There are two things I love doing simultaneously: drinking espresso and talking soccer. When my former college assistant soccer coach reached out to me to come on his show, I was pumped to hear it was called The Espresso Soccer Show. I knew we'd get into an amped-up...
Sports should teach young athletes discipline, how to work hard toward a goal, how to be better teammates, and how to be consistent with training. However, the work rate isn't possible if they don't fall in love with their coach first, and show up to training...
On one end, we have the coaches who encourage early specialization of a single sport, and are quick to bench their young players for participating in other activities. We have the parents who push their kid with year-round intensive training of one sport, and fail to...
Bad soccer performance training is like dinner at Burger King: abruptly tossed together last minute with no thought and care. Good soccer performance training is like a five course meal: meticulously prepared ahead time with thought and intricacy. To that end, I've seen a plethora of performance...
This year, I spent $5,000 on continuing education. This year, I told 100 people I don't give free sessions. This year, I lost 10 clients because I don't offer discounts or package deals. This year, I spent $10,000 on systems, products, eCommerce, and new equipment to ensure my...
The college recruiting process is disorienting and confusing. And I totally get why it feels you are navigating through an unending labyrinth with a variety of directions, pathways, and twists and turns. Full disclosure: I recruit for Johns Hopkins women's soccer. And no, this isn't your clue to...
Dear Female Coach, You are more than just a role model. You are a coach - one who is competent, confident and capable. You are someone who can speak intelligently about the game. You can run intense practices. You can write a year-round training plan with ease. You can be meticulous...
Hi. Dave Gleason and I did a short collaboration article on how to coach female athletes, from both the male coach and female coach perspective. Yes, being a female coach comes with being a role model, but at the same time, I need to be intense and...
Dear Strong Female Athlete, Take up space. In fact, so much space that the world rumbles from your strength, people's hearts vibrate from how loud you roar, your friends drop their jaws at your relentless confidence, and the weak are inspired by how hard you go after...
Before you opened this article, what were you doing? No actually, take me through your process. Did you open your email tab several times, then reply to your boss, then scroll food accounts on Instagram, then enter the hateful world on Twitter, then angrily tap away at...