With the season opener less than 2 days away the team is beginning to taper and has trimmed down to only one training session a day! This morning the focus was on team defending. The warm-up focused on team shape and being committed to the cause, specifically sliding and sacrificing the body to prevent through balls. After about ten minutes of defensive shape the team moved in front of goal and played 4v4 to 4 goals and then 6v4 to goal and counter goals. This activity would end 6v5 as the holding midfielder was inserted into the line-up. Lots of repetition and various situations in the defensive third of the field (reminds coach of his time at the B license at IMG and a steady diet of Birdman and 8v8). The morning would end with a full field eleven a side kick about. As much as the player and coaches love to practice it was great to have the afternoon off.
This evening the team met to go over expectations for the upcoming non-conference portion of the season. Coach provided information from his summer immersed in self help books. Thanks to the likes of Daniel Coyle, Geoff Colvin and Mathew Syed or this evening would not have been possible! Beginning Saturday the team has a lot of opportunities in front of it. It should be a wild and fun ride over the course of the next month as the Hornets look to face off against some of the best teams division III teams around the Midwest, what a challenge!
GO HORNETS!!!
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