I definitely think the two best teams in the tournament made the finals. Nice work with Netherlands completing their tournament with the professional and thorough defeat of Brazil. I would like to see Roberto Martinez coach Brazil’s national team, I think his commentary throughout the World Cup has been phenomenal and inspirational. I really admire […]
Category: Soccer
FC Kansas City wins their first league game, top of the table vs Seattle Reign, 2-0
G reat win by FC Kansas City vs Seattle Reign last night; FCKC plays an attractive possession -style game and take their chances with quick counterattacking strikes using their speedy striker. Lauren Cheney showed why she is world class in the midfield, bringing calm and order to the game whenever she got the ball on […]
LUSC U13G victory in the Challenger Cup
really proud of this group of girls. Tough as nails and very good sportsmen
LUSC U13G earn a hard-fought victory 3-1 today
Report from the soccer game today from coach Greg. So proud of that team Ken, Thanks as always. It was a tale of two hallfs. First half, they played in our half much of the time, had the wind. Defense was worked to it’s max. They scored on a long shot that the wind took. […]
Soccer champions
Leavenworth United Soccer Club U13G team: champions of the Challenger Classic soccer tournament in Kansas City 9-2 Aug record: 3-0-1. scored 13 goals and gave up 1.
Champions final set
Barca was a machine against RM; blew them off the field; Arsenal just showed how to crack Man U with short fast passes, where Barca excels. Will MU be able to use size and strength to penetrate the Barca box? RM couldnt and they were just as big and fast as MU. I love MU […]
Futsal season concludes with our best games of the season
really proud of our girls as they finished the season with a couple very well played, competitive games. even at age 12 they are becoming more mature and focused in practice. they get rewarded by participating in what we will do in each practice, provided they bring energy to the game. They usually like to […]
What to say at halftime when we’re losing
Image via Wikipedia It’s my opinion that your halftime speech should be the same each game, regardless of the score. And I say that because I think you should be focusing on the things that really matter and that is: are the players executing the game plan that we have agreed upon and are they […]
Developing discipline in young athletes
Image via Wikipedia A lot of people believe that you have to be harsh and loud to be an effective disciplinarian. The great example of UCLA coach John Wooden however tells us that discipline is much more than volume. It has everything to do with doing the right things in the right way on a […]
Youth soccer coaching: picking a good formation for U11 teams
There are many different opinions about what the best formation is for teams that play in a youth under 11 league. Typically these leagues will feature seven field players and the goalie, and the question is what formation will allow us to achieve our goals? A coach would be well served to sort out his […]