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Using External Cues To Improve Your Coaching
Aubrey Watts, Coaching Education Coordinator at the United States Olympic Committee, joined Chris P., Rush's Developmental Director, on an amazing Webinar in which she explained how to help our players improve by this method. As we move forward on our Monthly...
Lessons Learned On Player Evaluation
This article is a recap of lessons learned from Rush Coach Development October's Educational Campaign on Player Evaluation. Along the course of October, we held several events with some of the industry's top specialists in the subject: Chris P., Rush's Developmental...
What do College Coaches Look for?
What do college coaches look for at a Showcase? Ben John is the Technical Director for Wisconsin Rush and the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Rush Soccer has many opportunities to play with different players across the United...
What coaches Look for in a Highlight Video
CAP Chat: Eposide 21 Highlight Videos have been even more important this year. Join National CAP Director Josh Tyler as we discuss what College Coaches are looking for in a highlight video
Player Evaluation With Marieke Laurens – USSF Talent ID Manager
Evaluating players and (trying at least) to identify talent is an incredibly difficult task we have as coaches, as well as it is a fascinating one. Along the course of October 2020, we got together with some of the industry’s top specialists in the subject to try to...
Division I extends Dead Period
NCAA Division I extended their Dead Period until January 1, 2021. Join National CAP Director: Josh Tyler as he talks about the: 1. NCAA Division I extending their Dead Period. 2. What that means for you. 3. Taking a Gap Year 4. Finding your right college fit. Oh..and...
Rush Female Coaches Alliance: Meet Georgia Rush’s Tenacious Christiane Lessa!
Rush Soccer counts on numerous talented, brilliant female coaches and personalities, and we want you to meet them. This quarter we present the Tenacious Christiane Lessa! Christiane Lessa, Georgia Rush Youth Girls Coach, and also a member of The Rush Coaches Female...
Secrets Of HI Rush With Technical Director Arian Hoxha: Details, Consistency, & Feedback
This article is based on a podcast interview recorded for The Rush Podcast Network, in which Pablo Toledo, Coach Development Director, speaks to Arian Hoxha, Hawaii Rush Technical Director, National Technical Director, and one of the best known, experienced, and most...
Dylan Grunztel CAP Chat
Join National College Advisory Program Director, Josh Tyler, as he chats with Bethany College Head Women's Soccer Coach, Dylan Grunztel. Dylan talks about his love for Cheesecake, Coffee and Potato skins, as well as the worst highlight video he has received, then..we...
NCAA DII to resume normal recruiting calendars Sept 1
Finally some good news! 08.14.2020 One week after canceling all their fall championships, the Division II Administrative Committee decided that DII sports will resume their normal recruiting calendars starting September 1st. I will be the first to admit that I was not...
COVID-19 College Update
With Conferences cancelling their fall seasons NCAA DI and DII coaches NOT being able to watch live games, here is my biggest piece of advice. GET A HIGHLIGHT VIDEO ASAP! If you are playing any games, or scrimmage, please..please video your games. Here are some tips...
Dos & Don’ts When Up A Goal Or Down A Goal – By The Coach Development Department
Reaching the final moments of a match can be a team’s relief… or its worst nightmare. Whether winning or losing by a goal, there are aspects of the game that are essential to face the last minutes and succeed. As you know, it is part of the Rush curriculum to coach...
NCAA DII Extends Quiet Period
Division II extends quiet period through Aug. 31 Administrative Committee clarifies blanket waiver for flexible fall playing and practice seasons July 15, 2020 5:56pmCorbin McGuire The Division II Administrative Committee on Wednesday took action on multiple issues...
NCAA DI Update 06.26.20
NCAA DI extends recruiting dead period until August 31. A dead period precludes all in-person recruiting. Phone calls and correspondence can continue to occur. What does that mean for you?
What Is A Style Of Play? – By Pablo Toledo
Pablo Toledo is Rush Soccer's Sporting Project Director. This question sounds so obvious that it seems like it wouldn't deserve a full post, but we frequently notice a set of misunderstandings and misconceptions around it. Have you not ever been in an informal...
NCAA Update 6/16/2020
Rush Female Coaches Alliance: Meet The Marvelous Antonia ‘Toni’ Land!
Rush Soccer counts on numerous talented, brilliant female coaches and personalities, and we want you to meet them. This quarter we present the wonderful Antonia 'Toni' Land! Antonia "Toni" Land, CO Rush Youth Girls DOC, and also a member of The Rush Coaches Female...
NCAA Recruitment Update
NCAA DII moves into different direction than DI
With everything happening in the world, the rules and safety measures are changing on a weekly, and sometimes daily basis. In a release from May 14th, the NCAA Division II has decided to head their own direction. They announced two measures: one being a blanket waiver...
Blog Series: An Alternative, Specific, & Individual Oriented Approach For Soccer Conditioning
Pablo Toledo is Rush Soccer’s Sporting Project Director and Rush’s Coach Development Department leader. Recapping how we got here in a few bullets: We covered overall conditioning principles: Adaptability, Overcompensation, Specificity, ...
Blog Series – Commonly Used Conditioning Methods In Soccer – By Pablo Toledo
Pablo Toledo is Rush Soccer’s Sporting Project Director and Rush’s Coach Development Department leader. Let's recap quick the learning path we've covered so far in this soccer conditioning world. We started by a macro understanding of conditioning principles...
Blog Series: Bigger, Faster, Stronger? – By Pablo Toledo
Pablo Toledo is Rush Soccer’s Sporting Project Director and Rush’s Coach Development Department leader. Well then, we've covered some important, foundational topics already about soccer specific conditioning, starting from generic principles of training,...
Blog Series: Understanding How Much & How Soccer Players Run – By Pablo Toledo
Pablo Toledo is Rush Soccer's Sporting Project Director and Rush's Coach Development Department leader. As always, before you read this, I'll add my disclaimer: This is what I think, based on my experience and education, and I'm not Mourinho so feel free to disagree...
Rush Coach Handbook
Welcome to Rush Soccer! We offer this handbook (linked) to you as a tool to assist you in becoming familiar with our club, that is now your club too.Please take some time to acquaint yourself with our history, goals, policies & procedures, programs & services:...
Blog Series: Concepts About Stretching For Soccer – By Pablo Toledo
A colleague coach and friend of mine always says, almost as a disclaimer before expressing an opinion: "Hey look, I'm not Mourinho, but if you ask me..." Beyond the humble approach, what I find adequate about this phrase is that both in Football as in Conditioning,...
Blog Series: Concepts About Soccer Conditioning – By Pablo Toledo
Pablo Toledo is the Coach Development Department Leader. He holds multiple coaching licenses as well a Ms. In Sports Training, specializing in Soccer & Futsal Conditioning. I remember taking my first couple of coaching courses in the USA and thinking "How...
Reviewing New Netflix Show “The English Game” – By The Coach Development Department
They say timing is of the essence, both in life as in football (don't ask me about but definitely true in football). Well I guess luck is too, as when I wrote the previous post about the history of tactics based on the book Inverting The Pyramid, I had no idea that...
Book Review: Inverting The Pyramid From Jonathan Wilson – By The Coach Development Department
Jonathan Wilson is a British sports journalist and author who writes for a number of publications, including The Guardian and Sports Illustrated. He is a columnist for World Soccer and Unibet and founder and editor of The Blizzard. He also appears on The Guardian's...
Rush Female Coaches Alliance: Meet The Legendary Mercy Akide Udoh!
Rush Soccer counts on numerous talented, brilliant female coaches and personalities, and we want you to meet them. This quarter we present our legendary Mercy Akide Udoh! Mercy, VA Rush Girls Bantam DOC not only has a wonderful heart and personality but also a...
The Rush Way: Senior Division U16 – U19
*Clique aqui para a versão em português deste documento - The Rush Way Senior Division (Portugues) *Clicca qui per la versione italiana di questo documento- The Rush Way Senior Division (ITALIA) THE RUSH WAY AGE GROUP GUIDES The Rush Way Age Group Guides...