Topic of the week #2 A little bit of everything

PARENTS PLEASE HAVE THE PLAYERS REVIEW THIS BEFORE NEXT WEEKS PRACTICE.

This video is of the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS) All star team playing a European club. The WPS has some very amazing players and you should all aspire to have the skills and abilities they have. This only comes through hard work and sacrifice. Here is what I want you to pay attention to:

1. Where are the defensive players when Jacobsen scores the first goal (hint: they are not in the right place) and where should they be?
2. Do the All stars work as a unit? Marta is probably one of the best female players in the world. Did she score every goal?
3. How wide are the wings?
4. How does the midfield operate? Are they controlling the ball and looking for both passing opportunities and scoring opportunities?
5. Do you see anyone using any of the 4 passing techniques we learned in practice?
6. Think about where you play and see what the players in the video do. How can you use what you just watched?
7. Do the All stars give up when they are down 2 points or play like real champions, stay patient and look to their team mates for support?
8. What else did you see that was awesome and something you want to do on the field?

This is a 7 minute video and you may want to watch it more than once. I will be asking you about this at practice next week so make sure to look at it. Have fun watching it.