Our game on Sunday 12th is at Karl Grosch, Steel Lake at 12:00pm.

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Paul Nuss

"A TEAM IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS COMMITTED TO A COMMON PURPOSE AND A SET OF GOALS"

Check out the handout on Formations below, it is my idea or the duties of each position in a 4-2-3-1 formation.  Comments agree or disagree lets discuss at practice.

Starting Tuesday 23rd we will start practices at SACAJAWEA from 7:00 til 8:30pm, be there at 6:45pm, due to American Football Practice.

Our next game is at Karl Grosch field at noon, Oct 12th. 

To see the schedule for the final three games of the season, click on the Title NEW PRACTICE TIME.  The top two teams of each four have two games at home, and the 3rd and 4th placed teams have only 1 home game.

Click on the above title to see the Team list for WSYSA leagues for the 2008 season. Storm is in the WSDL along with Legacy 90 (District  1, Lakewood), Lake Hill Flame (District 2, Bellevue), FCAlliance White (District 2, Bothel), Extreme Nicholas (District 1), Raptors (District 3), SSC Wizards (District 3), Bainbridge FC90 (District 4). So there will be 3 Distrcit 3 Teams, 2 District 2 Teams and 2 District 1 Teams, 1 District 4 team.

The next game will be at home vs SCFC Raptors at noon at Karl Grosch.  The first seven games are listed below.   The seventh game is away at Monroe High School at 11am, address is 17001 Tester Rd, Monroe, 98272.

1478	FWU STORM 90	2	Lake Hills Flame	1	KG	09/07/08 / TBD
1483	FWU STORM 90	1	Bainbridge FC90	1	KG	09/14/08 / TBD
1486	Legacy 90	2	FWU STORM 90	3	TBD	09/21/08 / TBD
1489	FWU STORM 90	0	FC Alliance B90 White	2	K.G.	09/28/08 /4pm
1492	SSC Wizards	2	FWU STORM 90	3	Liberty HS	10/05/08 /10:30am
1496	FWU STORM 90	--	SCFC 90 Raptors	--	K.G.	10/12/08 /12pm
1501	SR Extreme	--	FWU STORM 90	--	Monroe H.S., Monroe	10/19/08 /11am

.I SEARCHED FOR STARDOM

STARDOM I COULD NOT SEE

I SEARCHED FOR VICTORY

VICTORY ELUDED ME

I SEARCHED FOR TEAMWORK

AND FOUND ALL THREE

1.  Always go to the ball.  In 50-50 situations be the player who wins the ball.

2.  Forwards get goal side of the defender.  (defenders never let the attacker get goal side).

3. Midfielders  always pass the ball to the forward who is goal side of the defender.

4. Always shoot where the goalie isn't.  Shoot to the back post in preference to the near side.

5. Wingers get to the end line and make the cross past the first defender.

6.  Don't stop playing until the the ball is safe or the whistle has been blown and your opponents have stopped playing.

7.  Stay with the player you are marking and don't follow the ball.

8. The game does not end until the referee blows full time, important goals are scored in the last 5-10 minutes of each half, don't let down until the game is over. 

9. Start playing as soon as the whistle blows, your opponent will.

10. If your team possesses the ball your opponents cannot score.

11.  Always remember the ball can travel faster than any player.

 If anyone has any other insights send me an email.

The “magic box”, Ray Harford called it. Draw a line from the right corner of the penalty area to the touchline. The square that is formed with the penalty box to the left, touchline to the right and byline at the top is the area that is best for crosses. Whip the ball in from there and it is difficult for a defender to attack it without dropping too deep. Any statistically analysis will show that most goals are scored when the crosses come from this area. In the 2002 World Cup 30% of all goals came from crosses.

Set pieces and plays account for 40% of all goals scored in the professional leagues. Set Plays include corners, direct and indirect free kicks.

Click on the above title to see the art of the penalty kick from the BBC .

Check out the following link to UEFA's training ground website, Tactics, Skills, and Training.

 http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html

Info on the World of Soccer, click on above title for 4-4-2 soccer magazine headlines.  Premier League resume on Sat 13th with Man Utd playing Liverpool.   The Champions League season starts on Sept 16th on ESPN2.