So, everything has been going so well with our pre season, but today we suffered an injury setback.
One of our new international recruits, went for a ball and landed awkwardly and dislocated his elbow. Ugly injury, but fingers crossed it is not going to be too bad. We are hoping that he will only be [...]

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OK, so once all the players were finally cleared to play, we got them out onto the pitch.
The day started at 6.30am with a disciplinary measure since one of our players showed up 2 minutes late to a team meeting. As a result all of the players had to meet me at the track at [...]

Ok, after 10 months of hard work, we finally met all the players today as they reported to the first day of pre season training.
It was great to see all the players, to say hello to the returners and to meet the new recruits. We took care of all the NCAA requirements, then brought them [...]

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So here we are waiting with bated breath for the FIFA World Cup Final to begin tomorrow.
Can you imagine how the players are feeling right now? I wonder what they are thinking and how they are preparing both physically and mentally. Can you imagine being in their shoes right now?
So, if you are preparing your [...]

My assistant coach who is responsible for conditioning as well as the goalkeeper training has asked me to order some new equipment for next season.
He does an incredible job of not only getting our players fit, but he does it in a way that is both challenging and fun for the players. Although the players [...]

OK, so I have been saying this for weeks, we are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel and our recruiting efforts are nearing an end.
I am the only part-time temporary coach in the conference and it is a tough job to recruit while holding down a full time job and having [...]

Last night’s practice was a little disappointing. It is amazing to me how much I must be aware of the level of motivation and effort both at each practice and throughout the practice.
The players seemed to be going through the motions a little too much and it started to have an atmosphere as just a [...]

Last night at practice I put together a drill that worked on 10 different topics:
1. Side foot driven pass
2. Sprint
3. Body shape
4. First time lay off
5. Movement after the lay off to follow up
6. First touch
7. Driven shot
8. Rebounds and first time finishing
9. Communication
10. Runs into the box.
We worked the players really hard with this [...]