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This has got to be 1 of the more interesting articles I've read in awhile. We all say that soccer is a thinking player's game.....but how do you actually train a player's brain to perform better? Read on.....

Standard Liege's Bruyninckx leads way in developing mental capacity

Awesome article. Thanks for the link!

Those nutty Belgians! First it was waffles. Then it was barefoot training. And now ... myelin sheaths!!! Now I understand why Vincent Kompany is so darn good!

Just finished a good book that discusses this subject:

The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born, it's grown. here's how.

By Daniel Coyle.

It's not specific to soccer, but does give lots of soccer examples.

Gee--very little drill work, major emphasis on small sided games with lateral movement and vision. You don't see nearly enough of this at alot of club training sessions.
I hope articles such as this help change some of this.