Having just got back from my honeymoon it is not easy deciding where to start on the blog. Everyone wants news in real time these days and I have been out of the loop for 7 days. So instead of back tracking and showing you some highlights or clips you probably already saw... I give you an Amazing Japanese Free Kick!

Wow, first someone sends me a link to SMU player scoring a goal from 95 yards out, then JustinSaysThis on Twitter sends me a link to this goal Talley Hall scores for Houston a few days ago! BTW Talley Hall is the goalie!

Wonder what is in the water in Texas these days???

Love the commentary on this one at the end when they start figuring out who scored!

SMU's Ryan Rosenbaum scores a huge goal! That is awesome!

Believe in it!

JM

P.S. Big shout to Freddy Coba for the heads up on this one! As he says, "GOOOOOOALAZOOOOOO!!!!!"

Not sure if I posted this one before but this is 49 seconds of sweetness!

Thanks for the heads up Paul Carlson!

JM

The past two nights at my different team sessions and group trainings I coached we have been working on shooting. Ankle locked, toe down, knee over the ball, and land on your kicking foot!

It's an old school video but this is what happens when you get your technique right!

JM

This is an old video but I thought it was a good one to post. Going down the middle on a PK to me, a chip none the less, seems like such a gamble. Plus it gives your coach a heart attack! Just stick it in the corner!!

This is what happens when you get it wrong... almost 4 million hits on youtube!

I do not reccomend doing this style of PK in a game because you might give your coach a heart attack! But it is pretty cool!

My old youth coach use to say, "If you try something fancy and it works you will be applauded but if you try something and make a mistake be prepared to handle the criticism!

What a cool video! Not only is it playing one of my favorite game day pump up songs, Thunderstruck by ACDC, but he has some very impressive shots in this video!

Thanks to Stephanie Lachney whose daughter is in my Online Soccer Academy for sending me the link to this video!

JM

It's been a crazy last week for me with the move, packing, unpacking, painting, organizing, trying to work, coaching, etc so I figured this video was fitting!

Enjoy!

JM

Luis Angel Landin recently signed with the Houston Dynamo and became their first designated player a few days ago. I am not a breaking news source but I thought I would mention who this person is scoring a phenomenal goal in the above video. They call that a Scorpion Kick I think??

Don't know if he does them all the time but if he scores one like that in MLS I have no doubt it would be a top choice for Goal of the Year!

Going old school with this one. A little to much science talk for me but this is an unbelievable goal!

Believe in it!

JM

Yes, this is a video about the legendary Zinedine Zidane. You may be wondering why I am posting a video about him...

This one goes out to my cousin Austin Payne in California who's wife is 6 months pregnant and they just found out they are having a baby girl!! If it were a boy he was going to name him Malcom Zinedine Payne after Zidane!

Marta is said to be the best female soccer player in the world. Above is a little clip from the WPS showcasing her skills.

The video has moments of silence so I recommend watching it with some music playing.

JM

Everton is playing the MLS All-Stars tonight in Salt Lake City at 9:30pm Eastern time live on ESPN2 and Galavision. I thought a little video about them would be fitting. English soccer fans can come up with some songs I tell ya! I love how the producer of this video only shows Everton scoring goals against their biggest rival Liverpool.

A little something to get you pumped up for tonight...

U.S. Men's National Team plays Honduras in the Semi-Finals of the Gold Cup in Chicago live on Fox Soccer Channel and Telefutura at 6pm central time.

Check out the USMNT blog for pre-game line ups, stories, and player interviews.

As always LD is an All-Star but this year there seems to be a real presence about him and his performances on the international stage have a lot of people thinking he won't be in MLS much longer. Great player!

JM

This guy is having a great year!

JM

Love him or hate him this guy is an exciting player!

Congrats!

JM

Tonight the U.S. Men's National Team plays Panama at 8pm eastern on Fox Soccer Channel and Telefutra. Be sure and support the team as they look to adance in the Gold Cup!

Not sure who will be in the starting line up tonight. This new guy, Pro Bowler David Akers of the Philadelphia Eagles might have a good shot after watching this video!

Congratulations to this year's MLS All-Stars!

JM

JM

This video represents soccer at it's finest. It's a simple game, you pass and you move. When you do that great plays like these will happen!

Pass and Move!!

Big shout to one of my high school campers and Online Soccer Academy players Will Crawford for sending me the link to this one.

Wow! That is nice!

Big thanks to one of my Online Soccer Academy players, Martha Santos and her family, for emailing me the link! Much appreciated!

JM

So cool! Very neat CR9 and his crew took the time to make a behind the scenes view of how this day went. Apparently there were 80,000 fans watching.

Can you imagine being in Ronaldo's shoes for this day??

Believe in it!

JM

P.S. I spotted this video by the guys who produce Bumpy Pitch.

One of the best goalies in the WPS and women's soccer in general.

Do you think you could put one past her??

JM

Are you ready???

Manchester United vs. Barcelona in the Champions League final on ESPN at 2:30pm eastern time today, Tuesday May 27th.

What's your score prediction?

JM

People that Believe In It

Tim Howard
Goalkeeper
Everton FC
U.S. National Team

Video gave me goosebumps thinking about some of the big games he plays in on a regular basis. I am a huge Tim Howard fan and so happy to see him living the dream! He is representing the United States and himself in a world class manner.

On Wednesday of this week I am flying to Oceanside, California to be a special guest at the Southern California Beach Soccer Championships! One of the people behind this great event is Gino Rossi. He and I met via Twitter (follow him @BeachSoccer) a few months ago and got to talking soccer and next thing you know I am on my way to California for the 2nd largest beach soccer event in the country!

This Thursday Canada and Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson is going to take some time out of his busy 5 games in 15 days schedule to talk to us on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.

He signed with MLS at age 17, played for a few years and then left for Heerenveen in the Dutch league. RSL and MLS were lucky to get him back and he is playing some great soccer at the moment!