop bringing this up like they are sharing something that everyone doesn't know. Anyway...the most important thing that a kid can have and you the parent can help him with that requires ZERO money is...to have a love for the game. To absolutely love it. Loves the training. Loves the journey. Loves the challenge. Loves to compete. Loves to improve. Is humble. Loves to get feedback. Works on his mindset. Etc. I promise you, if your kid has this, he's better off than 98% of the richest kids. Because I tell you...all this elite private training that you might be thinking about is no different than anything you find on YouTube. You don't need to be an elite coach to learn the basics and you can never be too good at the basics...first touch, shooting with both feet, ball mastery, dribbling, The fact that you said your kid works everyday...that's the key. Consistency! The other part of it is the group of kids he hangs with. You get 10 kids at his level or better meeting regularly to train together and play pick up...he will learn speed of play, scanning, etc. None of this requires money. I wish your kid the absolute best of luck. It's a grind. But don't let the lack of money for elite camps discourage you or your kid.[/quote]

YouTube cannot replace a knowledgeable coach/trainer live.

YouTube and IG post mainly the finished products of drills. It doesn't show the 5,983 mistakes that were deleted.
YouTube doesn't have an expert eye watching your kid's mechanics, balance, coordination. It doesn't see what causes the bad first touch exactly or what's off with shooting.
YouTube can't give precise coaching cues based on what the player is doing wrong/right.

Many are going out there trying to follow a drill from IG without knowing all the steps and pieces that were addressed and fixed with that person (different issues than them) before they could execute the final product.
Nothing like learning the wrong way then have to reverse, erase and learn correctly.

Copying (trying to) something and knowing something are different things. 
Good coaches know the what, why and how. They also know how to get you there specifically based on your attributes.

The coach doesn't have to be expensive or name-brand, just a knowledgeable teacher. [/quote]

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