Olé Soccer Podcast Preview

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Ole Soccer

With so much noise in the soccer world…have you ever heard of a podcast solely focused on enriching youth soccer? Maybe….but not like what we have in store for all of you!

Our goal with the Olé Soccer Podcast is to elevate the level of youth soccer together. This podcast’s mission is to interview some of the best youth coaches, players, and influencers that are creating waves in the youth soccer world. We will dive deep into the journeys, tips, struggles, and successes of our special guests to learn what it really takes to get to their level. Everyone has a story and we would like to know how we can improve to get to the next level as a coach, parent, player and ultimately…the sport!

As some of you know, this crazy Olé soccer journey started in early 2014 and is not stopping! We are only getting started and want you all to witness what it takes to achieve greatness, failure, and everyday battles! This podcast will discuss habits of our guests, experiences growing up, current daily routines, nutrition, impact in our soccer world and more. You’ll really get to know the type of people our guests are off the field as well, which brings more of the human element to the picture. This podcast has been a long time coming and if we feel like the time is now to take this movement to a whole different level!

Join us and watch along as the Olé Soccer Podcast takes flight from 0 to who knows how many downloads. We are giving you all access to our start of the podcast and will be starting a YouTube channel as well to check out behind the scenes footage of what it really takes to get followers on social media as well as confirm interviews. It is more than just pressing record!

Olé is ready and excited for this next level journey we are embarking on! Our impact can be even bigger if we help share this with like-minded people. Let’s change the game at the youth level together. Olé Soccer Podcast is ready to be the flag holders and improve this sport one episode at a time.

Follow on Social Media by searching handle below. Special interviews, tips and peeks into the life of a podcaster. It is going to be crazy!!

Instagram @olesoccerpodcast

Thanks for reading!

Photo credit to Ventura County Star Newspaper

Thank You 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Ole Soccer

Where do you start?

It started with a vision. You attract amazing people and work very, very, very hard! You sacrifice, sacrifice more and sacrifice more. You lose games, lose more games and keep losing games. Sound like something you want to be a part of? All we gotta say is… Thank You 2016!

The Journey

We didn’t even know where we were going to be training our teams at one point this year. Fields are so scarce here in the San Fernando Valley that you are lucky to have some room, especially after daylight savings hour change comes around. Our staff kept pushing and finding ways to make it happen. Little by little, we began to see progress and learn how to manage the field situation for our teams. When you want something so bad, you find a way to make it happen!

You can make excuses, or you can find a way to make it happen. #OleSC finds a way to make it happen!

Spring League

Spring league came around and both of our 2005 teams (White & Red) decide to join the West Coast Elite Spring League. Not sure of where our teams would be coming into our the league, both Coach Franklin, as well as Coach Gary, knew this would be the perfect opportunity to really develop their teams. Guess what, they both end up in the final and Coach Gary’s B05R ends up winning the league!

Battle Scars

Our youngest team early part of 2016 played in the Glendale Soccer League in the Spring versus boys that we 1, 2, some even 3 years older than them. The season was tough, it was very tough to see our players get outplayed every game. One thing that they didn’t do, they did not give up! They battled and after each game, our coaches told them how proud we were of their effort and their style of play. Little did the players know that the league was preparing them for the rest of the year.

B09 Warriors

The B09 Warriors were made and Coach Chuy took over this team in the Spring. Winning the most tournaments and trophies for any of our club teams, Coach Chuy is the most decorated coach on staff. Chuy and his team play awesome soccer and train extremely hard every week to make sure they stay on top! What an amazing year for the B09 team. In 2017, they will be playing their first year in CSL.

B09 Champs at the LA Galaxy South Bay 2016 Tournament

B09 Wins PSL League Playing One Year Up!

Summer 2016

What does a first-year club and first-year club team do? Stay local and compete against teams in your local parks right? WRONG!! You get out there and make a name for yourself! You go out there and compete against the best clubs to really see what type of character you have as a club. As a first year club, our B07R team went to Manchester City Cup in Oceanside and made it to the final. Keep in mind, this type of tournament is a Flight 1 level tournament competing against some of the most elite players in all of Southern California. Coach Walter and the B07R team were automatically qualified for Surf Cup 2016 (Invite Only) for making the final. Surf Cup is one of the most prestigious tournaments in all of the United States with teams from all over the nation as well as teams from Mexico coming to play.

B07 Makes the Man City Cup Final in Oceanside!

Again, we want to say, Thank You 2016! Our teams are fortunate enough to have amazing coaches and great families that see the long term vision. Like attracts like, we know that. Just like misery attracts misery….quality attracts quality!

More Summer Fun

#OleSC was fortunate enough to attract Coach Edgar Martinez (B07W) & Coach David (B08). The two teams were also brand new and ready to compete. In the summer, these 2 teams decide to attend the same tournament in Thousand Oaks. This is a tournament that Real So Cal level teams attend and expect to win. Not this time around, our coaches had their boys prepared!

Sure enough, both Coach Edgar and Coach David take their teams to the finals of their age bracket and come home victorious with the trophies! The B07W team finishes their final and rushes over to watch the end of the B08 final versus Real So Cal. What an amazing feeling and fun group of families that got to experience something like that. It was one of the best things to see and little by little the club world was getting a glimpse of who #OleSC was.

Ready for CSL

After a great start to the year, 5 of our 6 teams at that time were ready to start the Coast Soccer League season. The teams that competed were B05 (2), B07 (2) & our B08 team. After the crazy mess of finding a home field, we were fortunate enough to lock in Poly High School as our home field for the 2016 season. Let’s not start on how much of a headache it was to make the switch here, from payments to explaining the move to our own parents. Let’s just say it wasn’t easy but it was necessary!

This past season was lots of fun and our coaches are extremely proud of our players and their effort they put into their first CSL season as a club. All teams showed some attractive soccer and a style that not too many focus on at the youth level. Winning is one thing, developing and playing a system is another.

2 CSL Champs Crowned

Both of our B07 teams were crowned champions of their brackets and will be moving on to Silver and Silver Elite level brackets next CSL season. It has been a pleasure to watch these teams compete and show some great skills this past year. This is only the beginning…

Thank You 2016!

This roller coaster ride of 2016 has been lots of fun. It has also been long, painful, strenuous, rewarding and much, much more. At the end of the day, it was ALL WORTH IT! #OleSC is proud of being who we are and building something the way we are doing it. Our grassroots approach has been a path not many think of taking. This is NOT the easy way to do things, but we felt the best way for our teams.

Our club is a reflection of the people that are part of it. 2016 was proof that amazing things can happen if you work hard enough and surround yourself with like-minded individuals hungry to be part of the journey. It is not always trophies and finals. It is the process of getting your parents, players, and coaches thinking that way. Thank you 2016, thank you for kicking our butt. Thank you for making us come closer and for allowing us to be the change we wish to see in this world. 2016 was fantastic and 2017 will be even better!

Happy New Year & Thank You 2016!

One Love,

Coach Walter

@OleSoccer

Warm Up With the Ball

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ole Soccer

What does recreation level coaching do for a warm up?

Have you heard a coach say, “take a lap to warm up.”

As the level of the game develops here in the states, we feel it is vital that the level of the sport continues to step up. One of the best things you can do as a coach is to have your team warm up with the ball.

Improve the sport, don’t embarrass it!

How about we switch that up and have them warm up with the ball instead? In just a short amount of time you’ll notice the confidence on the ball and see the creativity with the ball in your players increase. Olé Soccer wants to see the level of the sport continue to improve and not only catch up to the level of the world but surpass it!

We will not be able to do this by having our players playing youth soccer warm up by taking laps.

Bring a Ball to Practice

Each child should be responsible to bring their own soccer ball to practice. A coach can only do so much and this also helps the child become responsible for taking care of their ball. The most passionate players around the world can’t sleep without their ball next to them.

Why is this important?

The ball allows the coach to execute age appropriate drills to improve their skills in the warm up. Developing ball mastery at a young age lays the foundation for a fundamentally sound player as they get older. If your son/daughter does not dribble correctly or use different parts of the foot to turn with the ball by age 10, their coach did them a disservice!

Maximizing the amount of touches your players gets on the ball at each practice is key for development at a young age. Players should see results in just a short amount of weeks if they are new to the sport. The best teams in the world practice this daily and you can notice the HUGE difference in each position because they are all fundamentally sound. When your son/daughter gets to a certain age, you can’t have the slow players playing defense and the fastest players scoring the goals. A good coach will be able to exploit the holes in your team and make you pay.

How can I help improve my child’s skills?

There are lots of ways to help improve your child’s skills, the warm up with the ball is extremely important if they are playing on a team already. Don’t be afraid to ask your child’s coach why the team does not warm up with the ball! Parents have a say and can have their input on the team even if you are new to the sport. Check out this drill here that will help with dribbling, turns and using both feet – Figure 8 Drill

Olé offers a solution to help your child improve their skills right away! CLICK HERE

Wherever you decide to have your child train, just be sure that they are getting as many touches on the ball each session. You will see quick results and see their confidence in their game fairly quickly. Speed and agility are important of course, but if you can ONLY run fast and don’t know how to trap the ball or dribble the ball you might as well have your child play Flag Football.

Please let us know your thoughts. Is a warm up with the ball important to you? How can we continue to develop the level of the sport in the states? Thanks for reading!

Written by:
Coach Walter
@OleSoccer

Raffle Contest

Posted on January 28, 2016January 29, 2016 by Ole Soccer

Olé is having a raffle contest for anyone interested in winning some great prizes!

The purpose of this raffle is to offer prizes to those helping out our program. Our organization is raising funds to help with costs with overall club fees, that can be monthly payments, field rentals, uniforms, etc. All of your help is welcome and we greatly appreciate you taking the time to help us out!

First Place Winner

The first place winner of the raffle contest will be awarded a brand new LG 42″ High Definition TV! This is a $400 valued television and for only a few bucks could possibly be yours.

Each ticket you purchase is $5 and enters you in the contest to win this prize. Multiple tickets can be purchased at the same time.

Click here to purchase now

Watch your favorite team play with a brand new television for your home!

Second Prize

Fitbit Charge Wristband

Wireless activity wristband that has a battery life of up to 7-10 days. This is a $130 value item that can track sleep quality, caller ID and compatible with mobile & online tools to help you improve your health.

Click here to purchase now

Step your game up and track your day with the fitbit tracker that counts your steps, distance, calories burned but also helps keep time. This is a great device that also could be yours for the price of only $5.

Know anyone that may want a fitbit wristband? Feel free to share the link!

Third Place

Trader Joe’s Gift Card

This is a $70 value gift card that you can win from our great raffle contest. Trader Joe’s offers multiple locations in Southern California where you can find amazing health products to keep your body performing at a high level.

At Trader Joe’s you can find lots of healthy snacks, food and products that can help your children stay healthy. For only $5 you can win this $70 value gift card.

Some of our families will be selling raffle tickets for the month of February (2016) and the winners will be announced 2/27/16! The winners will not need to be present, we will contact the winners via email or phone if they are not present. Remember, the more tickets you purchase, the better chance you have of winning one of these great prizes!

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket now or know someone that is, please feel free to share this raffle contest page with them. You would be helping them out as well as helping out our program to raise funds for our players. Thank you in advance and be the change you would like to see in this world!

Written by:
Coach Walter
@OleSoccer

Donate and Help

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Ole Soccer

What if there was a soccer organization that provided great training and also educated their families on health & wellness on and off the field? Have you ever heard of anything like this?

Olé Soccer’s mission is to change lives and work with people who are just as passionate as we are to bring the change to our community. Our coaching staff wants to be sure we are providing the best possible environment for your children. If this is your first experience with soccer or returning with us, we want to be sure we are doing our best for you.

Whether you choose to stay with us or go elsewhere, be sure as a parent you are putting your child into the best possible organization that is doing all they can for your child.

When running a club, organization or nonprofit, there are a ton of expenses that are necessary in order to maintain the program. Our goal is to give each child an opportunity regardless of their family’s financial status, the chance to receive high quality soccer training and have access to health and wellness education at the same time. Some of the most talented players in the sport come from humble beginnings, players deserves the opportunity to play for a team that will help them reach their potential.

Olé hopes to continue to provide this chance to our players and future players with your help!

With every purchase you make at a store, do you know what you are supporting? As consumers, we are all casting our vote with our dollars on the type of world we would like. If you donate and help our players and families, you are changing this world by contributing to an organization dedicated to the well being of our next generation.

Check out the real facts and information about the nutrition program. Statistics show that kids born this after the year 2000 will be the first generation that will not live longer than their parents!! This is absolutely terrifying and alarming.

Next Generation

Kids learn habits from what they see, we are visual learners. If you as a parent are allowing your child to educate themselves by watching television for multiple hours a day, they are being fed sugary drinks, foods and products that are really not in their best interest. How many hours a day does your child watch television? Pay attention to the amount of processed foods being advertised every few minutes. Sad to say that even FIFA endorses McDonald’s and therefore says it is okay for us to support obesity.

Olé loves the beautiful game but does not support the obesity epidemic here in the United States. We want to be one of hopefully many organizations to stand up and say NO to big companies selling our kids sports drinks and sodas! Support our movement and we can make huge waves together for the future of our children.

What’s next | Donate and Help

If you have read this far, you are awesome! We really appreciate your time and feel like it is because of people like you our world can improve. Thank you for investing a few minutes in reading about our organization. We hope you find this information useful and important. A donation would be greatly appreciated and would go a long way for our players.

As a coach myself I put everything into these kids and families. I believe in our organization and the mission we have to change our community. This is just the beginning and will continue to move forward together. If you’re in the area, please come out and check out our training sessions or one of our games. We have a lot of great things planned for 2016 and beyond. The future is in our hands and Olé will continue to prosper thanks to wonderful people like you!

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Thanks again and feel free to share this page with friends, family and the world! Let them know that we exist and what type of organization you are supporting!

– Coach Walter
@OleSoccer

More Effort

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ole Soccer

When you ask a coach this simple question, “do you prefer a gifted player or a hard working player on your team?” Most coaches would say hard working player, right? But what if you can create a team that has the best of both worlds?

The question is how?

In an ideal world, we would all like to have the most talented and hardest working players. The players that would run through a wall for any coach, any team, any club and know they could because it would be for the benefit of the team.

How do you get more effort from all of your players is the question?

What type of parent, coach, player are you? If you live your life accepting mediocrity, not taking chances, not living your life to its fullest…it will show. I have come to learn that our body can withstand so much more pain than we think.

Now, who is willing to suffer more “pain,” or give a little more “effort,” in order to be the best? Our brain tricks us into thinking we are physically tired, physically drained, but do you give into these thoughts is important. As a coach myself, I try my best to push myself to my limit on a daily basis. This might be physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. When I think I have reached my limit, I try to go just a little longer, push a little more. How are you pushing yourself to your limit?

Step 1: Be Truthful

You are tougher than you think! Kids are tougher than they think as well. If you’re a coach like me, your team is a reflection of you. I have coached some teams where I have not “succeeded” on the scoreboard, losing by so many goals I lost count at one point. After a loss like this, I always ask myself how I could improve my team and my coaching so this doesn’t happen again. The majority of the time when playing a superior team, all you can ask from your players is to try their best. Know they left that field and gave everything they had. What more can a coach ask for?

You can not lie to the person in the mirror. The first step to having more effort is being truthful with none other than yourself!

At practices, do you see the team performing with as much effort as they can? If not, it is the coach’s responsibility to correct that and make sure all players are pushing themselves each time. Pep Guardiola says, “the way you train is the way you play.” I’m sure other coaches have said something similar or maybe even used these same words, but when I heard this, I knew my team, my players would need to step up the intensity at practice in order to perform during their games. More effort comes down to being truthful with yourself, know you left that field giving it your all!

Step 2: Challenge Your Team or Teammates

This is something I am constantly trying to do as a parent and a coach. Look for a peer or another professional you can learn from and challenge yourself to strive for more. If I am a coach, I try to play superior teams to see how my team fairs against them. It is not about who has the better team at the end, it is about who challenges their team and teammates to be their best.

There should be some players on your team that are more advanced than others. Coaches pair these advanced players against each other during drills at training to make sure they push each other. Play against elite and you will become elite. Train like a professional you will become a professional. If you feel like you are not elite as of yet, at least attempt to go against the elite to see how much further you need to go to get on that level.

Most professional soccer players are professional soccer players because they earn the right to sign a contract through years and at times a lifetime’s work. Nothing is handed to anyone in this world, you must challenge your team and teammates consistently. More effort is needed in this aspect and not enough players/coaches are taking the initiative.

How are you challenging your team?

Step 3: You are Your Own Competition

Who are you really competing against? Is it the other team, best players, teammates?

There will always be someone better than you at something! That is the harsh reality of life. We are never going to be the best, someone will always be just a little better. But, as long as I am the best I can be, I will be satisfied with that effort I gave. Last thing I want to do is live with regret, knowing that I could have done just a little more. Gave a little more effort to be better than I was yesterday. Could have run just a little faster, studied a little longer, cared a little more to be MY BEST!

If we are all trying to improve in something everyday, then do it! Write it down, set a goal, crush it and be proud of your efforts to challenge yourself. Will you be successful each and every time? Of course not! But the journey to become that person is something we should all take away from our efforts.

Compete against yourself and be better than you were yesterday and pretty soon, you will be in the elite category and living your dreams!

Hope you enjoyed and please don’t live today without giving just a little more effort.

Written by:

Coach Walter
@OleSoccer
@WaltMerino

Pre-Club Futsal League

Posted on January 13, 2016February 26, 2016 by Ole Soccer

Starting February Olé will have our next developmental league. This will be a soccer league that will be challenging for all players but know our players will learn faster and improve each game.

What should you expect?

The pre-club futsal league will be for boys and girls who may be learning the game but also for advanced players as well. It will be a competitive league where kids must use their creativity and skills they have been learning at practice at each game.

The speed of futsal is much faster than the outside surface or even artificial turf. Tight spaces and lots of touches are exactly what a young player needs in order to develop at any age but especially at a young age.

Info on League

10 Game Season Starts 2/27/16 ends 4/30/16

Location:
17431 Roscoe Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91325
(Inside the church basketball gym)

20 minute halves
Every game will be played between 8am-2pm
5v5 on the court with Goalkeeper included
Maximum of 8 players per team
$70 registration fee per player
$5 ref fee per game for each player
We will have 4 teams in this pre-club futsal league ONLY
4 teams will help us develop and coach each player to their full potential
Uniform cost IS NOT INCLUDED!

Deadline to register your child for the league will be 2/12/16.

Please fill out form below after making payment!

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Top 10 Ways to Hit Your Goals

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Ole Soccer

We are now a week into the new year and what have you changed from last year? Are you still doing the same things you have always done?

Here are the top 10 ways to hit your goals we found out that will help make 2016 your year!

These are not in a specific order but just a few tips that we found that help us here at Olé Soccer be our most productive selves.

1. Get Enough Sleep

This is key to being the most productive and staying on top of your game! Whether you are a coach, parent, player or just a human being…you need to average a minimum of 6-8 hours of sleep every night in order to have your mind and body perform at it’s highest level.

2. Exercise Daily

Even the President of the United States has time to exercise everyday! Think you don’t have enough time? This goes for everyone, but the best time to exercise study shows, is early in the morning before starting your day. You not only feel accomplished but studies show that you have more energy to conquer your day. Get up 30 minutes earlier and workout for 15 minutes to start off, watch the difference it makes in your day. You will be looking forward to your bed at night to make sure you get those hours of sleep and get ready to do it again the following day.

3. Eat Healthy

Have you heard the term, “you are what you eat?” Not sure who said it, but sure does make a lot of sense. I even heard of something to take it a step further, “you are what you think.” So not only do you need to be your best mentally but be conscious of how you think that will in turn help you eat healthier to have your body perform at its highest level. Maximize your performance and avoid processed foods like soda, fast food, chips and so on that are actually scientifically proven now that link obesity, diabetes, cancer and many more diseases to these foods.

We are not doctors, but listen to your body and remember that doctors are not trained in nutrition, they are trained in medicine. Eating a plant based diet or getting as close as possible to it has now been proven to have your body prevent and reverse pre-existing conditions to have your body perform its best. Do your own research like we have, we recommend a few documentaries like Fed Up, Cowspiracy and Forks over Knives that can be found on Netflix.

4. Set Goals

Setting goals on a daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis is one of the best things you can do. It can be to lose weight, gain weight, bulk up, get faster, make more money, etc. How do you set a goal? Work backwards and find out how much money you need to make every day in a year to hit your annual revenue goal for example.

Want to make $1 million in 2016? You need to make $2,732.24 every day in 2016 (366 days) to become a millionaire this year. You need to make $113.84 an hour (24 hrs) to hit that goal. This is just an example but it allows you to realize that it is not out of this world to do.

If you want to work on your shooting, speed or passing in soccer, what drills are you working on to make this happen? Is your child working with a personal trainer? Is your child working out on “off days?” If you’re a parent, please do all you can to help your child achieve their goals and ask them what their goals are. Help them achieve success at a young age and they will be addicted to being their best every year thanks to you!

5. Surround Yourself with Positive Role Models

Jim Rohn has a great quote, it says, “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” Let that sink in for a minute…is that clear now? What group of friends can’t you live without? This may even be family you MUST be with all the time. Where are they currently, what are their goals? If you are scratching your head right now and do not know what they want, this is definitely a red flag!

We found it is okay to be different, stand out and not take the same road everyone is on. If you are to do something significant with your 2016, you will need to be controversial, you will need to be different. Find like minded people or get new friends that can help you achieve your best 2016. One thing I personally found out in 2015 was that being me and only me, accepting myself for me and not worrying about what other people thought of me was the best thing I could have realized. Stop worrying about what others say, because talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words. Do something great and celebrate with those who are by your side.

6. Find a Team

Many people like myself for example try to wear too many hats. It’s the truth, I try to do everything on my own and think I can do it all. I can do lots of things, but not very well. There are tons of people who are good at lots of things, but masters at none. If you want to accomplish something significant, it unfortunately or fortunately will not be done on your own. Find a team to help you get there. This may mean hiring a mentor, coach, accountability partner, friend or even just your spouse. A team needs to be more than one person that will push you to being your best and hold you accountable.

7. Ask for Help

We do not know everything, it is fine to ask for help from an expert. I am a coach but I also ask for help with certain tactics, drills and learn ways to become the best I can be. I love to read magazines, blog posts (like Ole Soccer’s 🙂 ) and books to help me learn from masters that have taken the path I am on. We now live in the information era where we can grab a phone, tablet, computer and research anything we want. How you use this information is up to you.

8. Work Everyday

If you think Messi or Ronaldo became the superstars they are today because they trained only on good days, you are sadly mistaken. You may not see results after a month, a year, 2 years, but eventually depending on your goals, you will start to see progress in what you choose to put your effort in. Great things do not happen overnight, you must work at them everyday little by little and chip away. A soccer player must have an edge on the competition to get to the next level. What are your strengths, is it speed? Skills? Passing? How are you working on your weaknesses or as I like to say on your areas of improvement. We can all get better as something, how far are you willing to go and how bad do you want it?

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.”
– Eric Thomas

9. Have a Calendar or Planner

I must admit, this took me a very long time to do! I still struggle with this, but once I started with my planner, I saw my productivity level shoot up like crazy! Staying on top of your daily goals, setting up appointments, training sessions and just having somewhere to write down your thoughts was a game changer for me. One that I am looking forward to purchasing is called The Freedom Journal, by one of the best podcasters of our time, John Lee Dumas.

10. Enjoy the Journey

“The best part of life is not the destination, but the person you become during the journey to your destination.” I am not sure if I am quoting it correctly, nor do I know who said it but I really resonate with this quote here. We are all destined for something in our life, we just need to have the courage sometimes to take risks and enjoy the process. If something doesn’t work, so be it. But at least you know that you gave it your all and tried it.

Do not live with regret and really enjoy the journey in becoming the best soccer player, coach, parent, sibling and most of all human being to leave this world better than how you found it.

Is there more?

I hope you enjoyed reading this new type of blog post and know that we are here to help as much as possible. If you feel you received value from this article and other posts from our site, please leave us a message below. I love reading reviews, good or bad (hopefully good) so I can keep improving. Wish you all a happy new year and know 2016 is going to be a life changing year for all of us!

Top 10 Ways to hit your Goals
Written by:

Walter Merino
@OleSoccer
@Soulrebelwm

Ole Futsal League

Posted on November 12, 2015January 5, 2016 by Ole Soccer

Futsal has been recognized as one of the best ways for the youth to develop and improve fastest.

What is futsal?

(Via Wikipedia) Futsal started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani Gravier, a teacher in Uruguay, created a version of indoor football for recreation. His goal was to create a team game that could be played indoor or outdoor but that was similar to football, which became quite popular there after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Its name comes from the Portuguese Futebol de salão , which can be translated as “room football”. It was developed in Brazil in the 1930s and 1940s. It is a 5 versus 5 game played indoor or on a flat surface.

Olé Futsal League Starts February 20, 2016!

Olé Soccer is launching a developmental futsal league for kids ages 4-10 years old. We here at Olé are providing every opportunity possible to those in our organization and those who would like to be part of it, the best training and overall development possible. We believe that in order for a player to excel, they must be able to play on multiple surfaces and environments to receive the most amount of practice as possible.

The Futsal league will be an excellent form of practice and allow our youth to develop here in the San Fernando Valley. As there are some Futsal facilities in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles areas, there aren’t many actual Futsal leagues. Olé couldn’t be happier to be offering this league for our community and help improve the level of play to compete with the best players around.

Check out what some of the United States Soccer Federation coaches had to say about the U.S. Futsal Development.

What does my child need?

First thing you must do is make sure your child gets introduced to the sport, we highly recommend having them attend some practices before coming out if this is their first time playing. Here is a good start if you live in the San Fernando Valley or surrounding areas, Friday Night Clinics. We offer these clinics every Friday for kids ages 3-12 who are just getting introduced to soccer or who are very advanced and play club soccer. Also offer Friday night goalkeeper clinics for kids ages 4 and up which dedicates time to each goalie who wants to learn or excel in their position.

Attire Needed

Please have your child bring flat shoes, futsal (rubber soles) preferred. Having your child prepared is extremely important because you can avoid injuries like falls, blisters or worse for not being prepared. Uniforms will be an extra cost and will not be included in the league registration fee.

You can not expect a player to perform at their best without the proper gear and proper nutrition.

Nutrition

We here at Olé are major advocates of nutrition & wellness. You can not expect the body to perform at its highest level if you are not fueling it with the proper ingredients. It is highly encouraged to speak to our Nutrition & Wellness coach, Carlos Charney and our chef, Coach Jasmine Delarosa. Be sure to follow up on Social Media @OleSoccer, as well as checking out our blogs for health tips and recipes to take you and your family to the next level.

Our mission is to not only improve the fundamentals and skills of your child but to also be sure they leave our program with as much information they can use off the field when it comes to maximizing their health and well-being. Wherever you decide to put your child, please be sure it is the absolute best possible solution for them. Money should not be an issue, we are really trying our best to provide our service to all willing families!

“You have a Formula 1 car and can’t expect it to perform its best if you are putting Unleaded fuel in it.”
– Coach Walter

Where will this take place?

Olé Soccer is based out of the San Fernando Valley area and will be starting our first Olé Futsal League at the Northridge, California. Please be sure to sign up for our email list to stay updated on the location and the schedules.

Prices and schedule info coming soon!

How do you separate the teams?

We will have only 4 teams per ages groups at the moment. Maximum of 9 players per age team so each player can receive enough playing time to learn the game.

Born 2011-2010
– Boys & girls that are 4 to 6 years old
– If your son/daughter is too advanced for this age group we will speak to the parent and decide if they would like to be challenged and moved up a division

Born 2009
– Boys & Girls who are 6 turning 7

Born 2008
– Boys & Girls who are ages 7 turning 8

Born 2007

– Boys & Girls who are ages 8 turning 9

Born 2006

– Boys & Girls who are ages 9 turning 10

Where do I reserve my child’s spot?

We are excited you are considering having your child be part of our program and know he or she will benefit from all we have to offer. First thing you must do is know that this is a commitment from all of you! Olé is anxious to meet new friends as well as see returning faces for our new league.

Please fill out information below to have your child’s spot reserved. Please be as detailed as possible and keep in mind this first season will be nothing but recreational for the time being. More details on cost, practices and teams will be provided in the next few weeks.

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Once you sign up, your contact info will be added to our list of pre-registered players to update you on the upcoming events and details of the league.

Advanced 2 Touch Passing Drill

Posted on October 28, 2015October 29, 2015 by Ole Soccer

How to set up the drill:

1. Set up 3 markers, cones or poles in a triangle 5 feet from each other
2. Player starts at the top marker and starts either left or right
(In this video he starts going right side first)
3. Player checks in to outside of right marker then check out again creating space for him/herself
4. First touch is with the same foot of the side you choose. If you go to the right, use your right foot.
5. Player must return the ball back in 2 touches
– First touch must be into space passed the marker in order to return pass
6. Repeat same steps on the opposite side focusing on using inside of the foot each time

This advanced 2 touch passing drill is great for fitness, first touch, passing, receiving and for all positions on the field. We recommend using it for kids ages 7 and up to challenge them.

Want more drills? Please let us know! We would love to create more videos for you.
If you are interested in private sessions, please contact us directly – info@olesoccer.org

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