Nathan May @NathanAMay
USSF B - Soccer Coach - @SNFC_ECNL 08 Boys - @Westside_GSoc - Data and Analytics Professional Joined December 2013-
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USMNT legend Tab Ramos has called out coaching in American youth soccer 🗣️ He believes due to various circumstances, coaches are making things too complicated for young players— which ultimately harms them instead of helping them develop. “I was able to coach youth soccer outside of the national teams for a period of about 10 years,” Tab began. “Unfortunately nowadays, the game has gotten so complicated, the pyramid of soccer in this country has gotten so complicated that it's very difficult for coaches.” “By the way, it's a really big effort to get your C license, your B license, and your A license. It's an effort. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of money. And so now these coaches are going to go back to a club, you know, after spending all this money on their coaching education, those coaches have to get paid.” “And in order to get paid, you have to sort of not only teach the players, but you have to kind of put on a show of all of the things that you learn.” “So now I get to the complicated area. Because now what if you hired me in California? Here I am. I'm the former U.S. Soccer technical director and under-20 national team coach for four World Cups, and I have my pro license, and you bring me in and I take your players, because you just hired me to coach your team, because I'm this incredibly knowledgeable guy. And I come in and I just do small sided games with your players.” “The parents of the kids on your team are gonna be sitting around and going, ‘Wait, why are we paying for this?’ But this is what happens.” “See, I would have enough confidence to go there and do that. But the problem is that every coach in the country has to respond to a technical director.” “And because of that, they have to put on this very, you know, difficult training session that's in sequence from your activation, to your small five v two, to your small sided possession, to then the body of your work, to then the tactical to then the big game, right? You got to go through the whole thing.” “They have to do that. And the reason they have to do that is because their technical director is under pressure.” “Because for the technical director to have his club in this league, the ECNL, or whatever, you need to have all of these standards.” “And because of those standards, now the technical director is forced to hire someone who can do all these things.” “Well, at the end of the day, there's all these standards and all these things going on. And who's not benefiting is the player, because the player would benefit more from things being simple, right?” “And of course, it's only my opinion, but I think I've gotten enough experience. Forget the playing side. I've gotten enough experience on the coaching side at all levels, from youth national teams to coaching in MLS at Houston Dynamo to say, ‘Okay, let's put the brakes on this. Our training sessions are getting too complicated. How about let's go back to the beginning, right?’” “That's what matters. This is how players learn the most. And of course, every once in a while you have to have your tactical sessions, and your exercises, where you have the certain patterns to goal, and like I get all of that.” “Of course, we all know that stuff. But the simpler we make it, the more we put players in game like situations and one v one, the better.” [via Sports Recruiting USA]
Unserious people waking up daily having to defend something they thought they voted against. 80% of Americans are against this war. He literally campaigned on cheaper prices, job growth, Epstein files & no new wars. You just need to completely dismiss anyone still standing by him
The @WESIDEUNIFIED community absolutely crushed showing off their talents at their talent show last week! 🤩 🎤🎹💃🏼🪩 Our Girls Soccer program is so proud of you & had so much fun supporting you all as a team! #westsideunified #gowarriors
Good luck to @j_igwenma tomorrow night in the selection game! 🔥🔥
⚽ @ContinentalTire ECNL National Selection Game 📍 Reach 11 Sports Complex 📺ecnl.info/live #️⃣ECNLPHX
Congratulations to @j_igwenma, ECNL Heartland Conference POY! Well deserved!! @SportingNE_FC @sportingkcyouth
Congratulations to the 2023-24 ECNL Heartland All-Conference first and second teams and conference players of the year! Head to theecnl.com for complete team lists
Give us a transfer ban please
🚨🔵 Chelsea have already reached an agreement with Pedro Neto’s agent Jorge Mendes. No issues on salary, club to club talks ongoing to get the deal done as initial request is around £60m. He’s top of the list for new winger. 🇵🇹
@DylanBeiermann Well done. Well deserved.
Catch our 2008 ECNL Boys as they take on MLS @MNUFC_Academy June 14-15th! Friday 1:30pm kickoff Saturday 9am kickoff @ Morrison Stadium @SportingNE_FC @SKCAcademy @NathanAMay
80 years on from an act of incredible bravery by over 150,000 on the beaches of France 🫡 “When you go home tell them of us & say for your tomorrow we gave our today” #DDay80 #NeverForget #perspective
Excited for this group to get another chance at @ECNLboys national playoffs. Back to back conference champions for a reason, and an absolute privilege to get to work with them. Well done boys 🫡 #Playoffs2024 #AlwaysBeMore
ECNL Champions League Qualifier: 2008 Boys are headed back to San Diego in June for the ECNL⚽️Playoffs again this summer! Finishing 🔝of their division & going 10-1-1 league, the boys look to make a run for National Finals in July!👏 @ECNLboys @SportingNE_FC @sportingkcyouth
Come check us out
TRYOUTS 24/25 starts June 3rd. Registration is now open >> sportingnebraskafc.com/tryouts @SNFC_ECNL @SNFCGirlsGA
‘Tottenham get battered…’
@Cpvarsitysoccer @TimDowd17 @j_igwenma familiar.
This is what it’s all about. Well done to the girls, and thank you to the unified program for all the support this year!
We had an awesome taking part in the unified Westside talent show last night 👍 They’re our biggest fans so to return the favor & be part of their big night was enjoyable & our girls did brilliant 👏
🎶 Stadiums are empty, everywhere we go! 🎶 🎥 @afcpippa
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