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The Soccer Specialist
by The Soccer Specialist
The Soccer Specialist Podcast is for players, parents, and even coaches that love soccer and want to discover ideas, tips and strategies focused on individual player development. Things like: building confidence, becoming mentally tough, improving 1v1 play, finishing, ball striking, how to get faster, and lots lots more. We'll talk about how coaches and parents can better support players, and strategies, tips and training ideas players can use to reach their potential in the best game in the world. For even more check out https://thesoccerspecialist.com
Episodes
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How Watching The World Cup Will Make You A Better Player
If you like the idea of becoming a better soccer player while you're sitting on the coach, you'll want to take a listen to this episode of The Soccer Specialist Podcast!
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Soccer Skills Training You NEED Because Your Club Is NOT Enough To Take Your Game To The NEXT LEVEL
It's a harsh truth for parents and players but relying on the practice time you get with your soccer club is not going to make you a successful player. You must train on your own as well. Let's talk about it!
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Soccer Training SECRET You NEED To Know To BOOST Your RESULTS!
Youth soccer players need to understand the reality of their development progress. If you understand the training concept in this video you'll have a powerful advantage over your competition. Coaches and parents, you need to encourage your players to understand and embrace this idea as part of...
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The #1 Mistake Youth Players Make (And How to Fix It Today)
The #1 Mistake Youth Players Make (And How to Fix It Today) If you want to quickly improve your soccer performance and become a much better soccer player, there's one thing you need to do more than any other. This is Episode 1 in a new series - The Ultimate Youth Soccer Development Blueprint Q&A...
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The Most Powerful Secret You Can Use For Your Soccer Success
Soccer is not an easy sport. There's so much that goes into becoming a good player, let alone a great player. Contained in these 20 minutes is the most powerful piece of advice I can give you if you want to take things to the next level and become the best possible soccer player.
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How To Master The ONE Thing That Will Take Your Soccer Performance To Another Level
Almost all clubs, coaches and parents ruin their players before they even get started. They do this by focusing on the wrong things early in your soccer development. This means YOU need to take control and do what you need to do away from your team. Players, the ONE thing that will set you apart...
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The Incredible Soccer Development Power Of Obstacles And Hard Times
If there's one thing I can guarantee you about your soccer journey it's this. You will face obstacles. You will face difficult times. You will face adversity. I can also guarantee you it will be the best thing that happens to your soccer development... IF you understand THIS!
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You Must Do This One Thing Before You Can Excel As A Soccer Player
Let's talk about one of the biggest problems in youth soccer development in America. We focus on the wrong things for players in their most important years and this limits how could they can become as they get older. We must fix this if we ever want to excel as a soccer nation. YOU as player need...
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Why Making The "B" Team May Be The Best Thing To Happen To You In Your Soccer Career
The worst thing ever has happened. After tryouts, you've been notified you made the team... the "B" team. Not the "A" team. You weren't good enough. Far too many players let this define who they are as players. But it's not the end of the world. In fact, it could be the very best thing to ever...
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How This One Secret Can Separate Your Soccer Performance From The Competition
There's one huge thing I see missing from the game nowadays. If you can add this to your training, everything about the game will be easier and you'll be miles ahead of your competition. Let's talk about it!
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Building Confidence By Understanding How Parents and Coaches Approach Soccer Games and Practices Differently
Building confidence is hugely important to every player’s development. Without a focus on building confidence to go with physical skill development you’ll never become the player you want or deserve to be. But there are some key obstacles most players face during their development that can…
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Why Avoiding Pressure May Be The Worst Thing You Can Do For Your Soccer Development
Pressure has become a bad word lately. Parents shouldn't pressure their athletes to train on their own. Coaches shouldn't pressure their players to perform to the best of their ability and push their limits, helping them get out of their comfort zone. Is this really the best way to go to help you...
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How To Become More Aggressive And Take More Risks On The Pitch
So many players avoid taking risks on the soccer pitch. Let's talk about the reasons why this happens and how to fix them so you can perform better on game day without the stress.
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1 Thing You Need To Do To Boost Your Soccer Performance
Happy New Year! Thanks for joining the first episode of 2025 and the official unofficial re-launch of The Soccer Specialist Podcast. Let's go!
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Merry Christmas Happy Holidays & An Important Update From The Soccer Specialist
This is a really important message from The Soccer Specialist. Please take a moment to listen. Thank you!
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Getting FIRED Up For The New Fall Soccer Season
This is a MUST listen! Really!
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Why You NEED To Focus Your Development On THIS
Everything you need to know about what you need to focus on and why. The secrets are here. Let's talk about it!
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Next Level Your Passing And Finishing
Just because you completed a pass doesn't mean it was a good pass. You may have cost your team an opportunity to score a goal. Let's talk about it!
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The Ultimate Soccer Development Game
If you want to improve almost everything about your soccer game, you need to be doing this. Here's just some of what this one game will help you with to become a better soccer player. Physical Reaction Time Change of Direction Agility Speed And more Mental Decision-making Awareness and…
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This One Thing Is Missing From Soccer
Welcome back to the show! If you're a typical youth soccer player, this is probably missing from your development. Learn what Phil Neville said about Ronaldo and what it means for your own development.
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The Ultimate Soccer Playing Secret
There are many things you need to do when you don't have the ball at your feet. You need to constantly check your shoulder, scan the field, find the space to support the ball, and know what you're going to do with it before you receive it. How do you make that happen? It's not what you think! All...
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One Thing You Need To Remember On Your Soccer Journey
What do Jamie Vardy, Harry Kane, Billy Beane, Freddie Adu, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, and Carli Lloyd have in common? And how does this help you become a better soccer player? Listen and find out! Consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Supporters Club member? Learn more here...
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1 Thing You Should Never Do And What To Do Instead
This drives me crazy! You've probably had teammates who do this during the game and it's anything but helpful. Here's how to fix it and make you and your teammates better players. Plus a bunch of other stuff you need to hear! If you haven't checked out Chasing Greatness you can do so at...
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What Separates Elite Players From The Pack
If you want to separate yourself from the rest of the pack and become an elite player, this is what you need to do. If you haven't checked out Chasing Greatness you can do so at https://thesoccerspecialist.com/chasing Here's just some of what you'll discover: What elite really means, why it...
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Part 3 Confidence For Crushing Game Day
Part 3 is the final part to this short series. We are going to finish our deep dive into the most important confidence builder in existence. It's the very foundation of confidence building. If you ignore this, you can forget about heading out onto the pitch with confidence levels so high you…
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Confidence For Crushing Game Day Part 2
We are going to continue our deep dive into the most important confidence builder in existence. It's the very foundation of confidence building. If you ignore this, you can forget about heading out onto the pitch with confidence levels so high you can't help but dominate. If you haven't checked…
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Confidence For Crushing Game Day
In honor of the release of Chasing Greatness - Simple Strategies for Unbreakable Confidence and Elite Performance Every Time You Step on The Pitch we are going to start a deep dive into the most important confidence builder in existence. It's the very foundation of confidence building. If you...
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You Need To Do This Or You'll Struggle Later
You might be a wizard with the ball when you're nine. What happens after that? Let's talk about it.
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Tiffany Milbrett Creativity, Failure and More
In today's episode, we use some amazing thoughts but US WNT all-time great Tiffany Milbrett as a jumping-off point on how to revitalize US soccer and help you become a better individual player by letting go of what you think you need to do and embracing the risk of being different. Have a listen...
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You Need THIS to Compete At A Higher Level
Loki would've been a great soccer player. Why? Because he had this one aspect of the game down pat. It can help you take your game to the next level and compete with better and better defenders as you move along in your career. It's pretty rare for youth soccer players so it will set you apart...
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The Secret Soccer Success Formula
It's here! Players, I guarantee you are going to love this episode. It's everything you've ever wanted to hear. Ha! You know that feeling you get when you arrive at class and the test you are NOT prepared for is canceled? Or the homework you didn't do is not collected? This is even better! Have a...
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3 Training Mistakes You Need To Avoid
Do you train on your own? Of course, you do! Glad to hear it. In this episode, we cover 3 common training mistakes most youth soccer players make during their sessions. Fix these and you'll find your training will produce better results in less time. You'll take your skill development to another...
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Happy New Year Soccer Family
Wow. 2024. Really? It's gone so fast that it took me a minute to figure out why Baby New Year 2024 stopped by earlier to chat about all things youth soccer (she's a big fan). I asked Baby New (I call her Baby New - we're ride or die) how she felt about all the memes, motivational quotes, and...
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2 Key Components You Need To Improve Game Day Performance
As a soccer player, you know the ability to change direction quickly, efficiently, and effectively is an important part of the game. Soccer players are having to change direction all the time. Often, it's in reaction to something else happening on the pitch. For example, a defender in a 1v1...
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7 Things You Must Master To Play At The Next Level
As you move up in competition the game changes. Things that worked at a lower level at age 8 aren't going to work at a higher level when you're 13. But there are specific parts of your game you can improve that will help you be able to compete and excel at the next level. Take a listen now and...
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5 Ball Challenge, Overcoming Adversity and More
First, we'll talk about the importance of learning to overcome adversity and challenges, how Dest is a bad example of doing so, the ultimate 5 ball challenge (you'll love this) and more! You'll also get the details on the ultimate holiday gift deal at https://impactsoccerperformance.com/holiday...
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#1 Confidence Builder
Inside this amazing episode, we discuss the #1 confidence builder you need to know to take your game-day performance to the next level. We'll also share wisdom from Nick Saban and more! So much more!! It's almost shocking. Have a listen.
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What These Athletes Can Teach You About Development
In today's episode, we tackle the tough challenge of being overlooked as a player. What does it mean if you get benched or cut? How come you aren't getting better as fast as your teammates? Does this mean you'll never catch up or be the player you want to be? Listen to the stories of these…
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Carli Lloyd Was Spot On
After a very so so three games and being inches away from getting knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage for the first time every, Carli Lloyd had some words of wisdom for the national team that no one else seems brave enough to say out loud. Here's how it can help you become a better...
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Dreams Goals Action and Kobe
Do you have dreams or goals for your soccer? Let's dive in on what you need to do to reach them. You'll even hear from Kobe Bryant on his "secret" to greatness. And a whole lot more. Have a listen!
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The Biggest Secret To Your Soccer Success
If there's one piece of advice I can give you to help you with your soccer development, it's in this episode. Have a listen!
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How To Bounce Back From A Thrashing And Big Mistakes
I ran into one of my players earlier this week. She's home after completing her freshman year in college. She'll be 20 in October! Crazy! Seeing her reminded me of one of our most interesting seasonal journeys (and her biggest goal ever scored). Come take a trip down memory lane with me and learn...
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How Confidence Impacts Soccer Performance
Confidence is a crucial part of performance. It's a topic I get asked about all the time. So let's dig into it a little bit in this the latest, and longest episode that we've ever done! Confidence directly affects a player's decision-making, risk-taking, and ability to perform under pressure.…
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A Pro Footballer Should Be Able To Do This
How is it that a pro footballer can't do THIS? That's crazy! This is what happens when you don't get out of your comfort zone. Learn all about it and how you can be even better than this guy! Plus, a crazy walk off game winner, Alanis Morissette, and so much more. Take your game to the next level...
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How To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Elevate Your Game
Way too many players stay in their comfort zone. But you'll never grow or develop as a player this way. Take a listen to this episode to discover seven (or is it eight?) ways to get out of your comfort zone starting today. Learn how to spend time in the UNcomfortable zone, where great things happen!
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The #1 Obstacle To Development And More
Discover the #1 obstacle to your development as a soccer player and how to fix it. We'll also dive into how to train to overcome a team situation that isn't allowing you to do what you need to do to grow as a player. Let's get it! Don't forget to check out all our resources that go along with the...
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The Comfort Zone Isn't Where Development Happens
Why do we let players stay in their comfort zone? How is this helping in any way? You don't develop or grow in your comfort zone. Let's talk about it. Oh and there's some good 1v1 stuff, too! Enjoy!
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All The Small Things For Chasing Greatness
Actions, expectations, goals, outcomes, behaviors, schoolwork, guitars, pop culture references and more... all leading to soccer greatness! Come hang out with us and start chasing greatness!
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Motivation Is Not Going To Help You Become A Great Player
High levels of motivation aren't going to help you become a great soccer player. On this episode of The Soccer Specialist Podcast we talk about what will! Join us on your journey to chasing greatness!
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Soccer Done Differently
Okay, there's some chat about eating between tournament games, Ted Lasso, and even Band of Brothers! What? Exactly! You simply have to listen!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Soccer Specialist Podcast is for players, parents, and even coaches that love soccer and want to discover ideas, tips and strategies focused on individual player development. Things like: building confidence, becoming mentally tough, improving 1v1 play, finishing, ball striking, how to get faster, and lots lots more. We'll talk about how coaches and parents can better support players, and strategies, tips and training ideas players can use to reach their potential in the best game in the world. For even more check out https://thesoccerspecialist.com
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