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 [...]

In another incredible performance the team extended their unbeaten record to 7 games made up of 5 wins and 2 ties.
What a game! We were tied 0-0 until the 73 minute and were awarded a penalty to go up 1-0. The opposition came back and tied the game up in the 83rd minute. We won [...]

Wow, we are having a great season. The stats show this is the best season for this team since 1995! We are currently enjoying a 6 game unbeaten run with 4 wins and 2 ties.
I have learned a tremendous amount this season so far and I am sure over the remaining 5 games of the [...]

After losing on Wednesday 1-0 away from home, we decided to dedicate Thursday and Friday’s practices to shooting and finishing…boy did that idea pay off!!!
We played away against a school who had a record of 19 wins and 1 loss against us over the last 10 years. In that time we only scored a total [...]

OK, we are now two games into pre season and we came down to earth with a bump last night.
We played against a school with three times the enrollment we have, a school that has had its best start to a season in their history, a team that was 3-0 and had scored 14 goals [...]

Ok, today is all about recovery, repair, review and fine tune. Fortunately it is not about going back to the drawing board.
This morning we had a team meeting, then the players who were used last night did their recovery run. At the same time I had a meeting with the players who did not play [...]

OK, so we are now on our official 48hour countdown to our first game on Thursday. Today we had a decent practice, working on our midfielders and finishing.
We had to cancel tonight’s practice due to the fires here in L.A. so we had a chalk and talk session regarding attacking set plays.
Here are some [...]

Ok, so we are now well into our pre season training and the team is looking good. I gave the players the rest of the day off today as they are looking a little beaten up.
The shape of the team is coming together and our starting line up is beginning to emerge.
Today we worked on [...]

OK, we just completed our second day of pre season soccer training.
Here is the format:
8.15am-10.30 Practice #3 Topic, Running with the Ball and Beating Players
1.00pm-2.00pm Team Meeting #3
2.30pm-4.30pm Practice #4 Topic, Crossing and Finishing
7.00pm-8.00pm Team Meeting #4
The format for the team meetings were as follows:
Housekeeping
Review of the previous practice including Key Points
Briefing on the [...]

Firstly I want to apologise for the lack of posts over the last month or so. I have had a very busy summer and I have had some health issues to deal with as well.
I am now back fully in the swing of things and this time of year I am doubly focused on soccer. [...]