Marc Burkom

Fascinating how the replies defending the club system (which I still coach in, no shade) and criticizing the HS game are outcome-based. Nobody questioning the fun or social benefits of HS soccer. Process > Outcomes

@THEChrisKessell But Chris, there’s no “stay-to-play” rule for high school tournaments. Think of the hotel chains, I beg you…

Nebraska State Boys Soccer Championship drawing over 7500 fans is what y'all swear is bad for kids... and our club soccer system is what is good. Got it.

@Movid75 @TheJacobTurner fair 🤷‍♂️

@CoachMB49 @TheJacobTurner You’re like the cousin that always shows up just for the dessert.

What is the best playoffs in pro sports? The NHL might have the most intensity.

@DeanO_Lytics If they do that again Wemby won’t stick so tight to Chet. He could play closer to basket and still distrupt the corner pass with his length. But it was a great play design.

The initial Iverson cut created a 1 on 1 with empty paint for SGA. Good play design. Simple and fast.

Harper 20, Castle 21, Wemby 22. Yikes.

The best coaches I know stopped asking “what drill should I run?” They started asking “what does the environment need to teach today?” Years of building REPS in the gym. The 4 questions I run every practice through 🧵

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@Jon_Mackenzie Friends become enemies? Enemies become friends? The real treasure was the lessons we learned along the way?

Some news: I've written a book about how football has evolved over the last fifteen years or so. It's called The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola haunts modern football tactics. It's out in August and you can pre-order it right now from this link: geni.us/TheSpectreOfPep

@mattdanaher @kdoughe952 I was going to say, how can anyone even answer this without her beep test score…

@kdoughe952 Not stopping til she hits level 50 on the yoyo.

My elite U5 daughter fatigues quickly. Anyone have drills to improve her fitness levels? We’re aiming for youth national team next year. Thanks!

@TheJacobTurner I’d push back a little and say the stakes are what the kids take from the experience. If we prioritize results and make excuses and yell at officials, we are teaching them that sports are transactional and (probably) teaching a fixed mindset. Those are the stakes.

I spent 11 years as a pro athlete, and today I coach my 8-year-old. A few things I believe about youth sports... Most kids will never play college sports. Even fewer will earn money from playing their sports. Yet everyone can experience life lessons through sports. Now, to do that, it requires you, me, and everyone involved to understand the stakes. The stakes? Well, there are none. Ya, the 8u tournament where the coach lost his mind on a call by a 14-year-old umpire. The play your first basemen didn't make that he should have. The game you lost because the coach put the players in the "wrong positions". None of that matters, and understanding that...well, those are the stakes. You see, kids are incredible at watching, repeating, and forming habits. As a coach and parent, my goal is pretty simple. *Teach them the game *Make sure they enjoy it *Show them how to live with the results The most common pitfall I see in youth sports today is the excuse train. The umpire made a bad call. The coach feeds into it, the players follow along. The one player missed the easy play. The coach yells, the players feed into it. The team had a run of bad luck. The coach makes excuses, the players think that is ok. My friends, youth sports is a tool to teach your boys and girls about life. That's it... For the select few that will go on and play college or pro, good on them. Chances are that isn't my kids or your kids. So our job? To make sure they understand what is important and that we remember the stakes.

@USWNT @ATT Rose's second dribble to just draw the keeper a little more towards the near post and set up the finish. 👏👏👏

a 🔥pass leads to a 🔥 finish 🤩 🎥 @ATT play of the match

What a pass from Trinity ‼️ What a finish from Rose ‼️ USWNT x @VW

@ClaireMax @omgchomp This is the best kind of D&D story.

I just want everyone to know that during our D&D session tonight @omgchomp RADICALIZED AN ARMY OF FROGS

@UziCryptoo Counterpoint, our second home purchase was almost derailed because we owed money to an urgent care facility in Florida (insurance dispute) and it affected our credit score enough to screw up our mortgage application.

Guy I work with told me he just doesn't pay medical bills Doctors appointments, surgeries, urgent care... none of it. Says he hasn't paid a single medical bill in 8+ years Says it doesn't count against credit because medical is usually deleted from reports when applying for loans Drives 2 brand new vehicles, has a big house, lives in good area... just doesn't pay any medical bills

@TheS_Resource Primarily I'd distribute playing time more evenly and make training sessions more game-like.

@CoachMB49 Out of interest, what specificaly would you do if you were able to go back and fix the moments where I didn't adequately consider a child's needs or well-being?

What would you do differently if you could go back to your early coaching days?

@VanLathan I didn’t know this was controversial

This realization is when I knew I grew up. He’s right. I’m right. We’re waiting for you guys to be right.

This. I just had a conversation last night with a (thoughtful and intentional) coach who told me he “couldn’t” do the same activities that I was doing because the players on his team didn’t have the “skills.” They wont get better if we decide what they can’t do.

@JomboyMedia Braves catcher should be fined and possibly suspended/demoted for just letting Soler throw punches. Wrap him up. Needed his 62 year old manager to do his job for him.

An uncut version of the brawl between the Angels and Braves started by Reynaldo Lopez and Jorge Soler