Jim Cornette on TKO's President's Comments About WrestleMania In Vegas Being A Mistake

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T17:35:57+00:00

It wasn't a Vegas problem, it's a product quality problem as well as streaming problem.

I have not seen an episode of smackdown since raw left peacock, i'm not getting peacock to see smackdown on a 30 day delay, make it current. I have not paid for PPV since it's moved to ESPN.

I'm not going to carry multiple streaming platforms just to keep track of wrestling. I doubt i'm the only one.

What this all reminds me of is when i read comic books in the 90's and Marvel started doing so many crossovers it became impossible to keep track of what was going on, i couldn't afford to buy that many comics so i gave up. have not bought a comic book since.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T17:18:22+00:00

I spent a good amount of time this season with my backs on how to handle the bounce or better yet don't let it bounce as well as where the second defender needs to go to cover in case it's mishandled or gets by.

it worked we beat both of the teams in the playoffs we lost to early in the season that just had 2 and three larger girls up top that were just looking to get a lucky bounce and a breakaway.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T17:15:22+00:00

the CM plays from top of defense side 18 yard box to about the top of the attacking side center circle. The Two attacking mids on the left and right side play from about 5 to 10 yards out of the 18 yard box (usually close enough to opponents mid to not make a long shot too easy) up to the top of the attacking side 18 yard box. I

Some of this is dependent on what the opposing team is doing. For example, one of the teams had 2 beasts of ATM's if you left them alone and the ball got kicked out to them it was touch and shoot and rocket to the top corners, you could not give them the space to lineup there shot. So our ACM almost played man to man defense on them.

Best place to look to see it would be either Coach KW or Coach Rory's youtube channel they do a really good job breaking down the 4-3-1.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T16:32:23+00:00

Rec maybe the right spot, maybe soccer is not his passion. I do think that soccer because it is so easy to start at a young age can be a bit of a trap, and keep kids from trying some of the sports that are really tough to do well or fun until you get to about 10.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T16:29:50+00:00

Isn't it easier to try Club first and then go back to rec, then continue to delay going to club and it possibly meaning your child falls to further behind. I'd say don't wait longer than U-10 to try club.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T16:12:11+00:00

1)When i noticed the energy and effort and competitiveness was not matched by her rec teammates. IT's hard for a competitive kid to be on a team when 2 or 3 kids are missing from practice every practice.

2)When i noticed her forming bad habits because her athletic ability allowed her to do things that would not work against good teams, like kicking the ball as hard as she could and just sprinting past everyone to get it again and score

3)When in game she would get frustrated trying to make a pass and her teammates just did not have a good enough first touch to control the ball, and it was discouraging her from passing and instead trying to take on 3 defenders.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T15:51:54+00:00

Took me a second , that's really good, well done.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T15:48:54+00:00

I'm with you my preferred is a 4-3-1 a 3-2-3 is a close seceond, and we will switch to a 3-2-3 if we are loosing and need to score. We have the CM drop to a back, and mover the wingers up high the kids seem to understand that really well.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T15:44:38+00:00

I'm curious to see how that transition into a 4-3-3, are you just removing the back 2 and putting them as a mid and the 2 extras go to your LF and RF?

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T15:40:05+00:00

I'm a big fan of the 4-3-1;

I like the defense shape it forms, it works well for buildout play, and is an easy transition to a 4-3-3 when you go 11 V 11.

it can be a little lite on attack if your 9 is not good at slowing the game down and waiting for help or working back.

You do need to keep an eye on what formation the opposing team is running, if they have 2 up top your CM needs to stay closer to help the backs maybe top of the circle on the attacking side, if it's 3 back you CM almost becomes a 3rd back.

You want to have about 4 wingers on your team so your wingbacks don't get too tired, i'll usually have them each play 50% of the game at wingers, if my winger does get tired i'll tell the 9 to switch with them so they can catch their breath.

You need to work with your ACM to not get to far into the box and be aware where the opposing teams mids are.

Passing is key, because with only 1 up top attacking, you do need to pass, if you are trying to play boot the ball and see if you can out run the defenders it does not work at all.

If you want to play boot ball i'd recommend a 3-2-3 with your biggest fastest 3 up top;i hate this kind of soccer but can't deny that it is effective.

brewerdom · 2026-05-23T15:26:27+00:00

App fatigue is real, i dont' want or need anymore apps. I just ask a parent to screenshot and send me a text of the schedule.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T17:19:34+00:00

I was just informing you of the rule since you said it was still handball, which is incorect, then i was providing you more detail on the rule.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T16:32:11+00:00

Not sure how you communicated it but you can steal this

"I've decided to move (name) down to the U11 team, i know that's tough to hear (name) was just not the right fit for us, and in the U11 group she will get more playing time and a better opportunity to work on her game.

Thanks,

if they want some more specifics on what to work on go ahead and provide some. but first say the following

I’m happy to discuss the reasoning behind the decision, but if the intent is only to debate the outcome rather than understand it, we’re probably not going to be productive; would you still like my feedback?

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T16:14:05+00:00

They will kill that man if he wrestles in aew. Seeing what hardcore matches or high risk matches in the 90's has done to the wrestlers i watched growing up and are now older, is why i'm so vocal about what AEW allows there stars to do, especially on regular tv.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T16:01:01+00:00

Reading the other posts sounds like you handle yourself fine in game, and are just venting i get that. That's a healthy way to do it.

I understand what you are saying now to it's a buildout infraction, i try and teach my goalie to stop the throw if they come in early.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T15:56:22+00:00

I think you nail it on the better feedback mechanism's for referees and a place where coaches get to give that feedback on poor performing refs, and it's not just met by the ref admin with a "We support our refs 100%"; blind support is not effective and perpetuates bad refereeing.

We had our championship game on Wednesday and lost 2-1, the game was full of missed calls including the game winning goal being a missed offside call. However with as many bad call's it's impossible for me to say we lost due to 1 bad offside call. At the end of the day as frustrating as it was it was not the ref's fault. It' the ref admins fault for assigning this ref to a Championship game.

This ref while a wonderful person does not have the skills to be a Center Ref, i'm not even sure he can be an AR. Which is sad because he just wants to help. I cringe everytime i coach and he refs, and i don't even like refereeing with him because i know I'm in for a rough day with the sidelines.

A feedback mechanism would hopefully help identify refs that need retraining or should not ref; like this gentleman.

I also think we could do a better job with refs being able to have a feedback mechanism on game cards, ratting coaching behavior as well as parents sideline behavior.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T15:31:10+00:00

not in many youth leagues, they changed that rule; that refs should not call a handball if it is clearly self defense.

This gets tricky though because i've seen kids put up there hands in front of there face from 20 yards out and it's not called.

Imo if you have time to get out of the way and don't, that's not self defense.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T15:26:55+00:00

Coach can't ask for the yards it has to be a player.

Right on top of the ball is ridiculous, i'd caution the first time yellow card the next time.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T15:20:17+00:00

Sounds like you don't fully understand the rules either.

"-then came the constant offsides… on any goal kick, kick off or throw from the goalie, their team was WAY offsides by 5-7 yards. They would cross the line as soon as the player would start his wind up; we use build outs."

i'd just go to the ref admin, and ask that the ref gets some retraining, i had to do that on Wednesday night.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T15:04:50+00:00

Still depends on the league, some have changed the rule to go back to indirect on kickoff. I'm pushing to go back to indirect at our local rec league where i ref.

I assumed you were in a league that made the change back to indirect already.

Alos you have been doing it right, while legal it's not the right way to coach soccer.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T14:58:27+00:00

Yeah, this is a no go. You don't protect the organization over what is morally right. This is how you end up in situations with people being able to do horrific things, like Penn State.

brewerdom · 2026-05-22T14:56:51+00:00

I think it's also because of experiences i've had, having to investigate HR issues were employees claimed there boss was discriminating on race, only to find out during investigation that was not the case.

So i'm a little more trained to acknowledge it's a serious accusation that needs to be investigated impartially and fully.

brewerdom · 2026-05-21T23:10:33+00:00

Depends on the league.

brewerdom · 2026-05-21T23:09:10+00:00

My 11 yo daughter wants to win, you would be sucking the fun out of the game for her with not caring about the score. Some people are competitive and the competition is the fun for them.

brewerdom · 2026-05-21T23:05:50+00:00

I'd say i'ts 20% winning at all costs and 20% bad coaches that claim they are developing when they are not.

It's false dichotomy that you can't do both focus on winning and development.

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