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Player Development is education. Myrtle Beach Mutiny Coaching staff, and Business Development. USSF B, PFSA Talent ID Level 1, PFSA Op Analysis Level 1

Myrtle Beach, SC
Joined March 2012
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Imagine how much better HS programs would be if school districts treated coaching like a real profession instead of a small stipend that barely covers gas for the season. Too often, schools hire teachers to fill spots instead of investing in the best coaches to build programs.
I've said it before. The future of American youth soccer is school soccer. Middle School and High School soccer needs to be grown into a legitimate outlet for players. Culturally, most kids and families already see High School soccer as bigger than club soccer. Why fight it?
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There was a time when loving soccer in America felt like loving a ghost. I once had a chance to spend a couple hours with Hank Steinbrecher. The man that helped make the 94 World Cup the greatest commercial tournament in history. open.substack.com/pub/willin…
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New Position: Technical Development Manager - @ussoccer_ENT Department. Help to shape player development and support high-performance environments on the grass, court & sand. For all relevant information follow the link: recruiting.paylocity.com/rec…
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Don't have any plans for the weekend? Have a Fri-yay snow-day ahead? Here's the latest free content from the U.S. Soccer Coaching Education department to help keep you busy.
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THE PSV COACHING ACADEMY IS ON X!🎉 To celebrate the launch we are giving away a 6-week coaching course on the PSV Coaching Academy to 1 lucky person!🚀 To enter, follow us and RT + like this tweet. We will announce the winner next Wednesday 17 Jan on 14:00 #PSVCoachingAcademy
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Continuing in our mission to grow the game and foster best playing environments, we are pleased to announce the application window for the A-Senior coaching education course is now open! The window will close on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. CT. More info: ussoccer.com/stories/2023/10…
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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝙏𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨! 🇨🇷 @StOlafMSOC's Hakeem Morgan has been called up to the Costa Rica U-23 National Team for a pair of friendlies later this month! 👏 RELEASE: athletics.stolaf.edu/news/20… #UmYahYah | #OlePride | #d3soc | #FCRF
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This is a huge deal. A D3 college player called into the U23 national team to a perennial World Cup country. I hope someone who covers college soccer writes more about it because it’s an incredible story. @hml1016h is a special player, and better person! Watch him do big things!
𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝙏𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨! 🇨🇷 @StOlafMSOC's Hakeem Morgan has been called up to the Costa Rica U-23 National Team for a pair of friendlies later this month! 👏 RELEASE: athletics.stolaf.edu/news/20… #UmYahYah | #OlePride | #d3soc | #FCRF
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Always ready. A normal early AM flight for the @Chas_Battery out of @iflyCHS A woman collapsed at the gate. 3 Battery staffers "kicked" into action. Bobby Weisenberger, Leigh Veisman, Eric Salley- did CPR, utilized the AED. Upon landing, hearing, she lived. The story.
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RT @ussoccer: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔 U.S. soccer to build National Training Center in Metro Atlanta with initial funding from Arthur M. Blank t…
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Congratulations to our four recipients of the $10,000 first annual Kali Rank Scholarships. Pictured from left to right - Finley Butz Coast 04 Red, Ellie Krauss Coast 04g Red, Mary Kowalczyk Coast 04g Black, and Briza Villagrana Coast 04g Black. Well done, Seniors!
Dominating isn’t just putting 50 points on the scoreboard. It’s executing on offense, defense and special teams. It’s shutting down momentum. It’s clock management. It’s suppressing an otherwise explosive offense. The ability to do that to a great football team is dominating.
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At 17 years and 334 days old, Alyssa Thompson is the 70th teenager all-time to earn a cap for the USWNT and the youngest player to debut for the USA since January of 2016 when Mallory Pugh made her debut at 17 years and 269 days of age.
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Some teams can win with very high levels of possession, but this doesn't tell the whole story. It's not how long you have the ball. It's what you do with it that matters. The idea that possession matters is misleading. Effectiveness of possession is what great teams focus on.
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I have solved the student loan issue in two sentences
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The thing players have to be really damn good at is COMPETING! There is such an over reliance on mechanics, a lot of players have ZERO idea how to actually COMPETE! Players (Not All) are now being taught how to SHOWCASE-NOT Play! Be a JYD!
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This is beautiful
Ukrainian footballer Roman Yaremchuk comes on as a substitute for Benfica in Lisbon. Watch what happens.
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🚨 EXCL: Marcelo Bielsa to part company with #LUFC - Jesse Marsch set to be handed his first opportunity to manage in the Premier League. Full story to follow w/ @GraemeBailey | @90min_Football 90min.com/posts/marcelo-biel…
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Brian Smith retweeted
It doesn’t matter what other people see. What matters is what you see. Everything is training for something.
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Hey guys, I’m giving away 4 exclusively signed copies of all my books this month. All you have to do is like & share this post to stand a chance of winning. Winners will be announced on August 30th! Good luck 👍
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