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Hi Team, If you made the starting 11 Congrats! Here’s the lineup: - @Diego M Lopez (My midfield engine work rate, positivity and energy!) - @Duncan Parsons - @Jack Burridge ( On very thin ice after his poor performance last week! 😉) - @Garrett Hofer - @Jason Wheaton - @Johnathan Corsetti - @John Daniels - @Selena Salas Alonso (My Spanish #10 pulling the strings!) - @Courtney Osman - @Meredith Trimble - @Brian Jankins You’re kicking things off, and I’m counting on you to keep setting the tone—no pressure, of course! Now, it’s time to build the bench. Who’s warming up? Who’s in the training squad, waiting for their call-up? And who’s ready to prove they deserve a spot in the starting lineup? How to get in the lineup: Post, ask questions, and comment. Check the Leaderboard at the top of the page to see the results! Cheers, Steve

By Coach Dave As a parent, you’ve probably heard your child say something like: - “I don’t know why I get so nervous.” - “I mess things up when it matters.” - “Other kids don’t struggle like I do.” And quietly, many young athletes start to believe something is wrong with them. This is one of the biggest misunderstandings in youth sports today. Mental performance challenges are not a flaw.They are not a weakness.And they do not mean your child is broken. In fact, they mean your child is human. Why Young Athletes Think Something Is Wrong Most young athletes are taught how to train their bodies: - Strength - Speed - Skill - Conditioning But very few are taught how to train their mind. So when emotions show up—nerves, frustration, fear, self-doubt—athletes assume they’re doing something wrong. They believe confidence should just appear. That toughness means never feeling stress. That elite athletes don’t struggle mentally. None of that is true. The problem isn’t that your athlete feels pressure.The problem is that no one has taught them what to do with it. Why Elite Athletes Train Their Mind Mental performance training exists because pressure never goes away—it increases. That’s why professional athletes and teams openly invest in mental performance coaches: - NBA teams employ full-time mental performance staff - NFL quarterbacks work with sports psychologists on focus and emotional control - Olympic athletes train visualization, breathwork, and mental routines as seriously as physical ones - MLB hitters work on failure management because they fail more than they succeed Elite athletes don’t train mentally because they’re weak. They train mentally because the margins are thin. At the highest level, everyone is skilled.The difference is who stays composed, confident, and present when things get hard. Mental Toughness Is Not What Most People Think Many parents grew up believing mental toughness meant: - “Push through it” - “Don’t think about it” - “Just be confident” - “Shake it off”

I have seen that there are blackout periods where coaches aren't allowed to do recruiting activities (or are greatly restricted from doing them) but is there a time of the year when they are especially active? I'm sure that during the soccer season they are busy with their teams but when is their most active recruiting period?

I just got an email for this camp. Anyone interested in going, the link is below. MA ID Girls - 3/27 | ID Sports USA