My daughter's rec-level school soccer season is about to start and I'm the head coach.
Deer, meet headlights.
This year I'm going to try to use the Italian flat 4-4-2 system where the outside midfielders will drive the ball up the sidelines and pass it to the ...
Oh, who am I kidding? This year will feature a pack of 7th grade girls gossiping and goofing off whether we're at the games or futilely attempting to practice. This same team won the championship last year because our pack of gossiping goofs had more club-level players than other schools' packs of gossiping goofs. I'm hoping to be similarly saved embarassment through individual heroics.
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You could start searching the webs for MP3s of Knute Rockne's pep talks.
You could start a rumor that 8th grade boys think good soccer players are hot...
Keep 'em coming! These are gems!
LOL
Ivyan is right, that is the best motivator.
Maybe offer Iphones to the players if they win a championship!
I'm going for the Walter Matthau Bad News Bears strategy. Drink heavily and advise them on how to play dirty.
;-)
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