Posted on Sunday, 31st May 2009 by admin
Watching Barcelona play against Manchester United in the Champions League made me think about the basics of the game. If I could get my youngest players to pass and receive along the lines of the Barcelona team they would be on their way to success.
I love simple passing and receiving because it is such an [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 31st May 2009 by admin
Watching Barcelona play against Manchester United in the Champions League made me think about the basics of the game. If I could get my youngest players to pass and receive along the lines of the Barcelona team they would be on their way to success.
I love simple passing and receiving because it is such an [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 31st May 2009 by admin
Simple warm ups for very young players need to be just that – simple.
You need to get your players concentrating on the actual matter in hand – soccer.
Sometimes you turn up to a match late and you just need to get a bit of organization going.
Simple can often be best especially with young players. [...]
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Posted on Friday, 29th May 2009 by admin
Thought you should see the latest video from the amazing gymnast Damien Walters…. If he could play football as well he would be rather awesome.
My only worry is one slip and…. ouch!
He’d certainly be warmed up by the time he got to the match on Saturday mornings
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Posted on Thursday, 28th May 2009 by Denise I Smithson
Pele, a former Brazilian footballer, is thought by many to be the greatest footballer in history. Pel is his nickname; he was born in Brazil with the given name of Edison (Edson) Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940. While his birth certificate reads that his first name is Edison, his preference is Edson, but Pele is the name that this sports legend is known by.
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Posted on Thursday, 28th May 2009 by Denise I Smithson
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, born March 21st, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has risen to become one of soccer’s greatest players. The 5′11″, 177-lb “Ronaldinho” began wowing spectators back in 1999 with his amazing mastery at the forward position. He began his amateur soccer career by following the path of his father Joao. Here he honed his talents by playing beach and indoor (”futbal”) soccer.
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Posted on Thursday, 28th May 2009 by Denise Smithson
Winger Cristiano Ronaldo signed with the English Premier League club of Manchester United for $21.24 million in 2003. Born on the fifth of February in 1985, he was just 18 years old when he got this contract. After receiving his first cap while playing in 2003 for the Portuguese, he enthralled his fans by scoring his first international goal in the UEFA Euro finals in 2004.
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Posted on Wednesday, 27th May 2009 by RicMoonII
On any level, from PeeWee to professional, the quarterback is the pivotal player in a football team, especially as the competition level increases; at the professional level, the difference between a good team and one that can go deep in the playoffs is usually the play of their quarterbacks, and training quarterbacks to play well is an important part of your job as coach of the team.
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Posted on Monday, 25th May 2009 by admin
The official website of AC Milan has run a simple tribute to one of the best defenders I have had the good fortune to see in my lifetime. The message simply reads – 25 SEASONS. 900 GAMES. ALWAYS AND ONLY MILAN. GRAZIE PAOLO.
His is a career to savour. Aged 41 he wore the number [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 19th May 2009 by admin
Watching a young player running rings around bigger boys of the same age I began to wonder if players like Messi, Zola and Michael Owen were brilliant at what they did because they had to try so much harder.
Let me explain.
When I was coaching an all conquering under 9s team one of my best players [...]
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