Overall, Messiah does not use a wide variety of drills. Instead, they tend to rely on a scalable set of exercises, starting with fundamentals, progressively adding new elements, and working them to perfection. Even today, Brandt says: “My collection of drills or exercises wouldn’t be that thick of a book. We have things that are purposeful and relate and that work. People are shocked that there’s not that much to it.” Repetition. It’s long been a keystone for Messiah soccer because, as Brandt says, it works. All-American Nick Thompson lived it for years. “I felt a big jump in my personal game
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