Hello from Coach Bob ...I didn't grow up playing soccer. I fell into it the way so many dads do: I got the call that said "If you don't coach, we may not have a team."
"They're five," I thought, "How hard can it be?" That was sneaking up on twenty years ago and, almost from the first day, I developed a genuine passion for The Beautiful Game. I've coached all three of my kids at various levels from that first U5 girls' team to U19 boys. And, tangentially, I've coached a couple hundred other kids along the way. I've achieved an AYSO National Coach certificate and CalSouth National D license and, now, I'm a US Soccer National "C" License candidate. I ref and have served for many years on the AYSO Region 68, Camarillo, California, board of directors. There is no bad day on the pitch! Currently I'm coaching a U10 boys Camarillo AYSO Extra team and assisting on my younger son's U13 Oxnard PAL (Police Activities League) team that's moving to the Coast League Premier bracket next fall. Over the years, I've developed a coaching philosophy that's mostly about the game being the best teacher and, the more we can keep them actually playing the game, the better they will learn. Not coincidentally, that is also the AYSO philosophy and it has largely become the US Soccer philosophy, at least at the younger ages. It is my quest to develop training sessions that reflect and are informed by that philosophy and I have accumulated and catalogued a number training games and exercises and I'm in the process of distilling all that cool stuff into Coach Bob's Session Builder to help coaches more easily assemble fun, dynamic and challenging training sessions. I hope other coaches, maybe you, will be able to use Coach Bob's Session Builder. For the Beautiful Game, --bd-- |
Osos 2013-14 Season a Roller Coaster Ride
The B13 EXTRA Osos took first in their league play bracket in the fall of 2013 and were finalists in Section 10 play in February of 2014.
Their 2014 Tournament season started with some challenges as the U11 team competed in U12 brackets against mostly bigger, stronger boys who were a year older than the Osos. But rise they did and ultimately took a championship trophy at California Strawberry Cup in May and a hard-fought third place in the A bracket at Santa Barbara Splash in June. All 12 of the 2013-14 Osos are back and going strong in our fall 2014 AYSO Extra B12 season. It's a WRAP!!OSOS Finish 2012-2013 Season
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The boys completely outdid themselves at the AYSO California State Championships Sunday, March 17th, defeating Section 2 champions Pleasant Hill 6-2 in the semi finals and Section 11 champions, Tustin, 7-3 in the finals.
A complete team-effort, six Osos found the net - Troy scored five, Jaime netted three, Marc and Jayden each added two |
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and Triston scored one - and eight of their 13 goals were assisted by Jaime, Cody, Troy, Luke or Triston. Additionally, Michael, Luke, Blaine and Jaime were are stellar on defense. Four Osos - Cody, Marc and Jayden - shared the goal-keeping with Cody contributing and dominating in the frame for half of each game.
A proud day for coaches Bob Dawson and Ted Nagel, the 9 & 10-year olds performed far above their theoretical ability, utilizing pass-back techniques, possession passing, rotating the ball to switch the attack, give-and-go passing, diagonal runs off the ball and copious communication.
FC Camarillo Osos will continue to challenge themselves with a competitive tournament season planned for the coming weeks and months.
A proud day for coaches Bob Dawson and Ted Nagel, the 9 & 10-year olds performed far above their theoretical ability, utilizing pass-back techniques, possession passing, rotating the ball to switch the attack, give-and-go passing, diagonal runs off the ball and copious communication.
FC Camarillo Osos will continue to challenge themselves with a competitive tournament season planned for the coming weeks and months.
Beach Cup Champs!!
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FC Camarillo Osos came roaring back from their trip to Davis, Ca to post a championship effort at the Carpinteria Beach Cup March 23rd & 24th.
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CopaCabana Champs!!
FC Camarillo Osos posted their fourth straight tournament championship of 2013 by topping the BU10 bracket at the CopaCabana Beach Soccer tournament at Port Hueneme Beach Park, April 20-21.
Philosophy:
Keep it fun and everything else will follow. We all learn better when we’re having fun and it’s no different for the kids. If they’re having fun, they are learning more.
And if they are learning more, they are getting better. The better they get, the more fun they have … repeat cycle.
Winning games is fun, but the true measure of coaching success is player development.
I live to see the lights go on!
NEXT:
The 2014-15 Osos have set some lofty team goals for the next several months.
They're currently chasing first place in league and have their eyes on
state-level competition
in the February - March 2015 time frame.
The Osos are eyeing "club" tournaments for spring of 2015 in preparation for what they hope will be a foray into the Coast Soccer League in fall 2015.
They're currently chasing first place in league and have their eyes on
state-level competition
in the February - March 2015 time frame.
The Osos are eyeing "club" tournaments for spring of 2015 in preparation for what they hope will be a foray into the Coast Soccer League in fall 2015.