Soccer Practices

I coach soccer.

I have a specific way that I create and run practices. Every drill is set up before the practice starts, there is a 30 second water break between each drill, no walking allowed, and the tempo stays high from the opening whistle to the close of practice.

I like practice to be an efficient use of time because, as a player, I don’t like standing around.

I don’t like standing around because, knowing my own development, I learn better when I’m constantly moving.

I learn when I’m moving because non-strategic rest is an opportunity for distraction and distractions are the kryptonite to rewiring bad habits.

As it turns out, I make and lead practices in a manner that is consistent with what I’ve learned are the best ways I develop as a player.

All work is self-expression.

Either know yourself well and leverage those insights intentionally for the better, or be ruled by (what seem like) random impulses.