Going Pro: American Soccer (Official Full Length Feature)
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- There is one thing on the minds of all players in the Premier Development League - going pro. Known as the 4th division in the US soccer pyramid, the PDL has provided roughly 60% of the players in the MLS. Going Pro: American Soccer takes you into the locker room and onto the field with the Brooklyn Knights during their PDL season. Witness the power of a dream, and the sacrifices required to fulfill it as we follow the players on and off the field in this intimate sports documentary.
www.goingpromovie.com/
GoingProAmericanSoccer
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Directed, Produced, Edited by Sebastian Podesta
Co-Produced by Joe Williams
Cinematography by Sebastian Podesta & Joe Williams
Music by Lucas Brode
Sound Design by Dustin Camilleri
Color Grade by Niger Miles - Sport
This was a really really neat documentary..really shows how hard the dream is and how relenting and how fucking hard you have to work to be the best
4 years later...
pro or not I just wanna play
True. Pro is such a long shot. I'm 47 now and I juggle still and kick against a wall...a lot. No teams around here, though, but it's probably good while I get in better shape. I push too hard when I play.
But I juggle 1000x a day, and going for 90 days. It's fun. I'm learning new stuff, and staying in shape. Soccer mostly isn't about being pro, it's for people having fun.
Henry best comment ever bro.that's always my mentality. I just wanna play the beautiful sport
jesus christ joe
I Panda but pro is better
World-class filmmaking...I absolutely congratulate whoever the hell made this wonderful documentary...The camerawork ...the expert & creative edit (imagine how much footage he had to slog through!)...This film was an amazing long-term commitment...Whoever directed and/or edited this is a true artist...I LOVE how they never gave in to BS fake glamorization of NYC...especially cruddy Brooklyn...This film deserves an Oscar...This is a great documentary that doesn’t overplay it...Terrific! Thanks
I still come back to this video to hear the ending music...
Highly recommend this film for all Effective dreamchaser's
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lol this team now has an MLS academy league team andI play for their team's u14 academy, and their no longer called the Brooklyn knights, their called Met Oval (Metropolitan Oval)
I never knew a documentary was filmed at the field I practice at every day XD.
TopBinsHD help me get in😭
TopBinsHD I played for the Broolyn Knight's Super Y- League team years back. The Met Oval is such a special place, make sure to enjoy it. I remember the chatter about them getting an Academy org together. It used to be LI Roughriders, BK Knights and FC Westchester as the 3 major NY teams, have they changed?
You mean a DA team?
Connections that's how you make it pro it's all about who you know in this world in anything
Jim Narrow couldn't agree more
Jim Narrow lmao. You don't need connections you just have to be good
anthony lol even if your the best in your country, if you don't know someone in a better country (one that lives and breathes football) nobody will give you a chance. There's probably hidden gems all over the world that just go a miss.
I've played with some pros now and they weren't amazing just knew the right people. It helps put it that way.
@@jimnarrow155 Maybe there are just too many players out there. It's easier to go pro in say tennis or get to the Olympics in speed skating or something. Too many good soccer players. Too crowded
I like how the coaches try to act hard by saying "fuck" "Fucking"
I’ve played against jose Batista here in Houston couple months ago. Talented dude. Now bangs a Houston Dash player
This was such a beautiful documentary on how hard you have to train
Kicks by
The guy that got hurt cussed the shit out of everything 😂😂😂
04:30 -- As soon as I saw him wearing the Three Lions, I took an instant liking to him.
Everyone here is taking a shit at the American youth system while here in India I'm think wow such good facilities.
It's just sad.
good point. we should appreciate what we have.
This documentary really pictured most of what I passed through while playing soccer at a point I gave it up and started playing the saxophone to earn a living it took another coach time to discover what I could do on the field and he made me part of his team he encouraged me to the point that I had to start training myself to get back to my normal level of playing.
Keep going bruh
23:56 I feel you my G
This movie was deep, I was in tears 😭
God these coaches really look terrible in this. No wonder we can't develop decent players. The fact that the team starts off good and gets consistently worse speaks volumes about the leadership.
It's not until the team completely falls apart that the Manager finally realizes that his negative attitude isn't working and starts to support the team and emphasis the positives rather than swearing at them and calling them pussies.
PDL players come & go because most coaches focus on getting immediate short term results since the season is so short. What ends up happening is most of the committed players who are maybe not superstars but definitely have tons of potential to provide consistency & effort are put aside in search of "better" players with "big CV's" who are only committed as long as everything goes well. Our season went South because the initial group that was brought in wasn't nurtured, we were treated like replaceable chess pieces & felt no compassion or desire from our leadership to improve us as players until towards the end of the season when our commitment was acknowledged...the crazy part is that those who had the most HEART are the ones who stuck through it until the END. Once our season was almost over & we weren't playing for anything, the pressure to succeed was off, the leadership relaxed & that's when started obtaining results as a unified team & group.....AND 4 years later almost ALL the so called BEST players have quit playing & ALL the consistent hard workers are either Pros now or still playing @ higher paid semi professional teams that now exist in the US.
Well it's not like they can make a living at those low level professional teams. You try to hold down a full time job and still be a professional athlete on the side.
Yes it's pervasive & everywhere not just footy. Most of us work jobs on the side & it's rare to encounter quality leadership in the job world as well. It has taught me to be more resilient & take less shit from others. I have learned to speak my mind & heart & not be afraid to communicate what I feel about a situation. Sounds simple but easier said than done right ?.. I too train a lot on my own but remember that footy is a game played with 21 other players on the field...In the end, all good lessons...
Isn't the coach Swedish?
Either way, it seems like he's taking after the wrong sport with his leadership. You're not trying to power your way into an endzone, you're trying to put a ball in the back of a net
You want them to hold their hands, kiss them gently on the cheeks and tell them their precious? it's good to be humbled every now and then, easy to get too cocky.
Insulting the players and humiliating them will never make a player progress.
Depending on the player.. Some it will make them strive to be better players, but some will take the hate and give up, it separates the pussies from the strong.
chris chandler IMO, players who are lacking in confidence will become hesitant and make more mistakes. Sometimes getting angry at players is fine, but not embarrassing them individually and making them feel low.
***** Most teams who win championships have the quality along with proper coaching. If the players like the coach, they will play harder for them, if not, then the coach would lose the dressing room. Just my opinion, you don't need to agree with me.
Well considering he has been the coach for multiple professional teams, I'd say he has better judgement than you or whether it works or not.
I'm sure if you were playing soccer with confidence and without a burden of pressure on your shoulders, you would play well too. Unless the player is completely useless and could never get anything done right, that's a different story.
14:42 The swedish coach put it right on the money, in my opinion. The youth system and how players are produced by teams is one of the biggest drawbacks for teams in terms of creating players that will be in the first team or sold to make a profit. I'm not from the US, I'm british and played in the UK for a while not for an academy but i understood the system i left the UK before I was 10 moved to China and then later moved to America at the age of 13. when i first came here i didn't understand the connection between pro and college or even high school, of course they have the draft and that but the a majority of the players playing in US academies will go on to play college first then later you might have a Jordan Morris who'll make it big time and become the next big thing in the States. A lot of the American talent that I have seen play from the U17 national team since they went and lived at the same school as i did (Christian Pulisic, Haji Wright, basically the up and coming players) have chosen the leave the US at the first chance they get to continue their development in the European Leagues. Tell me if Pulisic were to have stayed in the US and went to College, would he have been the type of player he is now or would he just have been another college player trying to make it in the MLS. Although college is go for education and getting a free education (if youre an athlete) it hinders the development of American players
great insight. i agree with u. you're saying any american great talent, should go overseas and pulisic is a great example.
you speak the truth. thats the problem. in the U.S. you need to go to college to get scouted in for MLS...in Europe and South America you have kids from the poorest of neighborhoods already going into academies and being developed since childhood. The problem in the U.S. is that in order to get into an academy or even college in requires a lot of money...in the U.S. academy football is afforded by the upper middle class and above, and the working class whom have probably the majority of decent players from immigrant families cannot afford the cost of going into a U.S. football academy. Unfortunately its a pay to play system.
I wonder why this only seems to apply to soccer. It seems for US football and basketball, getting recruited from college is the main path. But for soccer it's better to not go that path.
@@dt-ve7mi I'm learning about this now. I have a 5 yr old son. I don't know if I want to push him into soccer knowing the crazy path it will take. I think another sport might be easier and still allow him to do well in school too.
@@nofurtherwest3474 honestly you should push your son towards soccer. Ik this is a random comment a year after u posted it but it carries a lot less physical risk than American football and if he’s good enough your raising a son who’ll be cultured and raised in Europe. Honestly America isn’t all that
None of the players seem to be having fun...
People like you need to shut up
Because it’s a grind
@@jmuzza6056 no its not
That was a depressing documentary
anthony morvillo reality is that it’s a cold struggle.
its motivating
Soccer is not just what you see on TV
But can you do it on a cold rainy night in stoke
Man, to all you saying that US football is about physicality and Europe is all about technique, those playing at the highest level in Europe play with a level of physicality and fitness that means they would walk all over these guys, even if it wasn't for the superior levels of technique. Yeah for sure this coach was teaching football from a bygone generation (plus he had a big-man complex which he needed to drop), but to suggest that you don't need to be fit and strong to play in Europe is madness.
But anyway, it's good to see the progress the US is making in general. The college system over there is great in the sense of it makes sure (at least in theory) that players get an education while they play, but the truth is, if you have the talent you can be playing professional football in Europe, South America etc. by 16 and more than likely you will have to forego your education if you are going to be pro. It's sad because the US has it right in this regard, but I can't see football changing it's system anytime soon.
The US College system is flawed for Football. Kids in Europe and elsewhere are already professional footballers before they are 18, playing sometimes at the top level. So by 18 its too late for most players. Whats the point of playing in sub-standard level just to get an education? It works for other US sports, but not in the world's biggest team sport. And this myth about physicality in Europe. They use the youth levels to develop the game and then work on the physical side, therefore already way ahead of US players.
Wait.... so you're telling that I can still try and make the MLS by simply going an open
try-out each year of a team in the PDL?!?!?!?
It is easier than that, there are actually weekend-long combines that you just have to show up and pay a few hundred bucks to get in front of MLS coaches. There is one in Florida every year and various MLS teams have them once in a while.
Francisco Davila yea like he said ^ you got to pay to get viewed but have to try your ass off
Francisco Davila that’s the problem with soccer here in America. The whole system needs to change.
@@digiprez77 HAHAHAHA a few hundred bucks are you kidding me, here in Argentina they're free
I have watched this full thing 5 or more times now. I Love it
56:05.. Hopefully I see myself playing somewhere.. whether it’s.. division II in Europe, Asia.. or division I.. but hopefully in three years I see myself playing somewhere.. and.. waking up and just having to kick a ball ⚽️
He never made it. His wife is a World Cup winner though.
House of Venus broken dreams are so sad.
I’ve watched this whole thing 3 times this is good for players to see what it’s really like
The skill level is so much higher in Europe and south america compared to the US! These guys train every day so hard and still have troubles understanding the offside line on defense, playing without the ball, first touch etc just looking at these guys trying to bend a cross it’s laughable honestly and skills like these take so much time to develop by experience and it’s clear that these guys don’t have that in them! The best thing this swedish coach could have done for them is to invite them to train with a team in the first or second division in sweden so they can feel the difference in technique first and foremost so they get that into their head because they work to much on their physique forgetting that football is a skilled based sport!
Really inspiring video! Can relate so much to it too 👏
Great documentary and my respect to all the players that are part of this beautiful sport and dedication best of luck to all of you . U guys will make the change in the U.S teach our youth what is this amazing sport
Best video i have seen in a while love to play for a coach like that!!
This video is so inspirational!
great video. thanks for sharing
The reason they were struggling was because the coaches were swearing at them and humiliating them. Be positive and have a laugh....it works
I really want to join the academy but mostly I want to go to the USA to further my career as a footballer. Currently, I'm from South Africa and it really hard to get promoted here since lots of guys are into it. My goal is to play on MLS. So what I'm looking forward to is to get a sponsor to fly me into the USA.
Inspirational, well filmed!
Many of these players they look pretty decent however like one the guys said that the older you get the harder it is to become professional.
P.S. Coach does not look that good.
great doc
The coach has some credentials, and now is the coach of Seton Hall University. I'm sure he learned a lot after watching the documentary and has progressed along with many of the players in their lives.
Dimitrov wow even in 3 years I can not get enough of this guy
U.S SOCCER ROBS YOU
EUROPE PAYS YOU👌🏾
Zachary Betz he means like they reward u with what u want which is pro
Gilbert Soriano yea but America is more focused on other sports
@@ulissesmendoza9642 yeah only 3 sports lol
I wanna see the coach play.
the keeper is awful
ik
Great video it's good to see that side of the world ... There's good and bad in everything only top players knows what to focus on
Imagine Sir Alex ferguson listening to this manager yap..*Cringe*
Crazy seeing this in 2021 and all differences in football
I believe every coach should develop a great mentality with so much positivity because they are the ones that have to inspire their team on the field so they can make the players feel inspired. They also have to be cautious with their words as well! If the players receive the message the wrong way then things won't go so well. Moral of the story appreciate every game you play it's either you win or learn!
This is without a doubt the worst coaching I have ever seen. I feel for the guys on the team, some parts I seriously had to look away because it was so bad. Really, really poor coaching
Jack Bushway You can tell the players think he's a knob
How can the assistant manager expect to have respect when he is wearing sunglasses in the changing rooms?? Grow up, man.
Quality Content
About to go through this process! Hoping for success and for a pro contract in the future!
FOOTBALLERS WORLD do it.
Great video. I'm really gonna push my self to be a pro. I promise you'll here the name ben deeming in the professional game one day.
Ben Deeming Are you a pro yet
Ben Deeming are you pro yet
Ben Deeming Are you pro yet?
You will never be pro your head is shaped like a pin
How's being a pro flipping burgers at McDonald?
“If your not around people who love the same things you do is hard to develop and maintain focus” (So True)
lol we not going to get scored on first 😂😂
Yeah Seriously. I guess European play is based on intelligence!
Im so lucky to have an english coach, he knows so much more about thr game and has molded me as a better player, but still making it pro here is so hard, theres no demand in soccer here i hate it
13:52 I would agree with that, Soccer rarely gets mentioned on SportsCenter. Even the English Premier League, who has a large U.S. following gets rarely mentioned on ESPN. I will say however, FS1, FS2, and NBCSN do really good jobs of covering the game. The same with a sport such as Ice Hockey, The last World Cup of Hockey in 2016 had only one game broadcast on ESPN, with the rest being broadcast in the U.S. on NHL Network, which is a channel that costs extra through some cable companies.
I found this video, and instantly realized the voice of the coach at the beginning. He was my college soccer coach for LIU Southampton lol
that coach is clueless. Has absolutely no idea about tactics
Evan Halnon true
Evan Halnon he is a gringo, he does not kow shit about Football
Do you coach bruh
Maybe because in the documentary they didn't show him coaching just the motivational speeches
he's sweedish...... a nation that beat your shit national team 3-0 at the world cup
Wish I got into soccer earlier in life. I would definitely pursue this but as a child in American I only know football or basketball. I’m 25 now, a bit to late but I will be sure to introduce this sport to my child
Let's Make America Love soccer.
This is really fucken good
I'm feeling so inspired right now because Allie Long and her fiancé are in this
Nice video
it seems to me like these guys just started working to pursue their dream and that they thought their talent would get them far enough during their youth days
PLEASE post episode 2
Zach gosse looks like sylvester stallone lmao
55:02.. the music is compelling.
He’s correct about Soccer being No.1 sport in many many countries in every continent yet In England - the place which boasts about its Football Pedigree of 150 years , half the clubs in the 3rd 4th & 5th tier Leagues ( National and Professional) are struggling to survive financially and attendances are lower than 30 years ago. It makes no sense . AFC Bournemouth need good players ! 👍
Hello, my name is Elvécio Junior and I am a soccer player here in Brazil, I was wondering if the university offers scholarships for athletes?
36:36 guy is devoting his entire soul to not beating the shiet outta coach hahahha
I use to play but I quit. I'm only 16 and Ima try to get into a team or something. Varsity or not I'm going to get back in the grind and play my heart out.
These players trying so hard to make it to the next level. Good for them. Must be fun. Not sure if the coaches are in it for the same reason.
eder catalan 😂😂
The coach has no clue about positioning, technical aspects, how to receive a ball and isn't a good therapist, either. The problem is that he yells and shouts too much trying to motivate the players. It's about hard work for sure, but some players are almost giving it up at the beginning of the season.
Rik Snoek but he told them to up the intensity and “be the man” and he wore a suit and he yelled a lot...
The World Name for the World Game, is FOOTBALL ... Fact.
The word shortening or nick-naming of 'Association Football' [was and is the original game of FOOTBALL] into soccer by the English Upper Class ... that word 'soccer' is a shortening word, therefore NOT a real word. That word is only used in North America [ the U.S.A. and Canada]. To undermine 'soccer' your Continental/Regional Football Governing Body CONCACAF meaning the Confederation Of North, Central American, Caribbean, Association FOOTBALL. Our World FOOTBALL Governing Body = F.I.F.A. means the Federation of International FOOTBALL Associations ... The World Name, for The World Game is FOOTBALL ...FACT.
How about this: When I am in America I call it soccer to avoid confusion, when I am in any other place, I call it what they call it.
MrNikoliVolkov every source you have found has been from a North American perspective. As I stated in my FACTUAL post above re CONCACAF your continental/regional FOOTBALL governing body and FIFA our World FOOTBALL governing body. This proves that the World Name for the World Game is FOOTBALL ... FACT ps I have not got time, at the moment, however I will explain [tomorrow] in a factual account how and where your silly grid iron came from. As very few of you actually know ... That's how inslar you are.
Go beyond North America [USA/CANADA] and around the world, use the word 'FOOTBALL' to any person regardless of different languages and they will understand exactly what you mean. I have traveled around my own continent [europe] africa and South America. I have played the WORLD GAME OF FOOTBALL , the beautiful game, with people who can not speak English and watched FOOTBALL with people who do not speak english, as we all share the love of OUR BEAUTIFUL of FOOTBALL ... FACT.
Two things 1,; Wica has a north american perspective and did you type in FOOTBALL or ;- / soccer;-/. 2 I said 'tomorrow [yesterday] I am sorry for that as I have a life ... I will come back [I have had to many pints of Bitter, you would say 'beeres' that's larger in our language.
These ppl decide to go pro with 25 wtf is this🤣 im 22 and i know im atleast 9 years too late for that decision😂😂
At 22 you still have a chance to go pro, but ya at 25 that's a bit late
it’s never too late
How much do they pay to be apart of the team and for transportation for away game?
This is fucking amazing good luck to all my American brothers 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Once the feeling hits you it never leaves. Then you realise what the rest of the world is mad about.
What is the update on these guys? Pro contracts etc
The coach is very entertaining, like a Swedish gumba from Brooklyn.
How can I join with this team we can I try pls someone if u know
Is there scouts in Albuquerque
There should be a follow up with the guys to see where they are.
Any of them make it?
this style of coaching can work but can also backfire u need a going pro for coaches lmao
I will die before i see an American manager becoming successful in FOOTBALL.
this coach also starred in the UK version of The Office. Gareth Keenan.
I wanna try too how can I make it
Please if u know help me
Jr Naing internet but Brooklyn knight no longer exists! Try long islander rough riders(pdl )or Manhattan Celtics (amateur)
Follow Instagram @kqroyals
What about the NPSL?
35:09 “You guys have no fucking bawls to play saccah”
I'm feeling inspired. IS there a contact email? I'm a 21 year old college athlete in California
not if u smoke weed
Jayy Wolfe that shows ur not passionate enough because u r in college
Jayy Wolfe you have pdl, usl, and upsl teams all over CA.
check out the sites, find some near by teams and do a quick Google search with the team name followed by either "combine" or "try out" and the year. lots of paying opportunities.
I train/direct HS and community college players for/to play in these leagues. I played a little PDL myself after college.
Too old now to be starting to think about football career
deadass these coaches is wailin
😂😂🤣🤣💯
WHEN U DONT GET NOTICE ITS GREAT ITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HARDER ON YOUR GAME ON STRENGH AND YOUR WWAKNESSES SO WHEN U GET TO THE SPOTLIGHT EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD ON THE SPOTLIGHT
Allie Long? 31:00
It's weird how they documented a team in 2016 that already dissolved in 2013..
The footage is from summer 2012
@@F_92_m yeh i'm an idiot lol
idk who will see this, but idk if I will be able to make varsity for my Highschool this year since i havent played freshman/sophmore year and going onto be a junior. I got 4 months+ some pre season training during those months. Also would love to be a midfielder, and my conditioning is below garbage, if someone could give some advice
Also I have played soccer since I was 9 for slsg, then gave up cause of personal issues and my mind wasnt in the right state. Im not beyond terrible, but would love advice on how to improve as a midfielder to make varsity and hope for pro in the future.
The USL is 2nd divison
Not anymore, USL is the 2nd search it up
i hate playing soccer in a football field, its disrespectful
CR7 Messi exactly
Yes. So humiliating!!
couldn't agree more, football field is for a proper football
CR7 Messi Gringos calling it Soccer to the most beatyful game. it's "Football"
Adam Alvarado Technically its "gridiron football"
ALLIE LONG!😍
i think some of you have never met an italian manager these coaches are even better
Tactics? Technique? Teamwork? Connections? Does this dude know anything?