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

The Phantoms played Natomas in their seeding tournament.  They played well and won both games.

Their next games were in the Land Park Tournament on August 17 and 18.  They played well enough to be competitive but did not win any games.  It was a fun experience and the players worked hard.

Their next event is a crystal hunting trip on August 24 to dog valley and crystal peak.  They should bring hand digging tools including hammers, nail pullers. crowbars, and screw drivers, gloves and be prepared to be in a waterless outdoors for the day.

We will get our schedule this Thursday after practice so it will be available at the crystal trip.

Please work on the homework on your off days.

Coach Phil

Azzurri Soccer Club March Tryouts

AZZURRI SOCCER CLUB TRYOUTS

UNDER 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 BOYS and GIRLS

WHEELER SOCCER COMPLEX MARYSVILLE RIVERFRONT PARK


March 2 & 3, 2013

Like us on Facebook! U-14 Boys & Girls – 11:00 to 12:45

U-10 Boys & Girls – 1:00 to 2:45

U-12 Boys & Girls – 3:00 to 4:45

Show up 1/2 hour early to check in or sign up.  Wear a white T Shirt to allow a washable ink number to be put on it.

Show up in shin guards covered by socks, and cleats, shorts and a white T shirt. and your socceer ball.   Bring a copy of your birth certificate.

Soccer Academy and tryouts

The Azzurri Soccer Club, together with the Yuba Sutter Youth Soccer League offer a second winter 2013 Academy the weekends of February 23 and 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and combined with tryouts for the Azzurri Soccer Club gthe weekend of March 2 and 3 at the same times.

AZZURRI SOCCER ACADEMY TRAINING

UNDER 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9 BOYS and GIRLS

WHEELER SOCCER COMPLEX MARYSVILLE RIVER BOTTOMS

February 23, 24, March 2, 3, 2013

Registration 12:30 P.M to 1:00 P.M.

Academy 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. first weekend

Tryouts for competitive clubs 2^nd weekend as part of the Academy

 

Training to be provided by AZZURRI soccer coaches with the Director of Coaching from the AZZURRI competitive league

Review of Dribbling, faking, and shielding skills.

Emphasis on Passing, trapping, and shooting skills

Goalie instruction will be included

A game situation will be provided to practice the skills

Parents and recreational coaches welcome

Come, properly equipped to play soccer with cleats shin guards and socks over them and shorts and appropriate jersey. Bring your own soccer ball.  Bring your own water.

There is a $70 registration fee which may go toward 2013 registration. This money can be applied to recreational play or competitive play if you decide to fully register for either.  This fee will also entitle your child to any other Academies this spring. 

For further information call coach Phil Cooke 701-7681

If a session is rained out it will be continued to the following weekend day

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.

The offsides rule

Offsides is a rule that prevents players from sitting near the other team's goal to receive a pass and score a goal while not having a defender in position to stop the shot.
It only applies in the opponent's half of the field.
There must be 2 defensive players between the offensive player and their goal when a pass from further upfield from the goal is kicked to be received by the offensive player. This is usually the goalie and a defender but if the goalie is upfield, there must be two defenders closer to the goal than the player being passed to.
Once the ball is kicked by a teammate, if they started in an onside position, they can run to the ball and play it even if they beat everyone to the ball and they are then closer to the goal than any of the defenders.
The ball counts as a defender. Thus the reason for taking the ball down near the goal line and passing it back to the middle away from the goalie.
Sometimes a line referee will signal an offside position without seeing if that player is involved in the play. The assistant referee is only supposed to signal the offsides if the player that was in an offside position is involved in the play. If the player that is offsides makes no attempt to play the ball, the offsides should not be called, but it is sometimes.
Being exactly even with the defender is not offsides. However, an arm of head or foot is enough to allow the assistant referee to call an offsides.

Follow up meeting Azzurri u 10 girls

There will be a follow up meeting at the Cooke home at 1216 Highland Dr. Yuba City Calif. on May 15, 2010 from 3-4 p.m. to get better acquainted and to follow up on soccer homework.