Three years ago, I was the Director of Player Development and co-head coach of a U-16 girls club in Connecticut. We took a very holistic approach to training our players, striving to make them not only the best players they could be, but more importantly, the best people as well. That team ended the year as one of the best in the region, and we were lucky enough to send more than ¾ of the team on to play at various universities across the country. A massive part of helping t