In this video clip, ussoccer.com hears from Pia Sundhage’s successor, Tom Sermanni, after his announcement as head coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Sermanni talks about his goals for the job, what drew him to the USA and how he plans to build on the success the team has had over the years. Kwik… Read More »
Here is a diagram of the 4-3-3 (4-1-2-3) and its passing options. There are many teams that use this formation across the world. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal just to name a few. Each team has a Defensive Midfielder which is vital for the team to function. In this case, the Defensive Midfielder is the number… Read More »
In this video clip from ussoccer.com, U.S. Soccer Director of Scouting, Tony Lepore, talks about the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s impact on the steadily improving environment for developing young soccer players in the United States. He talks about increasing training hours and improving and focusing style of play. Kwik Goal is proud to be the… Read More »
Kwik Goal’s media team flew down to sunny Florida to observe how Kwik Goal equipment was incorporated into training sessions by the Canadian Men’s National Team. These sessions were prior to a successful pair of World Cup Qualifying Matches in November. The Canadian Soccer Association, in partnership with its membership and its partners, provides leadership… Read More »
Continued from October 2nd’s post: To make this strategy successful, of course our CMF’s must mark tight or at least be within a step of the passing lane to win the ball. If we don’t win the ball we hope the ball is played backwards as this will give us time to adjust our shape… Read More »
As the spring season was coming to a close and the summer came upon us, two U.S. amateur leagues, NPSL / PDL, began to blossom. General Managers & coaching staffs began to assemble their teams signing the best college, former college, or even former pro players in their team’s quest to win their respective league… Read More »
The Quality of the Questions We Ask Just like a high functioning computer, our brain will go in search of an answer when given a situation or question to solve. Reaching a solution or finding an answer that propels positive reactions/behavior/results is imperative to quality performance. Coaches and players alike need to be highly aware… Read More »
The Words We Use Language, or the individual words we choose, is another tool to consider in our quest for excellent performance. Language has massive influence over behavior. Words bring about responses in the form of images, emotions and feelings. Words can enhance focus or break concentration. Words make the same task seem impossible, challenging,… Read More »
Non Verbals The culture of any organization is built upon what is consistently said and done by all members, particularly driven by the top member or “Head Coach”. Where the Head Coach is concerned, players and staff will be constantly asking themselves – what does this mean, and what should I do? – in response… Read More »
Communication. We’ve all experienced situations when the communication was less than ideal. How often have you said or heard “there was a lack of communication” or “it was because of a misunderstanding” when things did not go as desired? In a crisis, we are quick to note the source of the problem. But do we… Read More »