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How to Coach a Heisman Trophy Winner
As a football coach of forty plus years, and a man that has coached a Heisman Winner, the best way to get him to full potential is let him be himself. There are certain things you simply can and cannot change, when you have a thoroughbred you let them run and All American athletes are much the same.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Cleats
Doing Things Differently
Doing Things Differently I have a tendency, fuck it, a need, to see something and change it, so it fits my terms of easier. I believe some call it ‘looking at the big picture’ and I just like changing the norm. Most every team I’ve ever coached has been undermanned, but we always played with a passion that other teams grappled with. We played differently, especially on offense, where I’d try anything to put points in the board. That is the name if the game, just score more than the other team.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Cleats
A Viking Funeral
A Viking Funeral There’s a fine art in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and I’ve seen it accomplished as a player, a coach, a fan, and a parent, but please don’t try this at home, it will take a huge piece of your ego and leave you scratching your head like you have lice.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Cleats
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
The question of the last two decades: Who is the best footballer in the world? If being the best is measured by Ballon d'Ors then Messi is the best, but if it is measured by goals then Ronaldo is the best. I guess we can all agree that we may never find an answer to this question.
By Kon Kyprianou5 years ago in Cleats
Stand and Deliver
Firsts: Stand and Deliver Playing sports as a youngster you never realize your parents are living vicariously through you, all you’re doing is playing ball, having fun and hanging with your buddies, but as you begin the matriculation process things start to change. By the time you reach high school your representing your fellow students, parents and friends as well as alumni that support the program financially and as fans.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Cleats
The special sauce of Samba football
In the summer of 2014, I took myself to Heathrow airport to start what would be one of the best experiences of my life. What was originally meant to be a lad’s holiday to the World Cup in Brazil, a footballing holy land for any football fan and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, was now a solo trip into the unknown. Normally when everyone drops out of a lad’s holiday you don’t pack a suitcase and go anyway, but like I said this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I was not about to pass it up. Since I was going to be on my own, I needed to find something to do to pass the time and as a qualified football coach, I couldn’t resist when the chance came up to volunteer to coach local kids, in one of the favelas through Travelers Worldwide. This changed a couple of things for me though, firstly what would have been a two-week trip at most was now going to be 5 weeks, giving me enough time to coach and enjoy the World Cup, and secondly, I’d have to learn Brazilian Portuguese. As an Englishman, I’m used to going most places and having people speak my language better than I can speak there’s but this wasn’t going to be the case and I had a job to do. I’d studied German at school, I wasn’t very good, I know this because I remember not knowing the answer to a painfully obvious question, so painfully obvious in fact, my German teacher couldn’t help but throw my textbook across the room and kick me out of the class to help to relieve his pain. Mind you, not before taking several energetic minutes to forewarn me of the fool I was to waste this opportunity. He apologized after, but nearly bringing a man to tears with what I didn’t know, dissuaded me of any ambition of learning another language. So, there was little hope of success with Brazilian Portuguese but my number one rule as a coach is you don’t have to be the best, just better. By the time I boarded the plane I knew I knew enough no one would scream at me and that would do. In truth by the time I left, I knew just about enough that I’d had to explain more than once that I wasn’t actually Brazilian.
By Lexington5 years ago in Cleats
DAVID BECKHAM AND HIS FREE-KICKS
If everyone could forget David Beckham, it will certainly not be the newly elect FC Barcelona president who used the former England captain fame to rise to the pinnacle of FC Barcelona affair in 2003. David Beckham might not have played for Barcelona and however played for the Catalan arch rival, Real Madrid, but his name changed the course of presidential election among Barcelona rank in 2003 and such was the fame and pedigree that the former England winger pose in the game.
By Luke wright 5 years ago in Cleats
Ranking the top 10 fastest football players in the world
10. Leroy Sane – 35.08 kmph Out of the many qualities that Leroy Sane possesses, his most important trait is his ability to beat his man for pace and excellent dribbling. It has made him an important member of both Schalke 04 and Manchester City. Despite his season-ending ACL injury in the last Community Shield, his new club Bayern Munich can expect to add to their already lightning-paced attack.
By Mr Ceaser5 years ago in Cleats
MLV VS SYD dream11 prediction / A-League 2020/2021
MLV VS SYD Dream11 prediction MLV plays SYD in the matchday 5 of A-League 2020/2021 on 2021-04-04 at 09:05:00 local time in the AAMI Park.
By FantasySports5 years ago in Cleats
Football Across The Pond
Leaving aside the fact that, to a Brit, soccer and football are one and the same, it still has to be said that there really is no comparison. The two sports have hardly anything in common with each other. Indeed, of the three codes of football played in England, Wales and Scotland, Rugby League comes closest to the American code. What Americans call soccer is miles away!
By John Welford5 years ago in Cleats
A Premier League player standings. What to expect
A Premier league is a top league in the English football league system. It takes place between August and May where 20 teams compete with each other to win the title. Each team plays 38 matches during the season. All team play with each other twice, once at home and once on the road. A team is awarded 3 points for the win, 1 point for the draw and 0 points for the loss. After all the 38 games all the points are tallied and whoever has the most points win the Premier League championship. It is the most-watched sports league in the world, it is broadcasted in over 200 countries with around 4.7 billion viewers. Every year after the league is over, the bottom 3 teams get relegated to EFL Championship and the three teams in EFL Championship gets promoted to the premier league for the next year games. Liverpool was the premier league champion of 2019-2020. Manchester United has the most win with 13 titles.
By Daisy lane5 years ago in Cleats
What I have learnt with special kids and Neymar
When I was a kid in Brazil all Physical Education teachers used to repeat the same statement at the beginning of the school year – it`s more important to compete than to win. Unfortunately, I was not smart enough to fully understand this philosophy and I used to hate PE.
By Ricardo5 years ago in Cleats