In the military, soldiers don't willingly follow a leader into battle just because of the bars on their uniforms.

Embracing the idea of "I have a right to myself" becomes most apparent when a player's self-focus is suboptimal for peak performance....

I've discovered two opposing forces in competitive sports: fear and love. Passion multiplies your players' skills.

If you define yourself by your flaws, weaknesses, or limitations, you will live a small life without significantly changing the world...

Every athlete needs to work on technique. Skill matters, but the game asks different questions when it's time to compete. The game is not...

As a soccer player, harnessing and maximizing your strengths is critical to achieving success on the field. While working on improving...

In a perfect world, money wouldn't matter. All talent development models (regardless of funding sources) would be completely objective....

People use various terms when they are not winning to help them keep going, determination, grit, willpower, and fortitude. They use these...

Trust is hard to define. You know it when you have it. And you know what it feels like when it's broken. So you understand that for a...

According to Walt Disney, the secret of making dreams come true “can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage,...

Every player needs a pair of soccer shoes that fit. Finding the perfect club for your player is just as important as finding the ideal...

I recently had the opportunity to interview a college Division 1 coach who recruited a girl I train. The player was offered a scholarship...

If you feel like you lack the discipline to get things done, you need to discover the secret to the next level. Discipline is not always...

Soccer is competitive at the next level. To achieve success means constant struggle. Every day a player or coach struggles with...

Some believe that players don't quit soccer. They left a coach. But it is much more complex than that. It's easy to blame that one...

I’ve seen it over and over again as a coach. A player will come out on their own while I’m training my team, and they will go over to an...

Research and data suggest that coaches are terrible at talent identification—most selections are biased. Knowing this is the first step...

Are you a player who is looking for success? The stress you feel in your quest for success is part of the process. But there is a step...

If you're a player, you have experienced that intense focus when you're "in the zone." Some players call this flow the experience of...

Research shows that skills don’t necessarily develop over time, which means that you will not eventually get better if you only think...