The Inside Scoop with Anytime Soccer Training - Discussing Youth Soccer from Around the World

The Inside Scoop Youth Soccer podcast is a place where parents and coaches from around the world get together to discuss how youth soccer works in their city. Go to www.anytime-soccer.com to learn more.

The Inside Scoop with Anytime Soccer Training - Discussing Youth Soccer from Around the World is a sports podcast hosted by Neil Crawford, with 501 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Neil Crawford hosts The Inside Scoop with Anytime Soccer Training - Discussing Youth Soccer from Around the World, a sports show with 501 episodes published.

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  The Magic Wand Exercise: Day One of Building a Vision

  Oct 2, 20269 min

  I wish someone had shared this with me when I was 16. In this short episode, I sit down with my son Adam, who's at an MLS academy, and give him his first task in our mental skills series. I introduce the "magic wand" method: imagine your ideal life a year or two from now, with no limits on money, time, or practical obstacles. Taking those limits away is how you find out what you truly want. Then I walk Adam through turning that vision into a simple board with three to five images, each paired with a short phrase. It doesn't need to be elaborate. My other son and I will make our own boards at home, and I'll bring Adam's to Charlotte on my next visit. This is about life skills that will serve him whatever he chooses after soccer. Want to try it with your child?

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  Performance Isn't Enough: My 30-Day Mental Toughness Challenge

  Oct 2, 202618 min

  I've spent years focused on technical training. My 16-year-old son has reached the advanced academy level, and he's learning something I didn't prepare him for: performance alone is not enough. In this short episode, I announce a 30-day journey to build mental fortitude and adaptability, with short podcasts and simple daily exercises that take no more than five minutes each. Academy environments are full of adversity, and that's exactly where resilience and coping skills get built, skills that carry over to business and life. I'll explain why I'm asking my sons to commit with a simple "yes," and why you might want to do the same with your child. Some exercises may push you outside your comfort zone, and you can opt out anytime. Will you join us?

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  What If We Broke the Rules of the Real Game?

  Oct 2, 202625 min

  Last weekend, a parent on the sideline criticized my son's team for not keeping the ball after scoring. That got me thinking: what if the game itself were designed to demand it? What if neither team could win by more than one goal? Coaches already use constraints like this in small-sided games, but touch the "real" match and suddenly it's heresy. In this short episode, I ask why we treat official matches as sacred, what we might be missing, and what Norway's decision to stop keeping score for young players tells us. Is a rigid game holding our players back? Or is the pressure of a real match something no constraint can replace? My answer might surprise you: I want both.

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  Being Paid Doesn't Make a Player or a Program Professional

  Sep 30, 202623 min

  In this episode, I respond to a comment from the Anytime Soccer Training Facebook group about whether being paid is what makes a player or a program professional. The commenter's point is that unpaid means amateur and paid means professional, and I understand the concern about "smoke and mirrors" in youth soccer, especially with so little structure in U.S. soccer. But I make the case that classification depends on goals, structure, and industry standards, not just payment. The same goes for programs. How a program is funded shouldn't determine its standards. Some recreational programs run with high standards, and some fully funded academies don't. What matters is quality and conduct, not who pays the bills. I also share why descriptive labels like "volunteer-based" or "privately paid" are more useful than funding-based classifications. If you're a parent choosing a program, look for one that holds itself to professional standards no matter how it's financed.

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  Standards, Reform, and Why Change in Youth Soccer Is So Hard

  Sep 29, 202619 min

  A rec program can have high standards and an elite one can have low ones. I explain how standards can fall short at the regional, national, or international level, why reform gets pushback, and why any fix, like pro-rel, has to consider supply, demand, and culture.

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