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Tom believes the motor skills and technique developed in the home when the players are in their formative years, enhances their learning curve when players move into organized soccer. I agree with this because as a player myself I benefited significantly from this same philosophy due to my fathers understanding of individual development, because I entered organized youth soccer very late by today's standards but managed to achieve significant success as a player due to my technical baseline being so high, thanks to my father and the environment and culture I was immersed in, albeit unknowingly. Before I had even played a tournament or competed in a league or traveled to play, I learned how to compete and survive at home with and against my brothers, in the neighborhood and schoolyard.  

Tom's expertise developing young players is heavily sought after having conducting events for clubs, leagues and national football federations and professional clubs worldwide and is has long been one of the most recognizable and respected figures in Japanese soccer for his significant contributions to the growth of the game including influencing the careers of many of Japan's national team players. Tom has massively influenced the Japanese culture of players self development and 'self practice' to Japanese youth soccer players through his many demonstrations with 'Coerver Coaching Japan' which he created and operated, establishing the world's largest commercial individual technical skill development football school business. As a result he developed a huge following supported with TV shows, magazines and camp for at all ages. 

After 'Coerver Coaching' in Japan/Asia Tom launched T3 which led him to being hired by the Chinese Football Association to assist in their desire to popularize the game in the worlds most populous country. T3 became the biggest name in Chinese youth football receiving major, support investment and contributions from Beijing Guoan, supporting grassroots football development together with the Beijing Bureau of Education. 

Through his "Soccer Starts at Home" platform Tom fosters a culture of learning in the home. Tom is now focused on players ages 1-4 years of age and educating parents on how families/parents can create a culture of play and love of ball and movement within the home, the childs playground. 

For over 30 years T3 International has been promoting and pioneering grassroots player development programs teaching technical football skills to young children and educating parents and organizations on parental involvement, successfully supercharging grassroots and youth player development at clubs, leagues and federations through brand activation, coach and parent informational and educational seminars and multimedia content including virtual and in-person events coaching children initially across Asia then expanding to create global bespoke platforms.

Tom has partnered with national federations, education ministries, and football clubs worldwide, introducing his philosophy to grassroots initiatives and activations advocating holistic development approach that integrates cognitive, social, and physical growth with technical football skills.

Tom believes that many coaches prevent children to do what they naturally do which is to dribble and be creative and learn to possess the ball

Japan is has long been considered one of the best developers youth women's soccer talent globally. It has produced world class players, has won many women's FIFA world championships and is increasingly more respected on the men's side. Tom Byer is able to provide more valuable insights into the reason why Japan have done so well. Here are some: 

🇯🇵 Japan has far smaller amount of registered youth players than the USA and significantly less than North Carolina and California 

🇯🇵 In Japan players use everything from tennis balls to regular soccer balls when practicing in order to develop better ball feeling 

🇯🇵 Japanese players play and train in small spaces due to expansive urban areas and a lack of grass and turf facilities means that players experience a mixture of playing facilities: long and short grass; concrete; dirt-gravel; concrete-hardtop

🇯🇵 Japan is a year-round, one-sports culture prioritizing technical skill development

🇯🇵 Japan has excellent younger technical players and excellent development system, even with less licensed coaches than the USA 

🇯🇵 Japan has a practice culture, not just competition culture