Forget the long grass. Forget the complex drills. Shin guards optional.

That’s the advice from Shoeless Soccer co-author Nathan Richardson, a coach and one-time director of coaching when he’s not busy with his day job as a professor of Spanish literature. (We did not discuss whether Man of La Mancha, a musical in which I once played drums, is faithful to the source material.)

If you missed Part 1, please check it out. If you’ve already listened to Part 1, here’s Part 2: