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Ashleigh Shim
September 25, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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Did you know? | The first women's international football match was played on April 3, 1920 between the Netherlands and Belgium. The match, which took place in the Dutch town of Amstelveen, ended in a 4-0 victory for the Netherlands. |
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😶Barefoot Player Community: THE BIG REVEAL
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THE VALUE OF HARD WORK |
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“It will be interesting to see how this season turns out.” …as I mumbled exasperatedly after a 9-1 loss in a high school season opener. I shuffled my feet to the car after a 12 hour work day reflecting on the disaster I witnessed disguised as a soccer game. Working a 12 hour work day and losing 9-1 were both familiar to me. However, both events occurring on the same day were new to me. What a freaking day. |
Going into warm up, I knew this was not going to be a walk in a park. We had an attendance of maybe 8-10 players for about two weeks of practice. We are a very beginner high school aged soccer team. Not one player on this team plays club ball. Maybe 25% of our team has played soccer before and knows the rules. Maybe 25% of our team has true athletic ability. I mean the ability to run fast, change direction on a dime, read plays and anticipate opportunities in the game, create opportunities in the game, jump, be strong, have coordination, and basic things that make the difference between a regular person and an athletic person. So, you think with these conditions we would be more motivated to improve but I think part of us didn’t realize the competition and the depth of the skills and tactical minds needed to be successful in this game. |
As we are warming up, I hear our girls chat about how excited they are and that they are going to win. I continue to let them talk and think about their desires. Who am I to crush their dreams? The game ahead of us was going to do enough of that for them. I had been furious with them about their lack of effort and negligence in the last few weeks. On the day of the game, we had players scramble to finish paperwork to be cleared for the game. After they were already told to complete it for about two weeks. A few days before the game, I had a strong urge to reschedule the game and run the crap out of them for their irresponsibility. But, I thought it would be a good lesson to let them play the game and feel the pains of indiscipline. That one hurts more than any physical punishment. As harsh as it sounds, days before the game I wanted them to get their butts kicked and I’ll tell you why later on… |
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