Archive for November, 2009

Recruiting College Soccer Players for next season

OK, so I sat down with some of my players today and we decided on our recruitment needs for next season. We are looking to add 12 more players to the roster and we have identified the positions.
When Blackburn Rovers won the English Premier League in 1995 (Yes the did!) the coach, Ray Harford made [...]

Heartbreaking end to the season

What a game, what a night, what an occasion!
In front of a record crowd, our team ended their season in a heartbreaking way…it was suddenly all over.
We played the semi final of the conference tournament seeded #2 against the #3 seed. Previous encounters this season went to OT with us winning one and the other [...]

Preparation for a big soccer game

So, how do you prepare your players for the biggest game of their lives so far?
We play in a few hours, we play the semi final of our conference tournament at home in front of the biggest crowd of our careers…..
Last night we gave them the night off from practice so that they would be [...]

College soccer team extends unbeaten run to 11 games

We finished the regular conference games this weekend extending our unbeaten run to 11 games. We have only conceded 6 goals in the last 10 games, so our defense deserves a lot of credit.
When I say our defense, I should really say our defensive play. We have to defend from all positions all over [...]