Originally posted by Unregistered
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D2??? Who are you to judge. -
Maybe a little less screaming and shouting at the girls and little more instruction would help our team improve .
Somehow think things won't change and this will be along year .Comment
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Here's an advice for new coaches who have just started their season. We have used this method when I was playing in Texas and it works miracles.
On the first two weeks (or more), you let your kids play THE GAME OF SOCCER. With the right size of field that they'll be playin on for the season. Could be for an hour with half time and switching sides.Teaching them while being the referee of course. And in this time span, every player should have played all positions. From goalie, to defender, and in offense.
This method would easily tell the new coach a lot about his team. But the most important thing is that he/she would know the weaknesses of each player. And the drills that the coach would need to do to address such problems going forward for the season. I will bet that most coaches today start the season with drills on cones, or just dribbling in circles. Right? Then you go to the first game and it's a mess. Kids not knowing what to do and the coach having no idea who's good in particular positions. Coaches forget that we don't live in Europe, or South America. Kids don't play soccer with their friends at home. Worst, most kids haven't really watched a game of soccer on tv! The simplest and most effective way of training kids is just let them play the game and teach them in the process. You won't believe how many clubs don't let the kids play at practice and then be surprised at how bad their kids are when the season starts.Comment
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Largo has been an average Division 2 USA club. Most of the training (or the lack of it) are aimed for the teams to play at that level. I know CDL is not all that. But TBU West will have the beatdown of their lifetime when the season starts. Whatever AS is doing all these years, he better double it fast. He better make sure ALL teams are prepared that way too. It is great to have another CdL club in Pinellas, but in the end, parents and kids want to win. It's still early, but I hope ya'll got your gamefaces ready.Comment
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There are several d2 like teams playing in the CDL league.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Why does the team manager for the TBU u-18 girls team stand on the girls side and coach like he is the coach ??????Comment
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why do u care?Comment
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Oh dear god, someone just read a new book on coaching soccerOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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They have 3 teams in that age group. Which one are you talking about?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Perhaps but don't go comparing those leagues in general...USA is nothing more than a townie league.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Really? So the Largo U15 girls team came in last place last year in the USA, then this year they get "promoted" into the CDL first divsion? Looks like CDL will take anyoneOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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U13 girls got beat 3-0 at chargers tournament what's going on thought we were going places .Comment
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Playing CDL doesn't make you a good team. Playing USA guarantees you're not.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Wow.. Not very good at reading comprehension are you? Point is the Largo team could not compete in the USA 1st division but they are accepted to play in the CDL 1st divisionOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It's the same level of play, USA d1 vs CDL d1, same level after u12.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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