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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]