Lakeville Soccer Club Coaching Newsletter November 2015

 

Lakeville  Soccer  Club   Coaching  Newsletter   November  2015  

I  Never  Thought  it  Would  End  THIS  Way     This  blog  entry  was  forwarded  to  me  at  least  a  half-­‐dozen  times   last  week  from  a  variety  of  people  (coaches,  parents,  etc.).  What   is  interesting  is  that  some  people  will  read  it,  agree  with  it  and   then  forget  it  by  the  time  they  actually  get  to  the  field  to  coach  or   watch  a  game.  Here  is  a  portion  of  the  entry:     “Shouldn’t  the  journey  of  sports  teach  these  things  and  more  to   prepare  kids  for  life  beyond  sports?     1 Standard  of  excellence   2 Work  ethic   3 To  believe  in  themselves   4 To  trust  others   5 The  value  of  encouragement   6 To  know  they  aren’t  the  center  of  the  universe   7 To  know  that  success  does  not  come  overnight  (or  in  one   practice)   8 To  lose  with  dignity   9 To  accept  temporary  failures  without  blaming  others,  and   to  realize  these  failures  aren’t  permanent   10 To  be  pushed  to  their  physical  limit,  time  and  time  again   11 To  love  and  to  be  loved   12 To  sacrifice  for  others   13 To  respect  authority  and  rules   14 Teamwork/unselfishness   15 To  never  give  up”     For  the  full  blog  entry,  visit:  http://karrickdyer.com/2015/10/21/i-­‐ never-­‐thought-­‐it-­‐would-­‐end-­‐this-­‐way/  

Contacts:     Chad  Moore   Director  of  Coaching     Seamus  Tritchler   Player  Development  Director  

Lakeville  SC   Fantasy  Premier  League    

The  leader  after  Week  #11  is:     Toppers   (Rand  Stenhjem)  

 

COACH-­‐ ING   POINT   OF  THE   MONTH   Improving  Vision  

  Coaches  can  do  a  couple  simple  things  to  help  their   players  improve  their  vision  of  the  field.  This  will  allow   them  to  process  more  information,  which,  in  turn,  should   help  them  make  good,  quick  decisions  to  move  the  ball   forward.       1) Improve  body  shape  (“open  up”).     2) Adjust  the  supporting  angle.       Both  of  these  things  can  be  seen  in  the  diagram.  In  the   initial  diagram,  the  supporting  player  is  “closed  off”  to  the   field  and  is  also  on  a  vertical  line  with  the  player  in   possession  with  the  ball.  In  the  second  diagram,  the   supporting  player  has  “opened  up”  to  the  field  while   moving  off  the  vertical  line  of  support  (adjusting  the   supporting  angle).     While  there  are  also  tactical  implications  to  adjusting  the   supporting  position,  these  two  simple  points  will  help   players  improve  their  vision.  

Nov-­‐Dec  Match  Schedule     November  13  MNT  v  St.  Vincent   5:30pm  ESPN2     November  17  MNT  v  Trinidad   Time  tbd  beIN  Sports     December  6  WNT  v  Trinidad   7:00pm  Fox  Sports  1     December  10  WNT  v  Trinidad   8:00pm  ESPN2     December  13  WNT  v  China   6:30pm  ESPN2  

Coaching  Education   Tuesday,  November  17   6:00pm-­‐7:30pm   Savage  Dome  

Saturday,  December  12   9:00am-­‐10:30am   Soccer  Blast  

Jan-­‐Feb  schedule  can  be  found  on  the  website.   Spring  Coaching  Clinic   Saturday,  March  12   7:00am-­‐1:30pm           2