Soccer by 3four3

Joey Cascio joins me again to discuss all of the latest news and action surrounding the USMNT program. In this episode, we discuss: USA’s 4-1 in the CONCACAF Nations League over Canada The brief, but exciting time that Alex Mendez and Richie Ledezma shared together on the field for the U23’s American-born Efra Alvarez starting […]

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 – Earnie Stewart held a conference call with American soccer media members to publicly give Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT another hall pass. Pulisic, USA’s only elite prospect on the current roster, was ruled out of the next two matches due to injury. So, what did US Soccer do? Damage control. […]

Erik Stover is back to discuss his new role in American soccer that has a European twist to it. (If you have not listened to my first interview with Erik, or just want to revisit it, you can find it here.) Eric’s new role with Match-IQ is focused on growing the brands of European clubs […]

What a time to be an American soccer fan! The U.S. Men’s National Team announced nine additions to its pre-existing MLS camp roster in the lead up to Nations League games against Canada and Cuba. After seeing the news, Joey and I decided to get on the phone to record our thoughts. But before we […]

Mark Lowry is the Head Coach of El Paso Locomotive FC. I came across his work when he was with Jacksonville Armada in the NASL. The way his teams played and the content Mark released on social media really captured my attention. The quote on his Twitter bio is – “We are a team that […]

Well, the 2019 U17 World Cup is over. The USA finished 20th out of 24 teams. They scored just one goal in three games while allowing eight against. Canada scored more goals (without winning a game) than the USA. Efra Alvarez also scored more goals (for Mexico) than the USA. On the field, it was […]

Joey Cascio joins me on this episode to discuss the U.S. U17’s 0-0 result to Japan in the second group stage game of the 2019 World Cup in Brazil. We both agreed it was good to get a tie against Japan, but we also agreed that we were lucky to escape without allowing any goals. […]

This episode is the first (of many) that will be reviewing and critiquing the performances of the U.S. Men’s and Youth National Teams. In this first episode, Joey Cascio joins me to discuss the U.S. U17’s loss to Senegal in the first group stage game of the 2019 World Cup in Brazil. Specifically, we talk […]

Bobby Puppione is the Girls DA Director and coach with FC Virginia. Born and raised in California, he made his way to the South for college and explored the world of college club soccer in Alabama. We spent a decent chunk of our conversation talking about how he and his buddies found a way to […]

Joe Demay has decades worth of coaching experience at various levels including a full-time youth academy, high school, college, and regular ol’ American club soccer. Over the years, he’s been able to develop a very specific game-model that he now uses with his teams. That game-model didn’t magically appear overnight, though. In fact, like many […]

What are the missing ingredients that prevent the US from succeeding internationally? From technique and tactics, to coaching and business … You can learn a lot about that here, and the ambitious can be taken further with the coaching membership. But underpinning all of it is this: Soccer, the sport, in the United States is […]

Jose Lopez coaches in New York with Johan Juniors Soccer. You might remember the name Johan Juniors. That’s where John Kokkoris coaches. John’s appearance on this podcast was phenomenal and it is one of the most downloaded in the show’s history – for good reason. These guys are passionate about coaching. They do it differently. […]

Welcome back to the 3four3 podcast. This is another installment of “2-minutes Uninterrupted.” On these episodes, coaches are given 2-minutes to discuss their coaching philosophy and ideas about the game. After that, we talk about the topics they touched on and try to extract at least one gold nugget that you can leave with. The […]

Brandon Ponchak is a man of many hats. He is the General Manager of USL 2’s Cincinnati Dutch Lions, he’s also one of the assistant coaches. In addition to that, he owns and operates the US branch of S1 goalkeeping representing and selling their gloves. During this interview, I decided to focus my questions on […]

Colin McComb runs a non-pay-to-play club in New York that now has a direct connection to Europe. Here is how FC Malaga City NY describes their program on their about page: FC Malaga City New York is committed to providing a non-pay-to-play environment. We believe this focuses us on quality and development. Each player we […]

Welcome back to the 3four3 podcast. This is another installment of “2-minutes Uninterrupted.” On these episodes, coaches are given 2-minutes to discuss their coaching philosophy and ideas about the game. After that, we talk about the topics they touched on and try to extract at least one gold nugget that you can leave with. The […]

This episode of the podcast is a conversation with Tom Byer. Instead of writing one of my normal introductions, I am going to read you part of the foreward to Tom’s book Football Starts at Home. The foreward is written by Professor John J. Ratey, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School. He […]

In this short episode, Brian Kleiban and I discuss how you can dictate the game with and without the ball. We focus specifically on the “two P’s” of the 3four3 philosophy. What are the 2 P’s of the 3four3 identity? 1. Possession 2. Pressure Possession is a word that gets thrown around a lot. A […]

Phil Weaver is a youth soccer coach in the great state of Utah. He’s had the great opportunity of coaching one group of players for multiple years. The benefits of that are amazing. In this episode, Phil discusses: The price of coaching education in America Why he wants to see coaches work even if he […]

Joey Cascio joins me on this episode of the podcast to discuss recreational soccer. Specifically, his experiences working with a group of U6 and U8 players in Southern California. 6 year old receiving across the body. pic.twitter.com/VOUtusgcNb — Joey Cascio (@Cascio_FG) September 8, 2019 In this episode, we talk about: Joey’s free Friday night training […]

  In the summer of 2018, I recorded a series of conversations with Brian Kleiban that have never been released. They were actually put in the vault and were never going to be released. Until now. I’m unlocking the 3four3 vault and I’m sharing this one conversation with you. Here’s the deal… Each conversation that […]

The new season has started, which means new laws are being used. Do you know all of the new changes? More importantly, do you know why the changes were made? In this episode, Ian Lane joins me to discuss some of the bigger changes to the IFAB Laws of the Game. Specifically, we talk about: […]

Player assessment is a fun topic. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone. But a lot of people struggle with providing proper player assessments. We tend to rely on outside sources to provide us with information and form our opinions based on what we’ve gathered. A lot of times this comes in the form of regurgitating whatever […]

Jimmy Conrad is a former US Men’s National Team and MLS player. His playing career was a bit unconventional, including being snubbed after winning a national championship with UCLA and then his debut with the National Team at age 28. That unconventional theme has followed him into his post-playing career and his role in American […]

Welcome back to the 3four3 podcast. This is another installment of “2-minutes Uninterrupted.” On these episodes, coaches are given 2-minutes to discuss their coaching philosophy and ideas about the game. After that, we talk about the topics they touched on and try to extract at least one gold nugget that you can leave with. The […]