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Campaign against ref abuse 2 years, 1 month ago #905
Campaign against ref abuse should target coaches
By Paul Gardner The English Premier League's chief executive (that's the sort of title we have in soccer these days), Richard Scudamore, has been giving some thought to the matter of referee abuse in his league. He is evidently not happy with what's going on -- so it seems likely that some sort of clampdown on player behavior may be in the offing. Soccer fans may well wonder what difference that will make. We have, after all, lived through all sorts of clampdowns on all sorts of things in soccer over the past, say, two decades. And, frankly, I don't think one of these campaigns has been worth a bag of beans. FIFA is the usual source of clampdowns. The tackle from behind was going to be banned. It is still very much around. There was the war on players not tucking their shirts into their shorts -- remember that one? -- and that had little or no effect. Players are not supposed to rip their shirt off after scoring, they get yellow-carded for it, but they still do it (and I wonder why -- it's hardly a natural reaction, and players got by without shirt removal for more than 100 years of this sport), there was supposed to be a clampdown on the use of elbows but if there is, no one's noticed it, and of course the campaign to abolish diving that manages to trap more innocent victims than it does true culprits. Those are the more substantial clampdowns. I could add in the more ephemeral efforts to counter encroachment, shirt-pulling, and tactical fouls. The fact that all of those infractions are still going strong tells the story. Clampdowns now come over as PR campaigns, short-lived tremors of indignant grandstanding that quickly die off as a new source of discontent is discovered. Scudamore is trying to do what MLS Commissioner Don Garber has set out to do this season in MLS: to change player and referee attitudes. Scudamore wants less referee abuse, Garber wants more adventurous play. Not easy -- and particularly problematic when both Scudamore and Garber pay scant attention to the role of coaches in these transgressions. The most disturbing case of referee abuse so far this season in the EPL has involved a top coach -- ManU's Alex Ferguson, who is sitting out a 5-game touchline ban. Alongside Ferguson's misbehavior it is worth considering the case of Rafael, ManU's young Brazilian fullback, found guilty and fined for swearing at a referee. Is it to be expected that players will behave better than their coaches? Their older, more-experienced and presumably wiser coaches? The sort of behavior that Scudamore is deploring -- showing dissent at referee decisions, and the mobbing of referees by groups of players -- would simply not happen if coaches make it clear that any player guilty of such conduct will be fined, heavily, or even suspended -- not by the league, but by his club. If clubs -- not just EPL clubs, but all clubs, everywhere -- do impose such punishments, then they are keeping very quiet about it. The discipline required in these cases, to be effective, must start at home -- with the club and with the club coach. If Ferguson can go after referees in the tunnel, if he can publicly accuse them of bias, why should his players feel obliged to show referees any respect? Scudamore focuses on the behavior of players, pointing out that they "enjoy a privileged life" and that "extra responsibility comes with the territory." He then feels obliged to almost apologize for his criticisms, insisting that he is not "demonizing" players. Yet, without a similar -- or even harsher -- criticism aimed at the coaches, that is exactly what his campaign is going to look like. If Scudamore, for whatever reason, does not wish, or is afraid, to nail the coaches, he has a perfectly acceptable way of accomplishing that end without seeming to do so. Simply by punishing the clubs. No individual need be named -- it is just the overall disciplinary record of the club that is under fire. That can be measured by a club's foul count and by the number of yellow and red cards it accumulates. This is an indirect way of assessing the coach's behavior, even though he does not commit any fouls, and cannot be carded (cards are issued only to players). But the sort of anti-referee post-game comments that got Ferguson into trouble should also be taken into account. So, too, should any behavior -- such as referee-mobbing -- that might lead to a charge of "bringing the game into disrepute." As for punishment -- the club can be fined, though to be effective the fines would probably have to be so high that they would simply be unacceptable to everyone. A much more threatening move would be to combine a fine with a deduction from the team's points total. Maybe Scudamore's move will result in that sort of action. But I seriously doubt whether anything will come of his words. Why is the clampdown (if that's what it is) being introduced when the season is almost over? Most likely because of Ferguson's high-profile case -- even though Scudamore has trained his sights on the players, not the coaches. But what makes any firm, decisive action most unlikely, is the news that Scudamore and the EPL will be discussing the matter with "the English Football Association as well as the bodies that represent players, managers and referees." With that many points of view to be considered, you can be sure nothing decisive will emerge. Merely an agreement by everyone to behave themselves in the future ... an agreement which will rather quickly be forgotten as things get back to normal. We have taken this route before. Very recently. At the beginning of its 2008-09 season, the EPL introduced a campaign "inviting" players to show respect to the referees. You can tell that initiative never got off the ground -- or why would Scudamore now feel obliged to revisit the referee-abuse topic? |
COACHES SIT DOWN! 2 years ago #958
Claudio Reyna: 'Coaches should sit down'
By Mike Woitalla For many reasons, Claudio Reyna was the perfect choice to be named U.S. Soccer's Youth Technical Director one year ago. The New Jersey product, who captained the USA at two of his four World Cups, played American youth club, high school and college ball before embarking on a career in Europe that saw him captain teams in Germany, Scotland and the English Premier League. After finishing his playing career with MLS's New York Red Bulls, which he also captained, Reyna traveled the world to observe the most successful youth programs – including FC Barcelona. Reyna's research, and his own experiences, culminated in the Federation's new curriculum for youth coaches (available for download at USSoccer.com). Upon the unveiling of "U.S. Soccer Curriculum," Reyna spoke to us about what had impressed him about the youth programs that he found worth emulating. "The coaches were guiding the training," he said. "They were not controlling. They weren't on top of the kids. They were not stopping the play for every mistake. "None of them yelled. The only time they barked was when kids were screwing around. That's when they said, 'Hey, cut it out!' And boom, the intensity went back up." It's important, Reyna says, to avoid the temptation to focus on mistakes: "When you first start coaching young players, you see so many things, because, yes, they make mistakes, and if you see a lot of mistakes you want to correct a lot of mistakes. But these coaches were really letting the kids learn the game." In the United States, youth soccer struggles to stifle the influence of traditional American sports. "In our country, we feel we have to do things because of our other sports, which are very much dominated by calling a timeout, writing up a play, 'do this, do that,'" he says. "There is more of an influence from the coach in those sports to solve a situation for the players." Another trait of the youth coaches at clubs that succeed at producing top-level players was that they "were very organized, professional, very prepared. "You could see that they knew what they were doing from one exercise to the next." Reyna was struck by the humility of the youth coaches at the pro clubs: "Very humble. Devoted to their jobs. I got to speak to so many coaches and it was almost when I asked them things they were embarrassed to talk about it. They'd say things like, 'We're a part of something else. The kids are students. We're their teachers. We have to do this job, then we pass them on to the next coach and he does his job, and I get the next group in.' "And it was very, very powerful to see these guys who were working behind the scenes. They don't get any credit, no one knows who they are, and for me they were fantastic coaches." During games, Reyna observed that "at the best places the youth coaches are sitting down. And if they get up to give instructions, they sit right back down again. "When the game is going on, all the coaches should just sit down. I think if you ask any player at the youth level, if the coach is on the sidelines standing, it brings tension. You can sense it." Coaches at the foreign pro clubs Reyna observed are judged by how many players end up reaching the highest level. And that's what Reyna says should be the measure for American youth coaches. "For me, it's irrelevant if coaches win state cups, regional cups, national cups," he says. "We get a lot of resumes -- I don't mean people shouldn't put that in their resumes – but how many trophies they have in their cabinet isn't important to me. It's about the kids, it's not about you. "We care about how many players you develop rather than how many trophies you win. "What is the plan you have? What is your style of play? What's your philosophy? What do you teach them? What do you do with your staff? If you don't address that, then what are you doing? Going from week-to-week trying to win games?" (Mike Woitalla, the executive editor of Soccer America, coaches youth soccer for East Bay United in Oakland, Calif. His youth soccer articles are archived at YouthSoccerFun.com.) |
A stoplight guide to supplements 1 year, 11 months ago #995
A stoplight guide to supplements
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. A "supplement" by definition is something you would take in addition to whatever you would eat or drink in the course of your normal diet. Examples of supplements can range from commonly used and safe substances such as multivitamins, to generally safe performance improving substances such as creatine, and then to unsafe items such as ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. There is another class of substances beyond these called Performance Enhancing Drugs, which include anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. And yet another type of abused drug would include medications that are prescribed for proper medical reasons but are then abused and used in inappropriate ways. Ritalin, commonly used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is reported to improve focus or cope with jet lag in athletes. For the purposes of this post I would like to focus on substances that typically would not require a prescription. Unfortunately, that does not mean they are all safe, and in fact the most dangerous substances are surprisingly easy to obtain in your local community or on the Internet. One of the biggest problems is that the supplement industry is unregulated so it is very difficult for the person using the supplement to be sure of the quality. Some supplements can contain a number of very unsafe ingredients. Many young athletes are using and experimenting with substances supposedly useful to increase strength and muscle mass, improve endurance, and give them an edge on the competition. The pressures to use measures to improve sports performance are significant, and I expect these pressures only to increase as the years go by. So let's take a practical approach to supplements and let me provide a very simple "stoplight" guide to common supplements. Generally Safe Supplements Used For Dietary and Nutritional Support Most of these items would be safe for young athletes to use but there may be some instances where it would be wise to check first with your physician before use. For example, it's possible to take too many multivitamins, too much protein powder, or eat a protein bar containing nuts when you have a peanut allergy. There's evidence that taking a daily children's multivitamin is a good idea for most kids. * Daily multivitamin. * Calcium. * Sports drinks containing protein and multivitamins. * Protein powders (obtain from a nationally reputable supplier). * Fruit smoothies with protein boost or vitamin supplement Probably Safe Supplements For Muscle Recovery and Increased Energy In this category I would include creatine, used for muscle recovery and muscle mass gains; and naturally occurring stimulants such as caffeine, guarana, some B-vitamins, and kola nut. Let me first be clear on one thing: there is no published credible research on the safety of creatine in adolescents or teens. Having said that, most trainers and physicians who take care of young athletes generally report that there are no "serious" side effects from creatine use, but stomach upset, dehydration, and muscle cramping are fairly common. Creatine use is probably fine, but check with your child's physician before starting use. Caffeine is another substance that falls into this intermediate category. Caffeine is found naturally in more than 60 plants and of course it's found in coffee and sodas. For adults there is an upper limit on the amount of caffeine legally allowed in competitions such as the Olympics but again, we have no established limits for caffeine use in adolescents or teenagers. Caffeine is a tough substance to avoid because it's found in so many things so the best you can do is to read labels and use as little as possible. Unsafe Supplements - Definitely Avoid This category includes substances for which we have solid medical evidence of potential harm from use. I would also place prescription medications being used for reasons other than they were prescribed here. For example, using Ritalin to improve focus or concentration in an adolescent without ADHD, or using an asthma inhaler to improve airway opening in a teen without asthma could lead to very serious health consequences. What follows is just a tiny list of the most commonly abused substances. Literally hundreds of "performance enhancing drugs" and other substances are on banned substance list of most organized competitions. Most professional sports league, the Olympics, and the NCAA have strict screening and penalties for illegal substance use, and some state High School associations are also starting random drug screening. If you have any question at all check with your physician but you should avoid all of these: * Anabolic steroids. * Human Growth Hormone. * Androstenedione (Andro). * Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), ephedra (Ma Huang). * 19-norandrostenedione (19-Nor). * DHEA (dihydroepiandrostenedione). * Ritalin for use in individuals without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. * Asthma inhalers in non-asthmatics. (Dev K. Mishra is the creator of the SidelineSportsDoc.com injury management program for coaches. He is an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Burlingame, Calif. He is a member of the team physician pool with the U.S. Soccer Federation and has served as team physician at the University of California, Berkeley. This article first appeared on SidelineSportsDoc.com.) |
Management Lessons from Youth Sports 1 year, 8 months ago #1017
Management Lessons from Youth Sports
By Dan Coughlin – Author of Find a Way to Win A few weeks ago I completed a really enjoyable five-year experience of coaching my son's recreational soccer teams. I was an assistant coach and a head coach for Ben's soccer teams from kindergarten co-ed soccer where we used nerf soccer balls in indoor soccer through fourth grade all-boys soccer where things were starting to become a bit more like competitive soccer. If you've ever been in this situation, you probably have seen a number of parallels from this experience to that of being a business manager. I encourage you to coach a youth sports team even if you don't know that much about the sport. You will learn a lot about yourself and about human dynamics in scenarios that are hard to duplicate anywhere else. Relationships with Players/Employees In the end, being a youth coach is extraordinarily fun to do because of the relationships with the players. It is truly priceless to watch kids literally go from holding hands during a game to working as hard as they can at practice after practice. As the memories wash over me of the multiple personalities and situations I encountered with the kids, it brings back nothing but smiles. Being with kids, at least for me, was pure fun. It was about trying to help them improve and encouraging them along the way. As they got older, it was about trying to teach them how to maintain focus and intensity and stay aggressive throughout an entire practice or game. Whether or not they improved in what they were trying to do was always the primary measuring stick of success for me. If the players worked hard and improved, then that's where the fun came in. It was just so neat to see them do things better and better and better and become more confident in their abilities. This created a sense of camaraderie and coach/player relationships that last for a long time beyond any one game or season. Almost every business executive and manager I've ever talked with has said to me that the favorite part of his or her job was the relationships with employees. The excitement of working together with other people to try to achieve a certain outcome creates scenarios that you can never have if you are just discussing business situations at a cocktail party or on a committee. Watching employees evolve over time as they aspired to achieve great results is one of the main reasons why people go into and stay in management positions. Patience There is an aspect of youth sports that generates endless opportunities to see human dynamics happen in extraordinarily fast time frames. It is called "dealing with parents." The vast majority of parents in youth sports are wonderful to deal with. They are appreciative of your volunteer efforts and allow you to guide their children in the ways that you think are most effective. However, and this is where the real learning happens, there are some parents who with the best of intentions will barge into the coach/player relationship and unleash an endless amount of criticism to the coach and direction to the players that is both unsolicited and undesired during the games and after the games. It is not uncommon for parents to stand three feet away from a coach and yell out directions to all of the players even though the parent has never attended a practice and has never played the sport before. This is all done with the belief that the parent is doing the best thing for the kids, which is what the goal of parenting is. The most precious thing in the world to every parent is his or her child. Consequently, parents will intervene in youth sports and not blink an eye. They will send excessive emails filled with criticisms to volunteer coaches who live a few minutes away. They don't realize that these volunteer coaches are doing the best they can for their child. All they know is that they need to protect their child and to make the situation the best it can be for their child. Parents will yell at their kids and at other people's kids about where to go during an entire game and never have it dawn on them that this is frustrating to the coaches, and even some of the other parents. Through it all, it is essential that the youth sports coach maintains a very high degree of patience and positivity. Through the crucible of coaching kids and dealing with parents, you will develop much greater levels of patience and self-discipline. Those refined characteristics can then be applied in the business world. In business, managers experience these same types of unwanted interventions from their employees, peers, and bosses. Suddenly people who are not responsible for a group or who have no experience in the activity will start telling members of the group what to do and how to do it. They will give unsolicited criticism in the name of "tough love" or "just trying to help out." Throughout this unwanted chaos, the effective manager remains patient and positive and only sorts out these problems behind closed doors. Learn from Coaching If you ever really want to understand yourself better or to understand what motivates people, I encourage you to coach a youth sports team. You will learn in real-time situations how and when to intervene in situations that can be enormously frustrating. The primary source of this frustration will come from your interactions with other parents. However, that's a good thing because it's hard to recreate these types of situations in normal day-to-day business activities. You can then take the lessons you've learned from these youth coaching situations with parents and use them in business situations. For example, when you are giving an important business presentation there will occasionally be a heckler in the crowd. If you are used to having people yell at you while you are presenting (i.e. parents telling you what to do during the game and in front of the players and the other parents), then it's much easier to stay patient with the heckler or know-it-all in a business situation. At first it may seem a little shocking to have another adult step right in front of you while you are coaching at a practice or a game, but once you get the hang of dealing with situations like that you will find that it is a very useful skill to have. There are many more examples like this where you have to think quickly in responding to unexpected circumstances in youth sports. Understand the Roles Involved In youth sports, adults play a variety of roles: head coach, assistant coach, parent, and referee. Each role has a purpose. When everyone involved performs their role in a given youth sports situation, the experience can be extraordinarily good for the players. The problems occur when people don't understand their roles or intentionally step out of their role because they feel they would be much better at someone else's role than that person. This can create utter chaos, enormous frustration, and a lot of wasted time and energy. The same thing is true in business. It is very important that everyone involved in a business situation understands his or her role and focuses on fulfilling the responsibilities of that role. When front-line employees start changing the strategic direction of an organization or when a CEO steps in and tries to do everyone's jobs, you will quickly have an organization filled with problems. Whenever you enter a new business situation, work to clarify your role and responsibilities and then operate within that role. Create Classroom Situations I define a classroom as any way that people come together to learn from each other how to improve their performances. To me, the main objective of youth sports is to create as many classroom situations as you can. I learned a LOT from my players over the past five years and hopefully they learned from me. This is one reason why I enjoyed the practices more than the games. In a given practice we could create a dozen or more situations for the players to learn how to improve their performance. In business, managers do not produce results. The biggest myth in all of business is that a CEO delivers results. Managers guide people who produce results. Front-line employees produce results. As a manager, your primary job is to consistently, although not constantly, create classroom experiences so that both you and your employees can learn how to improve future performances. If you do that on a regular basis and if you've hired good employees, you will have an impact on future performances within your organization. Don't just assume success will happen because you've hired good people. Create classroom situations where people steadily learn how to perform better and then give those individuals the freedom to deliver better performances. Expect Opposite Reactions to the Same Approaches As a youth coach and as a business manager, you will drive yourself crazy if you try to predict how people will react to your style. Many youth coaches have told me that one day they received an e-mail thanking them for doing a great job of coaching the kids and three weeks later the same person who complimented them will go behind their back and tell all of the other parents that they are a terrible coach. In business, you will receive praise when you think you bombed and criticism when you thought you had done your very best work. Responses from other people are what they are. Listen for a bit, see if there is anything you can learn from the feedback, and then move on. Don't let it attach itself to you. This can exhaust you in volunteer coaching and as an executive or manager responsible for generating better results. Conclusion: Go Coach Go be part of the solution in your community. Go volunteer to try to make a difference in the lives of kids in your community. Many kids don't get a chance to play because no one was willing to step up and coach. It can be a frustrating experience at times, but in coaching other people's children you will learn a LOT about yourself and that will help you to be more effective over the long term in your professional life. You will also build some wonderful relationships with kids that you will never forget. About Dan Coughlin Dan's purpose is to make it simpler to be a great manager. Visit www.thecoughlincompany.com. There you can sign up for Dan Coughlin's free, monthly e-newsletter, The Business Acceleration Newsletter, watch his Free Business Acceleration Video Library, and read his complete archive of articles on business acceleration. He is a business keynote speaker, seminar leader, and executive coach on leadership, innovation, and branding. He is also the author of four books on generating sustainable, profitable growth. His clients include McDonald's, GE, Toyota, Prudential, Coca-Cola, Marriott, Boeing, Abbott, SUBWAY, Kiewit, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Coughlin is also the author of Find a Way to Win. |
Re: COACHES, REFEREES, PARENTS 2 months, 2 weeks ago #1212
10 tips for the well-organized coach: presentation matters
By Don Norton Jr. One area of coaching that is occasionally overlooked is how we present ourselves to our players at training. I do believe in the old adage that you "never get a second chance to make a first impression." By present ourselves, I am referring to how we look, the words we use when speaking, and the overall preparation that went into our session. The coaching schools in the United States and across the world stress to their candidates the importance of being prepared for every session and never "winging it." Here are my 10 Rules for every training session: 1. Arrive 20-25 minutes before every session, well groomed and wearing appropriate soccer gear. I have always told my players that if they arrive on time, they are late. They know that means they need to get to training before it is scheduled. (I do realize young players don't drive themselves ...) When I blow my whistle all my players have water, their socks are pulled up, shinguards on and their shirt is tucked in. They are ready to train. 2. Check the field to make sure that it is safe to train upon. I always walk around and check all areas of the field and make sure that the goals are properly secured and that there are no holes in the nets. The environment that my players train in must be safe. 3. Carefully empty the ball bag, bibs and lay out all my cones for that day's session. I never waste time putting cones down during training. Having cones laid out makes for a smooth transition from one activity to another, saves valuable time, and shows my commitment to the session. We all ask a lot from our players and we must give back just as much. Being prepared for every session is a given. And yes from time to time I will stop play and quickly "adjust" the distance of the cones that I laid out. 4. I welcome every player with a smile and a handshake. I am a role model. The words I choose when speaking are important. I know that my player's experience in training and in the games can have a lasting impact on them. 5. Start every session on time. I bring all my players together and they know that "if I can't see your face, you are in the wrong place." I take the sun and position my players so that there no distractions. I give a very brief age-appropriate talk about the day's activities and off we go. "No lines, no lectures and no laps." In every session we play small-sided games. I try to have a relaxed tone to my sessions, meaning players are never afraid to make mistakes and are encouraged to "try moves." Training is where mistakes are made, confidence is born and a love for the game blooms. 6. Have my training session written down on a notecard that I carry with me. Coaches of all levels across the world carry them. If I need to refer to it, and I often do, it's there for me. 7. Deliver coaching points to my players using the PIP method. Positive -- "I loved your run down the flank." Information -- "Don't forget to lock your ankle and get your hips square when shooting." Positive – "Keep up the good work." I try to never "over coach," meaning I don't stop play often and strive to always have a theme and flow to training. I am always reminded ofAlex Ferguson's quote that "talking too much is a big danger for a coach. The words get lost in the wind." 8. Have our assistant coach lead parts of every training session. I value "my colleagues" knowledge and want him to know that I respect his talents. Former Scottish national team head coach Craig Brown spoke at my SFA course and said "I never referred to our assistants as my assistants, but as my colleagues as a sign of respect." There is no better way to show him (and the players) your confidence in his abilities than to have your colleague lead parts of training. No egos allowed; it's not about me, but always the team. The beauty of the game is that every coach brings his own style and unique perspectives to training and games. I believe that a player needs to hear different voices throughout his soccer career. 9. Bring all players together at the end of training and very briefly summarize a few points about the session and make some "house-keeping" points if needed. I always want to leave my players on a positive note. Coming to training and playing the world's greatest game should always be something that all players relish. I am the last person to leave the field. 10. Evaluate the session in my Log Book later that day. I grade myself regarding what went well during the session, were my objectives achieved and what could I have done better. We all learn from our mistakes and every coach has had training sessions that they wish they could do over. Even though we have a plan for our training being flexible is important. Sometimes our players lead training in a different direction that is to be expected. I begin to prepare for the next training session. (Don Norton Jr. is the men's assistant coach at Rowan University. He has the USSF "A" license, FA Ireland "A" license (UEFA "A" License), Scottish FA "A" Certificate, NSCAA Premier Diploma and USSF National Youth License. He is a NSCAA associate national staff coach and a USSF state coaching school instructor for the New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Associations. His writings have been published in various soccer magazines. He has a BA from Gettysburg College and a MA from Rowan University.) |
Getting players to pay attention 2 months ago #1222
Getting players to pay attention
By Mike Woitalla It's perfectly reasonable that children who show up to soccer practice might have a difficult time paying attention when the coach has something to say. They have, after all, spent an entire day at school listening to adults. And now it's playtime. But even those coaches who follow the Three L's -- "No laps, no lines, no lectures" -- must at times address the entire group. So how do you get a group of chatty, fidgety youngsters to pay attention for a few seconds? For young children, there are those methods used by elementary school teachers: "If you can hear me, clap once. … If you can hear me, clap twice, etc;" various clapping patterns for the kids to follow; "1-2-3 Eyes on me" … "I just talk quieter until they realize they have to quiet down to hear the info," says Julie Eibensteiner, coach at Minnesota's Woodbury SC. "But I think how you carry yourself and your approach to practice usually commands attention. The more you say, the less value you have when you talk. If you only speak when you have something valuable to say, they will be waiting for it and tune in when you do talk." The coach's positioning, posture and demeanor are crucial, explains Ian Barker, the NSCAA's Director of Coaching of Education: "Take off the sunglasses and baseball cap, so they can see your eyes," Barker says. "Turn their backs to the sun. … Turn their backs to distractions (parents, other action, etc.) "Get down to their level … squat or sit. Talk softly, so they have to listen harder. Tell a story or a joke to draw them in. Use first names or nicknames they respond to. … Sometimes I engage the most energetic child and his or her focus on me draws in the others." Sam Snow, US Youth Soccer's Coaching Director, recommends initially making eye contact with all of the players, so that they know it's time to tune in. Once you do get their attention, there's the matter of retaining it. "Older players also tune out during a coach monologue, they are just better at faking rapt attention," says Snow. "When the players know the coach's talk will be just another long monologue their attention quite naturally wanders. By engaging the players with one or two questions at the halftime or at a natural stoppage during a training session activity, the coach has the players' attention." Michael O'Neill is the girls Director Of Coaching of New Jersey's PDA. "Keep it simple," he says. "Quick and concise is the only way!" To players, he stresses the importance of eye contact and that only one person can talk at a time. For his coaches: "Patience, tone of voice -- and eventually the good habits will take over." For sure, a coach's job with a bunch of 6-year-olds is mainly about creating an active environment for them to discover the joys of the game. But just because the players are older doesn't mean the lecture is effective. In his book, "The Talent Code," Daniel Coyle investigated highly successful coaches and teachers. He reported that advice or instructions uttered by the great basketball coach, John Wooden, averaged four seconds: "No lectures, no extended harangues … he rarely spoke longer than 20 seconds." What the great coaches and teachers Coyle studied had in common: "The listened far more than they talked. They seemed allergic to giving pep talks or inspiring speeches; they spent most of their time offering small, targeted, highly specific adjustments. They had an extraordinary sensitivity to the person they were teaching, customizing each message to each student's personality. … They were talent whisperers." Further Reading: YouthSoccerInsider Lecture them not |
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Mina Monir holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt. He earned an MA in Pastoral Theology from the Cambridge Theological Federation. Mina has authored several published studies on theology, and he is also an expert on Egyptian affairs and political theology. He is a PhD candidate at King's College London.
Mina has worked as a political analyst and editor for several journals and magazines in Cairo and London. He is currently the Editor of Libya Business TV.

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I sometimes lose track of how many years there are such as International Year of Chemistry, Year of Science in BC, etc. but here's one that's new to me, the European Year of Volunteering.
CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research [I imagine the French version was Centre européen de la recherche scientifique] and the world's leading laboratory for particle physics) just announced as part of its support for volunteering, a new version of their volunteer computing project, LHC@home, 2.0, From the August 8, 2011 news item on Science Daily,
This version allows volunteers to participate for the first time in simulating high-energy collisions of protons in CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Thus, volunteers can now actively help physicists in the search for new fundamental particles that will provide insights into the origin of our Universe, by contributing spare computing power from their personal computers and laptops.
This means that volunteers at home can participate in the search for the Higgs boson particle, sometimes known as the 'god' particle or the 'champagne bottle' boson. (Despite rumours earlier this year, the Higgs boson has not yet materialized as Jon Butterworth mentions in his May 11, 2011 post on the Guardian Science blogs. Note: Jon Butterworth is a physics professor at University College London and a member of the High Energy Physics group on the Atlas experiment at Cern's Large Hadron Collider.)
This latest iteration of the LHC@home project is just one of a series of projects and events being developed by the Citizen Cyberscience Centre (which itself is supported by CERN, by UNITAR [United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and by the University of Geneva) for the European Year of Volunteering.
Two other projects just announced by the Citizen Cyberscience Centre (from the Science Daily news item),
Other projects the Citizen Cyberscience Centre has initiated focus on promoting volunteer science in the developing world, for humanitarian purposes. For example, in collaboration with IBM's philanthropic World Community Grid and Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Citizen Cyberscience Centre launched the Computing for Clean Water project. The project uses the supercomputer-like strength of World Community Grid to enable scientists to design efficient low-cost water filters for clean water.
In a separate project supported by HP, volunteers can help UNOSAT, the Operational Satellite Applications Programme of UNITAR, to improve damage assessment in developing regions affected by natural or human-made disasters, for humanitarian purposes.
More information about these projects is available in the August 8, 2011 news item on physorg.com,
As Sergio Bertolucci, Director of Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, emphasizes: "While LHC@home is a great opportunity to encourage more public involvement in science, the biggest benefits of citizen cyberscience are for researchers in developing regions who have limited resources for computing and manpower. Online volunteers can boost available research resources enormously at very low cost. This is a trend we are committed to promote through the Citizen Cyberscience Center".
Leading international computer manufacturers such as IBM and HP have contributed their support and expertise to Citizen Cyberscience Center projects including UNOSAT [UNITAR's Operational Satellite Applications Prorgramme]. Using data from space agencies and satellite operators around the world, UNOSAT can produce maps for humanitarian applications such as damage assessment or monitoring deforestation. The project relies on 'volunteer thinking' where participants actively analyse imagery and their results are compared.
"From a development and humanitarian perspective, the potential of citizen-powered research is enormous", says Francesco Pisano, Manager of UNOSAT, " Participating in the Citizen Cyberscience Center enables us to get new insights into the cutting edge of crowdsourcing technologies. There is no doubt that volunteers are playing an increasingly central role in dealing with crisis response, thanks to the Internet."
Well, the current London riots are revealing other less salubrious uses of social media and the internet but I like to think that in the end, creative uses will prove more enticing than destructive uses.
ETA August 10, 2011: I found one more year, 2011 is the International Year of Forests.


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If you're planning to join the 10th annual Barrel Tour on June 16th (and as of today, there are still a handful of tickets available) , you are in for a real treat. Not only are the wines outstanding, but the stories behind them.
Noble Estate: "The One-Man Show".
For Mark Jurasevich, wine making is his number one passion. And I can see why. His property is jaw dropping with his vineyard and tasting room surrounded by lush forests and overlooks Fern Ridge Lake. The property used to grow Noble Fir trees and after he decided to change to vines, the name stuck.
As a self-taught winemaker, he spends his days in the vines, the lab and the cellar. He even puts the labels on. Everything is hand done and done on site at this winery. He touches the product about 12 times, before the wine is released. One of Noble Estate's top sellers is "Passion". This sweet and sassy wine is a blend of reds and white and really is "passion in a bottle". Mark Also stays busy attending about 50 events annually. So make sure to stop by and see him at the next one.
Brigadoon Wine Company: Come Taste in Our Living Room
Chris Shown has always been a farmer at heart. He grew up in Napa Valley helping his father establish Rutherford vineyards. Since he's been in the wine business his whole life, he can do most of the jobs in his sleep. Matt Shown, his oldest son is the winemaker. Just recently he convinced his dad to plant a half acre of Riesling. His winning argument: "If it doesn't work out, we can drink that much ourselves!"
Chris and his wife Sheree (a phenomenal chef) used to do all the tastings in their living room, up until last season. They recently had a tasting room built, but want to produce the same feel that tasters "are a guest in their home". With only 500 cases produced a year this is a winery stop you won't want to miss. Besides wine, Chris's number one passion is sports. And what do you know… his favorite varietal is Pinot Noir.
J. Scott Cellars: "I moved here for the Pinot."
California born and raised, Jonathan Oberlander moved to Oregon in 2004. He started making wine for Silvan Ridge and now has his own label. J. Scott Cellars released their first wine in 2005.
This one man show along with his other projects keeps this father of two very busy. He likes to "blow peoples mind" with varietals you normally don't see in Oregon. Besides his passion for wine making he loves to sail, fish, snowboard and travel.
From Germany With Love
Rolling hills and lush grapes hold a special place in Dieter Boehm's heart. After growing up in a wine region outside of Dresden, German, Boehm "fell in love with that landscape" and sought out something similar in Oregon when he made the move in 1978. With a degree in business and a passion for wine, Boehm decided to fuse the two to create High Pass Winery. And while he sells most of his grapes to other wineries High Pass Winery is still able to produce around 1,000 cases of wine annually. What is most unique about Boehm is that he shares his German culture with Oregon by producing German varieties that no one else has. In fact he is the only person in the United States to grow the white Huxelrebe grape used in dessert wine. When he is not producing wine Boehm enjoys traveling and finding new inspiration to incorporate into his vineyards!
Eugene Wine Cellars Wine Bar b2 – Locally Grown, Nationally Known
With unique glass lighting, swanky seating, and premium wine tasting, a visit to the B2 Wine Cellars instantly transports you from Eugene to Manhattan's trendy SoHo district. What you may not know is that their head of sales and distribution, Bev Biehl, is a retired elementary school teacher. The transition from pupils to Pinots was drastic but when it comes down to it, Bev "loves being around people" so hosting wine tastings is her favorite part of the job. It also doesn't hurt that her coworker is her brother, Bruce, who owns and operates a vineyard management company. Eugene Wine Cellars winery has been in business since 1999 and produces around 6000 cases a year. With 30 years experience and experience with planting over 100 wineries, Bruce clearly knows what people want from their wine. While most of his grapes come from sellers in the Willamette Valley, some grapes, like a special varietal used in the new Recess label, come from as far as Washington! Not in the Eugene area? No Worries! Eugene Wine Cellars distributes to markets and markets from Arizona and Wisconsin to Washington D.C. and Georgia so no excuse not to stock up!
Pfeiffer Vineyards – Open House
Pfeiffer Winery used to be the family sheep ranch until the French tried to buy the property in the late 70′s to grow Pinot Noir. Husband and wife duo, Robin and Danuta Pfeiffer tend to 70 acres of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Merlot and Muscat. With the 10% they don't sell to King Estate, they tenderly ferment, bottle, cap and label every every drop by hand. Not distributed to stores or restaurants, their elegant wines can only be purchased in their Tuscan cave tasting room, or through their wine club. Experience Robin's private "Pinot Clinics" in a secluded grotto or their wine making dinners in their Villa home. Pfeiffer is open year round, 7 days a week and offers a stunning Water Garden in the summer or a cozy, fire-lit tasting room in the winter.


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Hi guys,
I got a m9 and it suddenly had this problem,
when I booted the m9 up it suddenly didn't work anymore, the looper button gives a red light like it normaly does and my right bottom knob led works.
All the other leds don't light anymore and nothing responds. The display still works and I can put the looper on and off, also there is allways 1 effect running, i can't switch it off but i can change the effect to whatever i want.
I already tried updating the software and that was possible but my m9 still doesn't work.
Here is a picture of what it looks like [IMG]http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k569/putski02/IMG_0263_zps293cb27a.jpg[/IMG]
The m9 is stuck in a sturdy pedalboard, allways in my warm room and hasn't been moved in a long time, it worked perfectly fine the day before and the day afterwards it suddenly did this. It wasn't connected to a powersupply that night
I couldn't find a thread with a problem like this, is there anyone who also experienced this? and that know how to fix it
Hey I just turned mine on this morning and I am having similar problem. Mine is stuck with a delay on and I can turn the "Model Select" button to change the type of effect on the second effect. No buttons work just the model select button. Any Help would be great as I use this pedal for gigs.
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Trim: 2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L 2WD, Owned 2 years.
The looks and size ar exellent. Towing capability is adequate. Comfortable drivers seat. Good expandable cargo space. Driver 380 vision is good.
Vehicle lurches when re-excellerating after coasting or slowing causing a dangerous situation, especially in traffic (neighbor's 2008 Explorer has same problem). Poor gas mileage. Transmission shifts hard. Seat material holds onto debris-difficult to clean. Running boards and roof rack have faded to grey. Interior materials do not hold up to normal use. Dash instruments hard to see in day light. Ford Customer Service is not customer friendly in resolving problems. Stock answer, "that is just the nature of the vehicle." Their overall attitude is that customer is ignorant so they will say anything to make you go away concerned there might be a law suit or a resulting recall of vehicles.
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Except for the mechanical problems and the lack of concern on the part of Ford Dealers and Corporate in trying to rectify the surging safety problem, the vehicle would be enjoyable to own.
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Universal Studio Orlando's Mardi Gras Celebration begins this Saturday
Universal Orlando Resort's Mardi Gras celebration begins this Saturday, February 11, with The B-52s, one of the world's most beloved party bands, performing live on the Music Plaza Stage.
The B-52s will rock the stage with their high-energy dance beats and witty hybrid punk rock sounds. For more than 30 years, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in the world, selling more than 20 million albums and receiving three Grammy nominations. Some of their most popular hits include, "Rock Lobster," "Roam" and the worldwide classic hit, "Love Shack."
Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras combines unparalleled theme park entertainment with an elaborate Mardi Gras parade, dozens of colorfully costumed performers, authentic New Orleans bands, delicious Cajun cuisine and live concerts by some of today's most popular artists. This ultimate street party runs every Saturday and select nights from February 11 through April 14. For full headliner line-up, see below.
This year's celebration features one of Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras most powerful and diverse musical line-ups ever. With a combined total of more than 350 million albums sold, guests will rock out this spring to 14 of the biggest names in music during an authentic and family-friendly version of the famed New Orleans street party.
Mardi Gras Event Dates Headliners performing in Music Plaza Saturday 11 February The B-52s Saturday 18 February Kelly Clarkson Sunday 19 February Boyz II Men Saturday 25 February Diana Ross Saturday 3 March Goo Goo Dolls Saturday 10 March Big Time Rush Friday 16 March J Cole Saturday 17 March Sugar Ray Friday 23 March Hot Chelle Rae Saturday 24 March B.o.B Friday 30 March Plain White T's Saturday 31 March Prince Royce Saturday 7 April Cyndi Lauper Saturday 14 April KC & The Sunshine Band
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Rollins sees a healthy outlook for Phillies
WASHINGTON — When the 2012 Phillies walked out of the visiting clubhouse Wednesday after a 5-1 loss to the Nationals and headed to an autumn of no postseason baseball, they left the field just as they took it in April — the same amount of wins as losses, and just one of their Big Three infielders healthy enough to play.
When the Phils opened 2012, Jimmy Rollins was at his position, but his infield mates Ryan Howard and Chase Utley were months away from a return. Wednesday, Utley was the only one of those three on the diamond at Nationals Park, although the injuries to Howard (fractured big toe) and Rollins (strained calf) will be long forgotten come spring training, 2013.
That was why, when asked for what he could take from this 81-81 season, Rollins gave a two-word response: "Stay healthy."
Sound advice.
When the Phillies had Utley, Howard and Rollins in the lineup, they were 39-27, a .591 winning percentage. Play at that pace for an entire season, and you have 96 wins — two games behind Washington's first-place finish, but good enough for a wild-card berth.
There were a lot of other issues that came into play for the Phillies — the bullpen was a mess the first three months, Roy Halladay wasn't himself for the final three months, players brought in to serve significant supporting roles performed somewhere between subpar and terrible.
But the one factor that drew a clear, red line between the Phillies playing like a last-place team and a playoff team was the presence of Rollins, Utley and Howard in the lineup, together.
"It's a big part. We all balance each other out," Rollins said. "Chase brings a dimension, Ryan brings a dimension, and so do I. When we're all in the lineup, it's kind of like everyone else falls into order, plays their part. You pull one guy out and we still have some balance. But when you pull two pieces out, it's hard to find who you are and keep your identity. That's a lot of (the problem) in the first half."
The good news for the Phillies is that for the first time in a few years, they can feel optimistic that Rollins, Utley and Howard can start 2013 healthy. Utley, plagued by knee troubles in recent years, was spry and had more pop in his bat once he returned from a lengthy regimen this spring to strengthen his lower body. Howard, while slowed by the effects of a reconstructed Achilles' tendon, remained productive despite a low average as he rushed back to action, and should recover much more mass in his atrophied leg with the ability to focus on strengthening it this winter.
Rollins expressed no doubt about what the Phillies will be when returned to whole. Continued...
"I don't really think that hard about it," Rollins said. "That's the facts. We were 14 games under (.500), got our lineup back for the most part, and we were 14 games over. We just got back so far that 14 games over only got us back to .500 for the season.
"(The Nationals) had a great year. They have a talented team. ... It's all coming together for them. But us being healthy, they're still second place. But, we weren't."
Charlie Manuel expressed plenty of concerns about the makeup of the team in 2012, and he would like to see his three veterans have a headier, more productive group playing around them, starting with an impact outfielder.
What he really wants is to see his 30-somethings have something of a comeback year as a trio.
"I think what you're seeing is Ryan and Utley get completely well," Manuel said recently. "Sometimes when you come back (from an injury) you aren't 100 percent completely well, or not in really good shape. It takes a while to get back to being in top-notch condition.
"If we can go into next year with those guys where they are in spring training feeling good and in good shape, I think that's big. I know from an offensive standpoint that when those guys are in the starting lineup, Jimmy becomes a better player. I think the more patient Jimmy is at the plate, the better pitches he'll get to hit. I think he'll get more pitches to hit with them in the lineup.
"I can still see Ryan Howard getting back to where he was. Utley's hitting .260 right now, and it's a solid .260. He's hitting balls hard. He's been hitting into some bad luck, but his strength is definitely there.
"I have a lot of hope. I think they still have some years — two, three, four good years, solid years. Maybe even more. It depends how healthy they can stay."
Despite the toe he fractured after dropping a weight on his foot a week ago, Howard believes he will start 2013 as healthy as he was at the start of 2011. He also will be 33 come spring training, so he also is battling Father Time.
"When you have all the working parts healthy and out there every day," Howard said recently, "it definitely helps our chances — not just the three of us, but from 1-through-9 and whoever is on the bump. It's really a total team effort. Trying to be healthy and out there every day is pivotal to that." Continued...
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