Category: IDFK

• Ref Life: When the US Futsal league in Pittsburgh, changes buildings.

  

  New location, new courts, working through the house rules. US Futsal in Monroeville has a new home with Pro Sports at All American Fieldhouse

  dpankiewicz

  November 24, 2025

  2025, Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, Futsal, Goal Kick, IDFK, journaling, LOTG, PK, Referee Development, Referee Support, RefLife, Spirit of the Game

  Children4ProfitSoccer, Communication, confidence, Futsal at All American Fieldhouse by Pro Sports, GrassrootsFootball, individual growth, intervals, soccer, Soccer4Children, sports

• Ref Life: Transitioning to indoor.

  

  Here in Pennsylvania the outdoor season is closing out and the indoor facilities are starting up. We have dasher board soccer, futsal, small sided outdoor fields and even full sized outdoor fields. No matter what version of the game, we need to remember that we are not only responsible for applying the laws of the…

  dpankiewicz

  November 22, 2025

  2023, 2024, 2025, Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, Futsal, Goal Kick, IDFK, journaling, Long Throw, LOTG, PK, Referee Development, Referee Support, RefLife, Run of play, Spirit of the Game

  Children4ProfitSoccer, Communication, confidence, goal-setting, KeepItLocal, soccer, Soccer4Children

• Protected: Ref Life: Game Tape

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  dpankiewicz

  2022, confidence, DFK, IDFK, LOTG, PIAA, PK, Run of play

• Jr. High: @PennHills 08Sept22

  

  dpankiewicz

  September 8, 2022

  2022, confidence, Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, Goal Kick, IDFK, journaling, JR High, Run of play

• Plum U8: parental pregame: Pass and Dribble

  

  Pass, dribble Pass, dribble Those are today’s words of the day as we still have some players that are mastering how they play with the ball in a game. Coach Dave

  dpankiewicz

  May 14, 2022

  1v1, 3v3, confidence, Corners, Free Kicks, Goal Kick, IDFK, journaling

  attacking, ball control, confidence, fitness, fun, individual growth, Plum, U8

• Jr.High: Some VAR review items

  

  The irony of this post– I started this on Monday morning before coaching today’s game, where one my assignors could only find one referee for the 3rd time this season. I bust my bootay and miss dinner time with the wife from September through October for the Good of the Game. Moment’s like today make…

  dpankiewicz

  September 28, 2021

  Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, IDFK, JR High, LOTG, PIAA, PK, Uncategorized, WIAA

• JR High: Defending 1v1 don’t dive in.

  

  This one is a simple review of the one v one defending piece from today. I’ve had years of shuffling feet, squaring up shoulders and forcing forwards away from their dominant foot. I don’t expect you all to master your footwork overnight, but I hope you’ll take the challenge to make some time each practice…

  dpankiewicz

  September 2, 2021

  1v1, 3v3, confidence, DFK, Free Kicks, Futsal, Goal Kick, IDFK, JR High, Long Throw, Run of play, Training

• Las Porteras: Notes for the team CONCENTRATION

  

  Here’s a little matching game for the entire team, select High, Medium or Low Concentration for the following moments of the game from the perspective of your goalkeepers: | Penalty Kick Own goal kick Ball in shooting zone First 10 minutes of each half Ball in possession of opponent in attacking half Free Kicks witching…

  dpankiewicz

  August 3, 2021

  Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, Goal Kick, IDFK, Las Porteras, Long Throw, PK, Run of play

  Communication, confidence, defending, home, team goals

• 15July2021 las porteras

  

  Building upon the footwork needed to: stop shots 3-5 yards off the line take the angle away from the shooter step up to clear through balls with our feet instead of making our defenders backtrack get back for a chip after taking the angle away 3-5 years off the line. Making our hands work without…

  dpankiewicz

  July 29, 2021

  1v1, confidence, Goal Kick, IDFK, Long Throw, PK, Run of play, Training

  defending, fitness, individual growth