Sentences with phrase «years as a youth player»

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The Warriors are currently the favorite to win the NBA title, and given their youth — from the players to Kerr as a rookie head coach — they could conceivably get better in the coming years.

Some even suggested that we start with youth players such as the 17 year old Frenchman.

So even if Mertesacker is not expected to play as often as he would like, should we give him a one - year extension just for his ability to lead the squad and help teach our youth players?

We had a LOT of gaps appear in our team, anyone with a head on their shoulders would know it wasn't going to be this year where we win the EPL as we needed close to a squad to get enough quality in depth without relying on unproven youth acadamy players.

The teenager is a product of the youth setup at Lille, and it's no wonder interest is high given this is the academy responsible for nurturing the recently crowned PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard, as well as Liverpool forward Divock Origi.

Lukaku may start as 1st choice as he has proven he can score in the EPL but he would have to work hard to keep that spot from a hungry player, it could provide great competition for a number of years to come and by then hopefully we could have produced a youth CF who can step up...

Suso joined the Liverpool youth academy in 2010 as just a teenager and then progressed through to the first team as a senior player two years later.

to get this qualities u hve to dip into the market and buy it.like ozil very unique and also cazorla u cant get such players quality from ur youth team.and young players learn alot from such players thus its very vital to get a top player.if we had an animal striker am telling u akpom would hve been a beast by now as that guy could hve been there role model.i hope we win epl but i am sure we ai nt winning ut this year unless we go and get what the squad is yearning for.

2nd sure Walcott has become a squad player and it doesn't look like it will change anytime soon!But even thought he is less important than he used to be thanks to some youth prospect finally stepping up (Ox) and our new transfer policy ($ $ $) he still has that pace and ability to score and create havoc after 1 to 1,5 year out your rusty but obviously if he's dead on a pay raise I wouldn't go as far as to say he's holding us ransom but it is too much considering he's current impact and importance to the squad... Sure we could argue that he will rediscover his form and give us 20 + goals a season and not sustain an injury anymore but how sure are we?

He has been widely lauded as «giving youth a chance» but you saw last year how quick he was to drop young players if they did not instantly perform, and he was rather forced to use some of them through injury.

In the youth football world, this tournament is known simply as «Cali Bowl» and is considered the No. 1 tournament on the West Coast for players as young as 5 and up to 14 years old with five different divisions — from Mighty Mites to Midgets.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Currently in his third season with Borussia Dortmund, the 25 - year - old began his career as a youth player at Dortmund but made his name playing for Rot Weiss Ahlen in Germany's regional leagues before being snapped up by Borussia Monchengladbach.

The 20 year old is in real danger of falling further down the pecking order at Arsenal, especially with the introduction of more first team signings and youth players such as Jeff Reine Adelaide overtaking him.

With the Arsenal defender currently on international duty with Spain at Euro 2016, you can bet that the many Barcelona players in the squad will have been in his ear about going back to the club where he spent eight years in the youth system, just as they did a few years ago with Cesc Fabregas, even going as far as forcing him to wear a Barca shirt.

As an Arsenal.com report reveals, Kieran Gibbs spoke about the Prof in the pre-match press conference and as one of the young players that has benefited from the club's youth system and from the mentoring of the Prof, he knows Wenger well and is determined to repay the loyalty shown to him over the last seven yearAs an Arsenal.com report reveals, Kieran Gibbs spoke about the Prof in the pre-match press conference and as one of the young players that has benefited from the club's youth system and from the mentoring of the Prof, he knows Wenger well and is determined to repay the loyalty shown to him over the last seven yearas one of the young players that has benefited from the club's youth system and from the mentoring of the Prof, he knows Wenger well and is determined to repay the loyalty shown to him over the last seven years.

An immensely popular player at West Ham, Jack Collison had signed as a seventeen year old from the Cambridge youth setup and made his Hammers debut in a game against Arsenal in January 2008.

I'm sure Jones will say that's because he now has a squad and is able to change things as he has decent players on the bench (our benches in previous years have been shockingly poor, mainly filled with youth team fullbacks and the like).

In an 11 - year stint as a player for the club, the 43 - year - old won five league titles, two Dutch cups and the 1995 UEFA Champions League amongst the countless honours he achieved and returned to the club as a youth coach in 2007.

The 29 - year - old was again one of the overage players on duty for Liverpool's youth team on Monday night as Leicester City were put to the sword at Langtree Park.

This is a player that appeared to have a bright future as the Italian footballer was able to receive enough recognition during his time spent at the youth academy of Manchester United which allowed him to get playing time with the first - team of the Premier League despite only being 18 years old and actually managing to make an impact in the matches that he did get time on the pitch, even though he was only a youngster.

A $ 7 million signing from Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal youth international Jota was Liga Sagres young player of year last season as he scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists in all competitions.

It is frustrating we have recruited well for the development side of things and not the first - team but I guess you have to look at the young players as a huge positive at the club because in recent years the youth system hasn't really been focused on.

But, the Nerazzurri did bring one player into the San Siro as French youth Yann Karamoh became an Inter player on a two - year loan from Caen with an obligation to buy.

Leeds have made youth development a priority under new owner Andrea Radrizzani, and the Director of Football, Victor Orta, has responded by snapping up young talent from all over Europe, with players such as Kun Temenuzkhov, who was recently named as one of the top 60 prospects in the world born in the year 2000 by the Guardian, making a switch to Leeds from Barcelona's highly rated youth system.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parYouth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

player has not attained 15 years of age as of December 31 in the year preceding a USL Youth Council sanctioned event; and

John is a former collegiate and professional player, and worked for 20 years on the youth, high school and college level as a coach and club Technical Director.

Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high school baseball coach and local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's hockey club, a hockey mom concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.

A youth baseball game in Greely, Colo., ended in tears for its 10 - year - old players as they stood by and watched 20 adults in a brawl that resulted in a man getting kicked in the groin while other parents wrestled around on the ground.

Szaban is this year's recipient of the prestigious NAYS Volunteer Coach of the Year Award, which is annually presented by the National Alliance for Youth Sports to an outstanding individual who upholds the NAYS Code of Ethics for Coaches, which includes placing the emotional and physical well - being of players ahead of any personal desires to win, treating each player as an individual and being a positive role model, among othyear's recipient of the prestigious NAYS Volunteer Coach of the Year Award, which is annually presented by the National Alliance for Youth Sports to an outstanding individual who upholds the NAYS Code of Ethics for Coaches, which includes placing the emotional and physical well - being of players ahead of any personal desires to win, treating each player as an individual and being a positive role model, among othYear Award, which is annually presented by the National Alliance for Youth Sports to an outstanding individual who upholds the NAYS Code of Ethics for Coaches, which includes placing the emotional and physical well - being of players ahead of any personal desires to win, treating each player as an individual and being a positive role model, among others.

Any statement issued by AAP over the last 65 years as held to opposition to youth boxing, while it's policy from hockey changed from opposed to a youth game to approving the sport with limiting checking for players 15 years of age and younger.

As the number of overuse injuries continues to rise in young baseball players, safe pitching guidelines — which focus on proper warm up exercises; maximum play time and pitch counts; recommended rest periods; appropriate ages for learning various types of pitches; and not playing on multiple teams, year round or on consecutive days — are being integrated into play at many of the nation's 200,000 youth baseball teams, ideally with a firm, cooperative commitment from coaches, parents / caregivers and players.