Pickup Saturdays launched this past Saturday with a great turnout. We ran four games concurrently for 2 hours straight with players ranging in ages from 5 to 13. Big welcome to our newest trainer, David Barese. David joined La Finca veterans, Heiner Vargas and Carlitos. Look out for new additions next week!
We’re also going to change things up a bit this Saturday with some exciting new program features:
— This Saturday we'll have 6 fields and 3 different field sizes. With no field standards for small-sided matches, we will continue to experiment until we find the optimal format. Remember, all La Finca programs are after high-skills development exercises and we get there by ensuring all players are under pressure and get lots of touches. Nailing the ideal field sizes is key to this. Also,
— with any luck our brand new jerseys will be in this week. All players will receive their own jersey. And thanks to our incredible sponsor, Spectra FX, they’re really nice ones. If you can’t make it this week no worries, you can pick one up the next time you come. And, lastly,
—the final game this Saturday will be an All-stars match. Each week we’ll select 8 players for the final game. The other players will watch and we’ll use the opportunity to highlight some of the innovative moments the on field players create.
That’s all. We hope to see everyone out there again and tell your friends. Everyone’s welcome at the pickup games this month.