SF Elite, CA. TOVO 1, 2 & 3. Barcelona Positional Play 1&2, LaLiga Formation Methodology level 1, 2 and 3. Fiorentina Advance.
Burlingame, CA
Joined May 2010
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Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
Primary Change 🇺🇸
Every primary/elementary school should have more recess time with gyms & patios filled with kids playing soccer.
NO PHONES.
That’s where Catalan kids learn their skills. 🇪🇸
2 hour lunch breaks.
▪️30 minutes to eat
▪️1.5 hours to play
▪️No Coaches
#TOVO
One of my 2015 girl was, not sure what’s the right word to use but a bit rude and didn’t participating in the game. I spoke to her mom today because I thought she was disrespectful etc (long story) Then after talking to the mom. We think, She is SO scared to make mistakes.
I think we all have to remember this as coaches😉
As soon as you achieve some understanding of an idea you begin to forget it...
A quick refresher on the Forgetting Curve:
teachlikeachampion.org/blog/…
Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
The goal of practice isn’t muscle memory and making everything automatic.
The real goal of practice is adaptability: making skills so diverse they fit the moment.
Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
Young athletes do not learn through exposure to your coaching ideas.
They learn from practicing ideas in context. And from returning to those ideas repeatedly to reinforce them in context.
Train accordingly.
#TOVO
What’s going on with the youth soccer here in NorCal?
The behavior of both coaches and parents are so bad. Today I saw parents and a coach surrounding a referee after a game. Parents shouting and sideline coach like crazy. Kids crying if they don’t get to play where they want🤷♀️
A little pre season reading and planing.
Doug Lemovs book, The coaches guide to teaching. @Doug_Lemov
This is a very good article from BBC
Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries in women's sport
bbc.com/news/articles/cq53v0…
Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
A session plan shouldn’t be a script to follow blindly, it’s a guide.
It ensures the session stays on track while allowing flexibility to adapt based on what the players need.
Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
You can have beautiful technique and still fail under pressure.
Why? Because skill isn’t just movement—it's movement + context.
Skill = using your abilities to solve problems in real time.
Technique is only one piece.
#PROFramework #coaching
I think this goes for schools too
Where are we now? (the illusion of professionalism). The mythical promise and marketing of ‘best practice’. A neoliberal market logic has now penetrated deeply into how we look at child-youth football. footblogball.wordpress.com/2…
Ann-Sofi🇸🇪 retweeted
Designing the right problem is more powerful than delivering the perfect answer.
That’s how you develop adaptable players.
A coyote stoled one of my big cones yesterday in the middle of our practice.
He looked so happy when he ran away with it😂
Last game of the season and omg how far they come in only 2 seasons.
I train them 100% TOVO and it showed.
I’ll miss them all and I wish them luck.
Now I’m off to new adventures to SF Elite and I’m so exited😁
@_ToddBeane
@sfelitesc
