Soccer Speak

   I know for some of you yesterdays Patriots loss was heartbreaking. So I thought I would take your mind off things with an update on spring soccer.

     I have put the paper work in for the use of gym space with Heron Pond, and the Middle school.  However due to basketball running later this year we will not be able to access these gyms until the week of March 21.  This is roughly 4 weeks before the first games of the season.  I still plan on hitting up the high school as well.  Once I receive confirmation I will decide which teams will be using them and come up with a practice schedule.   If you know of any other gym space please let me know.  The more we can get the greater number of teams that will be able to start practicing early.
  
       I also met with Nicole Banks again and she knows what our field needs are and will be able to confirm or field requests sometime in March.  Pray for another early spring because we can't use town fields until they give the thumbs up, which does not always seem to be when I think we could use them.
  
     I'm still working on registering the teams with GSYSL. However the problem I'm having is not all of you have signed up as a coach or asst. coach through their web site yet.  As of today I have 4 head coaches and 4 asst. coaches who have not completed this task.  So here is the deal you have to have it done no later than this Friday.   Please Please Please get this done.  I need to have time to enter the teams and get the check there on time by the 30th. 


      That's all for now.  Read soccer coaching books, check out coaching web sites, study the game. The more prepared you are the less stress and the more fun you will have.

  COACHING TIP :  Try the guided discovery coaching method whenever possible which focuses on asking the player to think and say if there is something they could do to improve things.  The player, not the coach, solves a problem.  Just like they will have to on the pitch.