Another thing that came up in my reading today that I thought was interesting was Anson Dorrance's take on the quote..."Don't worry. It will come. It's going to happen." It's a way that coaches often use to instill confidence.
Dorrance hates this quote and I can understand why. I think it's often said innocently. I'm sure I've said it before, however when it's phrased like that it's as if you meant "It will get better, but I will have nothing to do with it."
In order to get results everyone on a team has to take responsibility for winning. Everyone, from the starters to the people on the bench, needs to realize that they are the difference between victory and defeat. Everyone needs to go out and make a difference.
I also found it interesting, and not surprising, that Dorrance says that defense wins championships. In a way he's right, scoring, especially in soccer, can happen a lot and not happen at all even if the same chances are created. However, you can always play tough defense and fight after every loose ball.
On top of that he talks about how incredibly difficult it is to score in soccer. This is true, and it's why I think last minute, or last second goals in soccer games are much more impressive than last second plays in other sports.
I make such a big deal about Cory Bildstein's goal against Yale because it's so hard to score in soccer..it's much more difficult to convert the one chance you get in soccer than in other sports.
I also make a big deal about Kacey Richards hustle(going back to the paragraph about defense and fighting after every loose ball) because it was what lead to the win. That play doesn't come up in the box scores or in the game recap and didn't land her any player of the week awards, but she deserves to get the same credit as the person who scored the goal.
Richards hustle is an example of why you need to actually attend games in order to understand what happened. It's also an example of why you need to fight for every last opportunity, in sports and in life.
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