....But not the best coaches....certainly not in North Texas....the reason so few Texas girls are on the various age groups national teams...Club...
1) My point all along.... fitness, skill and tactics can be achieved during the same football exercises... 2) But should NOT be at the expense...
... The 'individual technical ability' of players is improved, honed, fine tuned by.....playing the game in practice....5 vs 5 etc.......the...
The point is you can get a team fit to play football.....by playing a lot of football in training....short sided games, uneven numbers games,...
The 'new heights' Sampson has gotten the team to are nowhere near high enough...the guy is totally out of his depth and his obsession with...
They should handle it by firing Sampson....he is clueless anyway....His 'boot camp' before the tournament focusing on 'fitness' at the expense of...
The obvious answer is...Not Very...
My point is that fitness for football can be improved by playing football games in training....while at the same time improving the players skill...
I imagine the 'Clive' in your screen name refers to Clive Charles...? I played against Clive in the original NASL back in the day.....good man....
Much like Sampson you are missing the point. Fitness for football can, and should, be achieved by playing football....NOT by running laps....NOT...
From everything I read pre tournament England's total obsession with 'fitness' is what did them in....pity they didn't work on skill, artistry,...
I am not really sure TDS knows everything....I have a sophomore girl at the school where I coach who recently verbally committed to play for a D1...
On the girl's side how is D.A. going to be an upgrade on ECNL...? (and I am no fan of ECNL)... It isn't... because the clubs will just use the...
It is different at the school I coach, not 'Texas'.....I used to have at least 75% of the players in club soccer.....that number has dropped to...
...So it's not just Texas that allows both at the same time.. I totally disagree with the generalization that HS does not help their game. In the...