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Scott Pugh concludes his series looking at some of the issues surrounding development in youth soccer.

In the latest installment of his series on youth soccer, Scott Pugh looks at travel soccer.

Scott Pugh looks at how ways of identifying talent and potential can focus too much on short-term success for the club rather than a player’s long term development.

Scott Pugh continues his look at youth soccer development. Topics include the pitfalls of identifying players with a particular position at too early an age and how adults’ desire for wins can negatively impact playing time.

We all want our kids to play smarter. How can we be smarter as teachers? Scott Pugh continues his look at what we’re doing wrong when it comes to youth soccer development.

Scott Pugh continues his look at youth soccer and says the overemphasis on winning can be detrimental to development.