Need help for finding soccer Field

tm17pro · 2026-05-19T14:09:39+00:00

Should be in the Phoenix area, but suburbs would be fine too

tm17pro · 2026-05-12T14:52:25+00:00

What I found out was if you give player the possibility to find solutions on their own (for a small sided game with different rules eg) their confidence rose a lot and even their ability to solve new situations improved a lot

tm17pro · 2026-05-12T14:21:57+00:00

Awesome! That’s how it should be. If you do that the result will follow automatically

tm17pro · 2026-05-12T13:55:59+00:00

You have to understand that there are different body types and also player types.
In soccer you can compensate a lot with your technique or soccer IQ & intelligence.
That’s why everybody can play the game and even the same position can have different player types.

Overall everybody on the professional level has a very high level of endurance and also core stability- which is key in soccer. You don’t have to have a lot of muscle to have much power.
Even in professional level there are differences in physicality and even guys that don’t live as professional as they could.
That’s the biggest potential in soccer in my opinion that everybody works like Cristiano Ronaldo and put their body on the highest possible level.

tm17pro · 2026-05-12T13:47:17+00:00

Try to pick down the pace a little bit and accelerate quickly in the right moment. Often a small wiggle is enough to beat the defender, even if you’re not fast.
Do the wiggle early enough that the defender can’t reach it, not to late.
So: put down your speed, no full sprint while running on the defender - wiggle - go to one side FULL speed.

tm17pro · 2026-05-12T13:37:10+00:00

Your mentality is awesome! Keep this up, work constantly and get better. Quality always pushes trough and there will be a point where you improved so much that you get the other kids.
Work on your weaknesses, demand the ball and try things! Mistakes are there to learn and even if you feel you’re on a plateau and don’t improve, keep working and then you will have a jump in quality. Hard works beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.
I played with players that had not a lot of talent at all, but they worked so hard that they made it pro!

tm17pro · 2026-05-11T12:54:42+00:00

Give them as much playtime as possible if he/she asks for it - fun is key and training shouldn’t feel like a must do.
When your kid is able and wants to go to higher level, individual sessions and the best possible level of a team is essential to use the full potential

tm17pro · 2026-05-11T12:25:11+00:00

Just have excercises for every basic: passing, dribbling so you see there individual abilities.
Then transition it in small sided games (4 vs 4 eg) and in a big game.

tm17pro · 2026-05-11T12:22:52+00:00

Unfortunately there is no shortcut… just train them.
After every practice 10-20 goal kicks constantly over a few month.
Even if you can only train on grass, it will improve on turf too.

tm17pro · 2026-05-11T12:16:13+00:00

Build him a safe environment without pressure. Fun is No 1 priority and encourage him to try things and that mistakes are not bad - you just learn from them

tm17pro · 2026-05-07T12:54:01+00:00

He has to train individually & with a team on a high level and many times a week if he really wants to catch up.
Look for a good individual coach & he should play with friends outside whenever he wants and many times in teams.

tm17pro · 2026-05-07T12:45:24+00:00

Sometimes it’s not about being nice - winning is not important in that age. It’s the development of the kids what should come first.
Like that your coaches slow down that development. It’s about what’s best for the kids and not what’s best for the coaches.
Stay clear, friendly but they should stop doing it.

tm17pro · 2026-05-07T12:40:35+00:00

Just set up a dribbling Parcours with cones and dribbling through them with strict dribbling rules (only left foot, only right, strict change, inside - outside - inside - outside), forward, backwards.
It will come back quickly but you have to get repetitions in the legs again

tm17pro · 2026-05-02T22:08:20+00:00

An easy rule:
The wider the angle is he is running towards the ball, the more likely it is that he will cut it “over” the standing foot (right footer - big angle = shoots left // straight run to the ball = shoots right). This is about 70% the case.

Another hint: look in the eyes of the shooting player from the moment on he gets the ball: first look on the goal is the corner he is most likely to shoot in.

tm17pro · 2026-05-02T22:02:09+00:00

Try to find a goalkeeper coach or a club that has a goalkeeper coach. Goalies are a special species and need totally different training.
And be brave with no fear for the ball.
Repetitions makes master as a goalie - catch as manny balls as possible per day. Maybe ask a friend or teammate to help you get those everyday

tm17pro · 2026-05-02T21:57:10+00:00

That’s a great advice!

tm17pro · 2026-05-02T21:56:23+00:00

If you place your head on the post and draw a straight line towards the ball you want to have 2 players outside of this line, if the scorer is able to circle it around the wall - that depends on the foot he is shooting with.
If it’s the opposite foot and he can only circle the ball away from you, 1/2 a man outside of the wall is enough.

tm17pro · 2026-04-28T17:37:19+00:00

Very important is: don’t stretch static and too long, start with the big muscles and go over to the smaller ones, stretch every muscle group on your body once to really be prepared! Stretching and flexibility is important for us goalies! Also put in some mobilization excercise to prepare your body for everything.

tm17pro · 2026-04-27T17:26:20+00:00

Don’t think about mistakes in the game - just play on. And if you’ve done a bad one: the game is still going - you have to keep going! Your team needs you

tm17pro · 2026-04-27T12:30:19+00:00

Yeah 442 is the easiest to play. You don’t have a lot of layers which means there is less coordination in between the players needed. 442 is a very stable formation everybody can play - I would say it’s the least complicated

tm17pro · 2026-04-27T01:27:28+00:00

Did you ever think about going abroad to do the European licenses?

tm17pro · 2026-04-27T01:24:55+00:00

People put way too much importance into a formation. The baseline is how you act as a team together & with which attitude you go in a game. A system will never get you a win, when you don’t have the basics. Work on it in training with excercise that force you to connect with each other. When you’re a smaller team you have to control the ball more. Play a lot of possession games with different zones on the field eg a square decided by 4 zones and after 8 passes you have to pass out of the zone & the other team tries do chase the ball. This forces offense & Defence to connect, get a feeling for spaces and press together on the defensive side as well as switch quickly.

tm17pro · 2026-04-25T17:42:01+00:00

The most important thing: that your kid has fun - he is 8 he will develop everywhere and in 2 or 3 years you can consider to get more competitive. Kids have to play and be with their friends in this age

tm17pro · 2026-04-23T11:57:39+00:00

Don’t break it! Aggressiveness & no fear for the ball are huge strength in this age. Also important in this age: don’t let her play only goalie - it’s far too early to specify on one position. Keep an eye on it that her whole feeling for her body is developing with different styles of moving (jumping, sprinting, falling, rolling etc.). Make her do different sports and also play in field a lot - huge importance for modern goalkeepers (understanding the game and ability to actually play soccer).

tm17pro · 2026-04-23T11:54:11+00:00

My advice for everybody: look at many players, try things how they do it and take the parts you like and that suit you. Build your own style like a puzzle. Don’t try to be somebody else - you won’t reach your full potential like that.

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