By Jeannette Dewazien on 8/13/2009
This same article could be written every summer following pre-season training. I could just change the title and some dates and mail it in every year. Same thing, same problem. This is the last week of July and various teams are being trained before the season begins, which is August. So I have gone to the park on four different days. This is what I have seen... Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 6/23/2009
In an interview, Connor English explained that that off season he shot 200 times a day. During the season he shoots 50 to 100 times after practice. You read that right. He shoots 50 to 100 times after every practice. Now, all you players who play soccer, how many shoot 200 times a day off season and 50 to 100 times after each practice?
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By Jeannette Dewazien on 4/23/2009
The experienced referees are replaced by the less experienced. They are being driven out by coaches, players and parents. I have told you my attitude. I pretend that soccer is played in a glass tank containing twenty two players and one referee. The linesmen are off the
playing field and signal the referee with a flag. They do not yell; they signal. No one else is allowed on the field and nobody can enter without the permission of the ref. I speak to a ref before the game and after the game. Period. I do not yell during the game. It is in a glass tank. Remember that.
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By Jeannette Dewazien on 11/17/2008
Why should all soccer be high level competition? Why cannot kids just have fun? I do not even like the thought that an adult needs to be at the game. I played basketball and football without ever seeing an adult. How about that? Club stuff between kids.Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/30/2008
Try to imagine a running back in the NFL who does not know how to carry the ball while running down the field. A player who is paid good money to run with the ball did not know how to do that. I cannot imagine that.Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/30/2008
The fall soccer season has ended for the regular season. We failed to make the play-offs, so that is the end. The uniforms have been turned in and all we have left is a covered dish dinner and wishing the best to the seniors who will push on to other things next year. I say other things because some will play football (kicking) and a number will go to lacrosse, wrestling or basketball. The rest of us are left to recapitulate and set some goals for next year. I will meet with the two other coaches and plan early training. Here are some points that I plan to cover. Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/29/2008
I still like Dutch soccer. They really know how to teach technique and at the youth level they teach tactics. Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/29/2008
The Northern California program is the wave of the future. It is easy to learn and easy to teach. One does not have to count all the fingers or toes. Just get to nine. Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/29/2008
Recently, I heard from a person who was interested in match analysis. I did not realize that I had not written on the subject for almost two years. In this lapse of time, I have tried to make the process more simple and easy to understand. Read More » |
By Jeannette Dewazien on 10/29/2008
Soccer is a process; it is not a quickly acquired product. If you expect quick results, try basketball. Just get tall peopleRead More » |