9/25 vs. Brighton

For today’s starting line-up, my thinking went in a different direction.

I think that we have worked two days in a row on getting mids and forwards to cut to the ball (I did not include Anita is these drills).

I did focus on the bigger picture in the midfield stating that Nicole needs to take charge. Take some risks… “better to try for every 50/50 ball and fail, than to not try at all.”

Continued to work yesterday with Salice going directly to goal and she actually did much better (though under pressure today, she may revert back to her old ways).

I think right side will still be our best attack route. All players should be carrying ball right in Q1 and trying to get to Emma/Kenadie). fast right carries may help us to defeat Brighton’s tight layers. May also get them to cause a stick foul.

I think Isla and Ambri should sub every 5-7min on the left wing. Their top priority is to get to goal when we have a break away. Apply pressure on ball in transition 1/3. Be available for outlet pass in defensive 1/3. They should not be relied upon to carry the ball - open field passing should go right NOT left).

Emma and Kenadie should sub on the right wing. Sub them every 5-7 min to keep them fresh like we did in summer league. They should carry the ball down right sideline and cross anywhere from 30yd line and lower.

If/when Salice starts to slow down (or starts to turn her back and do that blind reverse pass thing), we take her out to re-focus her and put Emma at point.

If/when Nicole slows down and stops cutting to the ball, we can take her out at TOD and sub in Emma or Kenadie.

We should avoid taking out Nicole and Salice at the same time, as it will disrupt offense corners.

All that being said, my suggestion to start the game is a bit more traditional:

GK - Lucy

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DEFENDERS

R - Tori

C - Quinn

L - Sophie

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BOD - Anita

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TOD - Nicole (with a mandate to control the center of the field… cut to every ball… and go strong to goal… no watching… when she does, we take her out to re-focus)… Emma or Kenadie play TOD until Nicole returns

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LW - Isla (with Ambri as sub every 5-7 min)

RW - Emma (with Kenadie as sub every 5-7min)

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POINT - Salice (with a mandate to cut to every ball and go strong to goal… no watching… when she does, we take her out to re-focus)… Emma or Kenadie play POINT until Salice returns