Core Strengthening

 "Enhanced Stability: A strong core provides stability for your entire body, reducing the risk of injury during physical activities and everyday movements.

1. Improved Posture: Strengthening your core muscles helps maintain proper posture, reducing strain on the spine and preventing back pain.

2. 
   

   Better Balance: Core strength is essential for balance and coordination, which are crucial for activities like walking, running, and playing sports.

3. 
   

   Injury Prevention: A strong core can help prevent injuries by supporting proper alignment and movement mechanics, reducing the risk of strains and sprains.

4. 
   

   Functional Fitness: Core strength is essential for performing daily tasks like lifting, bending, and twisting with ease and efficiency.

5. 
   

   Enhanced Athletic Performance: Athletes in all sports benefit from a strong core, as it improves power transfer between the upper and lower body and enhances overall performance."

   
   

   - Chat GPT 3.5

Define Resilience

 Sometimes resilience amounts to a moment when you say into your quiet spirit, "I'm going to get through this". That moment turns into the next moment and then several moments pass until a minute goes by. Then before you know it, it's been 24 hours. 24 hours turns into a week. Weeks go by and 365 days later, it's been a year. When we have those moments, let us practice telling our quiet spirit, "I'm going to get through this". 

Empire Strykers Away Game

 The Empire Strykers pro indoor soccer team has a game tonight vs. the San Diego Sockers. The game is in San Diego at 5:05pm. If you want to tune in, you can join the game via Twitch.tv's MASL_soccer. 

The United States Women's National Team also has a game tonight at 5:15pm Pacific Standard Time for the Gold Cup final vs. Brazil. You can tune in via ESPN+, Paramount+ or ESPN Deportes. 

Chat GPT

Chat GPT 3.5 has been a great director for me. 

At first I was hesitant to interact with AI when Michael introduced it to me, but I have learned to greatly appreciate this new technology accessible to us today. My brother showed me examples of how it could help me with my writing and before I knew it, Chat GPT was helping me create a soccer practice schedule as a coach. 

Not only has it helped me coach, teach, parent, write, etc. It's now introduced me to technology for soccer players that could potentially provide me with an additional stream of income. Being able to produce and navigating the process is my job and it's not easy but I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. 

New technology has changed the way we live. It has the potential to improve our health, provide additional income for us, and be a partner in better living all around. 

chat.openai.com

Next Game

 The next game for the Empire Strykers is on St. Patrick's Day vs. the San Diego Sockers. It's on a Sunday and it's at 4:05pm. For more information, you can visit: theempirestrykers.com.

Creating Space

 "Off-the-ball movement is a crucial aspect of team sports like soccer, basketball, and hockey, as well as individual sports like tennis. It refers to the actions and positioning of players who do not have possession of the ball but are actively involved in creating space, disrupting the opposition's defense, and facilitating scoring opportunities for themselves or their teammates.

Off-the-ball movement creates dynamic and fluid gameplay by constantly shifting the positions of players on the field or court. This movement forces defenders to adjust their positions and decision-making, creating openings and vulnerabilities in the defense that can be exploited by the attacking team.

Off-the-ball movement also fosters team cohesion and chemistry. Players who understand how to move effectively without the ball can create passing lanes, draw defenders away from key areas, and provide support for teammates in possession. This coordinated movement enhances teamwork and increases the likelihood of successful attacks.

Moreover, off-the-ball movement requires awareness, anticipation, and tactical understanding from players. By reading the game and predicting the movements of teammates and opponents, players can make intelligent runs, find open spaces, and make themselves available to receive passes or shots on goal.

In essence, off-the-ball movement is more than just running without the ball; it is a strategic and integral part of gameplay that can dictate the flow and outcome of a match. It creates opportunities, disrupts defenses, and showcases the importance of teamwork and tactical awareness in sports."

- Chat GPT 3.5

Looking Forward to a Playermaker Device to Learn About

I am trying to connect with Playermaker to get to know the device that we would be purchasing/using during training sessions and/or games. I want to be able to provide you with a point of contact, the purchase price, the details about how to use the device as well as an example, etc. The device tracks your progress and gives you feedback to help you understand what you need to work on and statistics to measure improvement. 

The main reason I think it's a wise investment is because it'll help us maintain focus on how we can improve vs. ourselves. It's easy to feel not good enough when we try to compare ourselves to others, especially when there's so much talent in this world. Every time we put on the Playermaker device, it's a constant reminder about how to try to be better than we were yesterday. Those are the factors that we are in control of.