A SPECIAL FAREWELL TO YOTE AND THE FC KENT FREEDOM!!!
...The 10 game season may not have made this fellow happy, but it was the road to the Championship!!! :mrgreen: The Pulse! No. #41
COVER STORY & LATEST HEADLINES:THE END OF AN ERA!Nothing better then to let Coach Yote say goodbye to his beloved team in his own special way...
I really don't know where to start on this, but I just wanted to say thanks to all of the players, parents, opponents, coaches, referees and state officials for an amazing last ten years. I say ten years as that is when I started with this team that kind of morphed into the Freedom team, but it started so many years before when men (like John Hightower, Fay Fox and Tom Waters) spent time developing, nurturing and being a role model for myself and many others way back in the day. They instilled within me a deep passion for the game, but even more important a sense of giving back, volunteering, caring and helping our common friends in life. What an inspiration and a quality we all should share. Thanks to all of you that spent time in my life through soccer.
Now to Freedom. :oops: Where do I start? Not with win/loss records, goals scored or tourneys won. I will start by saying that this team in 2008 is the epitome of TEAM. From the players who played with the mantra of "business as usual" all year long, to the parents who displayed class on the sidelines and the many volunteers who shared their time through this long season...Thank You ever so much. Our girls, whether new to the team or old combined to form a nucleus of togetherness that often times are not found in teams today. They truly cared about one another, shared times with each other, practiced hard when asked, played harder in games when challenged and did it with a smile that proved that they enjoyed this game that they play.
See these girls have been to the top of the mountain (with 6 having won state titles before) and numerous league titles and tourney wins. But they were told that it really doesn't matter when you win state till after U14. These girls have also seen the ugliness of soccer with politics from club boards, presidents, state rulings and changes, and parents who could care less about team successes as long as their dd's got theirs. What an inspiration of perseverance that they can go through all of this and still have the passion to play in this latest "whack job of a season" (those are my words) and stay 17 strong till the end. You can always say that there were only 4 teams at U18 that had the pleasure of winning there last youth soccer match. Congratulations Challenge Cup champions.
As a coach I couldn't have had an easier job than rolling the ball out there, putting them in whatever position that was needed at the time and watching them work hard for each other. We had forwards playing midfield and defense, we had defenders moving up top and scoring goals. They did this with no complaints. We practiced through rain, sleet, snow, wind, more snow and rain (did we ever see the sun?). Scrimmaged against older and younger teams as they just wanted to play with their teammates. When girls got hurt, they cared for them and visited hospitals. When birthdays occurred they celebrated with smiles, laughs and tears. When family members had surgery, they went to support their teammates during the hard times. When a teammate needed help in school, help was on the way. See soccer was the least of their worries, they were developing for the future.
And these girls have developed. Last week at dinner we figured the GPA of this group and with all 17 girls reporting they have a cumulative of 3.62GPA. We have almost every one of the girls going to colleges for grades and specific courses that they are focused on for the future. Six girls going to the UW and others enjoying Eastern, WSU, Central, Western, Northwest and other schools throughout the northwest. These girls have all been involved with community service projects including Cancer Relay for Life, Special Olympics, Kent Soup Kitchen and coaching soccer (for the little ones) and they did all of these as a TEAM. I guess what I am trying to say is that these ladies have "developed" tremendously over the years and THEY didn't need any help from the teams or groups that say they focus on development.
I am so proud of what you have become. I look forward to hearing about the "pows and wows" of college life, going to your weddings and hearing from you down the road. Know that your coach is definately feeling "bittersweet" thoughts as we come to the end of our experience together, but I can't wait to hear what amazing things you will accomplish within our society. This coach is a free agent and doesn't really feel like he is happy about it. Thanks for the memories....
Coach Scott
...and with one last "Spit" we say goodbyeGreat letter to your team coach! :mrgreen: HEADLINES!WE HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU YOTE!!!A nice collection of posters who wanted to give Yote a piece of their mind
"Yote, you have your team playing some great soccer - congrats to you and the girls on winning the Championship!!!"
Congrats Yotte on the success of your team; however, it's no surprise that a quality coach such as yourself has taken these girls and molded them into something worth such high praise!
Yote ... CONTRATS TO FREEDOM 
Its not the end but a beginning. This is where soccer becomes those most cherished of memories ... the friendships, messed up road trips, personal heart aches, happy times, sad times ... times with friends and family.
Someone once told me that the Spokane Vision (U18 P1 Independent team), coached by Jim Hart about 4-5 years ago, still get together once a year. May Freedom live on!
Congrats Yote, on a great run. Look forward to seeing you make another go round!!!! Can I get a eye roll? Woot Woot
My hardy congratulations on the championship go out to the Kent Freedom girls and their coach... whatshisname. :mrgreen:
Seriously yote, you obviously have done great things with these girls and they, in turn, have returned the favor. There is no doubt these fine ladies will remember this for a lifetime, and you helped make it possible. That's what its all about... you done good bro.
10 games season for the girls...... very sad
Practice before semi-final at Red Robin....not bad
Winning the Semi-Final...... pretty good
Winning the Final in our last year...... great
Having Yote as the coach.....priceless
Yote, All I have to say is congrads. You have done something with these girl's that they will always remember. Cherish those moments. Black Knight
congratulations always nice to go out on top! and it was on a sunny day too
Congrats to Yotester and Kent Freedom. cAt hear next year he takin over the Oroville Mountain Yaks GU16s and gonna run da table agin... :lol: Worth comin' outa retirement ta shout out a lil attaboy :mrgreen:
CONGRATS TO YOTE AND FC KENT FREEDOM STATE CHAMPIONS !!!!! ~ For Keeps
Could I send a shout out to Yote and the Freedom team? What a wonderful finale to end your year with the team. Hold on to your precious memories and remember that you mentored a team and for that they will never forget the lessons they learned from you!
Way to go Yote!
Congrat's Yote. Even though we have not met, it's obvious from all I've heard and read that you have given so much to youth soccer, so it's only fitting your team has made the difficult climb to a state championship!!! Job well done my man.
Hey Yote! Congratulations on an awesome, albeit difficult, season! You are one of a handful of posters who I really listen hard to what you have to say...you are always fair, honest, and direct...and, often, hilarious! Thanks for always being there for your girls and for WPS! Hope to meet you sometime...
Yote--Congratulations on a long and successful soccer run. Your insight into this crazy game is invaluable, and your sense of humor, love of God, family, and kids are the bricks of what make you a wonderful guy!!! I know you're gonna miss this crazy life, so we'll see you around the fields!!! :mrgreen:
Yote, Great job with your team. It is an awesome feat. It is really special to win a state championship. It is something the kids will never forget. They can always say they were "State Camps". It is an accomplishment some great players never get to experience. Great job, great coaching, BM
Yote is the Shizzel 
Scott, It is obvious to me and others how much you love your girls and your team. I hope that you continue to inspire other coachs to have the same love and dedication that you have had with your team.
Yote is a man that coaches with more than just heart and fire.
I have seen his rapport with his girls. They play very hard for him and as a result they ended their club career with the highest honor they could achieve.
Yote also always has a very positive attitude another good trait for a good man.
I hope he does take that U8 team, I can't think of a better coach for those young DD's.
Yote: Not all of us get to save the best for last, but it couldn't happen to a better group...congratulations to "your girls" AND their coach on many years of great soccer and a championship title!
Don't tell the DW or DH, but you can come up ANYTIME and give me a hug! Congrats on a great year my friend!
May you find another team that gives you the happiness that Freedom does.
Yote Bud
Even being handicapped with a 10 game season you and your team pulled off the championship! Way to represent!
Kirk
Yote,
Congratulations on your state championship. All that hard work, all those rainy cold breezy freezing practices, all the hours put in have paid off really big for your girls. You have given them something that they will always remember, something that will give them confidence and strength later in life.
And besides, from know on when you get into "coaching discussions" you can always whip out yours (torphy) and yell "mines bigger!"
Well done.
Scott
EWSoccer64
Yote...Congrats on your Challenge Cup title! You are the antithesis to Leo Durocher's "nice guys finish last" quote -- indeed, nice guys can finish first and finish first with class and humility! Well done...you are a credit to our coaching fraternity!
A Special Letter to Yote from one of his CP's!At end of last year dd expressed a little dissatisfaction with her current team due to some of the new players that year. She had just lost to a team that she had played against numerous times and it was always a team that when she played them it was a good game, and a team that she enjoyed playing and as a parent I enjoyed her playing against. Good coach, good parents, and good kids. This would be FC Freedom. She expressed interest in changing teams although she had been with her same club since she started playing the beautiful game. I had talked to Yote via PM's earlier about our predictions, the season, etc and at the end of the season this is where she wanted to go. We talked to Yote and her prior coach but dd was having some inner turmoil as whether to stay with current team (she knew what she was getting into there and felt loyalty to coach) or to move and venture into the unknown. She decided to go to both tryouts and make her decision after she went to both and got a feel of team chemistry which she thought would be an easy one. She asked advice of everyone and many said - it's U18, doesn't matter much, stay where you are. I just told her to dig deep inside and decide for herself as this was her last year of club ball and all I wanted for her was to enjoy and get the best out of it. It wasn't my decision to make. She knew she had a spot on her old team, and during tryouts Yote talked to her a few times and knew she was struggling with her decision. On the last day he did something that as a parent I would have never expected (as dd is not a star player although a pretty solid player) and told her to take a couple days and think about it - he would hold her a spot. He had plenty of players there to choose from to fill his roster without her, but gave her that opportunity so she could be comfortable with her choice. How many coaches would really do that? Not many. Long story short, dd decided to go to FC Freedom. She was the outsider coming into this team as most live in the same area, and go to the same schools, but she never once felt like she didn't belong. Throughout the year, they did the summer tournies - took home some hardware, got their wonderful 10 game season that we all know Yote loved so much, had down time during high school, played their wonderful spring (winter) season which they won their league, and then the Challenge Cup and you all know how that turned out. It was so nice to see DD and all these girls that worked so hard, many of them getting into top-rated colleges based on academic merits (FC Freedom is a pretty smart team), go out of their final club season on such a high note. The families on this team are not out of control on the sidelines, and neither is coach - you usually see him picking grass or something while watching the girls - very few instructions given, and very patient with them all. This team which I am proud to be a part of in this final year with my dd is a class act - most of which one needs to contribute to the coach, as coaches are the center of it all. I hope Yote continues to coach later down the road as it would be a benefit to these young kids to have a coach like him, and without him the soccer community would face a major loss - he may not be the biggest name around, but there is so much more than a name when it comes to what these coaches teach our children on and off the field. Yote - thank you for a wonderful U18 year for my dd!! YOU ROCK!!TALES IN BLACK & YELLOW PART 12!!!The Road to Hawaii/Arkansas #12
"Giving Back" A few years back when this journey began to try to raise bar on what type of referee I wanted to be I met a man who had just reached the top spot with the Washington State Referee Committee (WASRC). The WASRC is to many referee chapters around the state what Washington Youth Soccer (WYS) is to clubs, associations and districts on the youth soccer landscape. I shared with him what my goals were and he told me that when I reached them, don’t forget to give back to those who follow in our footsteps. Our paths crossed again recently and we spoke about the attempt to upgrade to Grade 5. He responded with the same message; don’t forget to give back to those who follow in our footsteps. I didn’t understand his point the first time he said it to me, but it sure make sense now.
The last few years I’ve meet a lot of people in the world of soccer. Of course all of my friends here on WPS. But while the teams that your children play on or the teams you follow may change from year to year, so does ours. Along the way some of those relationships grow beyond what any one expects. I’ve met people who have pushed me toward my goals. I’ve meet people who helped celebrate the good moments. I’ve meet people who’ve consoled me during the bad or sad times. They have all helped me become a better referee. So many people have helped me along the way; why not do the same for someone else.
In my neck of the woods I’ve tried to share my new found knowledge with my fellow referees. Hopefully I’m doing so in such a way that they understand that I’m trying to help them look at the game from a different perspective; I’m not saying that my way is the only way to see the game. All referees are different, as are all games. The one goal all referee have in common is to try and be consistent game in game out. One of the most important aspects of the game is communication; having conversations among the crew before the game, during live play, during halftime and following the game. Discussing what is to be expected during the game, what happened during the first half as well as reviewing the second half of the game. A world peace conference is unnecessary, just a minute or two on what just took place goes a long way in improving one’s ability to work a soccer game.
Communication should occur during every game among the referees both verbal and non verbal. The value of good eye contact during the contest between the center referee and each of the assistant referees is stressed by United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Eye contact should be made just prior to each decision that is made with or without a whistle. Explaining that fitness and positioning go hand in hand together. I remember as a coach I loved it when I had a referee who could get around the field. That doesn’t mean we need an Olympic sprinter working a game. It means a referee who can put them self in a position to make a call where no one can question their ability to make a call (we all know that being there does not prevent cat calls from the touchlines), “being there” at least makes the call more credible.
This past weekend I worked six games during the Snohomish United Invitational. I was able to provide some feedback to less experienced referees who are trying to improve their ability to call a game. In reality the role of a referee is quite simple. When the ball leaves the field of play, indicate the restart: goal kick, corner kick, throw in or kick off. When one team is in possession of the ball and their opponent infringes one of The Laws of the Game to gain possession, blow the whistle and restart the game with an indirect free kick, direct free kick or penalty kick. Pray that offside doesn’t become part of the game whether viewers think you’re right or wrong, this is the part of the game that gives me a headache. While not working, I was able to sit back and watch how referees work a match. I looked at foul recognition, position of the field when blowing the whistle and how their ability to apply The Laws of the Game in general. Being a father who hates how kids wear their cloths, I like it when we referees look sharp: shirts buttoned up, shorts nice and neat and socks all the way up with the strips lined up just right. Posture is also important. A referee that stands tall while making their call is a confident referee. An AR who is standing square to the field and paying attention to both the second to last defender and the ball at the same time is one who will be accurate more often than not.
I’m pleased to say that I was quite please with what I saw. I’m no expert. I’m just a crazy person who’s refereed nearly 200 games the past calendar year. A knucklehead who’s TV is on the soccer channel as I put fingers to keyboard. The usual things are covered. AR’s always need to be reminded to make eye contact prior to making any call. Be square to the field when making a signal. Stay with the second to last defender and be patient when deciding to raise the flag for offside. Relax when making the signal to restart for a throw in, goal kick or corner kick. Do not be afraid to signal for a foul when one happens close in your quadrant. Do not ball watch (my biggest problem when I’m an AR)! They were all receptive to the information that I had to share with them, soaking it up like sponge.
I was happy to share some techniques that I learned last summer during my trip to Alaska:
#1
Take your hands and hold together in front of you. Now take your hands and move them slowly away from each other using your peripheral vision until you lose site of both of your hands. Repeat this five times a day to increase your range of vision. This will help an AR while standing square to the field to look straight and sea the touch line at the same time.
#2
While standing on the touch line have two people stand in front of you at a distance of 30 yards. While one person stands still have the other walk (while maintaining that 30 yards distance towards the touch line. Keep your right eye on the stationary person and have your left eye follow the ball moving towards your left. This will help you with dealing with offside.
#3
While standing on the touch line have two people standing in front of you (one offensive player and one defensive player) while a third person is twenty yards to your left back towards what would be the half way line with a ball. As the person with the ball kicks it, have the two people in front of you jockey for position. This exercise will also help with offside recognition by listening to the ball be kicked while the player jockey for position.
Watching a center referee is another different ball of wax. Position is real important. Consistency is the key. Foul recognition is the skill that cannot be defined. Because no people are alike, it is hard to say that two people standing side by side will see an event in the exact same way. We could call it size bias, sex bias, age bias, skill bias, or personal bias; we could call it anything. But we all see things from a different perspective. Some referees call a tight game. Some referees call a loose game. When I was a coach I just want a referee who was consistent. As long as the referee called the game the same way for both teams; I was a happy guy. I didn’t care if he was right or wrong. If The Laws of the Game are applied correctly for both teams, I know that game will be fare. If The Laws of the Game were applied incorrectly for both, cool, as long as the referee was being consistent; I could deal with that.
Positioning is an on going struggle. While the level of play is increasing at all ages it is still a challenge at the younger age groups. While it’s easier to read play (anticipate where the ball is going) with older players, it’s an adventure with the little ones. I often feel like I’m back in Junior High School on Friday playing dodge ball in PE. I must have bulls eye on my back or something. The best thing about working the younger age groups is that the games provide an opportunity to work on positioning, always keeping the ball between the center referee and an AR. The speed of the game allows a referee to work on getting to certain spots on the field to provide a better view of each and every play of the game. Once I explain this to a younger referee (experience wise) I could see a difference in how they worked a game. While on a field during half time and providing visual example of imaginary players and ball position gives them thoughts on why certain positions are better than others, especially on free kick situation.
I did see consistency during the games that I watched. Each referee had their own way in which they saw the game. I will never be one to tell someone how to call a game. When providing information, I tried to have them expand their minds to really think about what was present prior to making a call. One has to remember the age and level of play when working a game. A referee cannot make a U10 call during an adult game. A referee cannot make an adult call during a U10 game. Don’t get me wrong. A foul is a foul is a foul; regardless of age and level of play. The ability to allow players to play though contact is skill that has to be learned. I know it’s taken me a while to figure that one out myself.
Here’s an example of being in a game where a referee called a “pass back” to the keeper by a defender. This is a U-13 or U14 game where a defender is tracking a ball towards the goal she was defending with an opposing striker on her heels. As she tried to kick the ball out of bounds (she would have been chastised by her coach for giving up a corner kick), she miss hit the ball that went to the keeper who picked the ball up. Whistle blows and an indirect free kick was awarded to the attacking team about eight yards in front of the goal. Based on the age of the game and the direction of play, the player was not trying to pass the ball to the keeper. The attacking team asks for 10 yards. Because the ball is eight yards from the goal line, the defending players must stand on the goal line (because 10 yards could not be given and we cannot have players standing beyond the goal line). The indirect free kick is taken. Two attacking players play the ball with the result being a goal kick. The only problem was that there was a defending player standing 5 yards to the right of the indirect free kick. Close enough to disrupt the second player involved in the play by the attacking team.
In this scenario two bad things happened along with one good thing. The “back pass” call should have not been made in the first place. When a team asks for 10 yard on a free kick, they are not asking that 10 yards be given between the ball and the direction of the free kick. The team is asking for “10 yards around the spot” from where the free kick is to be taken. Even though the initial decision was made incorrect, the calm way that it was handled with no hesitation. No one complained about the call and no one complained about the lone defender not giving 10 yards. I shared this information with the referee on our way back to the referee staging area. The referee was all ears. The referee was eager to listen and learn. On the thought of age and level of play and the thought of 10 yards around the ball the response was “I never thought about it that way”.
The response was a great, one that I’m familiar with. It is the phrase that I’ve said to myself a number of times over the past few years. By sharing this information with this referee, I’ll guarantee you that these two things may never happen to them in their future. It’s the monumental mistakes that you make in games that we tend not to repeat. Talking about particular plays immediately after the game makes them stick in one’s mind, hopefully to never happen again.
While I’m still a referee at heart, with a pipe dream of working a MLS game, I can see why some of my new friends serve in the roles that they currently have. While some of them step on the field on rare occasions or never at all; they take on administrative responsibilities to help mold the up and coming referees who will follow in our footsteps. To the instructors, assignors, assessors and clinicians, “Thank You!”. Without you I would not have met a bunch of new friends this past weekend. Without you I would not be writing to my WPS friends at 12:49 am. Without you I would not be climbing the referee ladder. Without you I would not be going to Hawaii. The WASRC was right, it is important that I (a more experience referee) give back to the game. It’s been suggested that instructing or assessing be in my future. I’ve resisted thus far. This “non-official” communication was pretty cool this past weekend. It was just one referee sharing with another. It might be interesting if I took them up on the offer; there might be a bunch of bald headed referees with glasses in your future.
Ray Moffatte, Jr.
Grade 6 Referee
WPS FAMILY CIRCLE FOUNDATION!!!
The story that touched The Pulse's Heart this week:My oldest daughter is 11 and currently plays for Westsound FC Wedge. Before that we were over at FC Crush for two years. Very quickly our entire family became a big part of the soccer community and they became a big part of our family. We also have three other children a 14 year old (baseball player), 7 year old who plays for Westsounds Academy program and
our forever 5 year old Nathan who was taken from us June 14, 2007.
As the anniversary of Nate's death was approaching I wondered what I could do to both honor his memory and also do some good. See Nate had neuroblastoma which is a rare all too often fatal form of pediatric cancer. He fought this disease courageously for 2 and half years before it took him from us. One of Nate's favorite things to do was to watch his sisters play soccer and talk of the day when he would be bigger and could play too. For Nate and the other warriors who have succumbed to this disease that day will never come.
What better way to honor him than a charity jamboree with all funds going to neuroblastoma research. I reached out to Westsound and was overwhelmed with their generosity and support. Just this weekend I received the news that our application for sanctioning was approved. The date of the jamboree is June 14, 2008 at Gordon Field in Bremerton. We are looking for teams both boys and girls U11-13. Entry fee will be $195 with a guarantee of 3 games. I am in the process of getting information put on the Westsound webpage.
Any interested parties can contact me directly to register at
kristoform@hotmail.com or 360-649-8685. Thanks again for all your help WPSFCF.
Abra McKean
Here is the picture of Abra's little angel Nathan
The jamboree is named the 1st Annual Natey's 'INCREDIBLE' Jamboree which will explain the photo choice....thank you all.Thank for sharing and I hope Natey's 1st annual Incredible Jamboree is the best tournament this year...bless your family :oops:
Remember, each week we would like to help anyone in need, please send info to the Pulse for the WPSFCF! :mrgreen: BRAT JR'S "YOU TUBE FUN"!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=BFcdiIUIMyUYou name the teams? http://youtube.com/watch?v=EGsF3_Z6jTEHarbor and Evergreen U-18 State CupCornerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Kickhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=BFcdiIUIMyUWho the heck are these players? :oops: EFC vs MRFC RECAP CRAZY!!!PASTSome great action last weekend at the SnoHo invit., Lots of teams and lots of fun! Here are a couple teams that had all of WPS focused on them during the "WPS Play by play"...
SNOHOMISH UNITED INVITATIONAL MAY 2-4
http://www.snohomishyouthsoccer.org/
...Yes she made the save! :mrgreen: Caught in mid jump, this little goalie for ECFC 95 jumped all the way to the crossbar and snagged this PK to help move her team to the Finals against Crush 94! mmmmmm who is that in the back ground? Anyone we know? :lol: 
...The two teams in the "Recap play by play"...Both Champions! Along with the team MVP's for the tournament...ECFC 95's Amber! (goalie to the left) & Crush 94's Ashley (5th girl from the left, row 2) :mrgreen: FUTURE May 9-11, 2008, Snohomish United Invitational U15-U19
http://www.snohomishyouthsoccer.org/May 9-11, 2008, Showcase of Champions Girls
http://www.showcaseofchampions.com/May 10, 2008, T-CYSA Spring Jamboree, Tri-Cities
http://www.t-cysa.org/And now, Here is the link to this past weekends action that had over 13,000 views!
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8658never forget; if there is not enough blah blah blah on the games, you only have "you know who" to blame
CRAZY PARENT WATCH:"Shout out to da newbies"Dragon see's a few brand new posters since the last Pulse...lets give out a Shout and as always, lets All give a warm welcome to all new posters!
This week Dragon would like to applaude:
Lurker-Man
touchline trouble
Furd
Welcome aboard! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
"A view from the Mini-Van"
Yote
We love you Yote! Great job to you and your whole team!
"WPS Paparazzi"More shots of Yote's State Champion Freedom team! :mrgreen: 
For more great pix's from our Asst Editor/papparazzi....look no further then this weeks Pulse Part 2 - "Picture Special" :mrgreen: "...Out on the Pitch"More Great PSPL action with the PPFC gals!
**Please continue to send pix's to the Pulse newsroom! Anything soccer related is welcome!** :mrgreen: "Help! Is there a Doctor in the house?"
Instead of medical advice this week the Pulse's "Doc" presents:
TOP TEN NOTABLE QUOTES by YOTE #10 - At his farewell pizza party, when asked if he would like his pizza cut into 6 or 8 slices, Yote replied
"Better make it 6 , I can't eat 8" #9 - When asked about injuries to his players, Yote replied
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths, but none very serious" #8 - After being struck in the head by a soccer ball , Yote replied
" They Xrayed my head and found nothing" #7 - When his team was fading end of season, Yote replied
" We are gonna turn this team around 360 degrees" #6 - When asked who he would like to thank for his long soccer career, Yote replied
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father" #5 - When asked the secret to his success, Yote replied
" I get up every morning at 6am, no matter what time it is" #4 - When misquoted on WPS, Yote replied
"Sometimes Dragon writes what I say and Not what I mean " #3 - When asked for the keys to his teams success or lack thereof, Yote replied
" Better teams win more often than teams that are not so good" #2 - When asked about his teams chances in Cup, Yote replied
" You can sum it up in 2 words: You never know" And the #1 Yote Quote: When asked why he was stepping down so young, Yote replied
"Three reasons. Coaches quit because they lose their nerve. Because they lose their memory. ..and I can't remember the third reason" Ode to Yote by VMS*Send all medical questions for "the doctor" to the Pulse email address*Great job Doc :mrgreen: GIRLS U13 NORTH-CALIFORNIA REPORTS!!!
No Report this week! Regional report coming soon!:mrgreen:
GIRLS U13 EASTCOAST/VIRGINIA REPORTS!!!http://www.vsaheat.net/Greetings Dragon and WPS from the Heat! The Heat had another double header this past weekend starting with a spring league game against SAC United Premier in Columbia, Maryland. SAC only had three or four opportunities to score the entire game while the Heat had two header goals and possibly the best combination play yet. SAC played a pure defensive game, packing the box with 5-6 players the entire time. The Heat still managed to come away with a 4-0 win.
The Heat then played their next state cup game against Virginia Beach FC. VA Beach scored first on a pretty direct kick outside the box when our keeper bobbled it against the wind. The Heat came back to scored ten minutes later with a corner to a header to header to a header goal (3 headers in a row to score - unbelievable!). The second half was primarily dominated by the Heat, but the Beach keeper played extremely well. The Heat got their first direct kick about 25 yards out and with perfect textbook precision the ball was sunk at the upper 90 back post. This was a tremendous win for the Heat as Coach Gus had to miss it to entertain all of his South American relatives who were in town for his daughter's first communion.
GIRLS U13 MOBILE SOCCER CLUB! LOWER LA (LOWER ALABAMA)!!!
No report this week.
Hope to hear more soon Tuck! :mrgreen:
OTHER NEWS AND GOSSIP AND TIDBITS:"SIDELINE SNIPPETS"(Coach to players at halftime)
"If your afraid of the ball, just say something and I'll sit you on the bench!" The amazing thing was the girls came off the field to surround their coach, looking up at him with big, expectant eyes and he spouts off something crazy like that to a group of 10 year olds (who were in control of the game)!
GU11 Coach overheard at the SnoHo tournament
"COACHS CORNER!"This weeks topic for the coach is
A Message for Yote Although I had no coaches questions this week that is fine. I want to give a little time and respect to a coach among us. Most top clubs have plenty of coaches who get the top talent and do what they are paid for and just keep building their reputation. But we rarely look at the coaches who are dedicated and do it for their kids. Yote has done a great job with his team, and it really says something what years of dedication and good quality coaching and personality can do for a team. Thank you for your time and giving all coaches including myself a good name.
"VIEW FROM BEHIND THE WHISTLE"Myths of the Game and other Nonsense
Yote -- Congratulations to you and the girls for a great finish to their youth soccer careers as Challenge Cup champions!!!
I fully expect to see you taking another team of young athletes on the journey to reach this pinnacle by 2018! ...and the girls spring season schedule will be all worked out by then!!
"Dear Eggy"Dear Eggy is going to take a break this week in honor of Yotes team taking it all. The best part of this championship is that it went to an outstanding team who will be champions forever.
Great Job and Much Success in the future.THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMMMMMMMMMMMM?"My 2 cents worth...The Posters Voice!"
The Full (60 Minutes)
Did you ever wonder how soccer got so popular in the United States? I did. I know it is the world game. But in the US we have our own games: Baseball, Football (American Style) and Basketball. All right up there with apple pie. I think soccer is an interesting sport, if you’re ok with not a lot of scoring. Americans like scoring, that is why they added the Designated Hitter to baseball over thirty years ago.
Soccer is called the beautiful game. I am not quite sure why. Most of the players would not win any kind of beauty contest. Unless of course, you were judging their tattoos. I think it might have something to do with how some of the players move with the ball. Look at Ronaldino or Cristiano Ronaldo. They are very "beautiful" with the ball.
Which brings me to another thought, why are we hiring all of these English coaches to teach our kids soccer? England has only won one World Cup. Shouldn’t we find the best coaches in the world to train our kids? This is America. I think the Brazilians (5 World Cups) or the Italians (4 World Cups) or even the Germans (3 World Cups) could do a better job. They must be doing something right with all of those championships. The Brazilians call it Joga Bonito or “ Nice Play” in Portuguese. I don’t speak Portuguese. Maybe that is why we don't use the Brazilians. The British coaches almost speak English. So, our kids can understand them better than the Italians. The Italians could teach them the proper "diving" technique. But the Germans all speak good English, so why not give them a try. As a matter of fact the German women won the last Woman’s World Cup, their second is a row.
We could look at the club teams around the world too. This year the UEFA Champions league championship, has two English Premier League teams. But Chelsea’s coach Avram Grant is from Israel. And Manchester United’s coach Sir Alex Ferguson is from Scotland. I guess that is close enough for the English coaches. Scotland is part of the kingdom.
I think we may want to have American coaches coaching our girls. The Women’s National Team has won two Women’s World Cups. They are tied with the Germans for World Cup victories. I also think it would be nice to see some of these women coaching our girls. What great roll models. I think all the girls can look up to the Mia Hamm’s and Brandi Chastain’s. Maybe that is why they call it the beautiful game. I still remember when Brandi took off her jersey after scoring that PK in the World Cup. It is not that she took off her jersey. It is the fact that she scored the penalty kick goal to win the World Cup. A generation of Americans has now grown up with soccer. And Americans love winners. I think that is why this sport is becoming so popular.
Next time I will cover the Off Side Law in soccer, that shouldn’t take long to explain.
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