FREE MOVIE TICKETS! 

 You may be eligible if:

·       You are between the ages of 20 and 25 or over 35 years of age

·       You are in good health

·       You are a recreational athlete who plays soccer at least 2 times per week

·       You have not had a major knee, ankle, hip or back surgery

What does the study involve?

·       You will be asked to make 1 visit to the Movement Analysis Laboratory at Mt. Zion Hospital

·       The visit will last 2-3 hours

·       Study procedures will include a medical history, range of motion testing, and gait analysis

·       You will be asked to perform various cutting and landing tasks after a warm-up session.

·       You will receive 2 free movie tickets for your participation

If you are interested in participating, please call Dr. Kate Hamel at (415) 353-7695 or email hamelk@ptrehab.ucsf.edu

Orca Sports Newsletter June 15, 2004 

THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR

THE CO-ED 7 V 7 ON JULY 24-25!

Hey everybody,

There's still room in the Co-Ed 7v7 Soccer Tournament July 24-25 at the Sky Park Fields in Scotts Valley. We have Open and Over-30 with “A” and “B” Divisions. Let me know right away if you're interested. Also, don't miss the deadlines for the 6v6 tournaments in August, these are first-come, first-serve and they will fill up! Don't wait ‘till the last minute, register now!

18 th Annual Six on Six Open

Entry Fee: $375.00

Deadline: July 10th

Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz, CA Aug. 7-8

Men's Open, B1 & B2; Women's Open and B Divisions

16 th Annual Six on Six Over-30

Entry Fee: $375.00

Deadline: July 24th

Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz, CA Aug. 21-22

Men's Open, B1 & B2; Women's Open and B Divisions

Keep Soccer Fun!

Troy
www.orcasports.com
orcatroy@orcasports.com
(831)429-5464

The words "goal-side" usually apply when coaching in defensive situations. Quite simply, telling a player to go goal-side means that the defender should be positioning himself between the opponent and the goal he is defending; in an ideal defensive set-up, the defender will always stand between the goal and the attacking opponent.

Coaching your defenders to always remain in goal-side positions ensures that you will have a stronger line of defense in front of the goal. For example, if your defenders become too involved in midfield or offensive play, they may possibly find themselves in a position where they are behind the opponent who is in possession of the ball and attacking the own goal. Moving to a position behind the attacker ("behind" in the sense that the defenders are facing the goal they are protecting) can be used in an offsides trap situation, but this "behind" position is not recommended when the opponent has already won possession during their attack on the goal. If a defensive player is not goal-side, he runs a greater risk of being beat to the ball, and furthermore, the attacker will have less obstacles between himself and the net. Playing goal-side is an integral part of any defensive strategy.

However, in addition to remaining goal-side, your defenders should also incorporate the "ball-side" position into their defensive strategy. For a good portion of the game, your defender will simply be "assigned" to an attacker on the opposing team. Throughout the game, this attacker will either 1) be in possession of the ball or 2) be moving into a position where he can receive a pass and therefore gain possession of the ball. As a defender, remaining "ball-side" applies to this second scenario. If the forward your defender is marking is a center striker, and the ball is on the right half of the field (e.g., not in the center striker's possession), the defender should be positioned ball-side, in this case, to the right of the center striker. Again, this creates one more obstacle for the ball to reach the attacking player.

When they are in ball-side positions, teach your defenders to try and break up passes whenever possible. Being in a ball-side position allows your defenders more room to come forward and intercept the opponent's pass, rather than having to wait and react to whatever his mark might do with the ball.

Half of the battle on the soccer field is being in the right place at the right time. Increasing your defensive players' awareness of positioning can do wonders for them on game day.

International Youth Soccer Training · PO Box 16055 · San Francisco · CA · 94116
This email was sent to joe@iyst.com, by International Youth Soccer Training.

By Vince Ganzberg, Regional Technical Director

This is part two in a four-part series that outlines the uses of small-sided games in training. Part 1 focused on attacking and defending in 2v2 and 3v3 situations. Part 2 will deal with 4v4 training games, Part 3 with 6v6 games, and the series will wrap up with training suggestions for 8v8 games.

4v4 Training Games

Drinkin' in a Celtic Wonderland takes place Saturday July 24th at Cloud 9, 34 7th Street. This three level dance club located a half block from Market Street, complete with snake skin booths and a spinning bed, will be the venue for the annual Celtic Summer party.

The bars will be soaking you with Harps, Jamesons and Guinesses, two top San Francisco DJs will be joined by the infamous DJ Styles from Manchester, England to transform you into a bar-top go-go dancer, and the Irish cheers will have you singin' and shakin' it well into night.  

Hope to see you there!

Girl Soccer Players Ages 6-14 Wanted for Jamestown Team

If you run into any girls ages 6-14 years old who would be interested in joining a girls soccer team with Jamestown Community Center in the Mission, please give them my info. I am currently registering my u-8, u-10, u-12 and u-14 teams in the Vikings recreation league this fall and the deadline is coming up quick!! Please help by harrassing/informing parents, neighbors, teachers, and of course, any girls who you think should be playing soccer!! :) The teams practice 1-2 times a week starting late August and the games will be on saturdays.

And we have teams for boys too, ages 6-12.

THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE WORD.

Deirdre
 Jamestown Community Center
647-4709 x118