COVER STORIES
It was another scorcher out there this past weekend!
The Pulse! No. #47
COVER STORY #1Did Dragon go POOF? Not totally, but he did take a vacation from WPS for a bit. He stated in his last Pulse that lifes 'twists and turns' and 17,000 postings have burned him out and that he is taking a break. We all wish you the best Dragon. Hurry 'home' my scaley friend. We miss you.
COVER STORY #2The Summer that almost wasn't!Winter stayed longer than any of us can remember this year ( SNOW in April and still frosty mornings in May??) and we have all been wondering where our summer is.
Guess what folks? Its HERE! This past weekend had many of us sitting on the sidelines in 85+ degree weather cheering on our DK's teams. I'm glad to report that no one needed medical aid from heat stroke or exhaustion. You all seemed to take precautions to avoid that.
But can we PLEASE get back to just a little above normal and not 15-20+ degrees above it? I would like to sleep at night
TOURNAMENT TALKDiadora Cup newsU11
FWU Reign 97 Purple BU11
Eastside FC Red HuetU12
Eastside FC Red BU12
Crossfire Premier 96 BlackU13
ECFC 95 White BU13
WPFC in OT
U14
FC Salmon Creek Nemesis BU14
Crossfire Premier Black U15
Eastside FC White BU15
HPFC Heat 94 Blue correctionU16
NWN Blue BU16
ECFC M92 White U17
FC Marauders 91 Blue BU17
HPFC Heat 91 in OT
U19
NWN Red Allegra BU19
NWN 90 Red Baker Blast NewsU12
Saprissa BU12
WFC Rangers GoldU13
WFC Rangers 95 Gold BU13
TSS-Red OneU14
Langley Lightning BU14
WFC Rangers 94 GoldU15
WFC Rangers 93 Gold BU15
Whalley 94 SelectsU16
WFC Rangers 92 Gold BU16
Whitecaps Okanagon FCU17
Port Moody United BU17
WFC Rangers 91 GoldU19
Eastside FC 89 Red BU19
WFC Rangers 89Clash at the Border newsU11
WSA Rangers BU11
Evergreen 97 Green U12
FC Portland Indigo BU12
Oregon Rush NikeU13
Oregon Rush BU13
WSM Revolution U14/15
LOSC Hurricanes BU14
FC Portland GoldU15/16
Oregon Rush Nike BU15/16
Gorge United U1718/19
SSC Albion BU17/18/19
North Kitsap Fusion Yakima Mid Summer ClassicU11
HPFC Eagles 97’White BU11
Arsenal JrU12
3‐Rivers Strikers BU12
CowicheU13
SCS 95 Kallis BU13
SCS 96’ SagareU14
Norpoint FC 94’ Americans BU14
GRFC 95 BlueU15
SCS 94 Morton BU15
SCS 93 DauerU16
SCS 93 Alexander BU16
G HSD
Apple Valley FC B HSD
SCS 92‐CenicerosTALES IN BLACK & YELLOW PART 19!!!The Road to Delaware #19Keep us informed of your progress Redkard! Its been great to hear your stories
PASTRECAP CRAZY!!!PASTSee tournament talk above and
Here are the links to this past week and weekends recap action :mrgreen:
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9237and
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9238and
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9240and finally
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9255...and never forget; if there is not enough blah blah blah on the games, you only have "you know who" to blame
FutureKent Cornucopia Cup July 10-13http://www.kysa.org/KCC2008/ Spokane Cup July 12-13http://www.spokanesoccer.com/
Crossfire Challenge July 12-14http://www.crossfiresoccer.org/tournaments/index_E.htmlDana and Gothia Cups! http://www.4tors.com/tours/tour.asp?id=14http://www.4tors.com/tours/tour.asp?id=10%20Good luck and have FUN!
Brat Jr's YouTube Videos!!No vids from me this week as I was busy with the Pulse, but I did find these informative ones
Soccer skills...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI4JleEhCLEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5u6oGZeIL0CRAZY PARENT WATCH:"Shout out to da newbies"Brat Jr see's a few brand new posters since the last Pulse Lets give out a Shout and as always, lets give a warm welcome to all new posters!
This week Brat Jr would like to applaude:
MalajustedWelcome aboard! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
"A view from the Mini-Van"Here is something I see every hot weekend, and still irritates me every time!!!!!!
80-90 degrees outside, kids are playing some great soccer, sometimes on turf where it is at least 10 degrees warmer.
While the parents are SITTING on the SIDELINES, usually under an UMBRELLA or some SHADE, drinking water or some other COLD beverage... they are yelling at their kids to SUCK IT UP, PLAY THROUGH IT. WORK HARDER
Really?!?!?!?! Get your a$$ out there and run in 90 degree weather...
"WPS Paparazzi"BU17 Diadora action
ISC Arsenal Blue vs SCFC 91 Arsenal
GU14 FC Alliance White vs FC Salmon Creek Nemesis
BU19 ECFC M90 Green vs Eastside FC 89 Red
BU14 HPFC vs ECFC
A kid watching the Diadora games at Mad Pizza has this on. I couldn't resisit asking him for a pic of it
"...Out on the Pitch"WPFC, DOS, HPFC and GRFC Round Robin
Justices' ( DOS Red) agony of missing her goal
GRFC vs WPFC round robin scrimmage
GRFC vs HPFC
**Please continue to send pix's to the Pulse newsroom! Anything soccer related is welcome!** :mrgreen: "Help! Is there a Doctor in the house?"
Hot Nights and Days: Protecting our kids
Summer has finally come and with it all the problems related to heat exposure rear their ugly heads! Over 240 deaths per year are attributed to heat related illness with the majority of them in elders but each year dozens of teens, mostly American footballers die due to over exposure! And the state of Arizona has a 3-7 times death rate than the rest of the States!!
While our DKs train in midday sun and play tourneys in places like Boise in July, their is a precipitous increase risk of heat illness. Fortunately by following some very basic principles, ALL are preventable!!
These two articles are short and sweet but provide an excellent guideline for prevention. Enjoy!!
AVOIDING AND PREVENTING HEAT RELATED INJURIES WHEN PLAYING SOCCER
There are some simple guidelines which have been prepared by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) when it comes to running activities in a hot environment. The goal in participating in hot weather is to avoid fluid loss from the body or dehydration. Water not only accounts for some 98% of our body composition, but functions to help deliver oxygen to working muscles, and keeps the body from overheating during strenuous activity. Hard working muscles generate heat which is dissipated through the act of sweating. Evaporation of sweat on the skin allows the body to get rid of this heat and cool it off. In looking at the objectives for advising officials and participates about this subject it seems that the following categories are
areas requiring attention:
1. To educate athletes and event officials about the most common forms of environmental illness including predisposing conditions, warning signs, susceptibility and incidence reduction.
2. To advise officials of their legal responsibilities and potential liability with regard to event safety and injury prevention
3. To recommend that officials consult local weather archives and plan games at times likely to be of low environmental stress to minimize detrimental effects on athletes.
4. To encourage officials to warn athletes about environmental stress on game \ practice day and the implications for heat and cold illness.
5. To inform officials of preventive actions that may reduce debilitation and environmental illness.
6. To describe the personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to reduce and treat cases of collapse and environmental illness.
To this end, after review of the available literature and after consultation of various medical authorities and officials it was felt that the following recommendations are some key guidelines for soccer participation in the heat:
1. Avoid dehydration and make sure you pre-hydrate: Don’t wait till you feel thirsty because the body will not be able to tell you in time that you are dehydrated, here are some practical recommendations:
2 hours before exercise, drink at least 16 oz (an average bottle of water)
1 hours before exercise, drink at least 08 oz
During the exercise, drink at least 4 to 8 oz every 15 - 20 minutes
After the exercise, drink at least 16 oz
2. As a rule of thumb you should drink at least 500 ml for every 20 lbs of body weight, therefore, someone weighing 140 lbs needs to drink at least 3500 ml of fluid.
3. Drinking carbohydrate and electrolyte fluids may be beneficial in avoiding heat trauma.
4. Wearing light breathable clothing is advised.
5. Officials should be very cautious in authorizing games and practices in environments where the temperature plus humidity combined are 35 C and over. (See next article!!) They should enquire of the participants to ensure pre-event hydration, medication use and susceptibility to heat injury ( prior occurrence). Also unlimited substitution are recommended during games as is frequent fluid brakes and fluid availability on both sides of the field.
6. Warning flags could be posted on the field as follows:
green - proceed with caution heat stress possible
amber - moderate risk to heat stress
red - high risk to potential heat stress
Should be posted at locations easily seen by participants, support staff, medical staff and spectators.
The other issue to consider is, and you may be asking yourself at this point, what are the risk factors which could predispose a soccer player to heat injury. Listed below are a the major risk factors but this is by no means an exhaustive list:
Unacclimatized
Unfit
Hypohydration
Use of a variety of medications
Persons with persistent, disabling mental illness
Certain medical conditions
How can you tell if one of your soccer players is experiencing heat injury. Below is a list of the early warning signs to look for and again this is not an exhaustive list:
Flushed face
Hyperventilation
Headache
Dizziness
Tingling arms
Goose bumps (hair on arms standing on end)
Chilliness
Incoordination
Confusion, agitation, uncooperativeness
A preseason or pre - event conditioning program, when combined with an 8 - 14 day period of acclimatization, may further reduce the risk of heat injury.
There are 3 main types of heat injury identified in the medical literature:
1. Heat Cramps - these are the mildest form of heat trauma and are commonly related to low body sodium and chloride levels.
Signs & Symptoms include - weakness, muscle cramps, collapse with low blood pressure.
Treatment - is aimed at replacing the salt loss and can be oral or by intravenous if vomiting is a problem. Having athletes put a little extra salt on their food the day before and day of game can be a helpful way to avoid this condition.
2. Heat Exhaustion - this is a more severe medical event as follows.
Signs & Symptoms include - weakness, irritability, collapse, unable to sweat adequately to promote body cooling, my proceed in the more ominous heat stroke and a fine rash is often present.
Treatment - remove athlete to a cooler environment, use ice baths, fans.
3. Heat Stroke - THIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY - it is due to a failure of the heat-controlling mechanism. It may occur merely as a result of exposure to heat.
Signs & Symptoms include - mental confusion, headache, incoordination, delirium, convulsions and death. The body temperature may be 106 F or 40.5 C or higher, the skin is usually hot and dry as the sweating mechanism has failed.
Treatment - Call 911 and transport to a local Hospital. Rapid cooling is the goal using wet towels, spray mist, sponge baths and removal from the
heat. This condition could cause the athlete to go into shock and coma may follow so immediate medical attention is required.
Reference:
American College of Sports Medicine POSITION STAND. HEAT & COLD ILLNESSES
DURING RUNNING ACTIVITIES: 1987
Acknowledgements:
Dr. Rudy Gittens
Medical Director, Canadian Soccer Association
Submitted by:
Dr. Robert Gringmuth
Chair, OSA Medical Committee
This paper was originally published in Inside Soccer Magazine.
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Fomer WPS player of the year Miranda, of WPFC 94 Black, fractures her arm in a friendly on Sunday against WestSound :cry:
Get better soon SuperStar!
Also to Maiah who was such a trooper this past week. She broke her leg on Day 3 of their 10 Day trip and made the decision to stay and only missed one game (the day after she broke her leg)!!
Continued prayers for Autumn ( HPFC player)
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/autumnfairall and Todd ( WPFC Coach)
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/toddmurray too.
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OTHER NEWS AND GOSSIP AND TIDBITS:Historical Tidbits of the Beautiful GameGiven the recent posts about Substitutions and behavior in the technical areas, I thought readers might find interesting some historical trivia about the Game.
Football/soccer has always been a tough, physical, competitive sport. Some have described football as a gentlemen's game played by thugs; whereas Rugby is the thugs' game played by gentlemen.
Players were expected to be strong, tough and capable of great endurance. Games could last multiple hours, it was almost impossible to foul a player in possession of the ball, it was legal to "force" the ball into the goal (read propel the keeper holding the ball into the goal); and there were NO substitutes or coaches.
Ah, but those were the long gone good old days…
In modern times it became a problem that goalkeepers were getting nearly killed, and although the perpetrator would be sent-off, the victimized team would also have to play down a player and without their "best" goalkeeper. This created the initial desire for substitute players.
Initially, only 1 substitute was permitted and ONLY as a replacement for an injured goalkeeper. This quickly expanded to 2 substitutes, 1 each for an injured goalkeeper and an injured field player (not that long ago: 1958).
There was great resistance to the acceptance of Substitutes for International competition and it took more than a decade for the Laws to be modified and fully accept substitutes into all competitions. It was not until 1995 that the Law was updated to reflect the current procedure of 3 substitutes for any reason (without restrictions).
Coaches have had a harder time finding acceptance in the Game than did substitutes. The game has a tradition of being a game for and of the Players. At one time, coaches were thought to be a negative influence in the game; they were (unfairly?) thought to introduce cheating, gamesmanship and other "unsportsmanlike conduct."
Anyone recall some of those great World Cup games in the 70’s and 80's? When the cameras focused on the coach, they would be sitting on the team bench chain smoking and in perfect silence. Prior to the Law change in 1993, coaching from the sideline was banned.
In 1993, IFAB Decision 13 created the Technical Area and recognized coaches by allowing them to "convey tactical instructions to players during the match"; but also requiring them to "remain within the confines of the technical area" and "they must conduct themselves, at all times, in a responsible manner."
Concerns about the affect of coaches during a game were such that IFAB Decision 13 was accompanied by IFAB Decision 14: The Fourth Official. This new ambiguously defined official was to follow "guidelines approved by the IFAB" and manage the Technical area.
So now you know how substitutes and coaches came to be recognized in the Game. Remind your players not to take their "subs" for granted (tell them how when you were a kid you couldn't get a "sub" unless you broke a leg!); and equally not take for granted their coach's ability to "advise" them from the sideline.
"SIDELINE SNIPPETS"How hot was it this weekend? One CP had a great idea for the women :
I'm going to put my bra in the freezer!
:lol:
"COACHS CORNER!"What is the silliest thing a CP has every asked you?
Thats actually pretty hard since i'm usually of the school of thought that every question is a good question. But there was a question or two that kind of annoyed me.
"Why don't we just boot the ball long and run after it all game instead of trying to pass it so much?"
Because I obviously have no Idea what i'm doing, and since you have such a vast knowledge of "Whacking", then you should take my place
"I don't want my child to head the ball, it just doesn't seem safe"
Well i can understand your concern, but don't worry I heard they have an opening on the Chess team.
"Why do you have your kids juggle so much that just seems like a waste of time"
Your right on a seperate note why do you have your kids shower everyday that just seems like a waste of time.
"Do you really have to run the kids so hard, You have subs you can use"
Hmm interesting point. I guess endurance just really isn't that important. And look at it this way your husband doesn't have to endurance, you can always use a sub.
Well there you go some of the many questions that have annoyed me, and just to let you know I actually used one of those responses to the parent, can you guess which one?
The updated Laws of the Game for 2008/2009 take effect on July 1, 2008. You can find them here:
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/lawsofthegame.html Although no changes of substance or interpretation were made to this year's version of the Laws, some of the wording has been revised and/or reorganized for clarity. I think these revisions will improve the understanding of the Laws and how they must be interpreted.
The section previously called Additional Instructions and Guidelines for Referees (not included last year in the USSF printing of the Laws) is now called Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees.
I also found interesting this statement from the Preface:
In addition, certain principles that were previously implicitly understood throughout the game but did not explicitly feature in the Laws of the Game have been included in this new edition for completeness.
In the US there has not been a very strong historical context to help players/coaches/fans understand the "implicit" areas of the Laws. But is this an indication that the rest of the world is also forgetting some of the implicitly understood areas? I would say yes after listening to some of the commentary and debates during the recent Euro Cup.
Of the wording revisions, there is one in Law 12 that I believe may help eliminate one common myth. The revised text is:
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
…
• tackles an opponent
This deletes the previous wording that was often misinterpreted to mean that if you "got ball" then the tackle was not or could not be a foul:
• tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
Just for the sake of clarity, there has been no change to Law 12 or its interpretation. Getting a touch on the ball does not give the player a free shot at an opponent. This change just makes it more clear that any tackle judged to be careless, reckless, or excessive force is a foul.
Other notable revisions:
- Emphasizes that the Interpretation section is complementary to the Laws and compulsory. It has the same binding force as the Laws.
- Throughout the document: Replaced the word "shall" with "must."
- Law 4: Colours -- teams now have to wear different colours (previously implied).
- Law 12: Expanded description of the purpose of Yellow and Red cards. But still doesn’t state that the sent-off player cannot be replaced (so that stays implied ).
- Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees: Lots of good stuff in this section.
These are the Laws binding on how the game is to be played as of July 1, 2008. Read 'em and know 'em. There will be pop quiz on the sideline at your next match!
Dear Eggy.
How can I thank the coaches for giving my DD back her confidence and trusting her that she will do the right thing on the pitch?
Coaches are great with my DD and I don't know if I should do something now or wait till they ask for the coaches gift donation and overdo it then. What do you think?
Proud Mom of a little rising superstar
Proud Mom,
I think you wait until the end of the season team gift. Coaches are not in this for the gifts. If the coach drinks coffee you could offer to buy him a coffee at the next game. If it were me I would prefer a Cola Slurrpee.
Let the young one shine, then remember to say "thank you." That is all the coach will need.
Yours on the pitch,
Eggy
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THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMMMMMMMMMMMM?Our wacky wild weather makes me go MMMMMMMM :lol:
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If you are a coach, DOC, trainer, or have anything to do with soccer, contact the editor for your chance to do an interview and once again the end of another great effort by all on the Pulse staff! Thank you for all your help in getting the Pulse out! :mrgreen:
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Play with Heart & Fire, Heart & Fire Always!
