As requested by popular demand, the video from tonight's session.
The only way to get better is to practice. One your own. At home.
Tuesday's C. Ronaldo video
GK: Save of the Week
One for the GK's. Besides Bravo's 1v1 save on Sunday...
Man Utd's EDS.
World Class By Edvin Wan Der Sar
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Can't Get Rid of Me Just Yet
Great Win today girls! The effort and the comeback and the team spirit were excellent.
I guess your not getting rid of me yet. But what that means for us is.
1) Two more $25 GOTM gift certificate give-aways
2) 12 more training session (potentially)
3) More Futsal (potentially)
4) More Saturday finishing training
5) More Sac United fun.
Hope to see everyone who can make it on Tuesday for a fun session.
Practice Review: Crossing & Finishing after Combination
We are improving our headers, but the easiest way for us to score off crosses in on the ground.
The keypoints when crossing & finishing:
Crossing
- Look up and identify the defenders & your targets
- Aim for the Second Six yard box.
- If you can, take your last touch at an angle towards the goal so you can get your hips turned.
- Cross the ball like a shot - hit it with pace.
- Get you foot and toe around the front of the ball to ensure you pull the ball away from goal
Finishing
- Timing and angels of the runs into the penalty area.
- Your body should face the target at the point of contact - frame the goal.
- Near & far post runs - communication.
- Decision on one-touch finish.
- Be aggressive and attack the ball.
- Near post runner must get in front of defender & GK.
Dribbling: Messi
He is the greatest player in the world. And he's only 22.
That the ball, to use the old cliché, really does seem to be tied to his feet. He doesn't even seem to kick it most of the time: like a faithful dog, it just runs alongside him. That he's like the kid in the under-10s team that picks the ball up, runs rings round everyone and scores; that he is exactly the kid he was when he was a kid. That he goes from 0-60 in no time and from 60-0 again in even less – what was so stunning about his goal against Valencia last weekend was how suddenly he stopped, sending the defender screeching by like a cartoon character off a cliff. --Sid Lowe
HowTo: Succeed in Dribbling
1. Change of speed [x]
2. Change of direction [x]
3. Control [x]
4. Vision [x]
5. Creativity/ Improvisation [x]
Who says you need to be able to use both feet? If you're that good with one, the other is just for standing.
Teamwork Goals
I am very proud of the progress the girls have made on the teamwork front. Our on-field chemistry is riding high as shown last weekend by some excellent team goals.
Here is another collection of TEAM GOALS to give you some soccer ideas for next weekend. Watch for one & two-touch passes, some trick flicks, but most of all watch the teamwork - when and how they make supporting runs. My Favorites, the two Machester United goals - Alan Smith for Manchester United, five one-touch passes the full length of the field finishing with a cool one-touch volley from outside the area, followed by Anderson and Carlos Tevez walking the ball into the net after a few give-and-goes (check it out at 2:36).
USA!USA!USA!
Here is a "Goal of a lifetime" for USA!USA!USA! midfielder Clint Dempsey.
Great piece of skill at the highest level from an American. It's good to see going into World Cup 2010!
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