I CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS EPISODE TO DROP!! This clip is from the upcoming episode of the I Hate Soccer podcast with Jason Collinsworth #71 featuring guest Andrea Gonzalez Berchelmann. Andrea is the current Head of Mental Performance for Orlando City where she works with their first team, second team, and academy players. This episode will be released on Monday morning at 6am eastern. Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and I Heart Radio! | PlayMaker Training

“The ball has to go through ten other players before it gets into the back of the net.” Just isn’t good enough. Blame the kid who lost possession. Problem solved. This clip is from I Hate Soccer with Jason Collinsworth #68 featuring Tony Pariso. For the full video comment “goalkeepers are psychopaths” and I’ll send you the link. | PlayMaker Training

Packing in soccer is a performance analysis metric that measures how many opponents a player bypasses or “packs” with a specific action, such as a forward or diagonal pass or dribbling. It quantifies a player’s success in progressing the ball forward and breaking through lines of opponent pressure. Points are awarded for moves that advance the ball past opponents, recognizing contributions to the attack. Packing helps assess a player’s effectiveness in moving the ball forward and can be used for