Ezra in Valencia
30 March 2015This from Ezra s coach Kim Beale from Soccerplus today
"We had a five hour delay leaving Auckland which affected everything following. Subsequently we never got to tour the Bernabeu Stadium (we did have dinner in the restaurant however - overlooking the pitch)
I have to congratulate the people I have bought over.
A couple of things haven't gone exactly as planned but these guys are incredibly patient.
Ignacio (host) is a really awesome guy who wants it to be top value for us and I really appreciate his efforts.
The first training yesterday was top class. The coach (Mauro) was the most respected of the academy coaches (good for us) and the session he gave the boys & girls was outstanding (as you'd expect).
The two most significant features were the intensity of the session and the balance of enjoyment and pressure.
For me, I felt vindicated by what I teach to see drills that I regularly use. What I picked up most was a few variations and how to make the intensity work.
Mauro and Ignacio's feedback to me was that the group of boys & girls were excellent in respect to their behaviour and intensity. Mauro told Ignacio he wanted the session to be longer because they were so enjoyable to coach.
I'm really proud to be leading this group.
1st game tonight Spain time
Role on"
Ezra has been emailing and says training has been fantastic! Tried but very very happy!
