Joe CamposDec 20, 201810 minThe Game In Spain Is Mainly In The Brain - Part 1Last Spring, I was in Spain watching a Valencia CF academy coach working with a team of 10 year olds. It was a fantastic, high-energy...
Joe CamposSep 19, 20188 minLeading From The Front"I always try to show that soccer isn’t just for boys. If you’re technically better, you can compensate for being perhaps physically...
Joe CamposJul 29, 20188 minThe Futsal BlueprintWhy play futsal? Why train futsal? Futsal develops excellent footballers. That's the bottom line. You can take it to the bank. At...
Joe CamposJun 21, 20188 minCheck Your 6"If we win anything this season, it will be thanks to that decision to move Lahm. All the other pieces fell into place the moment we put...
Joe CamposMar 5, 20184 minWe Play. We Live. For Alyssa.A SEASON DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF ALYSSA ALHADEFF On February 14th, 2018, a horrific school shooting occurred in Parkland, Florida, taking...
Ally RadcliffeFeb 7, 20184 minAlly Goes To Valencia CFAlly Radcliffe is a member of Eagleclaw Football Club's F03/4 Advanced Academy team. In the summer of 2017, Ally attended the Valencia...
Joe CamposDec 20, 20173 minThe Futsal Education GapIt's been a long time coming, but the futsal revolution is finally here. For years we've been looking around corners and telling you...
Joe CamposDec 16, 201711 minThe Meaning of SuccessIn 1937, Pablo Picasso unveiled his most famous painting, Guernica, at the World's Fair in Paris. It is probably the most famous painting...
Joe CamposOct 21, 201711 minThe Wall Is Already Built. You Paid For It"US Club Soccer sanctioned Clubs and teams are unfortunately not allowed in the league." September 15, 2017, Washington There is a Wall...
Joe CamposOct 17, 201713 minDeveloping Las GanasGanas. It means desire, in Spanish. Ganar. To win. Ganas de ganar. The desire to win. No one wants this quality in their players...
Joe CamposAug 27, 201712 minHalf Truths & Half SpacesIn 2008, U.S. Youth Soccer stated definitively that U12 is the "Dawning of Tactical Awareness." Really? Were they really telling us that...
Joe CamposJun 21, 20178 minThe Price of Honor"We encourage respect for our rivals. It was a unanimous decision. Considering the reaction to the result, we understood that the coach...
Joe CamposMay 26, 20177 minThe LaVolpiana HeistThe scene of the alleged crime is Puerto Nuevo, Mexico. Its December 2016 and Kali and Liz, both from Portland, Oregon had just arrived...
Joe CamposMay 4, 20177 minNothing Else MattersIt's easier to destroy than to create; it's a law of nature. And creating something new while simultaneously taking on a powerful,...
Joe CamposApr 24, 20179 minThe X-Ray Of Possession SoccerOn November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen was hard at work in his laboratory in Würzburg. He was working with a Crooke's Tube, a glass tube...
Joe CamposApr 3, 201713 min5 Things We've LearnedIn 2010, Eagleclaw FC started with a simple mission: Create a training program that develops players who are technically sound and...
Joe CamposFeb 26, 20177 minTHE BRIGHT HORIZON"It's so much easier to produce a consistent level of high performance when you nourish youngsters, help them develop and provide a...
Joe CamposDec 15, 20168 minAll You Need Is Love."I love soccer. I want to be on the field." - Brandi Chastain Why does your kid play soccer? To be perfectly honest, I ask myself this...
Joe CamposSep 28, 20166 minThe Bully CoachThe scene is a summer soccer tournament on a sunny day in Washington state. Its halftime and the boys are heading back to their benches....
Joe CamposAug 8, 20168 minPlayer Development Through GamingIf you've got soccer-mad children, odds are they love playing FIFA. My two boys certainly do. Hands-down, its the most popular video...