Athlete Performance Academy-APA

06/28/2022

Coaches are you educating?!

Our main job is to develop players. It’s not to win games or trophies. Youth coaches need to ask themselves one question…

Did I make the players I coached better?

Pep Guardiola once said that his biggest success at Barcelona his first year was not winning the treble, but helping Pedro and Busquets get to the national team.

06/01/2022

Team, organizations, schools, families……………..everything we do is based on connections and relationships.  In any group the commitment to the whole must be greater than the desire to advance self.  We’ve all have known the “weakest link” in a chain . . . we have experienced team failures due to selfish individuals.
 
Today, take the time to commit to the team.  Invest effort to be a better teammate – to build connections, spread positive energy to those that need a lift, and find courage to challenge a fellow teammate to get better.  Today . . . step outside your comfort zone of self and invest in making the team stronger.

04/04/2022

Haha I must say I am impressed that every kid is paying attention lol

Coach Greg worked with many of the players this weekend to kick off the spring season! How did he manage to get EVERY boy to focus during this halftime speech? 🤔

04/04/2022

Coach Greg worked with many of the players this weekend to kick off the spring season! How did he manage to get EVERY boy to focus during this halftime speech? 🤔

03/01/2022

Are you looking to impress your coaches?

While having skill in your sport is a big factor, being able to get on a coaches good side is just as important!

Maybe you are more skilled than another teammate but they are playing over you. We have seen countless players with more skill who are on the bench.

The list above is something every player should do and do consistently. Regardless of skill, these will separate you from the pack and are sure to impress your coach!

02/25/2022

What kind of habits do you have?

The one thing we know for certain is that time is undefeated. As athletes, we need to make time our ally and not our enemy.

02/21/2022

Congratulations to APA owner and Director Greg on his appointment as Director of Coaching for Mariner Youth Soccer!

"We're very excited to have Greg join the Mariner family," said Mariner Youth Soccer’s president Ryan Feeney. "Greg's commitment, experience and passion to the game of soccer will elevate our organization. We are looking forward to having him on the field working with our players and coaches.”

01/14/2022

Are you doing these 3 things to help kids develop?

Youth sports coaches can get so wrapped up in wins and losses that they forget what their job is. To develop players!

As coaches we need to develop a players ability as well as grow their love for the sport.

Teaching kids how to win is important BUT not if it stunts their development.

Keep training and games fun!! Make sure your players know you want them to fail/make mistakes and let them play!!

If you do these 3 things not only will the players love playing for you but they will grow and love the sport!

12/13/2021

Message!! Trophies are fun, and they are motivating. But they are plastic and don't mean much a week later.

Be as focused on growth and development as you are winning, but most important, be focused on the type of PERSON you are becoming in the process.

11/26/2021

100% FACTS!

"If you want to increase the speed of your game, you have to develop faster minds rather than faster feet"

- Ralf Rangnick