Thursday, February 21, 2008
Look out high school soccer, here I come
Just before the Christmas holiday, I made the decision to get involved in coaching high school soccer - if I could find the right opportunity. It didn't take long, and it couldn't have come any closer to my home, or with a local school with a better pedigree. Although I've known for a while, I can now proudly announce that I am the new Head JV Coach for Potomac Falls Girls Soccer. Tryouts start Monday morning, then two weeks of practice, spring break, and then I'll be coming to a high school near you (if you're in Loudoun County that is, although we do play Chantilly late in the season).
If you come to a game, please say hello. I'll be the guy who thinks he's in charge, but deep down knows that teenage girls in large groups pretty much call all the shots!
We'll see how much time I have, and what the rules are about coaches blogging about high school games (there are A LOT of rules in Loudoun County), but if possible, I'll try to share my experiences here.
The most interesting thing for me, will not only be balancing my time between coaching in club and for high school, but how that experience will hopefully give me an inside line on the relations between the two. I know a lot of club coaches that think high school wears out their players, and a lot of high school coaches who say the same thing about club. Obviously, they're both right as most club team play right through the high school season.
My hope is the experience I gain help bridge some of those disconnects through future writings here.
Wish me luck!
PS. "Potomac Soccer Wire" has nothing at all to do with "Potomac Falls High School". It is a COMPLETE coincidence that I ended up coaching at a school that shares a name with the publication and web site I've been operating since 2006. Labels: Potomac Falls High School
If you come to a game, please say hello. I'll be the guy who thinks he's in charge, but deep down knows that teenage girls in large groups pretty much call all the shots!
We'll see how much time I have, and what the rules are about coaches blogging about high school games (there are A LOT of rules in Loudoun County), but if possible, I'll try to share my experiences here.
The most interesting thing for me, will not only be balancing my time between coaching in club and for high school, but how that experience will hopefully give me an inside line on the relations between the two. I know a lot of club coaches that think high school wears out their players, and a lot of high school coaches who say the same thing about club. Obviously, they're both right as most club team play right through the high school season.
My hope is the experience I gain help bridge some of those disconnects through future writings here.
Wish me luck!
PS. "Potomac Soccer Wire" has nothing at all to do with "Potomac Falls High School". It is a COMPLETE coincidence that I ended up coaching at a school that shares a name with the publication and web site I've been operating since 2006.
Labels: Potomac Falls High School
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