photo courtesy of K. Jarboe

This weekend I’m at the Veterans Invitational Soccer Tournament, a nicely-run operation in Evansville, IN. My son plays on one of the Indiana Olympic Development state pool teams. Players are sorted into squads and have to learn to improve together over the course of the two days. This makes it different from when they play on their club teams, since the emphasis is on development and problem-solving, not on ‘winning’. That’s what the ODP coaches say. Continue reading →