https://www.theguardian.com/football...arez-world-cup
Interesting comments from Diego Godin on why Uruguay, a country with a population smaller than our home state, excels at football.
Apparently we're *too* easy on the kids, coaches, etc:
"Sometimes the parents are the worst: fighting with the coach, opponents, the kid. Demands are made on children that shouldn’t be: seven-, eight-, nine-year-olds with obligations and responsibilities they shouldn’t have. That’s not good, but the truth is it does push players: they improve, compete, grow."
Interesting comments from Diego Godin on why Uruguay, a country with a population smaller than our home state, excels at football.
Apparently we're *too* easy on the kids, coaches, etc:
"Sometimes the parents are the worst: fighting with the coach, opponents, the kid. Demands are made on children that shouldn’t be: seven-, eight-, nine-year-olds with obligations and responsibilities they shouldn’t have. That’s not good, but the truth is it does push players: they improve, compete, grow."
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