Jurgen Klinsmann – Thoughts on US Soccer and Technical Level
Jurgen Klinsmann provides two key insights to the next step for US Soccer: Raising the technical level of players and making soccer a sport played by all regardless of social economics or geography… Interesting – sounds like what iSoccer is all about. Check out the video:
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I saw and reacted the same way iSoccer did. Total agreement. However, what Jurgen emphasized with his technical point was the first-touch. The first-touch in the U.S. is lacking. Check out any high school game and you will be amazed. Even at the college level, players are getting rid of the ball as quickly as they receive it. It is all because the first-touch has not been developed. Check out Loopball (www.loopball.com). Loopball will help put attention and emphasis on the first-touch and help build a stronger ball control foundation. How can we get a hold of Jurgen to have him help us?