The girls had a great practice last night and the best part of it was something that I think any experienced coach or teacher would really appreciate. I had the team run one dribbling exercise that they are familiar with, with some variations, then introduced them to a completely new drill that is a little complicated. Then we finished practice with a new scrimmage set-up that is meant to force the players to be more aware of their surroundings. With all three parts of practice it was remarkable how cooperative and eager to get to work the girls were. No excessive goofing off and an excellent level of effort from everyone.
They even impressed me prior to the start of practice by organizing their own relay races. They had two lines set up and as new players arrived they were invited to get in line and join in. Emily's dad and I were talking about the team he coaches and at one point he stopped and watched the girls then asked "is this a new warm-up for practice?" "No" I said. "They're making it up on their own." They're a bunch of old hands at this soccer thing now.
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