Monday, October 29, 2007

End of Season

I want to thank every one for their support this season . It was not an easy decision for me to let go of my son . I have been coaching him since he was 4 years old! For 4 years! And it is even more difficult to let go when I see great plays like at our last game! I saw Dylan dribbling the ball, going full speed, and I screamed "scissors" because he had to beat his opponent. Instead of doing what I suggested , he made an incredible pass to Julien who was running on the side line. That was an incredible assist and play. I didn't teach this...

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Making Demands

We are almost at the end of our season and winter is at our door. My advice to you parents would be to work on perfecting technique, to focus on the continuing improvement of the individual player. Your kid has been taught how to play every area of the pitch, not taught to play a specific role. They don't need to be taught a role because it is innate. Every player has a natural disposition towards one role or another but first they have to learn how to play everywhere. I have seen some many teams, where the coaches are just there to win and their...