Aaron O’Nion

U13’s on the way to Dubai! ✈️🇦🇪⚽️ @chicagofire @CHIFireAcademy

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Retrieval practice doesn’t “strengthen memory.” It changes what information the learner treats as reliable when they’re under cognitive pressure. 🧵⬇️

They’re calling this political when in fact this is just a normal human reaction if you have morals

In the adult game, it has been estimated that 75% of 1v1s are with the defender behind the attacker. In my opinion, this vital area of the game is undercoached. Recovery defending is a skill that needs deliberate practice.

Journalist: “Was the team tired?” José Mourinho: “Tired? A father who works all day and comes home with 50 dollars is tired. Not us.”

John Lennon: “Working class people around the world have no innate desire to go to war with each other. They have to be conned into it by the sociopaths who will profit from it.” #JohnLennon #War #Peace

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell, 1984

Dismantling ICE is the moderate position. Unmask these thugs, arrest them, and make them answer for these horrors.

Jordi Fernández, head coach of the Brooklyn Nets throws a net around his process… “There’s a difference between losing and being a loser. Sometimes you’ll do whatever it takes to be successful and still lose. If you keep doing it over and over, you’re gonna get better…” Coach Fernández recognises that outcomes can’t be controlled. They can be influenced, but they can’t be controlled. Of importance is establishing (and continuing to establish) the best possible process as an individual and as a teammate…and continuing to execute this optimally daily. As in sport as in work… Keep doing the same good things daily…provided they are good…then you give yourself the best possible chance for the best possible outcomes. Of course, this word ‘possible’ is important. There are never any guarantees. Never any certainties. And this is why you probably have to direct your expectations, joy, and satisfaction towards the execution of that daily process… “I can’t guarantee success…but I can extract the joy and satisfaction from doing the things I need to do daily to help me be all I can be…in order to have the best possible outcomes. That’s all I can ask. That’s all I can expect from myself…”

Never felt more like singing the Blues...

Football touches parts of a nation other sports just can't reach.

One of the best quotes this page has ever posted! “Leadership is very easy when you’re doing something you care about.” – Seamus Coleman on RTÉ Sport before facing Hungary. Just think about it… You’re 37. Your club barely plays you because they think your legs are gone. Your country leaves you out early in the campaign because you’re not getting minutes. Then, when everything is slipping away, they call you back. And what do you do? You set the standard, and drag everyone with you from the brink… all the way to a World Cup playoff that looked impossible not long ago. Never underestimate character. Always back it.

Who does Russell—an English man—think he is denying Irish-Americans their identity? Does he know why their ancestors got on coffin ships (so named because of how many people died on board) to sail to the US as opposed to going across the pond to the UK during the Great Famine? Does he know the circumstances that enabled the Great Famine which caused them to leave in the first place? More to the point: why are Irish people laughing at this? I have said this for many, many years: it is really ugly how Irish people sneer at Irish-Americans and strip them of their Irishness. I have never seen any other nation be so disdainful towards their (very successful) diaspora community. It’s to the extent that we’re laughing with an English man on national television over this? What are we doing? The fact that Irish-Americans identify so strongly with their Irishness speaks to how proud of Ireland their ancestors were; their beloved homeland that they never wanted to leave and should never have had to leave.

The Football Focus montage for Goodison Park featuring 'There She Goes' by The La's 🔵⚽️💿

🚨🚨Phil Jones BIG quotes on managers these days: “If you only have the tactical side, well, you might get through the first year, but there’s no longevity to it because players will see straight through it and you have to have that relationship with players these days.” “Being a human being. A player needs to feel warmth. Take them on a journey if you’re explaining to them about a chance they missed, or a position they should have taken up on the pitch or a rotation that’s not worked.” “Don’t just say “you should have been here”. Take them on a journey why. “I did the same in this game” or “in the 60th minute when you did that, brilliant, but what about that – do you think you could have been a bit more…?” Don’t just throw them under the bus because you’ve lost the game. ‘It’s too easy these days for managers to say “he’s not good enough”. Why’s he not good enough? It’s your job to make them good enough. That’s why you were brought in, to get the best out of them.” ‘To come in and say “he’s not for me”, I don’t buy that. Maybe after six months or a year. I get that, but not when you come in the door and go “he’s not for me, not good enough, won’t play in my team. It’s your job to get him to that level.” [@ChrisWheelerDM]

Some of us warned this would happen but it’s happening much faster, and with much less outage or resistance, than we imagined.

He just gets it

“Without therapy, I might be one of those names that make people go, ‘Ah yeah, Diego Luna … What happened to him?’” USMNT and Real Salt Lake star Diego Luna opened up about how much therapy is helping his battle with mental health issues and anxiety 🗣️ “I’m sad to admit this, but I only began to consider therapy when my mental health started to affect my soccer,” Luna wrote. “At the start of 2024, I wasn’t scoring goals. I wasn’t even starting regularly. I had also just become a father.” “Having a son at 19 was a huge challenge, especially mentally, and I felt like the walls were closing in on me.” “Growing up in a Latino family, you were supposed to handle your emotions by doing something, like playing soccer. Out on the pitch, I was always a fighter, ‘a dog,’ as Pablo Mastroeni likes to say. As a ‘real man,’ I wanted to figure things out on my own.” “I felt like the walls were closing in on me. One day, I simply caved in. When I left [my first therapy session], I still had tears in my eyes. I felt blessed that I had found such a good therapist right away.” “Six days later, I scored my first goal of the season. I could feel the difference. The air was fresher. My feet were lighter. My mind was clearer.” “Seven months later, I won the MLS Young Player of the Year. Gradually, I became the father I wanted to be. As a dad, you can’t be angry all the time. You can’t lock yourself in your room all day. Your highs and lows can’t be extreme. You have to be the rock for your family,” “The more therapy I’ve done, the more I’ve realized I can’t be the only one who would benefit from this kind of help.” “I’ve played for three clubs in four states. I’ve had a son at 19. I can honestly say that, without help, I’d be a lost cause.” “Without therapy, I might be one of those names that make people go, ‘Ah yeah, Diego Luna … What happened to him?’” “If you can relate to what I’m telling you here, please try it out. Don’t wait. Too many people suffer in silence until their 40s and 50s. It’s not cool to be depressed and ‘tough.’” “Getting help is the brave thing to do. I’m telling you that as a friend. Open the door. Get out of the darkness. You don’t have to do this alone.” [via The Players’ Tribune]

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Wow, just wow. Z Cars inside the new stadium is absolutely deafening. Sound on but be warned it’s very loud 🤣 #EFC