When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it's also something a coach can create or facilitate.

Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you.

Don't get angry; get better.

Coaching soccer, like disciplines including journalism, you'll always learn if you're open to it, you'll learn from your players. If that's being smart, fair enough.

To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.

At a youth soccer game you'll probably hear parents and coaches on the sidelines yelling, 'Pass the ball! Pass the ball!' ... When we continually tell our young players to pass the ball, we're not allowing them to develop their full potential, especially those who have the ability to take their opponents on and beat them one-on-one. As a result, we run the risk of diminishing a player's artistry and potential.