chapter 2:
I believe that I am an expert at playing soccer. As an
expert soccer player I can notice meaningful patterns of information that are
not noticed by beginner soccer players. I am able to determine strategic plays
and where to position myself facilitate plays in order to score. Where as
beginner soccer players have the natural instinct to score alone without making
plays or teamwork. For example, the defender the ball and I as an expert know
that I am supposed to make myself available to receive a pass from the
defender. Then, I should also prepare myself to make a run in order to create
another play to get closer to score. Beginner soccer players are not able to
see these plays developing during a game and they cannot form plays either. The
chapter mentions the example of the master chess player and how he can imagine
all possible moves and the counter moves from his opponent. The same applies to
soccer because they expert players are able to determine many possibilities to
formulate plays and passes. The expert players also can anticipate opponent
moves and try to intercept their passes. The beginner players only think of
kicking the ball forward or to towards the goal and cannot tell where the
opponent is going to make a pass. The second way I believe that I am an expert
is that I think about the bigger picture. I organize information about soccer
differently than would a beginner soccer player. The beginner or intermediate
soccer player thinks about scoring and not so much about teamwork and communication
to make goals. The big idea is to create plays using each other and
communicating about certain plays, where you want the ball, if there is an
opponent coming to defend, and where to go during certain calls. It is harder
for beginner players to understand the big idea of passing the ball, or
switching the ball to the opposite side of the field to create more plays, or
even passing the ball back towards the defense in order to create space and
time to control the ball as a team.
Great details and connections to some of the expert criteria. If you want to get full points for the post, though, you'll need to incorporate two quotes (see syllabus). You can edit your post before Sunday, if you want.
ReplyDeleteThought it was interesting the comparison you made between the chess game and the soccer field in that you as an expert can see the entire field and actually plan ahead rather than think in the moment. As an expert you seem to be able to anticipate what other people are doing and organize the information from your past playing to anticipate the future plays and prepare for what is coming next. Sounds like you are definitely an effective soccer player and definitely an expert! Alyson
ReplyDeleteI am jealous of your soccer skills and how you can determine the next play so quick!I also like your analogy with soccer and chess game which are both strategic games.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being an expert soccer player! I agree that expert soccer players are able to plan what actions they are going to take, immediately know how to respond to an endless possible scenarios, and know where the players are on the field at all times. I think that novices are too busy focusing on themselves, the mechanics involved in kicking the ball, and they simply do not have a variety of experiences with playing to feel confident in what they should do and/or what others are going to do.
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