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Kicknit22 said:
That's obvious. I just don't get it. Hell, yours can out play her right now! I'm not kidding, either.
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The other thing that she has going for her is she can score with her head. You know how US Soccer loves that. I believe that every goal that she has score for the US has been on a header. Since Abby left they "need" a target for crosses in the box.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The other thing that she has going for her is she can score with her head. You know how US Soccer loves that. I believe that every goal that she has score for the US has been on a header. Since Abby left they "need" a target for crosses in the box.
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While she needs to work on using her left foot.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
How common is it that a player at the upper college level can use her off foot comfortably?
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It depends upon the team. On the best teams I would say 25-35%. It only goes down from there. However, we are talking about a 29 year old USWNT midfield player. This should not be her issue.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
How common is it that a player at the upper college level can use her off foot comfortably?
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I would hope ALL players would be able to at this level. I blame the coaches! Nothing worse than currently watching Ecnl, Odp, Us Training, future Da players play with 1 foot and can't use their off foot. Why isn't more emphasis put on this?
 
Soccer123 said:
I would hope ALL players would be able to at this level. I blame the coaches! Nothing worse than currently watching Ecnl, Odp, Us Training, future Da players play with 1 foot and can't use their off foot. Why isn't more emphasis put on this?
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That would require a coach that cares about his players improvement and isn't afraid to give a star player the business. One of the things that I liked the most about the coach that was primarily responsible for my player's development was that he had no problem critiquing what she was doing wrong. The conversations that he had with her on the sidelines, during the game and at training were never about what she did well. It was always about how to strengthen her weaknesses and how to elevate her game. I appreciated it and so did she. There wasn't any value in her being told how good she was at something. What she cared about and what we cared about is what she could improve upon to be ready for the next level on day one. Playing with your weak foot was a part of that.
 
MakeAPlay said:
That would require a coach that cares about his players improvement and isn't afraid to give a star player the business. One of the things that I liked the most about the coach that was primarily responsible for my player's development was that he had no problem critiquing what she was doing wrong. The conversations that he had with her on the sidelines, during the game and at training were never about what she did well. It was always about how to strengthen her weaknesses and how to elevate her game. I appreciated it and so did she. There wasn't any value in her being told how good she was at something. What she cared about and what we cared about is what she could improve upon to be ready for the next level on day one. Playing with your weak foot was a part of that.
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Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
 
Soccer123 said:
Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
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My player was very lucky. She had a great coach. He coaches boys academy and a high school team now. I loved how he believed in my kid as much as we did and refused to let her put anything other than her best foot forward. I hope that your player is as fortunate. Good luck to you and your player.
 
Soccer123 said:
Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
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Robben only uses his left foot 90% of the time and they still cant stop him.
Everyone knows he's cutting back to his left foot, but he still beats them. He's getting old now, but the guy did it for years.
The guy has always amazed me, how he does it.
 
Bernie Sanders said:
Robben only uses his left foot 90% of the time and they still cant stop him.
Everyone knows he's cutting back to his left foot, but he still beats them. He's getting old now, but the guy did it for years.
The guy has always amazed me, how he does it.
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I guess it works in the NBA too. Still I can only imagine what would be said if the Patriots could only run the ball left because that was the only way their star running back could go. That would be weird..
 
MakeAPlay said:
I guess it works in the NBA too. Still I can only imagine what would be said if the Patriots could only run the ball left because that was the only way their star running back could go. That would be weird..
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Totally different.
Robben runs right all the time, he just always cuts back to his left to shoot.
 
Soccer123 said:
I would hope ALL players would be able to at this level. I blame the coaches! Nothing worse than currently watching Ecnl, Odp, Us Training, future Da players play with 1 foot and can't use their off foot. Why isn't more emphasis put on this?
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My daughter just did it on her own, more of a challenge to herself. Watching a player doing left footed drills with the right is pretty funny.
 
I'm starting to think that Crystal Dunn is going to have to play wide back at some point. O'Hara and Short leave a lot to be desired. Klingenberg is losing a step. We have quite a few options in the attack but we are extremely low on world class wing backs.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I'm starting to think that Crystal Dunn is going to have to play wide back at some point. O'Hara and Short leave a lot to be desired. Klingenberg is losing a step. We have quite a few options in the attack but we are extremely low on world class wing backs.
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I agree. Not a big fan of O'Hara, and Short just seems "serviceable", with no wow factor. I think Dunn as a Wingback is a great idea. She can't seem to learn how to stay onside.
 
I watches Sundays game last night and was rather disappointed, especially with the passing, passing to the wrong side and passing to someone who was closely covered. Touches weren't the best either.
 
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