Category: Coaching
Q&A with San Diego Youth National Team Player Evan Rotundo
This interview reveals the lifestyle and mindset of a player with great ambition. At age 15, the San Diego native has been and remains one of the hi ...
Youth Soccer Shakeup: Ahead of the Expected End of the DA Era, Top Clubs Announce Move to Boys and Girls ECNL
An announcement of the end of the US Soccer Development Academy [USSDA] is expected soon. Reports have been circulating for over a week that the DA w ...
The Importance of Position Specific Training
At some point players begin focusing on a particular position. The better the training done according to the specific requirements of that position ...
This week from Olympus: What are Shin Splints?
Why are my shins hurting while I play?
Many people have heard the term “Shin Splints” and I am sure you have used it a time or two to describe yo ...
What is a Certified Athletic Trainer? How can you know your team’s athletic trainer is legit?
When you hear someone mention “athletic trainer”, who do you think of? Do you think of someone who is a personal trainer? Do you imagine the person g ...
Soccer Girl Problems Launches Summer Camps Nationwide, San Diego: July 27-31
Last week, a soccer mom friend of mine sent me an instagram post and asked "Have you heard of this?"
I could understand why she thought to as ...
How to stay healthy this cold and flu season so that you can perform your best on the field!
Timely and important advice from Olympus Movement Performance
Q: Help! Everyone around me is sick, how can I help myself stay healthy? A: Was ...
1904fc’s secret weapon: Johann Kennel
Last week, I met with 1904fc. During my talk with Alexandre Gontran, he mentioned one of his coaches, Johann Kennel.
"Johann is our secret wea ...
Concussions and Soccer
Valuable information from Olympus Movement Performance
Over the course of a few weeks, we will be diving into the topic of Concussions. What is a ...
How APFC is changing the way youth players learn the game in Southern California
I'm sitting with Co Founder of APFC, Bernat Franquesa. His program includes camps, training and private lessons, player video analysis, cognitive v ...
