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Skip links Skip to primary navigation Skip to content Skip to primary sidebar 3FOUR3 Soccer at the cutting edge Header Right Coaching Membership Main navigation About Contact Videos – Our Product Podcast Premium Coaching Education A Lesson in Top Level “Checking Your Shoulder”; Go Beyond the Superficial By Gary Kleiban 3 Comments Do you remember when most all Americans, coaches included, thought ‘rondo’ meant this: Now we’re a bit more educated, but still have a long way to go on the rondo front. Today I want to introduce another topic, that of ‘checking your shoulder‘. Many have been saying that phrase quite often but, much like the rondo, […] Filed Under: Practical , Problems , Soccer Education , Solutions , Video The 5 Key Player Development Components By Gary Kleiban 6 Comments Player development can be broken into 5 major components: The household/parent/family influence. The playing on your own influence. The pickup game influence. The structured club training influence. The personal training influence. Each taps into a piece of the puzzle. Some may be more important than others. There’s definitely overlap between each. And finally, in the end, there […] Filed Under: Practical , Problems , Soccer Education , Solutions A Huge Deficiency in the Suburban American Soccer Player By Gary Kleiban 13 Comments It’s well known one of the advantages players outside the US have is pickup ball. Across the globe, players of all ages from 7 year olds to adults benefit from the street game – that informal pickup culture the American player lacks. The barrio, as hispanic/latino cultures call it, is where strong mentalities, ball skills […] Filed Under: Philosophy , Practical , Problems , Soccer Education , Solutions January 12, Downtown LA, You’re Invited By Gary Kleiban 1 Comment If you’re coming to the NSCAA convention in Los Angeles (or you’re already local), we’re hosting a 3 hour meet-up just a few blocks away. Date: January 12 from 5-8pm Location: The Fine Arts Building in downtown LA. The room we’ve secured is beautiful. Bring your own beer? Forget that, we got you covered! Everyone […] Filed Under: Uncategorized How Brian Kleiban Creates A Winning Culture [Podcast + Video] By John Pranjic Leave a Comment Hi guys, John Pranjic here; I had the rare opportunity to record a conversation with LA Galaxy academy coach, Brian Kleiban. And it’s pure gold. Listen to this 3four3 Podcast below … Brian touches on a lot of important topics in a short amount of time, including: International youth competition Why forging an identity is important […] Filed Under: Soccer Education “White Boys” Can’t Play Soccer? By Gary Kleiban 5 Comments Hi guys, I opened up quite a bit in an interview, but that’s where John Pranjic – host of the 3four3 podcast – led me at times. I’ll be happy to engage with any of your thoughtful follow up comments, questions, ideas. Listen to the episode here. Last thing, if you appreciate the work John […] Filed Under: Uncategorized The American Soccer Culture Problem By Gary Kleiban 13 Comments First, I want to applaud both Colin Cowherd and Jason Whitlock for bringing an important truth about the state of American soccer to the masses. It speaks volumes that these sports generalists call it like it is, while entrenched American soccer media doesn’t. American soccer media, hence its consumers, coddles our players. You don’t hear much […] Filed Under: Uncategorized MLS Academies Need More, and Better, Competition By Gary Kleiban 17 Comments So, I’ve harped on the fact that competition in the US isn’t a good gauge of where we’re at. International competition is the barometer. As such, the past 5 years we’ve gone on international trips with a group of players to play in legitimate competitions against the best academies in the world. Full matches vs […] Filed Under: Problems , Soccer Education , Solutions , Video The Most Undermining Phrase in American Soccer By Gary Kleiban 2 Comments “It’s just a game”. No, it’s not. It’s an economic market like any other. There are businesses in play, livelihoods at stake, communities to consider, and consumers that should be looked after. This is an ecosystem with real people, with real consequences, who depend on responsible governance. Clubs (independent businesses) get affected. People working with […] Filed Under: Problems , Soccer Education Tagged With: Education , Problems LA Galaxy vs Manchester City – [U15 Full Match Video] By Gary Kleiban 8 Comments We love to share what matters. Going into this match, this team, our team, the LA Galaxy U14 team was undefeated with a 19-0-2 record in the US Soccer Development Academy with 101 GF and 12 GA. You rarely, if ever, see us publish or mention our domestic exploits (we could be doing it weekly), […] Filed Under: Soccer Education , Video Tagged With: Development , Education Next Page » Primary Sidebar Free Coaching Membership Learn our possession-based soccer methodology. Get access to select lessons from inside 3four3 Coaching. 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