December Post

December Post

This month I have continued to train with my U-14 team, but we have not had any games in a month. Although we haven't had any games we continued to work hard. Working drills and teaching them new tactics and teaching them field placement. I am attempting to take my team to the next level. On another note just in case anybody was wondering our South-Poly team,which I play in, is going to have their first league game on January 17 at 3:00 it is a home game it would be great if we got support for that. This has been my December blog post. Peace! 

Extra blog post for November

Well this month we played our first game as a team and won it 4-3. And we have been training we were supposed to play Avalon high school. That got canceled due to the rain but the match has been rescheduled. Also this month I haven't really gone to train my team, but the times I have gone I've helped them out. We also have a game this Tuesday December 2. Let's go southpoly!

Blog 9: EQ

Title: EQ

Label: Research
Due Date: Friday 11/22 by 8AM

1.I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if it meets the rule of 3 criteria.
• Tell why it does or why it doesn't

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?  Yes, because it is not a yes or no question and can have facts provided.
 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation? Yes, because it sets a point of start and is not a yes or no question.
 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer? Yes, because it is not a one word answer and can have many different points.
 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain? Yes, because it is not a yes or no question and sets a point to start. 

3. What mindset should a coach have in order to win?

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Title:  Research and Working EQ
Label:  Research
Due Date: Thursday October 17 by 8AM

Content:

1.  What is your working EQ?
What makes a coach great?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.  Examples:

EQ: What is the best way to support an undocumented student in graduating from college?

•  Incite them to fill out their California Dream Act 2 application; this application finally allows undocumented students to apply for financial aid.
• Further train staff to accommodate to the needs of undocumented students by requiring them to take courses in relevant areas such as remedial reading, ESL, Spanish language, and cultural differences.

EQ:

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 
What makes a coach great?

Examples:

• Great Relationship with players, have a good tactical mindset.
• Must have great knowledge with both offense and defense. 

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

My mentor is Agustin Lopez the work I am doing is relateable because I am learning what works and what doesn't when it comes down to coaching. 

Blog 7:Independent Component 1 Approval

Title: Independent Component 1 Approval 

Label: Independent Component

Due Date:  Thursday, 10/3 by 8AM

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

I plan to play soccer for 30 hours and become a better midfielder. I will play in a soccer league competively. My goal is to become a faster midfielder speed wise speaking.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I will provide pictures of all games and post them on the blog

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

It will help my project by showing the impact my coach has on the team. Also talk to the coach of my team and ask why we lost or why we won.
4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your mentorship log and call it the independent component 1 log.

Very close game tonight but glad we got the win even though I got stepped on my ankle.

First Loss in 2 Months

Defeated

     This month for my team it was a terrible month. We went on in the season undefeated for 2 months after I had joined the team. The boys lost 3-1 after a game against an academy from Sylmar. Although the kids showed character by running and playing a great 60 minutes. Although we lost and I was not mad the boys and I continued to practice hard after this. I have began apply things from my research I have looked more into the kids as a coach in a psychological matter. And we continue to work hard to this day and I plan to play those kids again because with my improvement this kids just keep getting better and better.  

Additional Post for August

         August Mentorship Post

           Well during the month of August I continued to train and teach the kids of the club Penjamo F.C. During that month we had the best games winning all 8 matches we had. Also 2 tournaments at the city level. In this case we had the most valuable player Jaime Chavoya. During this month the amount of learning I have gotten has been amazing its gone past just throw people on the fielding. It's become of composing your players teaching them to be calm but fast mentally. This is what I did during my mentorship during the month of August.

Blog 6: Second Interview

Title:  Second Interview Questions

Label: Interviews
Due Date: Monday Thursday 9/19 by 8AM

Content:
The purpose of the second interview is justify your mentor as an expert in the field.  Thus, you will be asking at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work? I do not have a mentor yet

2.  What five questions will ask them about their background?

What inspired you to choose this as a career?

Why do this as a job?

Do you do this for economical purposes or love of the game?

What qualifies you educationally wise to do this job? 

Where did you attend school? Do you feel where you attended puts you on top of others? Yes or no? Why?

Blog 5: Project Reflection and Working EQ

Title:  Blog 5 Project Reflection and Working EQ
Label: Research
Due Date:  Sunday 9/8 by 8AM 

The Pentagon: 

(1) Positive Statement: What positive thing happen as a result of what you have completed so far? I have noticed that my topic goes farther than just kicking a ball and running. It requires many types of physical and mental attributes.

(2) EQ Content:  Pick a piece of research or your interview.  How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic? After the interview I asked my dad what was the best experience he had in soccer was when they faced irapuato he told me the strictness and the amount of pressure and confidence the coach gave them was overwhelming.

(3) What has worked for you so far in the senior project? One thing that has worked great so far is the reminders my house teacher has given me it helps me not forget my homework.

(4) What hasn't worked so far?  What hasn't work is that I have been procrastinating and have to get rid of that.

(5) Finding Value:  

•  What is a potential question you would like to study this year?  (working EQ) why does soccer require a coach.
•  What do you plan to do for mentorship?  If you haven't found a mentor yet, then discuss where you are currently looking and who you are talking to to find it. I plan to speak to the cal poly coach because he obviously knows what he is doing and I currently have his phone number and I will phone him as soon as possible.

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

Title: Blog 4: Interview Preparation
Label:  Interview
Due Date:  Friday 8/30 by 8AM

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why? I plan to interview my dad since he has experience playing professionally and I believe he knows what it takes to be a successful player and coach.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.  What are open-ended questions?

• What is the most important part of being successful as a soccer player?
• As a soccer player at professional level is a coach important? Why or why not?
• What is the most important thing you have seen a coach do in a game and why?
• What is your favorite game you played in and why?
• As a soccer player at a professional level is the coach important? Why?
• What is so special of having a career in soccer?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

Due Date: Friday 8/23 by 8AM
Victor Chavoya
Soccer Coaching

My topic is coaching soccer.

iPoly Citizen: I plan to be on time to class all the time. Do all my assignments on time and to the best of my efforts. I plan to also help iPoly by attending all of the extracurriculars for the school and help raise money. I plan to not only help economically but also help by staying after school and help prior to events.

Effective Learner: This year I will be an effective learner by doing each and every assignment assigned to me. I also plan to assume all the responsibility of being on time and prepared for class. Also plan to excel this year and attempt my hardest to get at least P's. 

Effective Communicator: This year I will be an effective communicator by listening to all my teachers and not only listening, but applying what I've heard from my teachers. I will also speak to my teachers if I have an trouble. And not only will I listen to teachers but also my classmates. 

Effective User of Technology: I plan to use the internet solemnly for academic reasons I plan to use technology in order to make my life simpler in school which means I will apply sources I get off the internet in order to make my project that much better. I will use the time I have to use technology and take full advantage.   

Summer Mentorship Component

Title:  Summer Mentorship Component
Label:  Mentorship
Due Date: Monday, August 19th by 8AM

1. (Know) Using google doc (drive) link a log of specific hours and a description of your duties.
Mentorship Hours

2. What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered? I completed my mentorship with the coach Agustin Lopez his contact information is (323)376-4107.

3. (Need to know) What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them.

A question I had is how does the coach know what position is best for the players?

How do you discipline players?

How do you explain to them how you want them to play?

How important is it to have a good relationship with your players?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why? After all this time I spent with Coach Agustin I learned the importance of tactical changes in soccer. Realizing soccer is more than just defender midfielder and forward. Realizing that there are also substitutions are extremely important for a team knowing who to pull out and who to pull in.

5. How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain. After training the kids and coaching them I have realized that I do enjoy coaching as much as I enjoy playing it. I met a lot of kids with the same aspirations and dedication as I is really great and I enjoy coaching them and helping them not make the same mistakes i did.

Blog 1:Past Experience with Soccer

Past Experience with Soccer

Question 1:  Describe your prior experience in your career.
Well I have been playing soccer for 13 years. I started off playing soccer competitively at the age of 3 with 5 year olds. Then at the age of 8 I began to play club up until the age of 14. In those 6 years I won 3 anaheim cups 2 state cups and qualified to nationals.  

Question 2:  What is your most memorable experience in soccer?

The most memorable moment I have had was scoring a goal in State Cup Finals off a bicycle kick. It is memorable because we went in with a prediction of elimination in the first round.