Episode 9: Using data and visuals in player development

Nick and Jason have a friendly debate on the merits of using data in youth soccer. Jason wonders if youth players will try to gamify the data and end up hurting their own development. Nick stresses the importance of subjectivity within the numbers. Which data points are useful at the youth level? And how much data should you be providing youth players? Video review is another useful teaching tool, and Nick shares the way he uses video with his teams.

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