Category: JR High
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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…
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Jr. High: day 5 Dr. Rob Gilbert Success Hotline.
This post is a call to Dr. Rob Gilbert today. If you are an athlete, start today. If you are a human start today. If you want to learn about people who kept trying and succeeded this is for you. Call today the 18 August 2022. Dial 973-743-4690 and listen to Dr. Gilbert’s message. /success-hotline-with-dr-rob-gilbert
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Jr. High: BG Camp support and drop with transitions.
Dear Diary: Tonight we did a whole lot of thinking games. We had to count. We had to switch partners frequently as we played a 2v2 to 2 goal game. We started by learning how to work little combinations with one touch passes and drop balls to our partners. We then tried to incorporate it…
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Jr. High: BG Camp shooting stars
Dear Diary: Tonight we learned about shooting. We learned that the boys tend to finish with their hips going one way! While some girls tend to twist their hips like Shakira before they strike the ball. The main part of the night was reviewing our approach, our plant foot positioning, our striking surface of the…
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JR. High: Heat Illness
Reminder time for staying hydrated and training smarter. If you are going to an all day concert at Acrisure Stadium, Key Bank Pavilion or AE Amphitheater on the North Side—soccer camp, a softball tournament or swimming at the pool. Please remember to start your day with proper hydration and nutrition. Here are some things to…
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Jr. High: FIFA warm up’s:
It is summer time. High school soccer players are doing optional conditioning sessions to prepare for the compressed and condensed fall season in Pennsylvania that runs from mid August to Halloween. One key part to conditioning is making the running/training game like to prepare for the challenges on the rubberized pitches. Our friends at FIFA…
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Jr. High: Next level thinking
I found this article to be very simple and concise in explaining what was once called total football. There are a few clubs that have the skilled players to pull this off this form of soccer. This is truly the coaches dream scenario. While this may not apply to the game we play, it is…
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Jr.High: a few ideas outside of soccer. . .
I saw this the other day in the news and wondered if this is something the Lady Riverhawks would be interested in owning at Armstrong? The other item: Calling All Artists, the Jr. High Lady Riverhawks are looking for a new design for their 2022 practice jerseys… Single Color Design Simple enough to be screen…
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