We have settled into our training routine of 7:00 am - 9:00 am Fitness & Technical Training at Hakoach Field and 4:00 - 6:00 pm Tactical Training at Yahud Field. Yahud is a brand new sport turf field which is an amazing surface to play on. It plays alot like a good Bermuda grass field, nice and fast except it can get a bit hot. Here are a couple of pics of the girls preparing for training at Yahud.
We have a very skillful team although as with most of the young players in the US today they need to be encouraged to express creativity. There is agreement between the entire soccer staff that we are not developing the players to play at the next level in our clubs. But, rather have fallen into the trap of collecting players to gain results at tournaments. That is one thing I hope to be addressing at my own club. (Palm Harbor)
Tonight we will play a scrimmage match with the Open Women's Team which is made up of all Division 1 College players or recent college grads. Should be a great test as the US Women are the best team in the tournament along with Israel. Time for my youngsters to grow up a bit more. I'll let you know how we fare.
Hey COACH, sounds like you had a good flight over and you are all settled in. Wish the team good luck and we will keep up with your progress from here.
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