Monday, October 27, 2008

First Season

After our first season in Premier league, Les Bleus are Champion for their League. For our first tournament, we went to Topeka and finished second. It was an incredible season!Thank you a...

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Comments during a game

By primarily coaching the team game coaches are teaching the predictable. It is a disciplined rote approach to developing players. Players who use only one and two touches have to be programmed to get and give the ball very quickly. There is much to admired in a quick incisive passing game but ball sharing and player interaction should no come before, or at the expense of, developing individual creativity and deception. In life the complete individual goes from dependent to independent to interdependent, to self-centered leadership and finally...

Friday, October 3, 2008

Weekly Les Bleus News

Philosophy and CommitmentAs independent coach, I am trying to establish my own culture free from local club politics. Families involved in youth soccer are being asked to pay a lot of money, travel a lot and we don’t even sure that the coach will develop the player. MOTIVATION As today, our kids are young and need to get the proper techniques in soccer. We are still developing a player. Players must love the game and want to play for themselves not their parents or siblings. Players and parents should appreciate that to fulfill individual and team...