Category: JR High
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Protected: Wrapping up Pro-Sports Futsal 2024-25 Season.

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Let the game be the teacher.

The coach is frustrated with the impact of Youth Soccer Regional Travel Super Clubs on futsal training in Pittsburgh. He’s exhausted from officiating bad soccer, limited opportunities for players to play and master basics, and the lack of creativity and experimentation. He suggests thinking outside the box or creating a new playing environment.
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Jr. High: Can we hub and spoke grassroots development?

Pittsburgh is a city that has a topography, hydrography, geology, logistics, bridge and tunnel issue. Player development in soccer is just like the public education system. You player development tends to differ based on where you are located in the region and how much your local municipality is willing to invest. What if we created…
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Jr. High: Where are you in your development? Part 1. Key Qualities?

Hey there I wanted to plant a little seed as our off season training takes hold to see where you see yourself in your understanding of yourself. While we may not all agree on the best way to develop into community/grass roots player for our school team, the game still can be the best teacher…
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Jr. High: Believe in the game, believe in change, believe in our community.

The author emphasizes the importance of community-based soccer for youth in various Indiana counties. Key strategies include creating local play opportunities, encouraging regular training, and fostering community. The proposed program involves structured training, open play, weight training, and mentorship from college players, all aimed at developing competitive skills and fostering a passion for the sport.
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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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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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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: 2023 Rules and Regulations

Welcome to the team! Thanks to all of you who came out this summer to kick around. Monday 8/14 is the first day of practice. Have you logged everything into Final Forms? We need to make sure all required school documents are checked in correctly. Players are encouraged to wear indoor/training flats/turfs instead of cleated soccer shoes…