U15 National Game, Holland Vs Switzerland
”The time is like a an eagle flying in the sky… it goes by quickly.”
Personal Thoughts:
It is already April 18, days are turning into weeks and soon I will be leaving on a jet plane back to the land called home before I know it.
Today, friday I have been able to reflect. I have been very lucky for the people who have helped me on my trip.
Marieke, (family, where I am staying) has been very accomdating, letting me into her world, stay at her place, she is a great person to talk to and bounce off ideas. We are off to Paris next week to be tourists and take a weekend off from the pitch.
Marco, has been unbelievable, he is taking good care of me on all angles. At times I feel bad for the how well he is treating me, I am taking it all in and looking forward to taking care of him in the future. I am looking forward to bring him and his family to Canada for soccer but more importantly to show how thankful I am for what he done for me in Holland. He does not know but he is changing my life. I think we can all learn for this….we make a bigger impact on people then we may think, imagine if we all helped someone to this extent, it not only comes back, but spreads like wildfire, inspiring.
Soccer News
Yesturday, we watched the U15 Dutch National team play the U15 National Swiss team. Overall it was very interesting as this is the same age I had been coaching for the last 6 months. Being able to compare the top players in this age group will help my analysis back home. I am starting to get a great idea of what the top players know and at what age, knowing what professional clubs are teaching their youth gives myself a great standard that must be followed in Canada if we want to improve.
If we can teach Canadian player’s the exact same as what professional clubs are teaching their youth, don’t you think we could compete with the top soccer nations of the world?
Will it be harder? Yes! Do we have less? Yes! Do we have Canadian heart? Yes!
Lets do this!
Done.