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Those academically very good and athletically very good soccer players don't want to attend UP. Would you?

Those kids are at Penn, Cornell, Duke, etc. If your kid is both a good student and a good soccer player there is no reason to go to college anywhere in OR. Hell, if you have a very good student and only a pretty good soccer player there is no reason to play soccer in college Go to the better college.

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Just because you buy a dog with papers does not mean the dog is good. This one must be sent back to the coach rescue society. She is an assistant coach at best. Hired Christie to sparkle her resume. Why would you hire an asst. with no real coaching under her belt other than playing? Christie is nice and well liked but very limited in that dept. Pac 12 is a tough league and pays well - UO is getting robbed and AD and his asst. blow it off. Winning 2-3 games a year in conf. is a coaching problem, if you ever watched any of the games you would be amazed at her lack of good decisions

Amen brother. She is amazingly insane, ie does the same thing over and over and expects different results. Yesterday one Uof O player quit soccer altogether and another asked for her release. Rumor has it that three others will ask for a release. The one who quit has played exactly two minutes last year so I can't attest to her level of play. The other is a very solid player and simply wasn't given a chance. She played a 10 minutes or so a couple of games and was fast, energetic and exactly what was needed. Ridiculous. Meanwhile Kat will play the same players until they can barely move.

A few of Kat's 'go to' players can barely move anyway as they are not that athletic. They have excellent ball skills combined with tortoise speed. The Pac 12 is a fast paced league. Next year likely won't see any improvement as the 'go to' defense are seniors. Her 'go to' keeper can't do it all.

I think what bothers me the most is the fact that she has very good players just sitting there on the bench feeling like losers and she doesn't tap into the resources. You can't keep players by not playing them. Sure she has a huge freshman crowd coming in this next year but perhaps she should at least try to develop those currently at her disposal. She treats all but a handful of her players like crap and then acts surprised when they quit!

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Time for a new coach to see what they can do with the new recruits and the remaining squad - before we lose any more!

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Amen brother. She is amazingly insane, ie does the same thing over and over and expects different results. Yesterday one Uof O player quit soccer altogether and another asked for her release. Rumor has it that three others will ask for a release. The one who quit has played exactly two minutes last year so I can't attest to her level of play. The other is a very solid player and simply wasn't given a chance. She played a 10 minutes or so a couple of games and was fast, energetic and exactly what was needed. Ridiculous. Meanwhile Kat will play the same players until they can barely move.

A few of Kat's 'go to' players can barely move anyway as they are not that athletic. They have excellent ball skills combined with tortoise speed. The Pac 12 is a fast paced league. Next year likely won't see any improvement as the 'go to' defense are seniors. Her 'go to' keeper can't do it all.

I think what bothers me the most is the fact that she has very good players just sitting there on the bench feeling like losers and she doesn't tap into the resources. You can't keep players by not playing them. Sure she has a huge freshman crowd coming in this next year but perhaps she should at least try to develop those currently at her disposal. She treats all but a handful of her players like crap and then acts surprised when they quit!

You are crazy. She does not have very many "very good players" to work with considering most of the juniors and seniors were part of the old regime. Kat has only been with the Ducks for 2 years.

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You are crazy. She does not have very many "very good players" to work with considering most of the juniors and seniors were part of the old regime. Kat has only been with the Ducks for 2 years.

No kidding... some of the comments here are ridiculous. How can you fully evaluate a coaching staff prior to them having their own recruits on board. I understand coaches have taken over programs and won immediately... but wasn't that with the other coaches kids/recruits? The Oregon staff has never hidden from the fact that they are trying to change/instill a new culture within the program. That takes some time and usually a different type of player to fit into they system. If the administration was on board with that message when they hired the staff they should at least give it an honest attempt at being successful.

The 2 previous coaching staffs had tenures of 9yrs and 8yrs respectively and did not perform a whole lot better overall but at least at the tail end of those tenures it was "their" program, built the way they wanted to build it. So at that point you could make an honest and full evaluation. I'm not saying that this staff won't turn out to be a long term poor choice but you just can't honestly say at this point in their tenure.

That being said... this is the day and age of what have you done for me today. Everyone's quick to jump ship and take pot shots when things are down.

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You are crazy. She does not have very many "very good players" to work with considering most of the juniors and seniors were part of the old regime. Kat has only been with the Ducks for 2 years.

This is her third season as she began 2013. To spell it out so you will know that I am in fact not as crazy in that department as you have accused me of that means she coached 2013,2014 and 2015 which is essentially three seasons. She DOES have many very good players. Just because she was not the coach that chose some does not mean that they are bad players. Her freshmen this year are her first full class of official picks. She also has a few transfers that are sophomores and a junior. What does it matter what regime it is with? A good player is a good player and U of O has had many.

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No kidding... some of the comments here are ridiculous. How can you fully evaluate a coaching staff prior to them having their own recruits on board. I understand coaches have taken over programs and won immediately... but wasn't that with the other coaches kids/recruits? The Oregon staff has never hidden from the fact that they are trying to change/instill a new culture within the program. That takes some time and usually a different type of player to fit into they system. If the administration was on board with that message when they hired the staff they should at least give it an honest attempt at being successful.

The 2 previous coaching staffs had tenures of 9yrs and 8yrs respectively and did not perform a whole lot better overall but at least at the tail end of those tenures it was "their" program, built the way they wanted to build it. So at that point you could make an honest and full evaluation. I'm not saying that this staff won't turn out to be a long term poor choice but you just can't honestly say at this point in their tenure.

That being said... this is the day and age of what have you done for me today. Everyone's quick to jump ship and take pot shots when things are down.

Thanks for your take Kat. Treat players like crap and yes they tend to go other places, some of which come back to score on you like this past weekend. LOL

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This is her third season as she began 2013. To spell it out so you will know that I am in fact not as crazy in that department as you have accused me of that means she coached 2013,2014 and 2015 which is essentially three seasons. She DOES have many very good players. Just because she was not the coach that chose some does not mean that they are bad players. Her freshmen this year are her first full class of official picks. She also has a few transfers that are sophomores and a junior. What does it matter what regime it is with? A good player is a good player and U of O has had many.

I have seen them play multiple times. Your definition of "good player" is not consistent with the PAC12's definition of a "good player"

Your daughter should leave if she is not happy with her playing time situation rather than just bitch about the coach.

Obviously you have a personal gripe with Kat. Most of the time players are not as good as what the parents think.

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I have seen them play multiple times. Your definition of "good player" is not consistent with the PAC12's definition of a "good player"

Your daughter should leave if she is not happy with her playing time situation rather than just bitch about the coach.

Obviously you have a personal gripe with Kat. Most of the time players are not as good as what the parents think.

You are correct about my having a gripe but are incorrect about the reason. My daughter has plenty of playing time. The problem is losing and without good cause. If we are outmatched then so be it, but in all but one game that isn't the case. It is coaching decisions that have provided losing season after losing season. I simply don't get it. But hey, believe what you will.

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How long will they keep this coach? Why is this team not better? Or I should ask why the recruits aren't better. Watched the game yesterday. ASU had a red card early in the second half. And yet Oregon couldn't score. What does the future hold?

This doesn't bode well for the coach.

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This doesn't bode well for the coach.

They should hire the PSU coach. She has done a great job

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The Secret of Great Coaching

“Too many coaches think that performance is all about X’s and O’s,” I responded. “It’s much more than that.”
Many coaches think that coaching is an X’s and O’s business, but in reality it is a relationship business. The secret to great coaching and a successful performance by one’s team isn’t simply technique, or tactics, or fitness.
In fact, it comes down to a simple formula:
Performance = (Potential + Behavior) – Interference
(I came up with this equation after combining the definition of performance from two highly recommended books, Timothy Gallway’s The Inner Game of Tennis and James Kerr’s Legacy, which details the 2x defending world champion New Zealand All Blacks’ incredible success in rugby.)

Most coaches only look at potential and behavior (genetics, hours and quality of practice, attitude, coaching, fitness, etc.). These are incredibly important components, but they are not the whole equation.

Far too many coaches ignore the second half of the equation, interference.
Think of interference as the static on the radio during your favorite song. You know the song is great because you have heard it before. The lyrics are the same and the rhythm has not changed, but the song is not being heard in its best form. It is not the song’s fault- it is the radio station connection. In that moment you lose faith in the station’s ability to deliver the song in it’s best form. In other words, you no longer trust the radio station.
How does this relate to coaching to parenting, and to developing high-performing athletes?

Trust is the secret ingredient of great coaching.

You have to be able to Trust in your coach as well as your fellow teammates. Competition is good and pitting teammates against one another can create a more competitive environment. If taken out of context or used inappropriately it can simply drive a wedge.

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Thanks for your take Kat. Treat players like crap and yes they tend to go other places, some of which come back to score on you like this past weekend. LOL

Good god... if you actually think any college coaches pay attention to the drivel spewed on these forums about the state of their programs you're giving us too much credit. They, whether you think so or not, are actually focused on making their programs better whether they're at UofP, PSU, Oregon, OSU or Stanford.

I don't believe the former player scored last weekend...

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Good god... if you actually think any college coaches pay attention to the drivel spewed on these forums about the state of their programs you're giving us too much credit. They, whether you think so or not, are actually focused on making their programs better whether they're at UofP, PSU, Oregon, OSU or Stanford.

I don't believe the former player scored last weekend...

I like the use of Stanford. One of these things just doesn't belong here......

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You are correct about my having a gripe but are incorrect about the reason. My daughter has plenty of playing time. The problem is losing and without good cause. If we are outmatched then so be it, but in all but one game that isn't the case. It is coaching decisions that have provided losing season after losing season. I simply don't get it. But hey, believe what you will.

Losing and without good cause?

It really is not that complicated. The other team scored more than your team.

You were lucky to keep the game close, because you were out matched pretty much every game. The other teams are more talented and deeper.

I see plenty of rec parents acting in the same manner as you. I guess some parents act the same no matter what level or age of their kid. I get it at U12, but your kid is now an adult. Dude you need to let it go.