We plan on 1 tournament in the Summer.  We may try and play in a Mens league or indoor league during the summer.  We will compete in a State league iin the fall 10 games finishing in Nov.  At the moment the plans are not to compete in a State Cup.  

The Seattle wolves a local semi-pro soccer team.
The Seattle Wolves FC is one of the best semi-professional football clubs in North America. With an exciting schedule of league and tournament play on the horizon for 2009, the Wolves are looking for players that aspire to play at the next level.

In 2009 the Seattle Wolves FC will compete  locally, regionally, nationally and internationally in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) Premier Division, USASA National Qualifiers, the Starfire Premier Soccer League Premier Division,  Copa Washington and several other qualifying tournaments such as the JF Kennedy Cup, US Open Cup and PCSL Sheila Anderson Memorial Challenge Cup in addition to playing a schedule of friendly matches versus the best professional, semi-professional and college teams in the area. For more information on the club, and its mission and goals, visit SeattleWolvesFC.com .

The Seattle Wolves FC offers the opportunity for the best local talent to develop their football skills under the tutelage of a UEFA “A” licensed head coach and full training staff in a competitive environment similar to European and South American clubs. As the Wolves push towards expansion to the professional ranks in 2010, the club is looking to add fresh talent with professional playing aspirations.

Paul Nuss

"A TEAM IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS COMMITTED TO A COMMON PURPOSE AND A SET OF GOALS"

Check out the handout on Formations below, it is my idea or the duties of each position in a 4-2-3-1 formation.  Comments agree or disagree lets discuss at practice.

1.  Always go to the ball.  In 50-50 situations be the player who wins the ball.

2.  Forwards get goal side of the defender.  (defenders never let the attacker get goal side).

3. Midfielders  always pass the ball to the forward who is goal side of the defender.

4. Always shoot where the goalie isn't.  Shoot to the back post in preference to the near side.

5. Wingers get to the end line and make the cross past the first defender.

6.  Don't stop playing until the the ball is safe or the whistle has been blown and your opponents have stopped playing.

7.  Stay with the player you are marking and don't follow the ball.

8. The game does not end until the referee blows full time, important goals are scored in the last 5-10 minutes of each half, don't let down until the game is over. 

9. Start playing as soon as the whistle blows, your opponent will.

10. If your team possesses the ball your opponents cannot score.

11.  Always remember the ball can travel faster than any player.

12. Alwqys cover the back post in defense and on offense attack the back post.

 If anyone has any other insights send me an email.

The “magic box”, Ray Harford called it. Draw a line from the right corner of the penalty area to the touchline. The square that is formed with the penalty box to the left, touchline to the right and byline at the top is the area that is best for crosses. Whip the ball in from there and it is difficult for a defender to attack it without dropping too deep. Any statistically analysis will show that most goals are scored when the crosses come from this area. In the 2002 World Cup 30% of all goals came from crosses.

Set pieces and plays account for 40% of all goals scored in the professional leagues. Set Plays include corners, direct and indirect free kicks.

Click on the above title to see the art of the penalty kick from the BBC .

Check out the following link to UEFA's training ground website, Tactics, Skills, and Training.

 http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html

Info on the World of Soccer, click on above title for 4-4-2 soccer magazine headlines.  Premier League resume on Sat 13th with Man Utd playing Liverpool.   The Champions League season starts on Sept 16th on ESPN2.