Revolutionizing Player Development
YSE is joined by Nick Humprhies from TrainEffective.com, to discuss his journey from novice to hustling his way to trials around Europe and the national squad. Nick dives deep into the tools and resources that helped him achieve his goal of getting paid to play soccer. Nick had so much to offer that we hadRead more about How to Train Effective with Nick Humphries – part one[…]
Diego Gomez stops by to discuss his experience playing in the Real Madrid Youth System and then transferring to the renowned La Masia with Barcelona’s Youth Academy. This experience led him to create Barcelona Soccer Excellence with a friend, Toni Dovale. Diego takes us through his journey as he started out at a very smallRead more about Real Madrid Youth Academy and La Masia give Diego Gomez the experience to build Barcelona Soccer Excellence[…]
In episode 26 We interview Niyi Sobo, former pro athlete turned coach and motivational speaker. You have to listen to the show to learn how to improve and dominate all areas of your life, including your favorite sport. Maybe you want to dominate soccer… Niyi goes over some strategies that you can do TODAY! toRead more about How Young Athletes Can Dominate Soccer And Other Areas of Their Life[…]
Sport’s Illustrated’s Liviu Bird stops by to discuss a controversial topic regarding soccer player development that many people don’t know about. Known to many as the “solidarity mechanism”, this FIFA policy allows clubs to be compensated for developing players. The controversy is over whether or not US clubs will be compensated. At this no USRead more about Solidarity Mechanism’s Impact on Soccer Player Development with Liviu Bird from Sports Illustrated[…]
What an awesome opportunity to host Santino Quaranta a former USA U17, U20, and Men’s National Team member. Santino did not hold anything back. He really went deep into his journey and shared with us the important things that helped him succeed. Santino Quaranta grew up in the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. Those same streetsRead more about From Street Soccer to IMG Academy to MLS and USA Men’s National Soccer, Santino Quaranta discusses his soccer Journey[…]
The Interview with Brian Crookham What an amazing interview that offered not only player development insight, but also some behind the scenes of MLS and the Colorado Rapids’ preparation as they begin their 2015 season. Brian Crookham was first referred by a listener of the Podcast. I appreciate all of you tuning in and listeningRead more about Colorado Rapids Director of Soccer Development, Brian Crookham[…]
VOTE FOR STAN BAKER HERE! Stan Baker, author of “Our Competition is the World” and winner of the 2011 US Youth National Coach of The Year joined us to celebrate our 20th episode. Stan is not only a good friend, but he’s also a great coach to players, mentor students and players, and just anRead more about YSE 20: How to improve your soccer game for free, with author Stan Baker, Part 1[…]
This is the second part of the interview with Jon Townsend regarding his article titled “The Game is Free” for www.thesefootballtimes.net. It’s a great article that makes you step back and really think about why we are paying so much money for soccer development. If you have not listened to Part 1 of the Jon Townsend interview,Read more about YSE 19: Jon Townsend, The Game is Free, Part 2[…]
Jon Townsend stopped by to discuss a great article I read about the cost of player development, titled “The Game is Free” for www.thesefootballtimes.net. It’s a great article that makes you step back and really think about why we are paying so much money for the price of soccer development. Jon has great stories about growingRead more about YSE 18: The price of soccer development and how to overcome that barrier, with Jon Townsend Part 1[…]
In Episode 17 Coach Keith Tozer, new Professional Futsal League Commissioner stops by to discuss the PFL and everything Futsal. We were very grateful for his time as he was in between flights on his way to promote the new league. Keith Tozer is everything Futsal in the United States and is very influential throughoutRead more about Keith Tozer, PFL Commissioner and USMNT Futsal Head Coach[…]