by Mark Zimmerman | Apr 10, 2011 | Coaching, Junior Youth, Uncategorized
La Masia, aka La Cantera, the FC Barcelona Youth Academy has produced many great players including Xavi, Iniesta and Leo Messi, all three finalists (with Messi winning) for the Ballon d’Or. Interestingly, the Academy was begun by legendary Dutch Coach Rinus...
by Mark Zimmerman | Mar 30, 2011 | Coaching, Junior Youth, Professional, Uncategorized
Johan Cruyff has caused several Board Members at Ajax to resign as a result of his recent recommendations. Cruyff has always been a very opinionated man and surely he has his own vision of how fabled Ajax F.C. can regain its stature in world soccer. More...
by Mark Zimmerman | Mar 23, 2011 | Coaching, Junior Youth, Uncategorized
Found an interesting article about the importance of creating soccer-smart players. BBC Sport On-Line: “Countless reasons have been put forward to explain England’s repeated failure at international tournaments, so here is another one – a lack of...
by Mark Zimmerman | Aug 6, 2010 | Coaching, Professional, Uncategorized
Casual vs Committed Approach On July 7, 2000 Louis Van Gaal signed a 6 year contract to become the Coach of the Dutch National Soccer Team and to oversee the entire National Program of Dutch Soccer. This fulfilled a lifelong dream and allowed Van Gaal the opportunity...
by Mark Zimmerman | Aug 5, 2010 | Coaching, Uncategorized
1. My Background 37 years as Head Varsity Coach at CBC High School (thru 2007 season) Started playing: age 5 – CYC – Club – High School – College – Professional Soccer visits: England, France, Portugal, Germany, and Holland (6 times) Attended World Cup ’94 USA,...
