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Ep 309: The College Soccer Recruiting Process – with...

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2022/08/25

This episode takes us through the player identification, scouting, and recruiting process associated with college soccer. San Diego State assistant coach, Carlos Aguilar, gives us an insider’s perspective. One of the interesting things with any profession is the depth associated within each – soccer is no exception. For instance, if we’re talking coaching, well that […] The post Ep 309: The College Soccer Recruiting Process – with Carlos Aguilar appeared first on

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Ep 308: How Familiar are you with the Player...

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2022/07/12

Kephern Fuller, an American soccer pioneer who left the US and established roots in Holland, joins me for a chat which touched a variety of topics: The Categories within Player Development. Culture vs Infrastructure – which is most important? Is Personal Training using Coerver-like exercises good? The Player Development Jigsaw Puzzle “Just Let Them Play”? […] The post Ep 308: How Familiar are you with the Player Development Jigsaw Puzzle, and the Importance of Culture

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Ep 307: On “Losing your Man” – A Fundamental Skill...

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2022/05/20

This was an off the cuff chat on perhaps one of the most neglected, but fundamental skills in football. Specifically, what we like to call “losing your man”. Sure, we all know in theory that creating and finding space while your team is in possession is important. So why isn’t this regularly trained in American […] The post Ep 307: On “Losing your Man” – A Fundamental Skill that Goes Completely Untrained and Unrecognized appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 306: Why You in American Soccer Should Really...

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2022/05/02

Transcript I imagine if you’re listening to the 3four3 podcast, you also watch the Champions League. And so you are well aware that one of the semi-finalists is Villarreal, from Spain. Being a semi-finalist in the Champions League is usually reserved for one of maybe a dozen superpower clubs. Villarreal is so far down that […] The post Ep 306: Why You in American Soccer Should Really F***ing Care that Villarreal is in the Champion’s League Semifinal. appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 305: Zooming in on Rondos – Are Coaches Continuing...

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2022/03/31

Today I’m joined by longtime friend, colleague, and exceptional coach with a ton of experience, Joey Cascio. This episode is a technical one – a zooming in on one particular training exercise. Namely, the 4v1 Rondo. So coaches, this is right up your alley. But you know what, it’s not just for coaches. None of […] The post Ep 305: Zooming in on Rondos – Are Coaches Continuing to Misunderstand? appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 304: On Super Clubs Dominating Their Domestic Leagues

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2022/03/21

Have you ever heard the criticism that football leagues around the world are boring, or non-competitive, because they always have the same two or three clubs that win the title? I’m sure you have. And this is usually heard from a particular minority of soccer fans in the United States as an objection to how […] The post Ep 304: On Super Clubs Dominating Their Domestic Leagues appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 303: Is Using How the NFL Operates a Good Template...

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2022/03/08

The following is a brief chat I had with Terry on one of the many misguided notions out there surrounding why American soccer doesn’t need promotion and relegation. Specifically, the argument goes something like this. “Gary, the other team sports in the US operate as closed systems without promotion and relegation. And they are the […] The post Ep 303: Is Using How the NFL Operates a Good Template for Operating Soccer in the US? appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 302: What Ambitious Youth Coaches Should Consider...

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2022/02/18

The following is a chat I had with Joey Cascio on what it’s like for a youth coach in the States to change clubs. Actually, you know what, that’s not exactly right. It’s more an episode on the decision-making process a coach might go through when they’re thinking about leaving their current club, and going […] The post Ep 302: What Ambitious Youth Coaches Should Consider When Assessing Job Opportunities appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 301: Addressing Some Objections to Promotion and...

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2021/12/27

The following is a brief chat I had with Terry on objections to promotion and relegation in American soccer. For the uninitiated, American soccer is polarized. It’s polarized between those who subscribe to American exceptionalism when it comes to soccer, and those who don’t. Let me explain a bit. Outside literally a handful of countries, […] The post Ep 301: Addressing Some Objections to Promotion and Relegation appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 300: What Should Be Done About Joystick Parents?

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2021/12/18

The following is a pretty lively chat I had with Nick on joystick parents. You heard that right, I didn’t mean to say “joystick coaches”. That one we already covered in episode #293. Which, by the way, if you haven’t listened to that one, I strongly encourage you to do so, because it’s not what […] The post Ep 300: What Should Be Done About Joystick Parents? appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 299: A First Chat on Virtuous and Vicious Cycles...

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2021/12/06

The following is a free flowing discussion I had with Terry on virtuous and vicious cycles. Now if you haven’t heard of these terms before, let me provide a quick rundown of the concept. Generally, these cycles referred to a chain of events that reinforce themselves through a feedback loop. So for example, suppose we […] The post Ep 299: A First Chat on Virtuous and Vicious Cycles in Football appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 298: When Does US Player Development Start Falling...

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2021/11/22

The following contains a 10 minute side chat between my co-host Terry and myself, discussing at what age player development starts diverging between the US and the standard bearers across the world. This has been the subject of much debate here in the States for a long time. But luckily, we have direct experience to […] The post Ep 298: When Does US Player Development Start Falling Behind the Other Nations? appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 297: On Criticizing [Pro] Players

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2021/11/15

The following was a chat I had with my cohost, Nick Rogers, on whether criticizing pro players is a good or bad, right or wrong, or perhaps less black and white than that, how to go about levying criticism. While certainly we all have our own opinions on this, it’s quite interesting that in American […] The post Ep 297: On Criticizing [Pro] Players appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 296: On MLS Contrived Rivalries

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2021/11/01

The following is a discussion stimulated by some commentary between former men’s national team player, Herculez Gomez, and a pundit that I actually have some respect for, Sebastian Salazar. What’s the topic? Well, the topic is why the “rivalry”, between MLS franchises, New York city FC and New York Red Bulls is failing. And more […] The post Ep 296: On MLS Contrived Rivalries appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 295: Burnout is Bullshit

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2021/10/25

The following episode is on the topic of burnout. Nick and I touch on whether burnout is a real thing, or yet another artifact of a particular culture where everything needs to be soft, where competition is a bad thing, and everyone deserves a trophy. “Burnout is bullshit” is a phrase I’ve probably said a […] The post Ep 295: Burnout is Bullshit appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 294: On USL’s Proposal to Implement Promotion and...

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2021/10/13

Is promotion and relegation coming to the United States, is it ever coming to the United States? Ah, the eternal question, isn’t it? A question really, though, that should be framed more like: Is opportunity and inclusion in the soccer ecosystem ever coming to the United States? Or, will it remain exclusive and discrimination based? […] The post Ep 294: On USL’s Proposal to Implement Promotion and Relegation appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 293: On Joystick Coaching

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2021/10/02

The following is a discussion on so-called joystick coaching. Kaboom! Already right there, for everyone in the soccer community here, the neurons fired and in a microsecond that equation “joystick coaching = bad”. Yeah, that one, that one became top of mind. And why wouldn’t that be the case? For years, article after article, narrative […] The post Ep 293: On Joystick Coaching appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 292: A First Chat on the Monopolies that Are...

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2021/09/14

The following is a free flow discussion Terry Ransbury and I had on monopolies. The context is first set through the lens that Peter Thiel offers in his book, Zero to One. If you haven’t read it, it’s a good one, and I strongly recommend. After setting the stage a bit, we move into how […] The post Ep 292: A First Chat on the Monopolies that Are American Pro Team Sports appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 291: A Brief Clip on Mentality

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2021/09/11

The following is a micro episode on mentality. It’s just a five minute rant I went on with Nick during one of our recordings, a tangent really. I thought I would clip it and publish it since a few days ago the big story was about Weston McKennie. Weston reportedly broke rules and, consequently, Gregg […] The post Ep 291: A Brief Clip on Mentality appeared first on 3four3.

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Ep 290: On Players “Playing Up”

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2021/08/19

The following is an episode on players “playing up” in age. While it might seem this isn’t a new notion, and it’s simply a matter of whether the player is good enough, there is quite a bit to consider. Nick and I try to touch on some of those from personal experience. And by the […] The post Ep 290: On Players “Playing Up” appeared first on 3four3.

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