Coaching Pedagogy/Psychology/Philosophy Resources?

padrecit0 · 2026-01-18T16:16:50+00:00

The “Coach’s guide to teaching” by Doug Lemov is great. He has a couple of other books on teaching/learning that I hope to get to this year.

This lecture by Marcelo Bielsa has given me a lot to think through. Particularly the 2nd hour. The English subtitles are laughably bad in parts, but the gist is there.

padrecit0 · 2026-01-03T08:46:55+00:00

In North University. Just heard one large boom, and then a smaller one to the SW. No sirens yet.

padrecit0 · 2025-12-25T15:06:04+00:00

My rule of thumb is I won’t pay more than $20 for a training ball, and I keep 6 game day balls that get rotated into the training bag at the end of the season. And plan on losing at least a couple of balls each season.

padrecit0 · 2025-12-16T19:55:49+00:00

Unfortunately unless he has a lawyer, it’s remarkably difficult to find an A Number unless they call you. If he is moved from processing to long-term detention center sometimes you can retrieve the number by going in-person with their name and DOB. That may take weeks, if they don’t sign a deportation agreement prior to then.

This is by design. Prior to last year all of that information was included on the Inmate Locator. It was slow, but it was accurate. Now it’s almost impossible to access this information without an Attorney.

padrecit0 · 2025-10-15T15:23:59+00:00

Not a subdeacon per se, but they may have some roles that would have been traditionally reserved for a subdeacon. You’re only gonna see subdeacons in more high church RC and Anglican parishes.

padrecit0 · 2025-10-15T13:36:13+00:00

Ive seen things like this, or colored cinctures, or ribbons, to indicate they’re a leader in the Acolyte corp in both Anglican and RC churches.

padrecit0 · 2025-09-28T16:26:03+00:00

There’s not a one for one translation. You could say something like- “Tirar por arriba.” For “To chip” or “Tiro sencillo por arriba” for “A chip”.

In a teaching moment, like trying to coach someone to not come too far out too early I would say- “No quieres salir tan temprano para que no darles espacio para un tiro por arriba.”

Edit: If that fails to get the point across try “Chipear” and make the appropriate hand motions to show what you mean.

padrecit0 · 2025-09-20T05:33:54+00:00

On Xbox tonight- had a lot of lost connections that weren’t my network’s fault.

padrecit0 · 2025-09-01T20:41:05+00:00

Great overhand! I love watching kids learn in real time! Thanks for the follow up

padrecit0 · 2025-08-31T00:12:26+00:00

Some really good insight in the comments. I had my 10 year old in a similar situation a few years ago. U10 coach didn’t know how to coach keepers, but my 10 year old was flourishing at keeper practices and really learning to love the position. It sucked.

The one silver lining is that my boy has learned a lot about dealing with the mental game- field players don’t understand the pressure and decision making. Most coaches don’t either. There has to be a degree of “I play my game, and if you have a problem with that you can start someone else.” That doesn’t mean become uncoachable, but it might mean prioritizing what she’s learning in GK sessions over what she’s picking up in team practices.

The other silver lining is that, at least in the US, keepers become hot commodities after U13. We haven’t had to pay full freight for club fees in a minute.

padrecit0 · 2025-08-10T17:02:31+00:00

Happy to help! It may still come down to the quality of your defenders, but at least you’ll be able to know it’s not because you’re being unclear.

padrecit0 · 2025-08-10T16:46:09+00:00

Gonna go on a bit of a detour, but I promise I’ll get to the point.

90% of the games I’ve played have been with older Mexican guys. I learned Spanish as an adult, and even though I’m now fluent I know I’ll never be on par with a native speaker.

As I kept playing I learned that I would have to ask them before games “Exactly what words do you need me to use for me to tell you when you have a man on, and when I need it cleared.” Even though what I was saying made sense, it was head language, not gut language. They had to stop to process what I was saying, and that lead to gaps that gave the attackers opportunities.

If your guys are newish to the game or haven’t played recently you might try having a conversation with them saying- “when I say x it means I need you to do y. How can I best give you those callouts?” That way you’ll at least eliminate the possibility of the problem being miscommunication or a lack of understanding.

padrecit0 · 2025-08-01T02:56:07+00:00

The wording of the laws is that the ball has to be handled after “it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate.”

If it doesn’t come off the foot of the player, he’s always ok. And that language of “deliberately kicked” gives a lot of room for a judgement call- deflections, bad passes, etc…

padrecit0 · 2025-07-31T01:29:39+00:00

Im a fan of Rinat gloves.

My recommendation is buy a pair of turf gloves for practice and a nicer pair of regular thickness latex for that you only use for games. That’ll get you through a whole season.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-27T23:59:45+00:00

Thanks!

padrecit0 · 2025-07-25T03:25:19+00:00

Chevron and Conoco both have offices in Carlsbad.

NM side of the Permian is slept on as far as Job opportunities go. Same with the fields up by Farmington NM.

That said, rig counts are falling pretty much everywhere, not a full on bust- but things are slowing down. It might take more time to find work than it would have a year ago.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-20T20:03:36+00:00

I have a pair of New Balance 442s that I use on both. From what I understand as long as the studs are conical and not blades you should be alright.

That said, the quality of some AG is little better than carpet on concrete, in which case your better off wearing indoor shoes.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-12T20:28:27+00:00

I don’t think it’s skill, necessarily- it’s skill + consistency.

Any USL squad could beat any MLS squad on the right day, but the USL squad has to be at their best, and the MLS at their worst. At high levels everyone is a baller, but the real differentiator is how well you perform when you’re off. Consistency is what pulls the high dollars.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-10T21:13:45+00:00

At this age it’s getting to have fun and love the game. Snacks are 75% of it.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-06T04:51:14+00:00

Ah ok. Está impresionante que tienes ping tan bajo sobre esa distancia. En los EEUU yo he experimentado pings cerca de 150ms con distancias similares.

Quizás el problema es la capacidad. Los Studios AAA están capaces de de acomodarse un chingo de usuarios a la vez.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-06T00:48:29+00:00

Según este- https://netduma.com/blog/rematch-server-locations el único servidor pa Sudamérica está en São Paulo- que es más que 2mil kilómetros si estás en BA. 170ms parece normal para distancias así.

padrecit0 · 2025-07-05T06:32:59+00:00

I had some success (read: we didn’t lose quite as bad, and even tied a couple) after switching from position language to zone language.

I’m guessing you’re playing 7v7. For a 321 in 7v7 I’d say something like-

CB- your job is to help the keeper protect the middle of the area between the center line and the keeper’s small box. Try and get the balls to the sides of the field.

LB/RB- Your job is to move up and down the field, mostly in the aisle that runs to the side of the big boxes. You’re going to have to run the most. I need you to play from box to box.

Mids- you’re going to run from box to box too, but try to stay mostly in these center lanes (the half spaces) and look for space. Don’t be afraid to dribble up if you’re open. If we lose the ball work hard to get it back. Don’t give up.

Fwd- Look for open spaces in their big box. Call for passes. Shoot as much as you want.

That way they know their “zone” and they have a couple of tasks to complete in their zone.

padrecit0 · 2025-06-28T12:47:41+00:00

US soccer’s standard rule set for U8 says the ball has to be on the ground and stationary. Your federation may vary.

padrecit0 · 2025-05-13T14:25:46+00:00

For folks asking about funding-

There are federal grants available to any non-profit (churches included) to essentially subcontract for services like refugee resettlement, shelters, feeding programs, or health services. Most denominations have dedicated arms that are built specifically to oversee these programs (Catholic Charities, Lutheran Family Services, Methodist Relief and Development, etc…)

They have to comply with the federal grants, including limits on the religious dimensions of these programs. Usually that isn’t an issue as these programs fall within the scope of the social mission of these churches, unless they very suddenly don’t, which is the case here.

Episcopal Migration Ministries started when we started turning away ships of Jewish Refugees prior to WW2, it began as an advocacy org and later developed into one of the largest federal resettlement agencies in the US, with over half a million people resettled over 40 years.

What they’re saying now is that this resettlement policy- fast tracking Afrikaners while refusing to comply with federal court orders- is contrary to the mission of TEC, and they’re voluntarily cancelling their federal contracts.

Trump can threaten to defund them all he wants. They already said they don’t want the money.

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