The True Qualities of an Authentic Leader
In the military, soldiers don't willingly follow a leader into battle just because of the bars on their uniforms.
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Coach Dan Williams
Oct 71 min read
"You do you, I'll do me."
Embracing the idea of "I have a right to myself" becomes most apparent when a player's self-focus is suboptimal for peak performance....
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Coach Dan Williams
Jul 232 min read
Nurture Passion, Manage Desires: A Pathway to Success in Club Soccer
I've discovered two opposing forces in competitive sports: fear and love. Passion multiplies your players' skills.
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Coach Dan Williams
Apr 91 min read
Take The First Step: Faith to achieve your goals
If you define yourself by your flaws, weaknesses, or limitations, you will live a small life without significantly changing the world...
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Coach Dan Williams
Mar 143 min read
A Formula For Good Sport
Every athlete needs to work on technique. Skill matters, but the game asks different questions when it's time to compete. The game is not...
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Coach Dan Williams
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Develop and Train To Your Strengths
As a soccer player, harnessing and maximizing your strengths is critical to achieving success on the field. While working on improving...
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Coach Dan Williams
May 7, 20232 min read
Navigating Talent Identification
In a perfect world, money wouldn't matter. All talent development models (regardless of funding sources) would be completely objective....
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Coach Dan Williams
Sep 29, 20222 min read
What You Tell Yourself After Lossing
People use various terms when they are not winning to help them keep going, determination, grit, willpower, and fortitude. They use these...
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Coach Dan Williams
Sep 9, 20221 min read
A Team Requires Trust
Trust is hard to define. You know it when you have it. And you know what it feels like when it's broken. So you understand that for a...
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Coach Dan Williams
Aug 30, 20223 min read
Play With Confidence
According to Walt Disney, the secret of making dreams come true “can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage,...
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Coach Dan Williams
May 20, 20222 min read
Finding Your Perfect Fit
Every player needs a pair of soccer shoes that fit. Finding the perfect club for your player is just as important as finding the ideal...
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Coach Dan Williams
Apr 16, 20222 min read
What College Coaches Look For
I recently had the opportunity to interview a college Division 1 coach who recruited a girl I train. The player was offered a scholarship...
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Coach Dan Williams
Dec 9, 20212 min read
The Secret To Discipline
If you feel like you lack the discipline to get things done, you need to discover the secret to the next level. Discipline is not always...
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Coach Dan Williams
Dec 2, 20211 min read
7 Next Level Mindsets
Soccer is competitive at the next level. To achieve success means constant struggle. Every day a player or coach struggles with...
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Coach Dan Williams
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Why Players Quit
Some believe that players don't quit soccer. They left a coach. But it is much more complex than that. It's easy to blame that one...
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Coach Dan Williams
Nov 11, 20212 min read
3 Reasons You Need A Personal Training Plan
I’ve seen it over and over again as a coach. A player will come out on their own while I’m training my team, and they will go over to an...
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Coach Dan Williams
Nov 4, 20212 min read
7 Next Level Habits
Research and data suggest that coaches are terrible at talent identification—most selections are biased. Knowing this is the first step...
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Coach Dan Williams
Oct 28, 20211 min read
The Road To Success
Are you a player who is looking for success? The stress you feel in your quest for success is part of the process. But there is a step...
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Coach Dan Williams
Oct 21, 20212 min read
Find Your Flow
If you're a player, you have experienced that intense focus when you're "in the zone." Some players call this flow the experience of...
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Coach Dan Williams
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Performance Is Not A Function of TIME
Research shows that skills don’t necessarily develop over time, which means that you will not eventually get better if you only think...
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