Category: confidence
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Jr. High: BG Shooting.

If you know. You know. If you feel like living on the edge a little and know where this is located— futsal shoes, a cone for shooting, a really old ball that Matt will be throwing out or a rubber or tennis soccer ball would work. The handball wall is ideal for solo training year…
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Jr. High: US Women game 2

Just a reminder to stay up late tonight to support our women’s national team live in New Zealand. Also remember to stay hydrated in this heat.
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Ref Life: A females challenge
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-the-game-beautiful/id1480311303 I found this podcast a few weeks ago and wanted to share.
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Jr. High: High School, Competitive, Travel, In-house. . .

Since February, I’ve been watching a lot of soccer as a referee, working with people at the state organization for youth soccer to understand where issues in building the game have led us to the current state of affairs. If you are not aware of what is going on in youth soccer that is perfectly…
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Keepers: Footwork and volley.
I was reflecting on last night’s training session and was thinking of a fast footwork drill to work on the backwards movement to go from shot stopping to getting back to the line for a chip. I found this vintage item on YOUTUBE.
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Ref Life: Jr. Officials for schools.

Imagine this. . .players being officials! Now go out and get started by talking it up to the players. Remember it’s much easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. If you would like to take up the whistle feel free to reach out to me,
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Jr. High: Where are you in skill development?

Self-reflection is a great life tool to have in your tool belt. After completing a 1-0 game last night with two coaches being issued cards for dissent. I took a moment to reflect and ask myself did I and my referee team impact the game or did we let the players decide the game on…

