This
Ranting Scotsman
always has something to say!
Poll Results
What is the best part of watching soccer on TV?
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Seeing awesome goals 33%
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Seeing great defenders 10%
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Brilliant assists 21%
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Copying professional players when I practice soccer
36%
Bettering YOUR Game!
Rossco’s Tip of the Week
Use the winter season to your advantage! Get out there, get on the ball and
express yourself, playing indoor can be a blast. Be sure to get plenty of
touches on the ball and try things out there. Practice new moves and just enjoy
it; there is less pressure from coaches and parents so take a leaf out of the
Brazilians book and play with a smile on your face!
"Hello and welcome to the final Rossco’s Rants of the season! Here you
will find lots of cool stuff to keep you entertained and informed about what
is going on at JUSC. This page will be updated every week - so come back and
visit soon!"
"You hear me?!" - Ross Moffat
Ross Moffat
So what’s Rossco ranting about this week?
Alright, the end of the season is here. So we can all just forget
about soccer for a few months right? WRONG! Ok, by all means take a
break, but don’t wait until the spring until you kick a ball again; if
you wait that long then you’ll come back rustier than my old Dodge
Avenger (RIP). Anyway, use the winter to play soccer in a less
structured environment, have fun and hone your skills. Indoor soccer is
an excellent way to improve your skill and ability; you can improve your
first touch, soccer coordination and game awareness just by playing.
Some of the world’s most skillful players: Ronaldinho, Robinho and
Ronaldo all claim that indoor soccer is where they perfected their
craft.
What’s happening at JUSC?
Last weekend we took some of our
JUSC girls teams to Kansas City, it was a lot of fun. All the teams did a great
job. It was a pleasure to watch the u11s and u12s play with such skill, thought
and enthusiasm, they certainly gave a very good account of themselves. The
future at JUSC looks bright! Well done ladies!
I would also like to give a shout out to the rickety old coaches who, in an
exhibition of sublime soccer, picked apart the u17 boys in our first annual
“Coaches Game”, winning 3-2 in clinical fashion. Wise heads will always overcome
young enthusiam. Merely days later, an even older and ricketier coaches team
gave the u14 boys a soccer lesson, the boys looked like they were chasing
shadows as the old coaches moved the ball around with grace and poise.
Better luck next year boys!
Coaches Look-alike: Uncle Jeffrey, just when you thought you were safe…
Check This Out...
Talk about honing your skills indoor? Have a look at this guy, Falcao, regarded
as the best indoor player in the world. To put it in terms of JUSC’s u12 boy’s
team I think it would be fair to say that this guy is “sick” and that he totally
“owns” the defenders.
This is a pretty cool video too; in this one Brazilian superstar Robinho meets
Falcao and the two play in a little indoor game together. You have to hand it to
the Brazilians, they play the game the way it should be, with skill, passion and
rhythm. They play with a smile on their face, “joga bonito”, which in Portuguese
means “play beautiful”!
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