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  • Jr. High: BG Camp shooting stars

    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…

    dpankiewicz

    August 2, 2022
    2022, confidence, journaling, JR High, Las Porteras, Run of play
    attacking, confidence, fitness, fun, goal-setting, individual growth
  • Jr. High: social media defenders

    Jr. High: social media defenders

    dpankiewicz

    July 28, 2022
    1v1, 3v3, confidence, JR High, Run of play
    confidence, defending, individual growth
  • Referee Recruitment for real…

    Referee Recruitment for real…

    The year is 2022. We are in year three of Covid-19 soccer here in the United States. We had the entire spring season of 2020 wiped out as the world learned how to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and began to study how to treat people who tested positive of Covid-19. Our fall season of…

    dpankiewicz

    July 22, 2022
    journaling, LOTG, Uncategorized, WIAA
  • JR. High: Heat Illness

    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…

    dpankiewicz

    July 19, 2022
    JR High, Recovery, Training
  • Jr. High: FIFA warm up’s:

    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…

    dpankiewicz

    June 26, 2022
    confidence, JR High, LOTG, nutrition, Recovery, RxFit Ford City, Training
    core, fitness, Foam Rolling, individual growth, intervals, mile run, push-ups
  • Plum U8: Grass Roots Football night with Crew 02Jun2022

    Plum U8: Grass Roots Football night with Crew 02Jun2022

    Thursday Night Football presented by the Plum Youth Soccer Club,. This is Grass Roots Football in Plum Boro, PA. Normally the lights are saved for the big kids but with all the 😜 crazy rain this spring season we were able to reschedule one of our make up games to a Thursday Night. Nature treated…

    dpankiewicz

    June 3, 2022
    3v3, confidence, Corners, Goal Kick, journaling, Uncategorized
    ball control, Communication, fitness
  • East Brady: Memorial Day 2022

    East Brady: Memorial Day 2022

    Help our first responders, donate to the East Brady VFD.

    dpankiewicz

    May 24, 2022
    journaling
  • Plum U8: parental pregame: Pass and Dribble

    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: Next level thinking

    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…

    dpankiewicz

    May 10, 2022
    1v1, 3v3, confidence, journaling, JR High, Recovery, Run of play, Training
  • Jr.High: a few ideas outside of soccer. . .

    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…

    dpankiewicz

    May 4, 2022
    confidence, journaling, JR High
    confidence, fun, individual growth
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