Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Winter sports time
How's FIS going in Term Two? Now you're into winter sports - lucky for all the footballers that I'm not there anymore - my team went terribly with me at the helm last year - once I stepped aside they ended up winning a trophy! Well done them.
Hopefully all you kids are trying our for football, netball, waterpolo, etc. Are there any more Kiwi winter sports you kids are playing?
I think the Peachgrove 1st XI might be formidable this year. How is FIS looking?
Good luck and play fair.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Room5ians Rule Soccer Quiz

Go to Room5ians Rule [Google it] if you want to do some football quizzes.
http://peachgroveroom5.blogspot.com
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Football training
Who can tell me who this mega-famous former football star is?

Here are some links to sites with info and tips:
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/soccer.htm lots of links to football skills 'n' drills
Frank Lampard on practicing
Soccertoons for advice, ideas, etc
Breakaway soccer stuff
Soccer Sins: [from Soccertoons]
Soccer Sin #1 - Players who pass up on shooting opportunities are of no impact on the game.
Soccer Sin #2 - The silent player who cannot communicate on the field is invisible to all.
Soccer Sin #3 - Strikers and midfielders who fail to track back on defensive transition, or unwilling to hunt down the opposition with the ball are should get accustomed to a new sport like fishing, or tiddlywinks.
And Soccertoon Clues:
Train ball touch maneuvers with a tennis ball to soften your touch and increase your foot speed.
The mother of skill is REPETITION so find the time alone to train to music and a thousand touches per day, as a minimum.
Treat the ball like an egg and do not scramble it!
If you put in 90% effort do not expect to get back 100% improvement.
Find a pattertennis court and take a ball. Play it off the walls and work on receiving turning, heading, volleys. No pressure - no one is watching! You will get comfortable with the ball and be creative. You have no limits to the creative ball maneuvers you can master in the restricted space of an enclosed court. The ball will fly and so will your reactions.
Find a soccer buddy who is as dedicated and crazy about training as you are and get together twice a week for some fun games and 1v1 competition. You will not only get competent but more importantly CONFIDENT.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Football report
Thursday, April 23, 2009
PE winter sports training

Hi Room18 P.E. teachers. Who wants to coach:
A. Football ?
B. Netball?
C. Touch Rugby?
We are organising a rotational, skills-based and short-sided game P.E. programme for Rooms 18, 19, 20 and possibly 21.
[- Is that a dodgy sentence or what?]
Leave your ideas and applications here and on your blogs.
Enjoy the sunny holidays!
:-)