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FC Dallas Academy: Executing on Development

FC Dallas Academy: Executing on Development

Executing on the quality ideas

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Greg Revak
Jul 27, 2022
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  • Part 1 - Development Landscape

  • Part 2 - The People

  • Part 3 - The Culture

  • Part 4 - Executing on Development

  • Part 5 - Seeking Excellence

As any successful person will let you know, it’s not so much about having the best ideas. It’s about going out and executing on them every day. Execution and consistency become the competitive edge; not a secret sauce or system.

Building From Age Appropriate and Preparing for the next stage

“What is a 6-year-old learning and how do they learn it? They need to be doing a lot of coordination. Just knowing how to shuffle side to side and body mechanics. Knowing how to get rhythm with your feet.

And those little things help a player when he’s 7 and 8 to be better with the ball,” - Luchi Gonzalez.

Human —> Athlete —> Sport Specialist

Transfer of Knowledge + Mentorship

Similar to Iceland, there is a huge commitment to education and the learning environment. Players play against older and younger ages. Consider the benefits:

  • Playing older players - See the upcoming standard

  • Playing younger players - Ability to think through the game + take all levels seriously

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