Firstly, let me prologue this with the statement that I don’t have any idea what training a school football team is like, and I don’t expect to ever get the advantage of finding out either. rumination by the media and independent writers can be both entertaining and outright funny, so permit the conjecture begin!

Watching school soccer this year, I should admit that one of the most glowing factors week in and week out was the absence of consistent inducement for each team. Michigan against Appalachian State; USC against Stanford. Upsets originate from a mix of many factors, but one of the largest is a well galvanized team playing a really complacent one.

Incentive is one of the few things a coach can control. Usually in a game, once the players take the field, the coach can only initiate Continue reading →