How to Train Your Human

Question: How can athletes actually practice with spacial pressure to improve their technical and tactical game?This is the second part of our mini-series all about SPACIAL PRESSURE! In the last episode, we introduced the concept and led you through an experiential visualization to help you better understand what we’re talking about. In this episode, Nikia and Connor get into the nitty-gritty of how to apply spacial pressure in your technical training!Would you like to learn a cheat code to talent development? How to precisely choose the right angle at the right moment to cut in a 1v1? Or how to move seamlessly through a tight crowd of defenders?  Of course, you would! So listen up to learn exactly how you can train your body to proactively read the game without having to think your way through it.Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How can athletes utilize spacial pressure to master their technical and tactical game?This is the first episode of a mini-series on Spacial Pressure... Here Nikia and Connor introduce what the heck Spacial Pressure is, take you through an exercise so that you can learn what Spacial Pressure feels like for yourself, and explain why you need to be training with Spacial Pressure in order to supercharge your talent development! Oh and stay tuned for part two which will teach you exactly how you can take incorporate spacial pressure in your technical training!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How do athletes find great training partners and get the most out of these important training relationships?In this episode, Nikia and Connor talk all about training partners… including their experiences training with each other! While this topic applies to athletes in all sports, we believe that soccer players need training partners more than anybody else! Unfortunately, having a bad training partner is at best, annoying, and at worst, counterproductive. But choosing a great partner isn’t as hard as it might seem… they’re all around you. Listen up to learn how to supercharge your weekly training routines, become more consistent with your most important performances, and elevate your long-term trajectory. Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How come athletes can try less and get more out of their performances? Today’s episode is all about one of the paradoxes of performance… this topic applies to athletes in all sports. From team sports like soccer to individual sports like track and field – and even lesser-known sports like archery or darts – understanding the art and science of trying less can supercharge your daily training, performance in the big moments, and your long-term trajectory of talent development.Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How can athletes LEVEL UP their talent by using miniballs?In this episode, Nikia and Connor address how players can get the most out of talent development by incorporating miniballs into their training sessions and around the house. Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook