eXtreme Family,
I wanted to make sure everybody is kept up to speed about news with the team.
An extra playing opportunity has arisen within the club for some of the girls. The U16's only have 13 players on their roster and because there is no U15G team to pull players from, the coach, Dave Rubio, has asked permission for six of our girls to get some extra playing experience with them.
A few notes about this playing opportunity:
(1) The players #1 priority is to the eXtreme. The is simply an extra playing experience that will benefit the player and the club. These players will never miss one of our games to play with the U16's. There is never an obligation for these players to play with the U16's. There are only a few dates when it is possible to work in these games because of scheduling conflicts.
(2) Players were selected by the coaching staff (myself, Dave Rubio, and Assistant Coaching Director Jason Drury). Players were chosen because they filled a specific positional need & could physically compete in the older girls age group.
Because of the way NorCal State Cup Rosters work, the coaching staff had to finalize the selections by last Friday.
The six players selected are: Sierra, Stacy, Julia, Tarryn, Kayla, & Gabby.
This is an excellent chance for these players to gain experience and benefit from the challenges of a higher speed of play. They then share that experience with our team which raises our level.
Four eXtreme players participated in todays 4-1 win over San Juan this afternoon.
Play Up Opportunity : eXtreme & U16G
October Is Juggle Month
The Benefits of Juggling:
Players gain more confidence on the ball while increasing overall skill.
Juggling is a fantastic exercise to develop touch with the soccer ball. When juggling, learning to control the body is very important. Being able to make quick, bodily adjustments with all muscles is developed through juggling.
Juggling also improves Balance & Coordination . With good juggling skills, players will become better passes, beat defenders more easily, and be able to hold the ball against defensive pressure, because of better touch on the ball.
And Juggling Will Help You Score! Don't believe me?.. Here are three examples. Enjoy.
Valencia's Pablo Hernadez. Take a bow!
One of the best goals you might have missed from last week.
Rivaldo for Barcelona. Probably one the the best assists of all time, although I think he meant to score. What a first & second & third touch.
GOTM Winner
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! The winner of the $25 gift cert to Kombat Soccer is....
Congratulations Troy!! You're the big winner!!
Make sure to see Nate about picking up your prize.
College Soccer - UC Davis vs St. Mary's College-CA : Friday Oct 2nd @ 4pm
This Friday the UC Davis women will go up against visiting St. Mary's College.
UC Davis(5-2-1) are coming off a strong 2-0 win this Sunday over Nevada. While SMC(6-5-0) just lost a close one to #1 Stanford 0-1, in fact 4 of St. Mary's five losses have been to top 25 ranked opponents (Colorado, Texas AM, California, & Stanford). It should be a good game for two reasons. The Aggies always get good suport from the home fans which makes the games fun to watch & St. Mary's Goalkeeper, Tara Larson, is a former Sac United & Christian Brothers Standout. She played seven years for Sac United!!
Who's up for it? I'll be there around 3:30!
Fall Evaluations
Hello eXtreme Family,
The end of summer brings many things. One of them is the second round of evaluations.
This week I will be releasing player evaluations via email.
And I hope to speak with every player at training the week after that.
And of course, contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks.
Principles of Attack
Lets go over some basic principles of how we attack & the Sac United Attacking Philosophy.
The Main Focus is to Score more Goals than the other team!
- Penetration - the first choice through dribbling, shooting, passing
- Support - providing all around support for player with the ball
- Mobility - an attempt to create gaps in the defense by a variety of different runs
- Width - in order to spread out the defense and create space
- Improvisation - make the attack unpredictable through creativity
The player on the ball we call the First Attacker. The next closest is the Second Attacker & so forth.. Here the the roles for each attacker.
- 1st Attacker – penetrate, improvisation
- 2nd Attacker – width, depth, mobility
- 3rd Attacker – width, depth, mobility
Sac United Attacking Philosophy
- If we can go directly to goal, we will. (#10)
- If we can not, we will make the game wide, long, and hold on to the ball.
Penetration
Support
- The ball must have three options:
- right
- lef
- through
- a fourth option would be a stretch option - direct ball over the defense
- Call for the ball when:
- you can be seen
- eye contact – the passer looks up
Mobility
Options to the ball: right, left, through, and if possible a stretch option. Specifically;
- Present targets to support the ball.
- If covered, move. If covered middle, move down the line.
- If covered square, vacate space.
- Always look to be the third man.
Width
- We achieve width through flank players and overlaps.
- Achieve width early out of the back.
- At minimum, present wide targets.
Improvisation
- Dribble when:
- open space
- in vital area, one defender to beat and shoot
- no options (shielding)
Visual And Visual Cues
1. Eye contact between players in possession and teammates
2. Sudden burst of speed by player will act as a cue
3. Positioning and body shape of player comparison to their defender
4. Nodding of the head in the direction where you want the ball to be passed
5. Strengths and weaknesses of person on the ball
6. Run dictates pass
The final consideration when we attack is the Risk vs. Safety Issue. We want to attack, but we don't want to expose ourselves to counter-attacks or make rash decisions in the wrong part of the park. How we act depends on where we are and how much pressure we're under.
1. Attacking Third
---> More risks should be taken
2. Middle Third
----> 50/50 consideration of Safety vs. Risk
3. Defensive Third
----> Safety is the first concern
EPL - Goal of the Month - WITH PRIZES
**UPDATE: Make sure to post your favorite goal in the Comments!**
As you all should know, the EPL (English Premier League) is back and better than ever (mostly because of being sans Newcastle - sorry Troy).
The best EPL review show around is without a doubt the BBC's Match Of The Day. Every month MOTD rounds up the months best goals and sometimes awards prizes for guessing the best goal.
So I would like to inaugurate a new contest here on the BLOG. If you can guess the goal of the month, selected by the MOTD pundits, you'll win a soccer/Sac United prize.
Rules:
To enter, simply leave a comment to this post with (1) the goal # you like best (2) your first name (or nickname) so I know who it is. You can only vote once. This competition is open to the entire eXtreme family, players and parents. In case of a tie, the winner will be drawn from a hat.
The winner will be announced this weekend! So get your votes in.
So without further ado, I give you the EPL AUGUST GOAL OF THE MONTH!
Good Luck!
