Category: confidence
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Jr. High: When a positional crisis hides all of our development.
There is winning and learning. There is no such thing as winning and losing. We as a team are faced with three main challenges. I’m in year three of trying to change the soccer culture and build a soccer community here in Armstrong, Clarion and Indiana counties. I was lucky enough to grow up in…
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Ref Life : Plum KOC Weekend 2023
Since I’ve been back in soccer there is one weekend that always gets me. First as a coach and for the last 15 years or so when available as a referee. This year I had games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Only one red card for excessive force. One of my partners sent a parent…
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Jr. High: Play, Practice, Play developing a goalkeeper and learning to pressure, cover, balance.
Play 1 and 1 a: PLAY 1. GK Set up: Field size is 20×36 yards. Three teams of four players each. Play 1 a: Developing ball skills, looking to clear balls to far targets. PRACTICE :::::::: Each team defends and attacks two goals. Award bonus points if an…
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Jr. High: Do you remember this from Greg at BG Camps?
I was pulling some information about Japan vs USA for the 2011 Women’s World Cup Final and I stumbled upon this FIFA lesson plan? Does anybody remember Greg and Blair running you through this when they came this summer for the community camp? https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/practice/grassroots/4-to-8/decide-and-deliver.php
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Jr. High: 23 Aug 23 Picture Day, Futsal Training.
Hey team, Yesterday was a lesson in winning and learning. Between the weather, headcount, small field, officials, and an injury we learned a lot. Here are my takeaways from the scrimmage. Big thank you to the parents that supplied snacks/drinks/ice for our road trip! Reminder that pictures are after school today in the main lobby…
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Keeperland: Goalkeeping 101 — Catching, muy importante
There is training to play and training to improve. If you want to be the best goalkeeper on the field during any given day, you need to find time to focus on the basic skill of catching and reacting to kicked balls every time you step on the field. Basic goalkeeping practice is the equivalent…
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Jr High: Scrimmage 1 @ Gateway 4pm.
Congratulations you survived your first day of school and now get to play in your first scrimmage of the season on the Turf at Gateway. Due to first day challenges we have one more challenge- a limited roster. We all need to be 60 minute warriors today and find ways to conserve energy, play the…
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Jr. High: Development guideposts, bus ride discussion.
Some of our players took the time to review roles and responsibilities in our learning formation. They realize that we have a lot of players that are comfortable as positional 2 & 3, but some of those players can also be effective at 4 & 5. in order for us to be a balanced squad…
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Jr. High: What Change would I like this blog to make in the world?
This blog and my commitment to the beautiful game is one in which I believe and live by– I know that every day I can change the world by showing up, listening and guiding others in this game. The game can: We live in a world where sometimes people forget that we are all humans…
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