Ep 388: Is Your Kid ACTUALLY Good, or Are You Deluded?

Update: 2025-07-21

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In this episode, we discuss how to evaluate whether your player or kid is legitimately good at soccer. We share an email received from a concerned father about his 13-year-old son, highlighting the common issue of ‘man child’ dominance in youth soccer masking true deficiencies. We share insights into the rigorous process of player evaluations […]

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