MICHIGAN YOUTH
SOCCER LEAGUE Newsletter Edition
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MICHIGAN YOUTH
SOCCER LEAGUE Newsletter |
MAY 2008 Edition |
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N E W S |
Coaches Classes: Check under www.msysa.net for further information. IMPORTANT Dates: May 22: General League Delegates Meeting at Carpathia Club @ 8:00pm June 9: Season Ends June 12: MYSL Annual General Meeting at Carpathia Club @ 8:00pm
URGENT: Registration Alert and reminder ! - Risk Management - All coaches, managers, assistants and trainers please submit your Risk Management number. The registrar will add the number to the pass cards. Late requests for pass cards will be considered as late registration and with fines imposed. |
ATTENTION COACHES & MANAGERS
Starting this season, RISK MANAGEMENT CARDS must be displayed on your person visually before, during, and after games for the referees. Individuals not displaying their RMC will be noted on the game sheet.
News To Know:
Coaches,
Just a reminder to all coaches coaching u9-u11 but
especially for u9-u10.
You will see many inexperienced referees doing your games throughout the season
and it is very important that you keep things in perspective. Don't vent at the
ref because he/she didn't make the correct call or no call, this age is a
learning experience for "ALL" - players, refs and parents! Keep your parents
under control they shouldn't be saying anything about the calls, they should
just be cheering on the kids.
This is probably one of the hardest ages to ref
because kids are bouncing into each other and of course the parent of the kid
that falls down will usually want a call against the opponent. When my schedule
permits I try to go watch the inexperienced refs and give them pointers since
this is the only age they have the opportunity to ref. Getting grief from the
parents and coaches is not going to make them want to keep officiating. Remember
this is NOT WORLD CUP, a call either way isn't going to matter. If you have a
parent that thinks he can do a better job by all means encourage them to take
the referee class!
Hal Mayer
A fun, effective practice game
By Claudio Reyna
One of my favorite practice games is the four-goal scrimmage. You set up
goals on the front edge of each penalty area and on the sidelines at the halfway
line. That creates a square-like field with a goal on all four sides. When a
team has possession, it has two options for scoring. And each team defends two
goals.
This is an excellent way to practice switching the point of attack. There might
be a two-on-two in front of one goal and a free man in front of the other one,
so a flighted ball across the field sets him up for a first-time volley on goal.
On the defensive side, players have to be super aware of their positioning, and
teammates have to talk all the time to organize the marking.
If you have four goalies, you can play the game with regular-size goals, but the
four-goal scrimmage is also easily done with two small goals and two regular
goals with keepers. You can adjust the size of the field depending on the number
of players or on their age and skill level.
Another version is the three-goal game in which one team attacks one
regulation-size goal, and the other team aims for two small goals without
keepers on the other goal line.
That setup is perfect for playing lopsided games, where the team going to goal
has a one- or two-man advantage. For example, eight or nine players attack the
goal with the keeper, which is defended by six or seven players.
This activity creates huge pressure on the defensive team, and players can't
afford to lose any one-on-one battles.
Many coaches are very cautious when it comes to setting up their
defense and always want their defenders to outnumber the other team's attackers.
But defenders should be able to cope with even numbers so that more of their
teammates are free to attack.
Training defenders against an overloaded offense prepares them for an
attack-minded system.
Reversing the balance -- having, for example, six players attack the goal
against eight players -- forces the attackers to cope with a team that is
bunkered deep in its own half, which happens against defense-minded teams, when
teams are protecting a lead, or when there's a red card.
Pitting teams against each other while giving one a numerical advantage is also
a great way to add intensity to a practice game.
Playing with a man or two down in practice is just another way of rehearsing for
a game situation. Whenever a coach simulates game situations, he's getting his
team prepared for the action that really matters.
| MLS's Beckham is world's top-earning player |
 Los
Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham was the world's best paid soccer
player in 2007, according to
Forbes, which reported his income as $49
million. Of that, $12 million came from his Real Madrid and Galaxy
salaries, and $37 million was from image rights, including a portion of
the proceeds from 300,000 Beckham Galaxy jerseys sold. Beckham's lucrative endorsements include adidas, Pepsi and Armani underwear, which signed him in November on a three-year contract worth more than $20 million and a portion of sales. The second highest earner in 2007 was Brazilian Ronaldinho. Beckham is the only player in the Top 20 who doesn't play for
a European club. Nine players ply their trade in English Premier League,
including five Chelsea players. |
