Matthew Smith

@BeastModeSoccer In England kids love the game, watch it and know about it Here it’s the richest kids that get the chance to play at pay to play elite level, you’d be amazed how many actually know about the game That he and half of training that might be the only time they touch a ball

Rachel Daly said something to me recently that I haven't stopped thinking about. We were talking about development. The differences between the US, England, where the gaps actually come from. She mentioned growing up in Yorkshire, how after school there was always a game somewhere. A wall. A park. A cage. Pickup that nobody organised and nobody coached. Just kids with a ball for two, three hours every evening. She wasn't describing training. She was describing touches. Here's the number that matters. Most youth players in the US get six to eight hours of structured training a week. That sounds like a lot. In England, when Rachel was growing up, kids were getting ten or more additional hours of unstructured ball work on top of whatever their clubs gave them. That is not a talent gap. That is a touches gap. And here is what nobody wants to say out loud. You cannot buy your way out of it. A new club does not fix it. A $200 private session is one hour. One hour. What are you doing the other 23? The players who close the gap are not the ones with the best coaches or the most expensive programmes. They are the ones who find a wall and use it. Every day. Not when they feel like it. Every day. Thirty minutes against a wall will give you more quality touches than most players get in a full week. It trains both feet. It trains first touch under repetition. It builds the muscle memory that shows up when the game speeds up and you do not have time to think. Rachel Daly did not get to where she is because she had better resources than everyone else. She got there because she put in the work that most players skip because nobody made them do it. The wall is free. The ball you already have. The thirty minutes is a choice. The question is whether you are making it.

@james_66189 @FourYearStr0ng This case is simple It was there wedding and they said no kids They are the ones who can make the rules Just like if it was your wedding and you said no kids or pets But you’d be okay if pets/kids came I’m assuming

@MTSmith78 @FourYearStr0ng Seems there is if you don’t too.

It's literally her wedding. She said no kids. Someone brought their kid. Kids are not entitled to be in every space.

@imathletetruth The bigger problem is the entitlement, just because you was a star on your pay to play team, when you get to college you have to earn it For some that is to much to take so they’d rather transfer out than try and fight and compete Will college ⚽️ ever go back to how it was

@MTSmith78 Agreed. Nothing was gained by allowing endless transfers. A one time “grace” transfer was working. Far too many players think it’s better at the next school and it won’t be. Coaches looking for the diamond in the rough in the portal. Both sides rarely end up happy in the end.

This is great advice! And be careful of the Spring hold over player the team keeps so they can get thru practices with the low roster numbers and injuries only to be let go at the end of the spring to make room for the new transfers and the upcoming freshman. It’s happening.

@ImanesDFront @sharrond62 Why do you never see born women changing to men and trying to compete in 🥊 Always weird to me that

@sharrond62 Just say you hate intersex women and be done with it.

A shameful episode in Olympic history but a shout out to the 4th 5th & 6th placed women who were really 1st 2nd & 3rd in the Rio 800

@imathletetruth Right now it’s no development and come in and make an instant impact They need to change the rule back to a one time transfer The worrying stat is how many were good pay to play players, they last one season in college, try transfer and never play again

@MTSmith78 College teams have always needed to win but the NCAA blew things up when they allowed endless transfers and NIL. Coaches used to develop players and players used to work for minutes. Now you have seniors at their 3rd/4th school and coaches looking for what’s next. Bad 4 business.

@Grxit Weird how they say it will be temporary Same with toll bridges that they charge until they are meant to be paid off but realize how much money they make and keep the charges

Weird they never added any surcharge when gas was $5 a gallon nationally under Joe Biden 🧐

@james_66189 @FourYearStr0ng It seems to be if you have a child there’s an entitlement No one forces you to have a children yet they are used an excuse for a lot of things

@FourYearStr0ng Each to their own, but you have to be a sad twat to lay out this rule

@MCameron008 @Don_K_Williams @ImCollegeSoccer I agree of the stuff is terrible But there is also some good truths on here which some people don’t want to accept

Youth players and their parents: Steer clear of this clown site. It is full of misinformation. It’s also conveniently anonymous. Shocker right? Blocked me bc I called them on their BS. @ImCollegeSoccer

@BamaSaltyMarine This always confuses me How your not mentally ready to have a gun until your 21 but if they wanted to change gender and have surgery they’d allow it under the age of 18

Virginia just banned gun possession under 21 unless supervised by an "adult." Virginia defines adult as 18. So you can't have a gun if you're 20. Unless you're with an 18-year-old. Then it's fine! Democrats are stupid!

@TheGriftReport What happens if she can’t pay it What’s the punishment for her then

🚨 BENEFITS CHEAT MUM, 33, CLAIMS £23K FOR BEING HOUSEBOUND WITH ANXIETY – THEN JETTED TO CANCUN FOR CLUBBING, ZIPLINING & SURFING! Catherine Wieland from East Sussex raked in £23,662 PIP over two years, swearing she couldn’t cook, wash or leave the house alone due to crippling anxiety, PTSD and dyslexia. Reality? She was spotted at Thorpe Park THREE times, Chessington, Brighton Pride, quad-biking, cave-exploring, 76 beauty appointments and 60 pub/club nights – plus a luxury Mexico holiday with her son! DWP surveillance and her own social media posts nailed her. Hove Crown Court heard she even bagged a Motability BMW. Judge slammed: “Pure and simple fraud… aggravated by pubbing, clubbing and Cancun.” 28-week suspended sentence + full £23k repayment ordered. Classic!

@GRODT502003 What’s the punishment for the Roofing Company that hired them Why is it you only see the workers being rounded up but never the big bosses who employed them for cheap labor

People like this woman need to be properly dealt with. She wasn’t so concerned about their citizenship when she hired them and ostensibly took someone’s job. She is a cheap, disgusting garbage human who just wants to cheat someone else for her own gain. Probably one of those pathetic people that also complains about people who use food stamps. Fuck every person who behaves like this.

@PolymarketSport Why is he so worried about ICE if there is nothing to hide

🚨JUST IN: Toronto's mayor has put forward a motion to block ICE from attending World Cup games in the city.

@SkyFootball Precedent is set I’m assuming that if Lens now want to postpone a game if they have injuries or fixture pile up they will be allowed to

Ligue 1 have postponed Paris Saint-Germain's game against Lens to help aid european preparations 🚨

@MailSport Can’t wait for the police officers and magistrates to be on the list also Isn’t is amazing how Sky losing money is considered more of a crime than abuse against children,

Dodgy Fire Stick users' names and addresses to be handed over following High Court order which targets illegal Premier League streamers trib.al/ZOEDjBU

@SkySportsNews Precedent being set here in the French League Does that mean if Lens want to change a game for extra rest they will be allowed to

BREAKING: Ligue 1 have postponed PSG's game against Lens. PSG play Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League 🌍

@Rightanglenews What’s the punishment for the Roofing Company that hired them Why is it you only see the workers being rounded up but never the big bosses who employed them for cheap labor

BREAKING - A woman in Cambridge, Maryland is going viral after hiring a roofing company she knew employed illegals, only to call ICE after the job was completed, with agents arriving on scene and arresting six Guatemalan illegals working on the crew.

@UziCryptoo The 🦷 was broken If you had of said you don’t have insurance I wonder what the charge would be The $2,150 does that go to the dentist or the insurance company

My son recently had a cavity. Took him to the dentist, who extracted it. That dentist visit cost $2400. My insurance covered $250, so we owe $2,150 out of pocket. I pay $612/month for family dental and health insurance. Something seems broken.

@goughy23 @ECNLgirls David ask yourself why this is, to coach in the ecnl you don’t need any license, just proof you can get kids to D1 Unfortunately it won’t change, clubs won’t fire coaches as they don’t want to lose money Parents put it with the ‘abuse’ due to the marketing of D1 scholarship

Enough now…I am calling upon the @ECNLgirls leadership to step up…🛑 this approach from club coaches in your league’s. It IS NOT COACHING. It IS ABUSE, it’s “time to say goodbye” call it out, don’t turn a blind eye anymore. Thank you Marsha for this post. ⚽️🇺🇸 #timetosaygoodbye

@TouchlineX Should be the same for the goalkeepers that go down to waste time Take the captain off for the amount of time he’s down All these ideas above are another way for FIFA to control and manipulate the result

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: FIFA have officially announced the new rules for the 2026 World Cup! 1️⃣ 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦: When a player is taken off, he has 10 seconds to leave the pitch. If they take longer, their replacement will have to wait one minute before entering, leaving his team with one fewer player. 2️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗪-𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦: Once a throw-in or goal kick takes place, a 5-second timer will be applied. If the player takes longer than 5 seconds, it will result in loss of possession. 3️⃣ 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: A player receiving medical attention on the field MUST LEAVE and WAIT one minute before returning on the pitch, unless the injury was caused by a foul sanctioned with a card. 4️⃣ 𝗩𝗔𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: VAR will now be able to review second yellow cards that have lead to a red, as well as incorrectly awarded corner kicks. 5️⃣ 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗦: Only the captain is allowed to request explanations from the referee, if the rest of the players talk to the referee surround the referee, they will be given a yellow card.