This is great! I didn't know this existed. I wasn't born in the U.S. so when my first son was born I realized that for me to overcome the lack of football culture in this country I had to be creative. My kid is 2 years old now and he is ahead of most 4 years old that play football with him. This program will definitely help me unlock his full potential.
How is he doing? My 15 month old is starting to kick a little and I now have size 1 balls all over the house lol. He loves the balls. He loves watching soccer too whenever I’m watching highlights. Obviously can’t have him watching full games with me.
I played and coached 55 and 35 years respectively. I cannot argue that early exposure to soccer is fundamental in the development of players comfort with the ball. Tom mentions famous players who have said they started playing as toddlers in their biographies. None of those players did Coerver ball mastery exercises 20 min per day in their bare feet. They probably watched and played with their siblings and friends from very early ages. And they probably were doing this far more than 20 min per day. Tom is right about the culture that surrounded them from an early age as being fundamental. I find it hard to accept Tom's belief that ball mastery away from the game is better than playing 2-4 a side regularly as a child. Ball mastery with only chairs and walls as boundaries cannot be better than playing with a small group of friends where one false move and the ball is lost. I say this because to me the mind demands ball mastery. The mind determines what we do with our body. The cognitive element is what separates the Messi's of this world from world champion jugglers. Ball mastery without the discipline that the game imposes is just dancing with the ball. When we dance with the ball we master many moves that are not useful in the game. They may be downright counter productive. So some ball mastery work may hinder one's success in games and will have to be 'unlearned'.
Good points. I think there are many various paths to a high level player. We see the different paths in all the different countries. Japanese kids have a different experience than kids in Brazil where they are playing in the street constantly. I think in Japan, playing at home probably makes sense based on the resources available. It's expensive to get field space. So they can practice in their living rooms. And maybe the parents are more reluctant to let the kids go play in the street as compared to Brazil. I somewhat disagree with your statement about cognitive/Messi. Yes I think it is very key, but Messi is also very athletic. He has very strong legs and is super quick with his low center of gravity. He has both mental and physical world class skill. My kid is 9. He does some of the things at home that are shown in the video. But my approach is to also add in some pressure, so he learns to react to situations. I also teach him good form, so when he plays with kids he shoots the ball with confidence. So far so good. But it's also very important to let kids be kids. Some can handle more pressure but some just want to have fun. It should be viewed in the long run. No need to rush them too much. Tom Brady, in 8th grade, was the backup QB on a team than lost every game. He just developed gradually but consistently, eventually becoming one of the greats at his craft.
You and Tom have really great points. But having been a late starter in another sport and very rapidly caught up with my age group's level I can expand on what you're saying. In Basketball, I started playing at 13 years old. By 15 I was in the top 20% of kids my age in my area that had been playing since they were 6-7 years old. Why, 1. I've always been a good autodidact in anything I do. I study a lot. I watched and analyzed so many games. Watched a lot of Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Mike Bibby. 2. I started playing with my best friend 4 years older than me, and I had very mixed exposure, playing with guys older than me and also my age. I played a lot of 2 v 2, 3 v 3.. and later on full court 5 v 5 once I was a lot better. At first I sucked really hard. But it's pickup so you keep playing because teams need bodies lol. 3. All the while, I was constantly practicing my dribbling, shooting and movement on my own, on top of all of the team play with others. Every day I practiced or played, probably averaged about 15-25 hours a week all combined. The solo training is what really improved my skill the most, all those reps translated into games and then confidence caught up as well (This is Tom's point). 4. By the time I was 17 I was already a very good point guard and playing on my high school team. I had thousands of pick up basketball experience already. I played way more games than most kids, and combined with my high ball IQ I was able to catch up and surpass many very quickly. The kids you're saying that are getting really good at so young, trust me they are all messing around and "practicing" with the ball on their own on a daily basis, or with their parents or siblings (fewer people means you have the ball a lot more). Ball mastery away from the game, and then implementing later on in games, and also realizing you can improve them and make them more game ready. You need to do both. What Tom says for super early ages, and also what you say. Playing with other people. Both things are true. The little 15-20 minute drills is just to build the habits, and repetitions. But the kids will very likely be playing with the ball way more than that if they enjoy it. You can't really force toddlers and young kids to drill as it turns into a chore. They will likely seek people to play with outside of their home later.
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So many confirmations in this one interview 😳 Thank you
This is great! I didn't know this existed.
I wasn't born in the U.S. so when my first son was born I realized that for me to overcome the lack of football culture in this country I had to be creative.
My kid is 2 years old now and he is ahead of most 4 years old that play football with him.
This program will definitely help me unlock his full potential.
How is he doing? My 15 month old is starting to kick a little and I now have size 1 balls all over the house lol. He loves the balls. He loves watching soccer too whenever I’m watching highlights. Obviously can’t have him watching full games with me.
This is amazing.
Awesome interview. Thanks.
Where on Houston dynamo website can I get the program? Could you insert a link?
Great interview from Tom, shame the host was very disturbing by snorting air 😜
I played and coached 55 and 35 years respectively. I cannot argue that early exposure to soccer is fundamental in the development of players comfort with the ball. Tom mentions famous players who have said they started playing as toddlers in their biographies. None of those players did Coerver ball mastery exercises 20 min per day in their bare feet. They probably watched and played with their siblings and friends from very early ages. And they probably were doing this far more than 20 min per day.
Tom is right about the culture that surrounded them from an early age as being fundamental. I find it hard to accept Tom's belief that ball mastery away from the game is better than playing 2-4 a side regularly as a child. Ball mastery with only chairs and walls as boundaries cannot be better than playing with a small group of friends where one false move and the ball is lost.
I say this because to me the mind demands ball mastery. The mind determines what we do with our body. The cognitive element is what separates the Messi's of this world from world champion jugglers. Ball mastery without the discipline that the game imposes is just dancing with the ball. When we dance with the ball we master many moves that are not useful in the game. They may be downright counter productive. So some ball mastery work may hinder one's success in games and will have to be 'unlearned'.
Good points. I think there are many various paths to a high level player. We see the different paths in all the different countries. Japanese kids have a different experience than kids in Brazil where they are playing in the street constantly.
I think in Japan, playing at home probably makes sense based on the resources available. It's expensive to get field space. So they can practice in their living rooms. And maybe the parents are more reluctant to let the kids go play in the street as compared to Brazil.
I somewhat disagree with your statement about cognitive/Messi. Yes I think it is very key, but Messi is also very athletic. He has very strong legs and is super quick with his low center of gravity. He has both mental and physical world class skill.
My kid is 9. He does some of the things at home that are shown in the video. But my approach is to also add in some pressure, so he learns to react to situations.
I also teach him good form, so when he plays with kids he shoots the ball with confidence. So far so good.
But it's also very important to let kids be kids. Some can handle more pressure but some just want to have fun. It should be viewed in the long run. No need to rush them too much.
Tom Brady, in 8th grade, was the backup QB on a team than lost every game. He just developed gradually but consistently, eventually becoming one of the greats at his craft.
You and Tom have really great points. But having been a late starter in another sport and very rapidly caught up with my age group's level I can expand on what you're saying. In Basketball, I started playing at 13 years old. By 15 I was in the top 20% of kids my age in my area that had been playing since they were 6-7 years old.
Why,
1. I've always been a good autodidact in anything I do. I study a lot. I watched and analyzed so many games. Watched a lot of Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Mike Bibby.
2. I started playing with my best friend 4 years older than me, and I had very mixed exposure, playing with guys older than me and also my age. I played a lot of 2 v 2, 3 v 3.. and later on full court 5 v 5 once I was a lot better. At first I sucked really hard. But it's pickup so you keep playing because teams need bodies lol.
3. All the while, I was constantly practicing my dribbling, shooting and movement on my own, on top of all of the team play with others. Every day I practiced or played, probably averaged about 15-25 hours a week all combined. The solo training is what really improved my skill the most, all those reps translated into games and then confidence caught up as well (This is Tom's point).
4. By the time I was 17 I was already a very good point guard and playing on my high school team. I had thousands of pick up basketball experience already. I played way more games than most kids, and combined with my high ball IQ I was able to catch up and surpass many very quickly.
The kids you're saying that are getting really good at so young, trust me they are all messing around and "practicing" with the ball on their own on a daily basis, or with their parents or siblings (fewer people means you have the ball a lot more). Ball mastery away from the game, and then implementing later on in games, and also realizing you can improve them and make them more game ready. You need to do both. What Tom says for super early ages, and also what you say. Playing with other people. Both things are true.
The little 15-20 minute drills is just to build the habits, and repetitions. But the kids will very likely be playing with the ball way more than that if they enjoy it. You can't really force toddlers and young kids to drill as it turns into a chore. They will likely seek people to play with outside of their home later.
@@ismaeljrp1 good points
Joggling 10,000 times!
That would take more than of hour of continues joggling.
I would be interested to see than video.
45:00 try to understand what tom byer said
The system at home works, but this presentation is horrid.