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Post by sandrosdad on Apr 21, 2013 15:33:37 GMT 8
Hat trick (3 GOALS) for Sandro Reyes in yesterday's tournament game that finished with an 8-4 win for his team a few hours ago! Sandro started the scoring 2 minutes into the 1st half with a right footed strike. After ending the 1st half at 4-1, Sandro opened the scoring with a vicious left foot strike and added another goal later in the 2nd half to ensure the comfortable victory margin. Sandro (shown in pic) walking off the pitch after the game and into the lockers. Attachments:
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Post by sandrosdad on Apr 27, 2013 19:42:40 GMT 8
LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON! Sandro scored the 3rd and winning goal in his team's 3-2 win just a few hours ago. In a tight match against a team that they lost to in their previous two encounters, Team Ilie (in the away kit today) was determined not to get swept for the season as each team faces another 3 times. Sandro smashed a ball from a teammate's corner but was blocked. Fortunately, Sandro recovered the rebound and scored what turned out to be the winning goal! Attachments:
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Post by sandrosdad on Apr 27, 2013 19:49:29 GMT 8
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Post by sandrosdad on May 4, 2013 2:10:26 GMT 8
Every serious football player dreams of playing in the Champions League. Of course, more so playing as a starter. So to be starting and playing in the FINALS of the Champions League is practically an unattainable achievement for even most of the top players. Sandro Reyes joins all his fellow Filipinos in congratulating David Alaba for his unprecedented feat! Thank you so much David for showing that Filipinos can play football at the highest levels. To do this in the most popular sport in the world is a deed that can be mentioned alongside our country's greatest sporting achievements---think Pacquiao's championships or even beyond those because competition to reach the top of football equates to surpassing millions of great players!
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Post by sandrosdad on May 11, 2013 10:53:48 GMT 8
There is so much curiosity of how top U11 teams in the world play. Sandro just turned 10 and will be joining the U11 group when next season's training begins in September. For those who want to watch FCB La Masia's U11 championship winning team, here is a video of their match against a strong USA team that trained also under the same Barca philosophy. The match was close especially in the 1st half, but the quality of the La Masia players really shone in the 2nd half. Can 11 and 12 year old Filipino boys play this way? Absolutely! We just need to get our acts together, stop fighting among ourselves and focus on the real problems that need fixing! blog.3four3.com/2013/05/10/fc-barcelona-youth-academy-video/
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Post by sandrosdad on Jun 29, 2013 23:11:59 GMT 8
The first year of the European football experience of Sandro Reyes officially ended on June 15, 2013. A homegrown Filipino from a basketball-crazy country was transplanted at the beginning of the season last September 17, 2012 to a football-crazy FIFA number 1 ranked country. Can and will Sandro survive the future seasons? So far, so very good and here are some things we learned from this past year. These are the top 3 first season learnings of a homegrown Filipino player and his family at the FC Barcelona Escola Football Academy: Learning Number 1: Homegrown Filipinos, not only can play this game, but given the proper training and exposure, can even excel against the best competition in the world at age 6 to 12 years old. Constant exposure against top competition will force even the best players to find a way to improve. Before Sandro came over to FCB Escola, his goal to assist ratio was around 4 goals per every 1 assist. Although he was already a team player, his Philippine teams played him at forward and called for more scoring output than in his FCB current team. In age level 6-12, FCB wants to develop the player to play as many positions as possible. This is because the young player’s body type, talent and skills develop at different rates for different kids. If you focus only on one or two positions, you may find that when you reach 13 years and older, your body type may not be suitable for such a position. Sandro was therefore made to play many positions. At the end of this first season, his ratio is closer to 1 goal for every 1 assist. In the 28 tournament matches and 3 friendlies he played, Sandro scored 37 goals and had 33 assists. We have no doubt other homegrown Filipinos can also EXCEL. Therefore, we must find a way to raise the level of play of everyone. True grassroots development must encourage the broadest overall improvement of every player rather than simply seeking out the best few talents and even making them already play specialized positions at such a young age. Learning Number 2: Homegrown Filipinos should, at an earlier age between 8-12 years old, develop the mental side of their game. This is where players from top footballing countries like Spain, have the biggest edge over our homegrown players right now. We also need to develop coaches who can teach our kids to think and make good decisions quickly on the pitch. Technical skills like passing, dribbling and shooting can be relatively easy to teach compared with mental skills. Proper positioning and movement combined with decision-making before, during and after receiving, possessing and disposing of the ball are areas we need to improve on immediately. FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team have proven in this past decade that superior physical size, speed and strength can be beaten by the use of quick ball movement. No player alive can ever be faster than a properly directed ball. To play that type of game, it is absolutely necessary to develop the mental skills or the football intelligence of ALL the players on the team. Filipinos are physically smaller but inherently smart people who badly need the proper instruction and training to develop higher football intelligence. Learning Number 3: Homegrown Filipinos not only need financial and family support to help them be the best they can be, but also need the correct guidance as to WHERE they should develop their football skills. Not all players are cut out for FC Barcelona's style, but this does not mean they will be less happy or successful in another club or academy that will better suit their playing style and other circumstances. Even the best professional players in the world today have not all come from the well-known club academies. Many players developed from smaller, lesser-known clubs. Their common denominator for success is having great coaches and providing constant competitive exposure. Not every serious football player can be transplanted to Europe, but they can certainly try to find the best club or academy that fits their talent, budget, and other practical circumstances. FCB Escola will graduate more or less 50 players every year when they reach the age of 12. Annually, an average of 96% will NOT be accepted by La Masia, meaning just about 2 players every year from FCB Escola will make it into the next higher FCB academy. Therefore, most of the FCB Escola graduates will need to continue developing their football skills in other clubs within Spain, Europe or other parts of the world. Of course being an FCB alumni will give them an edge in finding suitable clubs especially in the Catalunya region where there are many excellent ones who play a similar style of football. And once playing there, it will be possible to either make it back to FC Barcelona in the same way that Cristian Tello (CF Damm, RCD Espanyol), Jordi Alba (UE Cornella) and Isaac Cuenca (CF Reus Deportiu, CF Damm) have done, or move on to other first division clubs in Europe or elsewhere. The important objective is to continue receiving great coaching and having constant exposure to top competition wherever you choose to join.
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Post by teddyandtimmysdad on Jun 30, 2013 0:59:09 GMT 8
Hi Edmund, great summary. I hope you don't mind if I add your comments to my blog, with due credit of course?
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Post by sandrosdad on Jun 30, 2013 10:35:22 GMT 8
Of course Ed! You can use it as you please!
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Post by johnmarki on Jul 1, 2013 12:55:33 GMT 8
nice!..he is doing pretty well. I hope he gets to the next level or not get dropped, considering spanish/catalonian "strict" standards.
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Post by teddyandtimmysdad on Jul 5, 2013 1:10:48 GMT 8
Thanks Edmund, DONE
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Post by sandrosdad on Oct 23, 2013 23:16:54 GMT 8
A BIG, BIG challenge for Sandro and Team Puyol on Saturday's match will be new Escola recruit from Africa, Mamadou! He stands close to 6 feet tall, clearly way more than a head taller than the typical player from Sandro's age group. More than his height, Mamadou can move very, very well and is impossible to defend in the air near the goal. Yes FCB Escola goes by what every player's passport says. Looks like Mamadou is set to be another Drogba or Balotelli in the future!
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 28, 2013 13:05:18 GMT 8
Mamadou looks a lot older than the other kids on both teams, sandrosdad. Sometimes those passports are not quite accurate.
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Post by sandrosdad on May 3, 2014 2:25:34 GMT 8
Short update on Sandro's playing life in FCB as of today: he was selected again for a second year in a row to participate in the FCB Escola international tournament whereat all other Escolas from all over the world play against each other's selections.
One week later, Sandro was selected to play for the 2003 FCB Escola team that took part in a two day tournament in Salou, Tarragona called the Football Cup Barcelona. The tournament took place in Football Salou Complex which is a world class facility whose Business Development Manager is a Filipino, Frank Araneta.
Link to tournament:http://www.footballcupbarcelona.com/en
Link to football complex:http://www.futbolsalou.es/inici-en-us?set_language=en-us
This complex is certainly a dream complex for any country to have for football!
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Post by cheeze on May 3, 2014 11:29:38 GMT 8
Excellent news. Please do keep us updated in his progress.
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Post by johnmarki on May 7, 2014 19:55:05 GMT 8
I hope sandro's performance for escola fcb. Will be a gateway for escola fcb to scout more filipino kids.
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