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Toughest Practices #132551 04/03/10 10:47 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	What coach's run some of the most demanding practices.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132552 04/03/10 11:01 PM
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arrogantlyshabby goal kick A Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 166	That's kind of a tough one to compare don't you think?

Re: Toughest Practices arrogantlyshabby #132553 04/05/10 06:36 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	Quote: That's kind of a tough one to compare don't you think? I was just wondering if the top programs run there practices harder than the bottom tier programs. The Dorman's and Wando's run tough practices and the results speak for themselves.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132554 04/05/10 06:46 PM
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coldhardtruth hat-trick C Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,521 Summerville	I think most run their practices based on the talent they have..Some programs probably spend alot more time at square one while others hit the ground running..Practices are based on what you have to work with..

Re: Toughest Practices coldhardtruth #132555 04/05/10 06:52 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	Quote: I think most run their practices based on the talent they have..Some programs probably spend alot more time at square one while others hit the ground running..Practices are based on what you have to work with.. That makes perfect sense, however do the coaches starting at square one set high enough goals and demand the team work hard or do they take a more laid back approach.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132556 04/05/10 07:10 PM
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coldhardtruth hat-trick C Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,521 Summerville	I think most coaches are demanding but yet at times..let's the girls have some fun..Wando's practices are more demanding based on the talent and where they are as individual soccer players..If you go to a smaller school or say as school that has less players..You can only demand so much from a player that let's say..does not play year round.

Re: Toughest Practices coldhardtruth #132557 04/05/10 07:28 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	I know in competitive tennis it is a big no no to ever practice with lesser players, it will destroy your game quickly. However in soccer you always here coaches and players talking about working on different areas of the game against weaker opponents. Can a team really gain anything from beating a weaker opponent by say 12-14 goals?

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132558 04/05/10 07:38 PM
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coldhardtruth hat-trick C Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,521 Summerville	I don't think so.. Let's say the coach requires his/her team to take the ball to the touch line and cross and the finish has to be a header against a team that you are winning by ten..Could this be a challenge for most? The bottom line is you are still playing a weak team..They are probably going to be out of position and not playing the way a stronger opponent would.

Re: Toughest Practices coldhardtruth #132559 04/05/10 07:45 PM
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CUnitedParent throw in C Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 91	Tennis as well as soccer is an extermely mental game. If you do not believe me then piss your child off before the game and see what happens. Playing an inferior opponent only affects you if you think you are getting nothing out of the game. If in a tennis match you are playing someone with no backhand, by all means play your best but play to their forehand. If you are a baseline basher then beat them with a serve and volley style. The opponent does not know you are doing this and it will round your game. It is concentration you are developing which is much more valuable than scoring.

Re: Toughest Practices CUnitedParent #132560 04/05/10 08:05 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	So can Tiger Woods who has the strongest mental game in sports go and play with a novice golfer and stay mentally focused, I think not.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132561 04/05/10 08:06 PM
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coldhardtruth hat-trick C Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,521 Summerville	Depends on what she looks like..

Re: Toughest Practices coldhardtruth #132562 04/05/10 08:08 PM
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OP sweet feet goal S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 678 Harbour Island	I knew it was coming, ha ha.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132563 04/05/10 08:09 PM
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CUnitedParent throw in C Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 91	He has been since he started playing.

Re: Toughest Practices sweet feet #132564 04/05/10 08:32 PM
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CUnitedParent throw in C Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 91	Quote: So can Tiger Woods who has the strongest mental game in sports go and play with a novice golfer and stay mentally focused, I think not. I think this is a better example than you think, but in another direction. Tiger is playing the course, what another player does is irrelevant. No matter what another player does he cannot control. He must block out their action or score like ignoring bad advice or coaching. Whether they shank every ball into the hazard or breaking the course record should not affect his shot. Now he can use that shot selection to make the event more competetive if he wanted but the concentration and dedication to that strategy is what creates the benefit to Tiger. Maybe he goes for it or lays up is completely different than just whacking the sh_t out of it. Practice with purpose, Play with Purpose. Induce the stress upon yourself to perform and that will make you a better player. The goal to win is always there but just a different path. The problen comes in when you have a team that runs the score up until half time then the coach says score only on crosses. When you know the outcome with a great deal of certainty why not step up and play that way from the kickoff and really make your team show what they are made of instead of worrying about scoring 80 goals or making the team run after a game for giving up a goal. Could benefit you when you do run into a better suited opponent instead of trying to increase your national ranking. Last edited by CUnitedParent; 04/05/10 08:37 PM.

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