I am taking advantage of the fact that I am in Brazil right now, a country that (like in Argentina) breathes, eats and dreams about futbol. And I love it!
I see kids on the street every day with a ball at their feet. Playing 1 v 1 or just juggling, passing the ball to each other. It reminds me of where I grew up — on the streets of Buenos Aires — playing futbol with my friends every day. I ...
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DEC
DEC
Soccer Education for Parents
Posted by: Juan Porras
Are parents helping kids with their comments?
If I had a nickel for every time in the past nine years of coaching in the U.S. for the number of times a parent came to the field and said, “I don’t know anything about soccer, but why don’t you do this or that” I could retire today a rich man.
I am absolutely devastated in those conversations because I really don’t think that the parents appreciate all the time I spent in the ...
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