Dubuque TWISTERS Soccer 2007

Updated 3/18/07

Coach Dave Turner     (563) 590-8723  eaglesoccer@mchsi.com

 USSF National “D” License, NSCAA National Diploma

Assistant Coach Craig Miller & Sandra Gonzales

Managers Lou Oswald & Lori Wissing

TWISTERS HONOR ROLL

H O T   N E W S:

Enjoy your break!

2006 FALL RESULTS
 

2007 SPRING ILLOWA SCHEDULE

20 IMPORTANT THINGS FOR FLAMES PLAYERS TO KNOW 

1. A complete soccer player must have technical skills, tactical knowledge, be fit, psychologically strong, self-disciplined/motivated, and a person who is positive for team chemistry.
2. Pressure is the key to success.  The first ten minutes of each half will set the tone for the game.  What message do you want to send the opponent in those key times?
3. After a goal, always thank your teammate for the assist.  Quite often that player has made the tougher play.
4. Always train on the edge of your skill level.  If you always train in your comfort zone, you will never get better.
5. Beat your opponent to the ball.  It is more difficult for your opponent to score a goal if he doesn't have the ball.
6. Do not just kick the ball unless it is in a dangerous position in front of our goal.  Instead, take a "picture" of the situation before you get the ball.  In this way you can perceive the situation, determine the best solution, and act accordingly when the ball arrives.
7. Do not say anything to a referee! They are not dishonest, but sometimes they will make mistakes, just as we do.  If all of our players made as few mistakes as referees in a game, the team would be undefeated every season.
8. Don't run forward when your team has the ball, unless you run back when the other team has the ball.
9. The only excuse to pass the ball in the attacking third with one player to beat is if your pass results in a first-time shot on goal from a better angle.  Don't be afraid to take a player on!  Be our “personality” player!
10. I don’t care that you make a mistake; I only care about what you do immediately after your mistake.  Don't pout just win the ball back!
11. If you can't pass and receive a soccer ball, you can't play soccer.  Practice passing to a player or to space with proper pace and receiving ground and air balls.
12. If you lose the ball, you should be the first person on defense.  Giving immediate chase is the first rule of defense.  Transition defines a team.
13. In a soccer game, only one team plays soccer.  The other team chases.  What would you like to do?  Maintain possession of the ball!
14. It is acceptable to take chances in the attacking third of the field, and unacceptable in the defensive third.  Assess risk versus gain!
15. Never argue or talk back to the coaches, they want to help you to become a better player.  Listen and learn from them.  If you disagree with something, find an appropriate time to discuss it with them.
16. Never criticize a teammate: If they make a mistake help them learn by showing them how to do the required skill.  Be a positive force on the team.  Team chemistry is crucial for success!
17. Never criticize the goalie after a goal: Before the ball got by him, ten players also let the ball get by them.
18. When changing from offense to defense, sprint to get between your man and the goal you are defending.  Delay the attack until you get numbers behind the ball.
19. When your team has the ball, everyone is on offense; when your opponents have the ball, everyone is on defense.  We must pressure the ball with our front-runners.
20. Win, lose, or tie, if you have given 100 percent when you walk off the field, you have nothing to be ashamed of and should not have any regrets.  Take pride in Twisters Soccer!

QUOTES

"One is not capable of excellence, but one is responsible for excellence, an awareness that it exists and you can lean toward it, aspire to it.  We have it in us to be splendid."  - Maya Angelou

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." - Michael Jordan

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” - Theodore Roosevelt

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt

"A champion is someone who trains when no one is watching."  - Carin Jennings Gabarra - US Women's National Team

LINKS TO OTHER SOCCER WEB PAGES

Dubuque Soccer Club                                                                                  

http://www.dubuquesoccer.org

Iowa Soccer Association

http://www.iowasoccer.org/

ILLOWA Youth Soccer League

http://www.illowa.org/

Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union

http://www.ighsau.org/

Iowa High School Athletic Association

http://www.iahsaa.org

United States Soccer Federation

http://www.ussoccer.com

Soccer America Magazine

http://www.socceramerica.com