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Post by rifle on Aug 11, 2015 18:16:40 GMT -5
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 12, 2015 8:30:13 GMT -5
dang rifle, you just ruined my morning. Just spent the last hour reading through the magazine!
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Post by rifle on Aug 12, 2015 11:15:20 GMT -5
Haha. Tag, you're it.
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Post by mamampira on Aug 13, 2015 9:56:12 GMT -5
very interesting.
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Post by silverback on Aug 16, 2015 8:38:37 GMT -5
great article. A lot of the points really resonated with me as I think back at my kids playing experiences. Thanks for forwarding!
Other interesting points discussed were:
- the team's structure and collaboration between all the coaches so kids start play in a system early. - the need for "different voices" to create a balance of strengths and weaknesses. - "the best way to develop creativity is to stay our of the players way... the creative player is the player who plays without structure and has innate fits that aren't coached". - more positive feedback versus barking out orders and negatives.
Will be exciting to watch him and his impact on US soccer in the years to come.
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Post by rifle on Aug 16, 2015 11:27:12 GMT -5
I READ the article because I grew up near Akron OH, attended Akron U soccer camps as a kid. I live in GA now but do my best to follow their program, mostly for nostalgia but also "because soccer". Many of my friends, also soccer people, are season ticket holders there, so I hear about them frequently.
This guy Porter came from a rival, IU then became head coach when Ken Lolla took a chance at Louisville.. worked out very well for all. Porter molded an already successful college soccer program into an annual contender for the college cup.
Porters teams were different from what I perceive as typical D1 college soccer. His team possessed the ball and attacked relentlessly. Awesome soccer.
Through the college success, Porter made traction into coaching youth national teams and then ultimately the Timbers came calling. Upward he went.
When he famously didn't have success in the Olympic qualifying, I was surprised. But I also know he had been coaching his college team into the college cup just a few weeks before, so it seemed a huge challenge to go find success with players he barely could have known.
I also had high hopes for "porterball" vs. MLS but the Timbers have never really forged an identity like I anticipated, even after MANY roster changes.
So it was an interesting read. And for me, the jury is still out on Porter being the next great hope. But I found his perspective interesting. I'm glad you guys did also.
tl;dr? Apparently coaching isn't easy....
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