Senior Boys and life long Fremont YSC player, Jordan Conklin, brings you his ‘Top Bins’ Challenge. Try the challenge, video your attempts, and send in to the club.

Each week we will be having Live – “Player Profile Quizzes” on our Instagram account. Throughout the week there will be trivia questions, and on Thursdays we will be having a Quiz based on playing scenarios when “We Have The Ball” or “They Have The Ball”.

This week’s Quiz is on Centerbacks.

• Player: Centerbacks
• Scenario: “We Have The Ball” – The ball is with our Right Back and they are looking to get forward with the ball by dribbling.

Question: Where should the Right CenterBack move once the Right Back gets forward with the ball?

A: (Option 1)  

B: (Option 2)  

Tune in to our Instagram Stories on Thursday afternoon to take the Live Quiz. (Answer will also be given, along with the “Why”).

To take the Live Quiz, please follow us on Instagram and take the quiz on our Stories.

Instagram: @fremontyouthsoccer

Trivia Quiz:

Question 1: What numbers are centerbacks known to wear?

A – 2 & 3

B – 6 & 8

C – 4 & 5

D – 21 &15

Question 2: Julie Ertz played center back for…

A – Stanford University

B – Santa Calara University

C – Cal Berkeley

D – UCLA

Question 3: Virgil Van Dijk started his playing career in England with…

A – Liverpool

B – Sunderland

C – Crystal Palace

D – Southampton

Question 4: Which center back played with both Portuguese and Brazilian Ronaldo?

A – Sergio Ramos

B – Gerard Pique

C – Raphael Verane

D – Nameja Vidic

Question 5: Who is currently the most expensive defender?

A – Raphael Verane

B – Thiago Silva

C – Virgil Van Dijk

D –  Gerard Pique

Question 6: Which center back left Juventus to join AC Milan and joined Juventus back on loan?

A – Leonardo Bunucci

B – Giorgio Chiellini

C – Joao Cancelo

D – Matthijs de Ligt

Question 7: Which center back won the world cup and champions league in the same year?

A – Samuel Umiti

B – Marquinhos

C – Raphael Verane

D – Mats Hummels

*For Answers to the Trivia Quiz, read past this line.

Question:Answer

Q1: C

Q2: B

Q3: D

Q4: A

Q5: C

Q6: A

Q7: C

We’ve not forgot about the parents, I am sure you are all scratching at the door to get out and get some exercise. With gyms and parks closed we can be limited within our workouts, but we’ll be posting a number of workouts you can do in a very small space, and with very limited equipment needed. If you don’t have the equipment shown in the video, be creative and use alternative instruments, a few suggestions can be found in the video.

Workouts also appropriate for players, and can even be a family workout.

Latest installment of the practice at home program from Fremont YSC.

Coaches will be conducting online conferences with their teams to cover the session, and provided guided discovery to ways in which the player can further develop the session at home, along with individual challenges and competitions.

Players, do not forget to upload a 15 second clip to your TeamSnap account under the media files.

We’re not quite on the fields, but that can’t stop us from training an staying engaged. The following clip is great collection of what players from all ages have been doing to stay active, and practice at home.

This weekend NorCal Premier put on their Summer Symposium in the form of a weekend webinar. This gave the coaches a great chance to jump on to this opportunity and keep learning from some of the best there is.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund were just two of the presenting clubs, and touched on both the importance of a club identity in structuring it’s playing style and coaching methodology, while Dortmund presented how Covid has created a new challenge for youth players, and we can use this experience to improve in different areas of a players development. Frans Hoek who recently visited the club was also presenting on his expertise, set pieces, and reinforced the importance of a reference point in sports coaching.

Keep an eye out during week 40 for presentations on the material in relation to the clubs operations.

We are facing a time where we feel we may be unable to achieve our goals due to the restrictions in place while we all fight against the spread of Covid-19. Although at times we can feel less motivated, and lacking in desire to accomplish even the smallest of tasks, we can take advantage of the time we now have and create new habit loops to guide us on a path to optimizing our growth. Whether it be reading more books, getting more exercise, or specifically practicing a set goal.

Please see this weeks presentation on Habit.

Presentation – Habit

Senior Boys and life long Fremont YSC player, Jordan Conklin, brings you his ‘Top Bins’ Challenge. Try the challenge, video your attempts, and send in to the club.

Each week we will be having Live – “Player Profile Quizzes” on our Instagram account. Throughout the week there will be trivia questions, and on Thursdays we will be having a Quiz based on playing scenarios when “We Have The Ball” or “They Have The Ball”.

This week’s Quiz is on Fullbacks.

• Player: Fullbacks
• Scenario: “We Have The Ball” – The ball is out on the right flank, our Right Forward makes a run to the ball in the wide position. Our Full Back is looking to join in the attack.

Question: Which run should the Fullback make to cause more disruption to the opponent’s defensive line?

A: (Underlap) 

B: (Overlap) 

Tune in to our Instagram Stories on Thursday afternoon to take the Live Quiz. (Answer will also be given, along with the “Why”).

To take the Live Quiz, please follow us on Instagram and take the quiz on our Stories.

Instagram: @fremontyouthsoccer

Trivia Quiz:

Question 1: What is Wan-Bissaka’s nickname?

A – Dimond

B – Lizard

C – Spider

D – Rocket

Question 2: A Right Back is known for wearing the number…

A – 1

B – 2

C – 3

D – 4

Question 3: Who is NOT a Fullback?

A – Dani Alves

B – Joshua Kimmach

C – Kyle Walker

D – Presnel Kimpempe

Question 4: Should a Fullback be good at 1v1 Attacking?

A – Yes

B – No

Question 5: USWNT Fullback Kelley O’Hara attended which college?

A – Stanford University

B – Santa Clara University

C – Cal Berkeley

D –  San Jose State

Question 6: SJ Earthquakes Fullback Nick Lima attended which college”?

A – Santa Clara University

B – UCLA

C – Cal Berkeley

D – Washington University

*For Answers to the Trivia Quiz, read past this line.

Question:Answer

Q1: C

Q2: B

Q3: D

Q4: A

Q5: A

Q6: C

We’ve not forgot about the parents, I am sure you are all scratching at the door to get out and get some exercise. With gyms and parks closed we can be limited within our workouts, but we’ll be posting a number of workouts you can do in a very small space, and with very limited equipment needed. If you don’t have the equipment shown in the video, be creative and use alternative instruments, a few suggestions can be found in the video.

Workouts also appropriate for players, and can even be a family workout.