Thursday 30 July 2009

Thanks for the insight!

Christian was our U12 team coach for the 2007/2008 season. It was our daughters first experience on a Bangu team. He put a lot of effort into the planning of each practice. Our daughter developed as a soccer player and enjoyed learning the technical aspects of the game. Christian was dedicated to the team, is a very observant coach and really gets to know the girls strengths and weaknesses. Your daughter will grow and develop as a player with Christian as her coach. If we could we would want Christian to coach our daughters team again. And about our year in 07/08, our team developed as a whole and surprised many by making it state at the U12 C1 level.

As a parent with very little soccer background, I enjoyed the insight Christian provided in post game summaries. Emailed synopsis analyzing the strategy of our opponent and how we defeated them. He also encouraged our daughter to watch as many professional soccer games as possible, to better understand how the game is played. Now as a family we watch soccer on ESPN whenever we get a chance.

James and Kristin Schoffman

Be Positive, Live Positive

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Why Christian's a great coach!

1. He taught me how to Maradona around opponents.
2. He taught me how to bend corner kicks into the goal.
3. He taught me how to visualize my game beforehand.
4. He coaches me on how to handle pressure.
5. He never goes easy on me.
6. He made me only use my left foot for an entire week during a camp that was too easy for me.
7. He improved my technical skills (speed juggling, footskills, shooting.)
8. He met me on a soccer field 4 years ago and has kept in touch with me ever since.
9. He comes to my games to watch, then calls me afterward.
10. He doesn't get mad at me when I beat him. :)

Dana Buckhorn
u15 MTA Blue
1995 ODP Regional Pool Player