Winning Isn’t Everything

• Behind the Scenes Insider View of a Soccer Dynasty
• Featuring UNC Soccer Star MIA HAMM
• Narrated by “CSI Miama” Star EMILY PROCTER
• Featuring Hall of Fame Soccer Coash ANSON DORRANCE
• Trailer of “Winning Isn’t Everything” on youtube

This Accolade Award winning documentary focuses upon the 2006 & 2008 NCAA National Champions, the Women’s Soccer Program at the University of North Carolina, which is one of the most successful athletic programs in NCAA history, winning 19 National Championships in 26 seasons and boasting an all-time record of 629 wins and 28 losses. The UNC women have established an unprecedented winning tradition and a legacy recognized internationally with 46 different Tar Heels playing for Team USA. But is raw athletic talent the only thing that drives the UNC team or is there something more enduring than the winning headlines?

Winning Isn’t Everything tells the story of the 2007 Tar Heel team and its attempt to meet the expectations of an NCAA dynasty. Follow six senior players as they lead a Carolina squad through a season where competition is fierce and UNC’s domination less certain. See first-hand how legendary coach Anson Dorrance and Chief Assistant Coach Bill Palladino employ a distinctive approach to inspiring elite women’s soccer players. This behind-the-scenes documentary gives and insider’s view into the unified team culture of the Tar Heel players who face the intense pressure of media scrutiny, archrivals and injury.

Special appearances by UNC greats MIA HAMM, Carla Overbeck, Wendy Gebauer Palladino, Cindy Parlow, and HEATHER O’REILLY (2008 Olympic Gold Medalist) provide an historical perspective on the UNC program, its competitive standards and how its core values make for an unbeatable formula for success on and off the field.

EMILY PROCTER, Hollywood star of ‘CSI Miami,’ narrates the documentary.

“It’s excellent!”
ANSON DORRANCE, Head Coach UNC Women’s Soccer

“‘Winning Isn’t Everything’ is an insightful peek behind the curtain of this remarkable sports dynasty. You could feel the power of the film in the audience.”
TIM CROTHERS
Author of “The Man Watching,” a biography of Anson Dorrance.

View TRAILER of “Winning Isn’t Everything” on YOUTUBE

Price: $ 25.00

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Question by MIAA:): FC Barcelona jersey original or not?
Okay so I got and FC Barcelona jersey at Ross today and it was pretty cheep like 14 dollars. So I went on the internet and I wanted to see if it was real, but I found nothing that looked like my jersey. If any one could tell me if it was real or knock off it would really help. I looked and saw that many of the shirt that were on the players had the nike logo on it. ( this is just the team one, it has no soccer players name on it) It also came with a little Tag that said “OFFICIAL team jersey”

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Answer by «ŠãL» »RãMõŠ« Madrid’s Gladiator
That Does NOT look like the official jersey, you will NEVER find a real jersey for $ 14…. the real jersey is from $ 60-$ 100 heres how it looks–>> http://www.barcelonajerseys.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/barcelona_home_jersey_2010_2011-246×300.jpg

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Soccer speed training is essential for any player to excel in the sport. Speed is an essential trait for every player on the field. Thus soccer speed training will increase the skill at which a player can perform on the field. There are numerous speed training drills that soccer players can utilise while increasing their speed and agility training.

The strikers are one of the most benefiting players on the field. They score the majority of all goals scored in soccer. Thus having the highest possible speed on the field is very encouraging to strikers. The fact that they have to be able to be in the best position to receive a pass and then beat their opponent to the goal in order to score adequately portrays the necessity of soccer speed training.

Also defenders can benefit from an increase in speed. On the field if you do not have a great defence you will not be able to win soccer matches. The fact that the game is based on athletic ability means that speed is essential. The defenders have to be fast enough to keep up with the strikers when they are trying to manoeuvre past them.

A midfield player needs to have speed in order to be able to traverse the field in their ever changing dimensions as a player. A midfielder is a crucial component to the game. They have both defensive and offensive roles on the field. Thus the speed ability is key for a midfielder because it deceases the amount of time in which the player will be spending traveling back & forth among the field to change from an offensive player to a defensive player.

Finally the goal keeper also needs to have the ability to maintain speed on the field. And thus drills to improve his or her speed are essential for this position too. All great goal keepers are fast goal keepers. They are fast on their feet and fast in their minds. The ability of a goal keeper to respond quickly to balls passed into space is essential. Thus speed is a key component to the position of goal keeper.

If you are a member of a soccer team or a coach of a soccer team it is important to remember the importance of speed training. Speed training is an essential portion of the game and key to creating a team that will not only provide a great offensive squad but also a great defensive squad.

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The goalkeeper’s job is certainly the toughest of all soccer players, since whereas a defender, midfielder or attacker can get off with a couple of mistakes every now and then, a goalkeeper’s mistakes are a lot more visible. To complicate things even further, modern goalkeepers have even more attributions than before: they need to coordinate the defence, they sometimes need to act as sweepers and they can fire off lethal counter attacks after a clean save.

For all these to happen of course, a goalkeeper will have to be thoroughly trained using specific soccer goalkeeping drills. Most commonly, such drills focus on soccer goalkeeping training skills such as mobility, flexibility, agility and reflexes rather than physical training. Let’s take a look at some popular soccer goalkeeping drills you could try out with your team.

- Soccer Goalkeeping Drills – 1 Versus 1

This is a very common drill, but nevertheless, it’s very effective since goalkeepers are bound to be caught in a 1 versus 1 situation with an opposing attacker in almost every match. Even more so, at amateur or youth levels, where defences are less strict than they are with the pros, 1-on-1s are very common for goalkeepers, so you’ll need to train them well.

This soccer goalkeeper drill is simple to execute. Get an attacker around 20-30 yards from the goal and tell him to charge full speed towards the goal, with the ball at his feet and try to score. Your goalie will have to counter him of course. To mix things up a bit, you could have another player passing the ball in front of the attacker, which allows the goalkeeper to take an extra decision as to whether or not it’s a good idea to charge out of the goal, or stay put and wait for the attacker.

- Soccer Goalkeeping Drills – Automatic Fire

Have 8-10 players stand at around 20-30 yards from the goal, each with his own ball. At your signal, the attackers should, one by one, run forward and shoot the ball from a distance you specified beforehand. Your goalkeeper should be under a constant rain of shots, jumping from one post to the other to save the ball. It’s not really that important if he saves them or not, it’s important that he learns how to react quickly and get up from the floor fast and be ready for another shot.

To speed things up a bit, you could have another team of 8-10 players behind the goal, returning the balls back to the firing squad.

- Soccer Goalkeeping Drills – Ab Volley

This is one of the toughest soccer goalkeeping drills, but if done correctly, it’s a very efficient one. Here’s how it goes: your goalie should stay on his bottom, in the same position he would do ab crunches in. You or a teammate will have to throw the ball towards him and while he’s doing ab crunches, he will pass it back to you.

Coordinate your move so that you throw the ball as your goalie is lifting up from the crunch and try not to give him too many breathers. It’s an intense exercise, but results will soon follow, so make sure you encourage him not to quit!

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Soccer shoes are required for several reasons. Not only do appropriate shoes give you traction in a sport where traction is paramount, they also provide you with support and padding that will protect you from injury. A quality soccer shoe is constructed with an upper portion that is made with materials and layering that will give the player the most feel for the ball, and in a sport where your feet are as important as soccer, that feel is incredibly valuable.

Since feel for the ball is important, the materials used are also integral in transmitting that feel. Soccer shoes are usually made of real leather or synthetic leather, with real leather providing the best feedback for the player. Real leather has other advantages as well. Leather shoes tend to fit better and are often more durable as well. However, those advantages come with a higher price. Further, if you are playing on a wet, water logged field, a real leather shoe will absorb more moisture making it heavy and robbing it of its durability.

A less expensive option is synthetic leather. Appropriate for beginning and intermediate players, synthetic leather offers an affordable entry level shoe for prospective soccer players. Further, synthetic leather offers greater water resistance and is ideal for play on wet fields. Synthetic leather shoes are easier to clean and tend to maintain their looks for a longer period of time even though they typically do not last as long as their leather counterparts.

The most important part of soccer shoes is where the rubber meets the road; the sole, where the cleats are. There are four types of soles on soccer shoes: molded cleats, detachable cleats, turf shoes, and indoor shoes. Molded cleats are the most basic and affordable design. Perfect for young or beginning players, molded cleats are part of the sole of the shoe and they are designed to be appropriate

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