{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chasing the Game - Youth Soccer in America","title":"Bad First Touch or Bad Read? How Kids Learn to Read the Game","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2633,"description":"Bad First Touch or Bad Read? How Kids Learn to Read the Game\nYour kid looks sharp in training. Then the game starts, and you wonder if they are learning to read the game at all.\nMiguelangel Grande Jr., founder of Grande Sports, says the problem often starts before the first touch. Pressure changes the picture. Players have to recognize space, understand what their coach wants, and make decisions while the ball is somewhere else.\nLiron and Matt ask what parents can actually watch for from the sideline, when fewer minutes at a stronger club may still make sense, and what he tells families who cannot afford private training. Miguelangel also points families toward simple time with the ball and full games on TV.\nIn this episode:\nWhy a strong training session may not translate into a match\nWhat a player might be feeling before a poor first touch\nHow off-ball runs can matter even when the pass never comes\nWhy a bad pass and a bad decision are different problems\nWhen a top academy environment may justify fewer minutes\nWhen playing more elsewhere may be the better choice\nWhat he tells families who cannot afford private training\nWhy free play and full matches help a child learn the game\nChasing the Game: Youth Soccer in America is a weekly youth soccer development podcast for parents navigating the U.S. youth soccer pathway. Hosted by Liron Unreich and Matt Tartaglia.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pf68ZmEGGzhD_L4GqN2MPEzSyl3kwuk7GVB4PlA2yzk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZWVh/ODMyNzJlMTg1NDQ3/NWZmZjlhOTAwOWEy/ZGJmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}