Archive for May, 2009

Coaches who are totally ignorant of the big picture

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Well. . .tonight I did a U19B middle and ran into a couple of coaches (same team) who definitely had absolutely no grasp of the big picture - or sportsmanship - at all.  Here’s the situation. . .we have Gold vs. Orange.  We’re at the 87th minute and Gold is leading 4-1.  There were a […]

“It sure will be nice working with proper villains again!”

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

If you’ve ever seen Ocean’s Eleven, you probably remember this quote.  Early in the film, Basher (played by Don Cheadle) is detonating a bank vault - only to be done in by the ineptitude of one of his accomplices.  While he’s being arrested, Rusty (Brad Pitt) manages to get him away from the police and […]

What is your real-world experience with the Contact Above the Shoulders directive?

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

So far this season, I’ve dismissed a coach. . .and I’ve sent off a player for a second caution, but tonight was the first straight red-card of the season.  It was a U19G match and as an aside, the quality of play was beyond bad. . .but I digress.  Gray attacker was dribbling with a […]

Catching Up

Friday, May 8th, 2009

It’s been a while since I’d really posted anything, in large part because work has been sort of crazy.  It can get that way when you own your own business.  But I didn’t realize I haven’t posted in 2 months.  Wow does life get away.  Nothing earth-shattering this spring, so here are some snippets. . […]