I’m looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
“Excellence is not an act but a habit.”
I have always been passionate about creating an fun and challenging soccer environment where players can develop and reach their potential on and off the field.
My goal as a coach is to use the platform of soccer to help lead and educate my players to reach and hopefully exceed their potential on the field. Soccer can teach us far more important skills than passing & receiving or scoring goals.
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pelé
Coaching players to develop and improve in a fun, safe and challenging environment.
My goal is to help players reach their full potential while ensuring their experience is rewarding and prepares them for success both on and off the field.
“Winning should be the result of the quality of your playing style and how you express yourself on the pitch” – Arsene Wenger
To create an environment where players feel safe, grow, and develop, all while having fun. A balance between fun and hard work creates a competitive atmosphere.
I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that’s by going step by step.
“I think therefore I play” Andrea Pirlo
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson
When every player puts in the effort and we’re all on the same page, our hard work will pay off.
The only thing that comes to a sleeping man, is dreams. -Tupac Amaru Shakur
“If I speak I am in big trouble” – Jose Mourinho, “Football is played with the head. Your feet are just the tools” – Andrea Pirlo
“We put a premium on body language, and if your body language is bad, you won’t ever get in the game.” Coach Geno Auriemma
“Coaching to me is about getting the person to become a better player, but more importantly, help them become better people and take lessons into their real lives”
Pressure is a privilege.
“Have more than you show, speak less than you know”
“..I wont’ say we have to win. I won’t put that pressure. But we can’t lose..”
A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” John Wooden
My philosophy in training is based mainly on real situations that a goalkeeper meets in a match according to the principle.
Confidence is the key to success.
“How You Do Anything, Is How You Do Everything”
The players only know what they know. It is up to us as coaches to teach them the unknown.
Most people don’t want to be part of the process. They just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you figure out who’s worth being part of the outcome.
Sport brings us so much more than just the game. Yes, I want to develop technically competent soccer players who understand the game. But, more than that I want them to know what it’s like to be part of something so much bigger than themselves and apply that to their place in this world. I want them learn to overcome failure, find joy in hard work and be good teammates. My job is to help them on that journey.
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it. -Jimmy Valvano
I’d rather lose a game trying to win it, than lose it trying to not get beat.
Build that bond with your team and the players will go to war for you.
“You don’t have to best to work hard”
“Instilling the desire within the player to have the ball at their feet is the first step in developing not only a familiar sense of comfort on the ball, but that intangible sense of self-confidence which allows a player to challenge themselves to be creative on the pitch- and ultimately take their game to the next level.”
“Progress not perfection”
‘Always believe in your ability and in your goals. This is the only way you will reach them’
In my teams, the goalkeeper is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender – Johan Cruijff
“Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it’s never really over until the whistle blows.” ― Alex Morgan
Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success
My philosophy is to create a joyful environment where all kids can authentically be themselves mentally, socially, emotionally, physically and as well as allowing all to find themselves through creativity and curiosity.
“Playing fútbol is simple, but playing simple fútbol is the hardest thing there is.”
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
I learned all about life with a ball at my feet.
Mastering space manipulation is key: expanding it for attack and constricting it for defense is the way to gain the upper hand in games.
Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
“To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.” – Tony DiCicco
“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” John Wooden
It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being better than you were yesterday.
Do what you’re afraid to do.
Play with passion and express every game like there is a trophy to play for.
“Enjoy the journey not just the Destination”
“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse. If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.” -Ted Lasso
