Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 46 - Ted Kroeten Co-Founder of Joy of the People Soccer Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Ted Kroeten - Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Joy of the People Soccer

01:11 Coach Kroeten's Journey
-Watching other Sports
-Grew Up Playing Different Pick Up Sports
-Learning Everything Step by Step
-Playing in College
-Getting Into Coaching and Initial Realizations
-Coming Upon Free Play
-Discovering the Benefits of Small Sided Games
-Playing With Relationships

24:58 Fluency vs Accuracy
-Convincing Parents Even Though They Trained Differently
-Talking to Some of the Greats in Rio
-Using Language Learning Theories
-Learning and Acquisition
-Overloaded vs Underloaded Players

43:40 Learning How to Communicate to Be Assertive
-The Physiological Concept of UnderLoading
-"Easy as Possible"
-Tie In to War Time Survival

51:34 The Paradox of Learning Without Being Taught
-No Two People Are the Same
-Players Learned Something From Watching
-Greatness Isn't Taught
-Adaptability as a Key

1:00:49 The Best Academies in The World and the Players Their Developing
-Treating Acquisition and Learning Separately
-Mixing the Two Environments
-The Rarities of Street Players but Who Are More Dominant

1:10:25 How To Protect Free Play Environment
-People Want to Play on Teams
-Making Teams So That Kids Get to Stay Together
-Progressing In Level of Play
-Getting Better by Playing Free Play

1:19:55 Navigating Intentionality
-Focusing on Things Like Relationships
-Focusing on Not Giving Up on Play
-Coaches Participate

1:23:53 Pass It On Model
-Older Kids Teach the Younger Kids
-Getting It Started
-Using It As a Movement