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First coined by the philosopher Aristotle, this phrase aptly defines the modern concept of synergy. For anyone who has played team sports, it echoes the T.E.A.M. acronym – Together, Everyone Achieves More. Coaching grassroots needs to be way more than …

Ok, ok! So many raised hands… I suppose though, that everyone’s dream is to find the new Cristiano Ronaldo and the new Lionel Messi. But, hold on a bit and just do me the favor to sacrifice the next 2 minutes …

When I talk about training methodology and all the options it carries, I always say that there are several ways of winning and loosing, i.e., there isn’t a magic formula that will help us winning all the times. The same …

One of the most important principles of the offensive organization moment is the offensive vigilance. It’s also know as defensive vigilance but I prefer the first denomination since at that stage the team is in offensive organization. Basically the offensive …

Since I created the Facebook page Canadian Soccer Coaches Network, very often coaches ask me about Unopposed vs Opposed exercises, how can they help develop “smarter players”? First of all (on a very simple way), I will simplify the concept …

As athlead steps into its strategic alliance with Soccer Hub, we try and understand the nuances of good scouting. We use this blog as a piece to understand the right attitude and skills that can definitely further any of your …

Scouting is an activity that exist since we knew football but in recent years had a great visibility due to the phenomenon of social networks. Since the early 2000s several companies have identified a gap in the market and have produced …

Throughout my five last years of football rediscovery, there has been uncountable times where discussions or presentations reinforced the need to read the game keeping its whole complexity. However, everybody knows we can’t manage to learn nor transmit complexity at …

Over the last 10 years youth football became more mainstream. Youth-Champions League is broadcasted on the TV, we have youtube videos with highlights of each player and the whole life on the social networks. However, how many young players are …

Soccer HUB had the opportunity to talk with the National Coach Development Manager at the Football Federation of Australia, Sean Douglas, asking some questions about Soccer in Australia and his thoughts about coaching and coaching education! SH: Can you tell us …