Parent testimonial: our son learned more in a few months than he had learned in years of playing for a team!
Parents and Friends,
I have a testimonial to share with you today from a parent whose son has been in our training program for three years…
Dear Soccer Families,
Our son learned more from Coach Patrick McPhillips in a few months of training than he had learned in years of playing for a team.
We’ve been with Patrick for three years now.
And he has completely changed the way my son – and our family – thinks about soccer.
Our son was always enthusiastic about the game but Patrick gave focus and direction to his training and showed him what was possible with hard work.
Patrick's dedication to the game and to kids shines through, both in the way he conducts himself during training sessions and in the other features of his program.
That includes written and verbal game evaluations for players and weekly homework (e.g., written analysis of video clips from games in top professional leagues) that he carefully reviews with his students and...
5 reasons to watch the World Cup...
Parents and Friends,
The 2018 Men’s World Cup will start this week so get ready for a crazy month of soccer!
32 nations, will contest 64 games in twelve venues across Russia to become world champions.
2014 hosts Brazil and current champions Germany are favorites while powerhouses Spain, France, Portugal, England and Argentina are also in the running.
The World Cup is an event of epic proportions and it’s absolutely guaranteed that there will be drama, excitement and fantastic goals and games.
So if you invest some time and get the kids in front of the television too they’ll surely love it!
But if you’re still not convinced, here are my top 5 reasons to watch the tournament…
The USA is hosting 2026!
The top reason to watch this year’s tournament is we’ll be hosts in eight years.
FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, have announced today that the United (Canada–Mexico–USA) bid to host the 2026 Men’s World...
5 qualities I look for in youth soccer players...
Parents and Friends,
With new families interested in our training program there are there two prerequisites before they can sign up.
Those are a phone interview followed by a field evaluation.
I screen because unlike other training programs I don’t want to help everyone!
I’m looking to establish early whether the family really wants help.
Simply because I know the perfect fit is a COMMITTED family that really wants their child to improve.
When chatting on the phone the problem the player is having is nearly always technical.
The parent feels their kid isn’t getting the PERSONAL ATTENTION they need and help with their game.
And that’s never a surprise because players can display significant technical limitations despite having played soccer for years.
Especially if the child is coming from an environment that prematurely focuses on team success and not individual player development.
If the phone interview goes well the next step is the field evaluation with...
