The skill of the week is the Outside Cut ( at 0:59 into the video). This is a good movie to create an opening to shoot or penetrate.
Our Juggle of the Week is to kick above your head & catch (1:52 in) alternating left and right.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Watching Soccer
One important ingredient in growing as a soccer player is learning from those who have more experience than you. You can do this by playing against older or more skilled players, and by watching soccer. If any of you find any inspiring web video to share with the team, please forward the links and I will post them here.
The 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Gold Medal match (USA v. Brazil) is available on-line here. The U.S. women were playing without Abby Wambach, a star forward.
The game features some great players, playing some great offense and defense. The Brazilians have a tradition of playing strong offense. Watch how their offensive players can create opportunities with their feet. Watch for Marta, she has some impressive skills and even beats 3 defenders at once.
The Americans play a smart game with persistent defense and patience. Though the opponent attacks very well, they find a way to contain them.
Enjoy!
The 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Gold Medal match (USA v. Brazil) is available on-line here. The U.S. women were playing without Abby Wambach, a star forward.
The game features some great players, playing some great offense and defense. The Brazilians have a tradition of playing strong offense. Watch how their offensive players can create opportunities with their feet. Watch for Marta, she has some impressive skills and even beats 3 defenders at once.
The Americans play a smart game with persistent defense and patience. Though the opponent attacks very well, they find a way to contain them.
Enjoy!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Week 4 Doggie Bag (9/15/09)
The juggle of the week is thigh catch ladder. (at 2:00 in the video)
Alternating left and right and increasing the number of touches before catching each time.
Be sure to track how many you're doing on your chart and also try for new maximum juggles.
The skill of for last week, the shimmy or juke, is in this video: (at 1:00 in the video)
The skill we covered this week is called the hook turn and is at 1:18 into the video below.
Alternating left and right and increasing the number of touches before catching each time.
Be sure to track how many you're doing on your chart and also try for new maximum juggles.
The skill of for last week, the shimmy or juke, is in this video: (at 1:00 in the video)
The skill we covered this week is called the hook turn and is at 1:18 into the video below.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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It's my hope that this site will provide our players easier access to the videos we e-mail out to parents each week, and will help our players grow in their abilities and their love of the game.
Each update will appear at the top of this site and older posts will be down the page. I will also categorize posts so you can go right the content you're after. If you have any feedback on how to make the site or anything about our team for that matter work better, please chime in.
It's my hope that this site will provide our players easier access to the videos we e-mail out to parents each week, and will help our players grow in their abilities and their love of the game.
Each update will appear at the top of this site and older posts will be down the page. I will also categorize posts so you can go right the content you're after. If you have any feedback on how to make the site or anything about our team for that matter work better, please chime in.
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