Revolutionizing Player Development
In Episode 5 of YSE Podcast Kephern Fuller takes us on his player development journey. His journey, which started as a young kid in the South, and Later played at George Mason University, ultimately landed him in the Netherlands. What he learned during his career in Europe had a significant impact on his player developmentRead more about YSE5: Kephern Fuller: Taking Dutch Soccer to the East Coast[…]
In Episode 4 of the Youth Soccer Evolution Podcast (which you can listen to below), we welcome Jake Gillengerten, former PDL assistant coach for the Kalamazoo Outrage. Jake takes us on his journey through his youth development in travel soccer and later at Tri State University (where he was an All American). He explains howRead more about YSE4: Jake Gillengerten: How Youth Soccer Player Development has changed in the past 20 years[…]
Summary: In Youth Soccer Evolution Podcast, Episode 3 Jose “Pepe” Perez takes us on his youth soccer development journey. He discusses how “Free Play” and the soccer environment in his home helped him excel without ever receiving “professional training”. Pepe never played on a travel/club soccer, and only played one year in High School, yetRead more about YSE Episode 3: How a soccer environment developed Pepe Perez[…]
In the Second part of the interview, Ted explains the difference between the Acquisition and Deliberate Practice Phases in youth soccer development. But first, thank you so much for all the positive feedback regarding Ted’s interview. We will continue putting out great content for additional resources and inspiration to all of you that want toRead more about YSE2: Part 2 with Ted Kroeten from JOTP, Youth Soccer Player Development[…]
We’ve launched our podcast!! This is the Show Notes on Episode 1: Summary: In the first episode of the Youth Soccer Evolution (YSE) Podcast, Ted Kroeten takes us through his journey from playing pond hockey to revolutionizing the way we look at player development. His struggle to understand the Free Play model and the obstaclesRead more about YSEPodcast1: How Youth Soccer Player development is impacted through “Free Play” and how to maximize player development with Ted Kroeten of Joy of the People.[…]