Green phantom soccer practice.


Monday MARCH 3  practice will be moved to Tuesday March 4 at 5:30 p.m. still at 1216 Highland, Yuba City.  We are scheduled for the 2nd game on Saturday at the indoor arena.  Game time 8: 40 a.m.  Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before game time.  Beginning with the time change on Sunday next week practices will be on the Sutter North field at the Wheeler Soccer complex in the Marysville River Bottoms.  We will plan to be there Mondays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

How to improve your soccer between practices or How to get better at soccer when there is no team practice

If you will take time to do these skill practices 3 times a week, your coach can focus on teaching team play.

Juggle the ball 100 times.  Begin by dropping the ball to thigh, or foot and pushing the ball gently to try to repeat the contact.  Foot and thigh need to be level with the ground when contact is made with the ball.  Repeat until there have been 100 touches.

Lobatta (push the ball back and forth between your feet) 25 in place, 25 moving forward, 25 moving backwards. 

Roll overs (roll bottom of cleat over the ball while moving the ball forward) 25 right foot while moving forward, 25 left foot while moving forward. 

Toe Taps (alternate putting bottom of your cleat on the top of the ball) 25 in place, 25 moving forward, 25 moving backwards. 

Locomotion (Push ball forward with laces or cup of the foot, stop the ball with bottom of the cleat, then restart quickly pushing the ball forward again) 5 starts and stops and restarts. 

Train Wreck (Start locomotion,when putting your foot on top of the ball draw your foot back keeping the ball in front of you as you turn your body to push the ball back the way you came from)  do 5 reversals with your right foot and 5 reversals with your left foot. 

Scissors ( push the ball with the outside of your foot three times in a row, on the forth time don't push the ball out but step over the ball and push the ball with the outside of the other foot at a 90 degree angle from the direction you were going) do 5 with your right foot and 5 with your left foot. 

Double scissors (do single scissors but fake going 90 degrees the other way by stepping over the ball with your other foot and then continue in the first direction) do 5 with your right foot and 5 with your left foot. 

Big Kick Fake (bring foot at ball with full body preparation for a hard long kick but stop foot on the ball or beside the ball and continue in the direction you had been dribbling) do 5 with your right foot and 5 with your left foot.

Cut back (while running at full speed, cut the ball from the line you are running in with the outside of your foot to change direction 45 degrees)  do 5 with your right foot and 5 with your left foot.

Shielding the Ball (with arms out and knees bent keep the ball on the opposite side of you using the foot furthest from the defender)(if you do not have a partner to practice with move the ball around as if your shadow is the defender) do this for a minute with your right foot and a minute with your left foot.

Spin Move (Step over the ball blocking the defender from the ball and pull the ball with the other foot backwards and around the defender while shielding the ball, turning toward the ball and keeping it in front of you as you turn then accelerate away from defender) do 5 with your right foot and 5 with your left foot.

Azzurri January Soccer Academy Note changes

The soccer Academy for Azzurri will be held January 19 and 26 from 1 to 3 in the afternoon for the age group under 12 Boys and Girls. While last year they asked all people attending the academies to preregister for the following season, the Azzurri club voted to make the Academy open to all people at no cost, and not require preregistration for the 2014 season. The director of Azzurri coaching, Chava Arevalo will be overseeing the Academy. Coach Cooke will also participate in a planning and teaching role.

u 10 Phantoms Season ends with substantial improvement

For a team that gave up many goals during the first few games, the Phantoms toughened up their defense and won their last six games of the season in league.  In the Commissioner's Cup they did not allow a goal in their first two games, winning those games 4-0 and 1-0.  They then held a team that scored five goals against them in the Pumpkin Kick tournament to two goals scored on set plays in the Commissioner's Cup, but could not come up with offsetting goals.  They played against teams that were mostly made up of 10 year olds.  There will be a core group that will play u 11 next year, and a core group that will play u 10 next year.

Five of the boys are continuing with indoor soccer and are joined by new players that would be a great fit in their outdoor teams next year.

The boys had fun, made substantial improvement but have much still to learn.  I look forward to watching their progress.

 

Indoor Soccer December and January 2013-2014

The u 10 Azzurri Phantoms will be playing in the Champions indoor arena in December and January on Saturdays.  Cost $45.00 per player.  Contact Coach Phil Cooke if you are a boy in that age group Under 10 as of July 31, 2013 and want to play for him.  If he is full, he may be able to add you to a different team.  contact Phil Cooke at 530-701 7681.

 

Azzurri Academy set for January.

AZZURRI SOCCER ACADEMY



January 19 & 26, 2014
 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
 UNDER 9, 10, 11 & 12 BOYS and GIRLS
 January 19 & 26, 2014
 WHEELER SOCCER COMPLEX MARYSVILLE RIVERFRONT PARK
 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
 
No $75 early registration fee required.


Tryouts to follow February 1 & 2

Details at www.asctournaments.com

For further information call coach Phil Cooke 701-7681
 
  
 
 

Crystal Hunting Trip, fundraising, practice

Coach Cooke lead an expedition to the crystal mine near Verdi.  Jesse Villasenor and his son Josh were the crystal locaters.  They opened up a great vug than provided crystals for all who went.

This next weekend, the team gets to earn money for tournaments or other activities by manning the opening soccer day parking fee collection.  The league collect $5.00 per car for parking to help keep the fees low and to maintain the fields and hopefully set aside some money to get lights installed for some of the fields. They will man the gate from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

No practice on Labor day.  Parents need to keep in mind that unexcused absences may affect playing time of their child.  Hope to see everyone on Tuesday and Thursday.  We are now through with practice by 7:15 p.m.  and we will start with players that are there by 5:30 p.m.

We are still working on defensive skills and that will be the emphasis again this week.

Coach Phil