Friday, April 30, 2010
AlgerienZENDA devient une célébrité en Egypte (Plan B des égyptiens)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqQedW4GYw0&hl=en
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Europe's Under 19 Best Players
Germany claimed the UEFA European Under-19 Championship trophy for the first time despite playing more than half the final against Italy with ten men. Goals from Lars Bender, Richard Sukuta-Pasu and Timo Gebhart secured victory in an eventful decider in Jablonec.
While Players from the eight Nations: ( Germany, Hungary, Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, Czech Republic, England, Greece ) that participated in the tournament are returning to their respective club hoping to build on the success or failure of the under 19 Euro cup, here is a review of some of the top youngsters that caught the eye.
Richard Sukuta-Pasu (Germany): The FIFA under 17 World cup product was the spearhead of the German triumph. He scored vital goals against spain, Czech Republic and against Italy in the final. Bayer Leverkusen's Richard Sukuta-Pasu is the type of athlete football coaches dream about. "He is a really pleasant person and willing to learn, with the God-given qualities to be a good footballer," says former Bundesliga pro and coach Jurgen Gelsdorf, who now runs Leverkusen's centre of excellence. "Richard is very strong physically, has great technical ability and is extremely fast as well. All-in-all, that makes for a dangerous player."
Fran Mérida (Spain): Merida who was a member of spain's Uder 17 squad that won the 2007 UEFA U-17 Championships and also starred in the FIFA under 17 World Cup losing to Nigeria in a penalty shootut in the final, was suspended for the Spainish 2-1 defeat to eventual Champions Germany. He came back powerful to the team in the teams 1-0 lost to Hungary. Put in a virtuoso display against Bulgaria, capped by a fine goal with his weaker right foot.
Stefano Okaka Chuka (Italy): Stefano Okaka Chuka who is proudly from the same country as me (Nigeria) did not get on the score sheet at the Uefa 19 champions but he was the arrowhead of every attack of the Italians. Okaka just like Merida was suspended for the open game match but game back to play every minute of his team's game as they got to the final only to loss 3-1 to Germany in the final.
Savio Nsereko (Germany): The Uganda born German striker was suspended for the final game against Italy due to the yellow card he picked up celebrating his sides win over the Czeches in the Semi Final. Savio Nsereko was described by Costa Rican former player and Uefa technical observer Roy Millar as his best player of the tournament saying: "The best player in the tournament for me has been Nsereko."He can go inside on his right foot to make you a goal, or can go wide left and get in behind defenders."
Ben Mee (England): The Manchester City FC centre-half provided the answer to England's two problems at this tournament. After sloppy defending cost two goals against the Czechs, Mee was recalled and helped to register successive clean sheets. He also broke England's goalscoring duck in their third game, with a thumping header versus Greece.
Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria): The big Liverpool fc player was the captain of the Bulgarian team and also anchored the midfield. He was a tireless work,ostensibly occupying a left-hand side role but in reality covering tirelessly across the midfield and probing for openings. Clever in possession and never lost heart.
Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Greece): The former Arsenal target was the youngest player of the championship. The 16 year old Greek did well to belly age with his sterling performance for the Greek under 19. The Olympiacos CFP prospect led the resistance for ten-man Greece against the Czechs.
Tomás Necid (Czech Republic): The Slavia Prague player scored 4 goals for the Czechs as the got to the semis before crashing to the Germans.He was a constant menace to defenders scoring a double against England plus another headed equalizer in the Semi Final.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Need And Significance Of Soccer Jerseys
Until a few years back, the soccer jersey was only a medium to understand which player was playing for which side. The concept of jerseys was introduced to give the referee and the fans watching the game a view of the members of each team.
The primary reasons for introducing the jersey to the team was for the referee to spot out which team the player is playing for. It was also easier for the players to spot their team members. This would make their game fast and easier.
The soccer jersey was also provided with the number assigned to each player. In the case of a foul play or an offside pass, the referee would easily understand the player who did it by identifying the number on their soccer jerseys. This also made it easier for the scorers to mark the score cards for each player.
Also the fans who watch the players and the game from a very long distance, will find it extremely difficult to understand the face or the movements of the players. However the number of the player and the name written behind the back of the soccer jersey is visible from a long distance. This makes it easier for the fans to understand who is playing the ball.
These were the basic uses of the soccer jerseys. But these days, the importance of the jerseys has increased a lot. Some teams select certain colors that they feel are lucky for their team. They maintain this color in their soccer jerseys and logos. As the popularity of the team increases, these colors become a significant characteristic of the team and its players.
The next use of soccer uniforms these days is to unite the fans. The fans of each team buy the jersey of their favorite soccer team and come to the stadium. This can prove to be a very big advantage as far as the spirit of the players is considered. The players spirit is increase to a very high level watching the stadium filled with the jersey of their team.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
USA 94 - Italy VS Norway
We had lost but we were not out! We were Italy, after all and we were not going to give up after only one defeat, specially since we had already won three world cups, been in the finals four times and been semifinalists six times. Our record demanded that we go out and show what we were capable of; this I knew and having settled this in my mind I set back and enjoyed the rest of the world cup before Italy's second match.
The other games were very good and though there were no great surprises, I got to see some really nice play from Argentina; who soundly defeated Greece 4-0 but this one could more or have expected. They having Maradona, who was back in form after his year and a half suspension for cocaine but that was already in the past. Marardona, was still young at 33 or relatively so and his ball handling skills were still the best even if he had slowed down a step or two but then again speed had never been his greatest asset as a player. Of course; Argentina also had Batistuta, who scored a hat trick for Argentina in their 4-0 rout of Greece while the 4th goal was scored by Maradona, himself and did the camera ever capture his passion after his first world cup goal since the one he scored against Belgium in Mexico 86. It was almost as if he scored that goal just to prove to himself and his critics that he was not finished as far as football was concerned and in a way it was strange because the way he looked in to the camera will be more remembered then the goal itself.
As for the rest of the games; Brazil had won 2-0 but had not really impressed by beating Russia, who was playing as such for the first time after being the Soviet Union for so long. The United States in their second game beat Colombia 2-1, in a match that perhaps would have been forgotten if not for the tragedy that occurred afterwards. Andres Escobar, scored an own goal for the United States, because of which he was killed on his return to Colombia, by one of the cartels; who obviously had bet heavily on Colombia. This most likely the case though I have heard that one of the Colombian cartels even bet heavily against Colombia. All of which must have created great confusion on the Colombian team, as some players where even threatened before games not to do their best, while others to win at all cost.
In a way I also felt sorry for the USA, for they were playing in a world cup, which is the greatest honor which can be bestowed upon a national team and they were doing it as the host nation and yet most Americans seemed either oblivious to their efforts or simply did not care. The USA had played well against Switzerland in their 1-1 draw. This the team that qualified a head of Italy in their group and though this was more history; they had drawn 2-2 against Brazil, in the 1950 World Cup which Brazil hosted. Switzerland, would even go on two years later with basically the same team to hold England to a 1 all draw in the 96 Euro which England was playing host to. The USA, after drawing with Switzerland even beat Colombia, who some were predicting after their 5-0 trashing of Argentina to go all the way and yet, the people of the United States seemed not only not to take pride in their teams accomplishments; it was as if they just did not want to concern themselves with it. I for my part remember even reading about wild celebrations in countries like Austria, Peru, Argentina, Italy, Germany after world cup victories while those in the states almost did not react.
All of which made me feel bad for the Americans on that team; which would be the first American team to qualify for the second round since the one that had done so in the first ever world cup, played in Uruguay in 1930. It also being then that an American scored the first ever hat trick of the competition against Belgium; in a 3-0 US victory that would lead to the United States becoming the first and only CONCACAF team (so far) to reach the semifinal of a world cup.
My pity towards the American players was largely being caused by the fact that these players really seemed to be giving it their all in this, their big moment. Yet, it all seemed to be for a nation that was not even aware or did not even wish to be. I can even add that when the United States played Brazil in the round of 16 in Los Angeles, it was Brazilian fans who clearly outnumbered American fans and if one did not know the USA was playing at home; one could have sworn it was the other way around. For such was the lack of support the USA was getting on home soil.
Granted, their accomplishments were on the news of major networks but even they were given less time then other sports by commentators who anybody who knew anything about football (or soccer) could tell did not have a clue as to what the game they were reporting was about and would have done better to stick to baseball. Of course for my own, I feel the networks should have at least tried to get people who either followed the game of football or to better educate the commentators they had, as to not look too ignorant about what they were reporting. Actually what ended up causing a stir was the way, broadcasters from Latin America shouted after a goal was scored, which in fact is a practice carried out through out the whole football world.
In all this however; there was one thing I did notice as I watched the games and it being that the following changes had taken place in the rules:
1- A player was only on off sides if he was in front of the defender, on the same line no longer meant he was on off sides, which would hopefully increase scoring.
2- Almost any series foul earned the offending player a card regardless of weather or not there had been intensions to commit injure.
3- Any intentional handball received a card.
4- Deliberate back passes to the goalkeeper were no longer allowed and were punished by an indirect free kick, on the spot where the goal keeper had touched the ball.
5- Any last player committing a foul to stop a player got an automatic red card.
6- Yellow cards from the first round, were no longer counted in later stages of the tournament.
7- Players had to wear their names on their shirts, along with their numbers. This even causing a comic situation with the players of Cameroon; who were forced to add their names on their shirts in magic marker.
8- Three points were given for a victory; as opposed to what till then had only been two, however I for my part failed to see (and still do) how this makes such a big difference when teams are only playing three games.
Game day however arrived and again, it was to the same Port Authority bus terminal only now the mood amongst the Italian faithful was more somber, we needed to win and had to or else face elimination. Norway was not going to be easy but as I looked around I could see everybody was more serious about the game then they had been against Ireland. Another thing I noticed was that Italian fans clearly outnumbered Norwegians, perhaps by as much as 4 to 1 but this did not mean we would win for this we had to do. Our name alone was not going to do it, as teams were no longer afraid but felt they could beat us.
I remember having a much better seat on that day then the one I had against Ireland. This because tickets were not so hard to find, which made it possible for me to sit more or less at midfield, whereas before I got to sit behind one of the goals; where I managed to get a great view of Houghton winning the game for Ireland. Italy was more concentrated on this day and there was no denying it as even during the national anthems I could sense their focus on the matter at hand. As for myself, I too had come ready to support Italy as much as I could and again wearing my blue shirt of the Italian national team.
The game started as any other, with Italy attacking and the score at blank when they again; like in their first game in Argentina 78 made history for all the wrong reasons! In Argentina, it was for giving up the fastest goal in world cup history, now it was for being the first team to have its goalkeeper (Pagliuca) shown the red card during a world cup match. Yes, Italy was down to ten men, which meant they would have to bring in their reserve goalkeeper and take a player off the field. Roberto Baggio, much to my surprise was chosen to go off, so basically we were down to ten men, without our best player and in a game we had to win against the team that had eliminated England in qualifying. Could things get worse?
This I asked myself and so did many irritated fans. One of which even overheard me say and got slightly angry at me; when I commented to someone next to me that Pagliuca had handled the ball outside the box, to be told that the ball had really hit him on the chest but regardless of which he was sent off. Marchegiani was forced to take his place. This the goalkeeper who had literally given away two goals to Switzerland, which had clearly been his fault; was going to be our starting goalkeeper, for not only the remainder of this game but the next. Could things get any worse? They could; Baresi, our captain had to leave with an injury and later that week would require surgery.
In spite of all however the first half ended 0-0 with the fans or "Fratelli D' Italia" still hoping to win. The second half got under way and optimism, despite all was high and it did not take long for the much awaited scream of "GOAL" to burst from our lungs as Dino Baggio; at the 67 minute mark put us ahead to stay. All of which creating a scenario, which I will never forget; people hugging each other, some jumping up and down with flags, men and women, it mattered not for we were winning. One to zero, it would end and our hopes would live on to qualify, we of course would probably have to beat Mexico or at least tie and hope to go in as one of the third place teams but it was within our reach and this was cause enough to celebrate.
Celebrate, we did but it was more relieve then anything else that we had at least won a game and scored that made us feel good afterwards. It had been a costly victory loosing both Baresi and Pagliuca but we had won and that was important. As for the other game in our group Mexico had beaten Ireland 2-1; which meant that matters where square in the group at three points for all four teams. All of which put greater emphasis on our last match against Mexico.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Fifa 10 Be A Pro Highlights Season 1 Game 30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uvs2lwNNaY&hl=en
Saturday, April 24, 2010
FIFA 10 Big Match Preview: Inter Milan vs AC Milan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waBvpfD9tLw&hl=en
Friday, April 23, 2010
Barcelona Football Match Tickets
Barcelona FC play their home games at a magnificent stadium in the centre of the city and one of the biggest tourist attractions when visiting Barcelona is going to their famous Camp Nou home ground.
This world famous football stadium has seen many great matches over the years and most of the world's greatest football players at one time or another. It has also played host to the final stages of major competitions. The Camp Nou or Noucamp stadium can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators and is truly one of the world's great sports arenas.
With Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry in the crop of current stars but luminaries such as Johann Cruyff glittering through the past the old place really has seen it all down the decades. The worlds best players have played in some all time great matches on the turf of the Nou Camp.
So - you might ask - how do you get a ticket for a Barcelona match if you are visiting the city?
You've got several options but do remember that the team have been in superb form since 2005 and it is not always easy to get a seat for match day when they are playing this well - good play and good results tend to bring old closet fans out of the woodwork. Getting a Barcelona FC ticket also depends on what time of year you plan to go. Some tickets are always available direct at Camp Nou stadium, or you can book them by phone and theoretically online. Football tickets can also be purchased through the serviCaxi ticket buying service. If you are not a club member of Barcelona FC (equivalent to a season ticket holder in the UK) then you need to buy your tickets by phone or online at least 15 days before the match. Their is an internet booking service but it has a reputation for unreliability at times.
Tickets for a match can cost anything from 30 euros to 120 euros with the price depending on where you sit and on how big the match is. On match days there are ticket touts all around the stadium and to be fair, most of these people are usually members who have a spare ticket. But be careful of rip offs and conmen with forged tickets. If they claim to be a member with a spare seat then get them to take you into the stadium with them and don't hand over your cash until you are sitting comfortably in your seat.
Some games are simply impossible to get tickets for - for example: if you are thinking of gong to see Barcelona vs. real Madrid, then don't bother unless you have very large amounts of spare cash on hand. Major matches like this are pretty much impossible to get tickets for this game as it is the biggest game of the year for both of these clubs.
Taking in a match and seeing Barcelona F.C play at Camp Nou is certainly something that you should do if you are a football fan - it's sure to be an unforgettable experience.
On non match days you can also buy a ticket for a tour around the stadium where you just might have the chance to meet one of the super stars from the team and pay a visit to the trophy room and dressing rooms.
Gary Hill is a travel journalist from Scotland. He has spent much of his life in Spain and currently lives in an apartment in Barcelona. You can read many of his articles about vacations in Europe online or in travel magazines.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Fifa 2010 13-0 Against World Class First Half
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwh6X4iozQM&hl=en
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
FIFA 10 - Big Match Preview: Manchester United vs Chelsea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZu_4XZZyLs&hl=en
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Fifa Fail Series 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjicH01fiw&hl=en
Monday, April 19, 2010
2010 Soccer World Cup South Africa
South Africa has been given the opportunity to host the world's greatest event in 2010. Since, South Africa is a country in Africa, many people are skeptic about the prospects of a SA Soccer World Cup. However, South Africa is in MANY respects a developed country with a modern infrastructure and economy. Many areas in SA will match the average American neighborhood. The average South African is far better off than the average African, but the wealth inequality is huge - especially between rich and poor - black and white - although, after apartheid, more than two million black people entered the middle class. It's good to see that so many black people (although it's only a small portion of the black population) take now part in the economy. It's important for the stability of the country. The upcoming black middle class is one of the main reasons why SA has it's longest run of economic growth in its history in 2006.
Most people's main concern is the safety and security situation in South Africa. As a resident of the beautiful city of Cape Town, I can assure you that the tourist areas are really safe to visit. Yes, crime against tourists have been reported like anywhere else in the world. Just take common sense precautions and you'll be fine. South Africa is a magnificent and diverse country and the scenery absolutely prolific. It's the closet you'll get to paradise! Visit South Africa in 2010 - you'll be surprised how developed, friendly, diverse and beautiful this country really is!
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The Big Match Preview | Episode 1 | Manchester United vs Chelsea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Uokr2GKAc&hl=en
Friday, April 16, 2010
Inter Jose Mourinho?
With Inter Milan's expulsion from the champions' league by Liverpool last night it would seem that a possible change in management may be something they need next season. Jose Mourinho and Marcello Lippi are the most obvious candidates as they are clubless but Lippi has managed Inter in the past without success so that leaves Mourinho
There are 5 or possibly 6 big jobs to become available next summer and 2 great managers currently without a job.
The teams that may be looking for another manager next season include Spanish giants, Real Madrid, who are said to be unhappy with the aloofness and bizarre behaviour of current manager Bernd Schuster; Barcelona, where it seems they go from 1 controversy to another with players seemingly unhappy, Leo Messi's medical condition, Ronaldinho's poor form and the general belief that coach Frank Rijkard is just plain inept at his job.
The other possibilities include Chelsea where it clear that Avram Grant is not up to the task and never would be; Liverpool that the directors are at loggerheads with the manager and only champions' league victory would seemingly suffice, if that; AC Milan, where it seems a cycle is coming to an end and Inter Milan where the manager has announced that he is leaving at the end of the season.
The 2 outstanding managers currently without a club are Jose Mourinho and Marcello Lippi. It has been well documented in the past that Barcelona and Real Madrid are courting Jose and in Barcelona's case even Lippi as well.
There are 2 potential problems here; the 1st being that Lippi would not want to manage in a place that he cannot speak the language and it seems he would rather manage AC Milan. With Mourinho, the problem is that Madrid and Barcelona public would not warm to his pragmatic approach to management and in Barcelona's case, he already has enemies there with both his brand of football and past antics with Chelsea against them.
I cannot see him going back to Chelsea so soon and he has said he would go back to England someday in the future but not immediately so that leaves AC Milan or Inter Milan.
Looking at both clubs and the way they operate, Jose would not tolerate the interference that goes on at Milan and would not take kindly to the kind of very old players that Carlo Ancelotti has had to put up with as others make buying decisions on his behalf.
So that leaves Inter Milan, a club where club president Massimo Moratti and Mourinho have already made mutual praises of each other in the past. Inter are exactly the kind of club Jose needs and vice versa. They have resources, a club president that does not always interfere and provides money for new players.
Players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic that seem to suffer a mental breakdown in big matches would be cajoled into greatness by Jose as he has developed the career of people like Joe Cole and Deco in the past.
He is exactly what the club needs in the champions' league as they have consistently underperformed in the competition despite the fact that they have 1 of the strongest squads in the world.
The fans do not crave beautiful football so that would not be a problem for Jose as he doesn't either and he would be given carte blanche to bring in the players he likes and with Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard seemingly unhappy at Chelsea, he may entice them there as well as Deco at Barcelona.
Two other teams that may be looking at a new manager depending on how the season finishes for them are Juventus and Valencia. Whilst Jose would be perfect for Juventus, they would have to prove that they can afford him and are on a par with his vision. But judging by their current board and some of their decisions this season, it would not appear that Jose is the 1 for them whilst Valencia do not have the kind of money to compete consistently with Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain and the Premiership sides in the champions' league.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
FIFA 10 - Keane VS Benfica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEiGoQ6Mhus&hl=en
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Eusébio - 1966 FIFA World Cup Classic Players
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn-PZN4HwPQ&hl=en
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
MW2: Quick Scope Match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ5AE8xeOfE&hl=en
Monday, April 12, 2010
WWE: Perfect Counter For Edge Spear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fRbSTXWALA&hl=en
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Cheap Football Shirts - Just One Problem
The cost of supporting your football team is ridiculous these days, especially for the truly dedicated fan and it really is no surprise to me when you see empty seats at a match.
For starters, there's the cost of your ticket. For lower division sides this isn't as much of an issue but to watch Championship and Premier League football, fans have to pay over the odds in my opinion. I support a Championship side and have recently shelled out just under £500 on a season ticket. The reason? I'm hopelessly dedicated to my team and I know that if I don't pay that amount for a season ticket, I'll only end up paying more for single tickets throughout the season. £500 is what I think a Premier League club should charge as a maximum, not a Championship club as a minimum.
So you've got your premium rate ticket and your heading towards the match but on the way you want to buy a programme. At my club, they cost £3, which again, is too much in my opinion, especially as they're full to the brim with adverts on nearly every page and have little interesting content. I've stopped buying them in the last couple of seasons and haven't regretted it for a minute and I'd advise anyone other fan to do the same.
It goes without saying but you should never pay for food and drink inside the ground at a football match as you'll pay well over the odds. My club isn't that bad in this respect but still charge over double the average retail price for a chocolate bar or a soft drink. However, I've heard horror stories about Premiership clubs charging huge amounts for sub-standard drinks and food.
A big issue in recent times is the price of football shirts. I think the tipping point was when clubs started to ask for more than 40 quid for a shirt that would out of date in less than a year. More teams are changing their home and away shirts every season these days, prompting calls for cheap football shirts from the fans and rightly so. A football shirt should cost no more than £30 in my opinion, especially if a club is going to change the design on a yearly basis.
Football is the national game and to keep it that way, teams need to use the money they get from television rights, sponsorship and sugar daddy owners to lower the price of admission as well as their commercial products. It's the right thing to do.
There's more discussion on the price of football at World Football Shirts.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
New Soccer Coach's Sample Letter to Parents
You are a young or inexperienced youth soccer coach, and you have a bunch of excited and excitable parents who are yelling at their kids or who are simoply eager to help. What do you say to them to get them on your side? How can we enlist them to be part of a great organization? If we don't manage their expectations and focus their energy we are missing a great opportunity or worse, running th risk of drama. Drama is not good for the team!
Don't worry! All will be well! Here is a technique I have used with great success: a Coach's Letter To Parents" which establishes firmly the expectations of parents, players and coaches for the season. You can easily adapt this to suit your own needs. It has worked like a charm for me. It's gratifying to see the parents using the right language of support and encouragement for their girls and it lets me focus on the job of coaching.
Here's the letter:
Memo for: Parents of ___________Girls soccer team for _________ Subject: My coaching goals, perspectives and intent
1. I will coach the U10Gs as a volunteer. I have a lifelong love of soccer, played on a really good club team for a couple years in college and am competent in building skills and managing practices/games. I've coached many of the girls on the team already through 2 outdoor and 1 futsal (indoor) season, with excellent results as measured by our Big 5 (see below).
2. My focus for the girls are the Big 5, and it's how we as a team will keep our focus and evaluate ourselves during and after every game:
1. Play hard
2. Have fun
3. Support your team
4. Love the game
5. Respect the other team and the referees
We are winners when we do that. I will keep asking them to express what these mean to them in their own words.
3. It's very important for you to be the parents of your girls, and let me be their coach. They thrive on knowing they have your unconditional love, admiration and enthusiasm, and letting me challenge them on the technical aspects of the game. The Big 5 would be an excellent set of discussion points with your girls to reinforce what's really important for them at this age.
4. My goals are to provide a supportive environment for the girls to grow strong character through healthy competition and to develop their individual and team skills in soccer. I want them to contribute to and value the strength of their team. We know that strong, positive, social groups are an important source of moral strength for our girls in the teen years.
5. My focus on the girls as players is to give them equal time to play, and to help each girl grow her skills each practice, game and week. We measure success by our effort, our attitude and how far we have come.
6. My relationship with parents has been very good and I appreciate your help in reinforcing the lessons above through positive language and good sportsmanship.
7. I strongly encourage you to be active with your daughter in between practices. Soccer is great fun and kicking the ball around is a great way to burn some calories and enjoy playing together. If you'd like to help at practice, we can make that work too.
Sincerely,
_______.
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Friday, April 9, 2010
4 Tips For Teaching Your Soccer Players to Score More Goals
One of the ironies of coaching youth soccer is that your players love taking shots at the goal during practice. In fact, in some instances you will have to force them to stop shooting and work on other skills. However, once these same players get in a game, they loose confidence in their ability to score. Even when they have a wide open shot, they fail to take the shot.
One thing you have to learn is that coaching youth soccer is not just about teaching your players the skills they need in order to be successful, you also need to teach them the attitude they need to be successful.
1. Work on Confidence
Don't let a cocky attitude fool you into thinking that all of your young players have confidence in their abilities. One big reason that youth soccer players don;t score more goals is because they are afraid to take the shot. There are several reasons for this, but all of them can be overcome with good coaching.
One reason may be that the player is afraid of the consequences of missing the shot. Make sure your players understand that even if the ball goes wide of the net, the fact that they attempted the shot was a good thing. It is better to shot and miss than to have the open shot and never get it off.
2. Work on Skills
The other area that youth soccer players lack confidence is in their ability to make the shot. Make sure you work with your team in placing the ball where the keeper can't get to it. Unless the keeper is out of position, the shot at the middle of the goal is one that a decent keeper can stop on a regular basis. However, if your players can consistently put the ball in the lower corners they will have a much better chance of scoring the goal.
3. Teach Them to Looking for Opportunities
It can be frustrating as a coach to stand on the sidelines and see open shots, but the ball handler never bothers to look around for the opening. They will take an extra dribble, or make one too many passes, and the opportunity is lost.
When your the ball handlers get near the net they need to be taught to be looking for an opening. If the opening is not there, then they can pass to a player with a better angle. Remind them that if they do not shoot, they will never score.
4. Create Game-Like Situations in Practice
In order to get your players to perform their skills in the game, they need to have plenty of game opportunities. It is not always easy to get scrimmages during the time available to your team, and it can be hard to coach specific skills during scrimmages. A better solution is to develop small sided games that are designed to focus on particular skills. The closer to real game situations you can create in practice, the better prepared your players will be when they get into real games.
Soccer is a simple game; whoever scores the most goals wins. In order to stay on the winning side, your team must be able to score. It's your job as the youth soccer coach to give them the skills and the attitude that will give them the winning edge during the game.
Jim Smoot is a licensed soccer coach and referee who has been teaching youth soccer players for 15 years. Go to his site at Learn Youth Soccer for his Free Coaching Youth Soccer mini-course to learn how to become more successful as a youth soccer coach or player.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Cristiano Ronaldo Welcome To Real Madrid HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9EohMDQVo&hl=en
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Soccer World Cup Accommodation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-id8BRlSkE&hl=en
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Italian Football League Weekend In Review
On Saturday, defending champions defeated Atalanta 2-1 with goals from their reserve strikers David Suazo and Julio Cruz. Atalanta replied with a stunning shot by Sergio Floccari, who hit a right foot volley from about 20 yards out that beat Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar all ends up.
Earlier in the day, title rivals Roma had defeated a spirited Genoa side in Genoa by a last-minute header from Christian Panucci.
It was a good week for the veteran Roma defender as it was his late header that put paid to Scotland at Hampden Park and sent Italy to Euro 2008. On Sunday AC Milan struggled to overcome a very spirited Cagliari side by coming from behind to win 2-1 with an Andrea Pirlo special free kick that Cagliari goalkeeper should have done better with.
Milan went behind within minutes of the start of the game and they laboured throughout as Kaka their main playmaker seemed to be suffering the effects of having travelled to and fro within Italy and Brazil and playing 2 world cup qualifiers for his country.
The rest of the team seemed to be feeling their age as Cafu(37), Nesta(32), Maldini(39) and Serginho(36) cannot be expected to play too many games of high intensity. It was great to see Ronaldo make his first appearance of the season and he looked slimmer than he normally does.
Fiorentina wasted the chance to keep up with the title race by drawing 0-0 at lowly Reggina in a very dull game.
The only noteworthy thing to report was that Fiorentina manager; Cesare Prandelli had to return back home from the airport to be with his sick wife, who sadly died this morning.
Our thoughts are with Cesar Prandelli and his family in this difficult period.
Empoli and Torino played out a 0-0 draw as well.
Lazio, playing for the first time since that death of 1 of their fans, Gabriele Sandri was shot to death by a stray bullet from a policeman; defeated Parma 1-0 with a late goal from Fabio Firmani. The fans showed their dissatisfaction of what they deemed to be the government and Italian FA showing preference by not postponing matches like they did when a policeman was accidentally killed last year at Catania, by attending the match 20 minutes after it had started.
Udinese continued their impressive start to the season by defeating Siena 2-0 with goals from Italy internationals, Fabio Quagliarella and Antonio Di Natale.
There were also victories for Napoli; 2-0 over Catania and Livorno won at home for the 1st time this season with a 3-1 win over Sampdoria. In the evening game, Juventus thumped Palermo 5-0 with club captain Alessandro Del Piero coming off the bench to inspire his side with 2 goals and an assist for Marco Marchionni.
Juventus were already 2-0 up by the time he came on with goals from David Trezeguet and Vincenzo Iaquinta. This was too much for impatient President Maurizio Zamparini as he sacked manager Stefano Colantuono and replaced him with Francesco Guidolin, who is taking charge of Palermo for the third time.
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Official FIFA 10 Trailer - Release 2 october
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDNSGlg9Co&hl=en
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Champions League Wednesday 2nd Leg Review
Real Madrid 1 Roma 2
Real Madrid came into this game with a lot of injuries to key players like Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and suspension to Sergio Ramos. They were however boosted by the return of Robinho and Pepe but ultimately paid for the lack of creativity in the middle of the park and for the lack of physical presence upfront.
Roma on the other hand had a full complement to pick from and played a very smart game denying Real any space whatsoever and causing problems of their own with Alberto Aquilani being outstanding in the 1st half. He had 2 tremendous efforts, the 1st of which ricocheted off the crossbar with Iker Casillas beaten all ends up and the 2nd in a matter of seconds, forcing Casillas into a very smart save.
Francesco Totti was not at his showy best but he held the ball up brilliantly for his teammates to join up in the attack most especially Simone Perrotta, who's unselfish, running, typifies the way Roma play.
Real Madrid did not create many chances but the ones they did create were wasted by Robinho and Julio Baptisa as they both should have hit the target when presented with golden opportunities. Baptista did hit the bar with a brilliantly taken free kick.
Pepe was given his marching orders for a 2nd yellow card when he brought down Mirko Vucinic very close to his penalty box.
Roma struck the 1st blow when Rodrigo Taddei rose to head in a brilliant cross from Max Tonetto in the 73rd minute. Raul replied with a typically cool finish after he was put through by Guti in the 75th minute but he was clearly in an offside position.
Real incredibly were playing better with 10 men than they were with 11 and Raul, on 2 occasions nearly got his side in front but he was thwarted 1st by Juan then he headed over from a free kick. Roma had the game sewn up when a free kick by Christian Panucci was missed by Fabio Cannavaro but was met by the very impressive Vucinic to make it 2-1 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate.
The Greek referee, it has to be said was way too fussy and booked players, sometimes needlessly and never really gave the game a chance to flow. Roma would not care too much about that and would be looking forward to the quarter-final draw on Friday week.
Chelsea 3 Olympiakos 0
Chelsea had a very comfortable ride to the quarters as most people thought they would as Michael Ballack headed them in front from a Frank Lampard cross in the 6th minute. Lampard helped himself to an easy goal when the goalkeeper spilled Ballack's shot and in the 3rd minute of the resumption in the 2nd half Solomon Kalou made I 3-0 from another goalmouth scramble.
Porto 1 Schalke 0 (Schalke win 4-1 on penalties)
Manuel Neuer gave the best goalkeeping display by anyone in this year's champions league last night as he made 3 tremendous saves in the match and then another great goalkeeping display in the penalty shootout. Ironically it was not until went down to 10 men did they start to play some good stuff when Jorge Fucile was harshly sent off for a high challenge on Halil Altintop. Four minutes later Lisandro Lopez swivelled and scored the best goal of the night and it had to be to beat Neuer in such inspired form as he his hit the roof of the net with the goalkeeper left floundering.
Ricardo Quaresma really should have put Porto in front in extra-time but left all alone with Neuer, he could not make up his mind what he wanted to do and eventually his attempt was saved by Neuer. In the penalty shootout, predictably Schalke scored all their whilst Neuer made saves from Bruno Alves and Lisandro to put Schalke in the quarter finals of the champions league for the 1st time in their history.
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Machinima Replay 3/30/2010 (EA Sports mma's Randy Couture & 2 Minute Drill ft. Pavel Datsyuk) S01E03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AENBsoBuynY&hl=en
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Cesc Fabregas 'Total Control' 2009/2010 HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6sAI-1EjzE&hl=en