I get this question all the time. First, you need to define your goals. Are you trying to make a club team? A high school team? Or are you chasing college or even going pro? If your goal is just to make a local club or high school team, around 30 minutes to 1 hour of focused, intense work outside of team practice is probably enough. But if you’re aiming for a D1 college or a pro level, that’s a whole different story. You’re looking at 2 to 4 hours of high intensity training,

The modern game is losing what football used to be .  — the kind that’s free, joyful, and creative. So much of the game now is about tactics, systems, and structure. Players are trained to follow instructions, not instincts. The game is becoming robotic. But the game I fell in love with wasn’t like that. When you think of players like Ronaldinho, Maradona, R9, Thierry Henry, or Neymar, you think of flair. You think of joy. You think of players who smiled when they played, who