We’re coming to the end.

Many say he’s the greatest ever.
And that we may never have another like him.

Here are 5 lessons from Lionel Messi to pass on to our young players 🧵 1/ Train With Desire.

Wait…
Messi…?
Desire…?

Yes! Messi was often praised for being a great trainer.

This was highlighted during his Barcelona days.

Guardiola: “Messi trained like it was a final.”

Thierry Henry said this on training with Messi:

(credit: Sky Sports)👇

90 Minutes a week.

That’s all that most coaches get to improve their players.

Some use it wisely.
Others let it go to waste.

Practice time is valuable.
Here’s how to make the most of it🧵 1/ The basics

Many coaches still look for:

• Magic drills
• Special tactics
• “Hidden hacks”

But they haven’t even mastered showing up on time…

Great example of poor coaching habits:
(credit: England FA)👇

Every player needs a solid technical foundation.

• Passing
• First-Touch
• Ball Control

Teams that neglect these fall behind.

How to build core skills that stick forever🧵 Players attend your sessions for 1-5 hours per week.

They are home for 100+.

Clever coaches navigate this by assigning at-home technical challenges.

Coaches want their players confident on the ball.

Yet few ever train it.

But how do you teach players who:
- Panic.
- Hesitate.
- Play it safe.

3 principles to develop comfort on the ball with your players🧵 1/ Games

Building comfort within structure is hard.

Soccer is unpredictable and requires quick problem solving.

And practices should replicate that.

Replace some static, repetitive drills with game-based exercises.

Ajax.
Barcelona.
And Manchester United.

Their coaches produced:
Cruyff, Messi, and Scholes.

But does your club have that kind of $?

7 Free resources- You can use to propel your players’ development🧵 Since most youth soccer clubs don’t have infinite budgets…

We built 7 (100% free) tools for coaches like you.

Will they help you develop the next Messi?

no.

But used wisely,

they can aid you to develop smarter, more technical players.

2018: Belgium looked destined to dominate.

• No. 1 in FIFA rankings
• Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku in their prime
• Coaches studied them

Today?

• Stars aging
• No major titles
• Not producing same level of talent

Lessons for coaches from Belgium's "Golden Generation"🧵 Belgium built a Golden Generation, the world noticed.

After decades of inconsistent results, they:
- revamped academies
- standardized coaching
- focused on player intelligence

2002–2018: 50+ players became "elite" pros.

One of the greatest development turnarounds ever.

10 Years.
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A decade in a system that most coaches hate.
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[THREAD 🧵] 1) The Start

So you want to be a coach?

Soccer is a very opinionated game. You need thick skin.

But I truly believe that by following this simple process that I am about to outline, you can find huge success at the US club, or UK local club level.

Lets begin! 👇

I Studied Guardiola, Ancelotti, Sir Alex and Wenger.

1000’s of Notes, 250+ Lessons Learned.

But EVERY Coach Should Know These 8:

[THREAD🧵] 1) Wanting The Ball is the Foundation.

5 Visuals That Will Change How You Coach FOREVER [🧵]

1) 2)

The Learning Retention Loop

Player Development ISN'T Random.

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