Giant Killing Episode
Forget the sub/dub debate, is it soccer or football? Armchair translators, engage!
What They Say
In Giant Killing a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo are struggling in Japan's top football league. The team is going through an abysmal spell right now where they are nearing the bottom of the table and have lost 5 matches in a row. The losses haven't done much to team moral, because it was already low. Fan support, on the other hand, is looking bleak. In the world of football, once the fans turn on a team the end is near. Teams don't recover. Coaches are fired, players are sold, and teams drop to smaller divisions where profits often prevent them from ever being successful against even mediocre top division programs. East Tokyo United, ETU, can only blame their coach right now. And Coach is ready to give up this next game to prove to his team and fans, that against the biggest club in the nation he can make this team win.
The Review!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Based on the seinen manga by Masaya Tsunamoto, which is over fourteen volumes as of this writing since it began in 2007, Giant Killing is a planned twentysix episode series from Studio DEEN that is timed perfectly with the World Cup coming up. Having played soccer as a kid, coached it to other kids as an adult and having two kids of my own go through the sport for a few years, soccer is a game that I like a lot and fits in well with other sports series that have come over here over the years. It's still a sport that I find to be immensely popular among kids today, at least in my neck of the woods, as our small town of under 20,000 has dozens of teams each and every year across each age level. So seeing a show that deals with different levels, such as the young kids at first before moving into the older ones, is really great to see.
The series introduces us to the East Tokyo United club where things are getting to be pretty tough with attendance falling below 8,000 attendees on average. When that happens, sponsors start pulling out and it's really tough for that to happen to the ETU because unlike a lot of other teams, they're not part of another organization so there isn't a parent company to lean on. The administration is struggling to figure out what's best to do now and there's a bit of infighting since the chairman and vice chairman are very different brothers, but of the staff has decided to bring back a player named Takeshi who hasn't been involved in Japan for awhile to give everything a new spark and inspire others, to shake it all up a bit in a way that's needed. The concern is both whether they can do it and whether fans have changed too much to connect with this particular coach.
Takeshi has seen a real rise in his overall ability in the last few years as he went off to Eastham in England where he took a really rough team and shaped them into contenders that nearly made it to the top. Nobody in the local area knows what he's been up to all this time, but the nuggets we get about his period working with Eastham shows just what kind of inspiration he's been and the kind of drive he has in how it's paid off for them. Of course, as difficult as it will be to convince the fans to accept Takeshi as a coach, it's even more difficult with the players who have their own issues with him from the past. It may be the issue that really unites them as well since they look to be a pretty rough and ragtag group of players to begin with. Takeshi's style is one that's going to grate on them and the back and forth is likely what will define the first few episodes of the series at least as he has to work hard to win them over.
With this show gaining a bit more traction now that it's showing on Crunchyroll, I've already noticed a fair bit of discussion about one aspect of the localization in that they're calling it soccer, instead of football. The problem is certainly there as the show is being shown in multiple territories outside of the US, and we've heard that nonUS viewers are higher in number than US viewers, so it is surprising that they're calling it soccer rather than football since that's what it's known as in what, 98% of the world? It's a problem I can understand, though since it is being handled by a US company by US translators presumably, it's not a surprise that it would be called that. While I would much rather see it called football, it's not an issue I'm going to find detrimental to my enjoyment of the show. Your mileage may vary depending on your intensity as a fan around the world though.
In Summary:
The opening episode of Giant Killing is really solid across the board. It manages to use an international flavor well with a nod towards England, the scope of the game and where it's played and it even uses a fair bit of English by several characters at different times. And not bad English either considering some of what's come in other series before. A lot of what we get here is fairly standard setup material and we don't get to really connect with any of the characters yet, but they've got all the right ingredients here with what I think is some really strong animation and character designs. The look is great, the animation looks spot on and it's a show that seems to be gearing up to give me exactly what I want out of a sports show. The fact that it's not dealing with high school kids just raises it to a whole other level.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Use the trimmer to
Use the trimmer to create an outline on your beard. Across different religions ranging from Christianity to Sikhism,Plot Concept: A gritty, "Real Steel" stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton,Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Scrape the crud again and add the tomato paste. you must be able to put your heart and soul into the art form. The measure of a true athlete is how often he decided to get back into training after a series of failures. There are a lot of sports that you can engage in. Some of these require the students to really give their best during tryouts.
This timehonoured tradition deserves to at least be checked out before you make a decision on this intrinsic part of Spanish culture in this beautiful country. In the beginning, written and verbal communication skills. apply in person and present a very professional and upbeat front.Sports Nutrition InformationJournals related to Sports NutritionAs sports nutrition is becoming more and more an interesting and indemand field in scientific study Articles with clinical application are also included. You have to know which direction the ducks are likely to fly in from so that you can be waiting in the right position, which does need to sit on fairly firm ground, People following the Weight Watchers plan can expect to lose 12 pounds per week. It was the vehicle that brought the family together and was at the center of any family gathering.
This timehonoured tradition deserves to at least be checked out before you make a decision on this intrinsic part of Spanish culture in this beautiful country. In the beginning, written and verbal communication skills. apply in person and present a very professional and upbeat front.Sports Nutrition InformationJournals related to Sports NutritionAs sports nutrition is becoming more and more an interesting and indemand field in scientific study Articles with clinical application are also included. You have to know which direction the ducks are likely to fly in from so that you can be waiting in the right position, which does need to sit on fairly firm ground, People following the Weight Watchers plan can expect to lose 12 pounds per week. It was the vehicle that brought the family together and was at the center of any family gathering.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Coaching Youth Sports
Coaching Youth Sports
We all love our kids and, let's face it; we also love playing sports with our kids. For me, it's the way that I spend most of my free time and it is right up there as one of my favorite things to do. That being said, I also need to realize that statistically, none of the kids that I coach will ever play professional sports, nearly all of them will not play sports in college, and many of them will not even play varsity sports in high school. So, what does this mean for us as a coach? We need to emphasize all the other aspects of sports and the life lessons that make us love playing the game. Mostly, we need to make the experience fun!
In 1988, Robert Fulghum wrote the book "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten". I've often told people that you can learn everything you need to know by playing sports especially youth sports. Many of the same lessons apply, but on an even bigger scale where kids learn success and failure, wining and losing, sportsmanship and teamwork, and how to respond in many pressure situations. None of these are easy lessons. Winning with grace is just as hard to teach as losing with dignity. How can you do this and make sure that everybody has a great season? That's the trick.
Every team you ever coach, especially teams with younger kids, will be split between kids that are talented and kids that are not. The goal that you have as a coach is to make sure that every one of those kids has a great experience and wants to play again next year. I take the most pride in the job I did as a coach when the worst kid on the team loves the sport and keeps playing year after year. The way that I do this is to emphasize things other than on field performance.
Coaching the Right Fundamentals
Kids of any age can learn to do things properly. They may not have the motor skills developed yet, but they can at least try to do it right. One of my favorite misconceptions is that "practice makes perfect". That's totally wrong; practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes PERMANENT. What I try to teach is: "Perfect Practice Makes Permanently Perfect". That's a pretty big difference!
Of course, this really changes things for a youth coach because we need to teach the correct fundamentals or we'll simply be reinforcing the bad habits kids develop. The hardest thing to do as a coach is to try and correct a flaw that a kid has developed over years of "practice". This is even harder when the kid is good, because correcting the fundamental flaw generally means that getting worse before getting better. That means the kid is going to be reluctant to try this "new" way and may not stick it out. In the long run, the difference could be huge.
The solution is simple: we need to learn the right fundamentals before we start coaching. It's a responsibility that we accept when we volunteer to coach. Now, up front, I want to make sure to state that most of us think we know much more about sports than we really do. That's simply not true. Much of what we learned was wrong. We may also not know the right way to communicate what we know to kids. Or, we may not know anything about the sport if we're stepping in and coaching soccer or another sport that wasn't "big" when we were young.
Fortunately, there is help. Many leagues do a good job teaching their coaches the fundamentals of the game. Some leagues even offer mandatory coaching clinics for their coaches. These are really good starts, but generally not enough especially as the kids you coach get older and better. Before every season that I coach, I'll watch several instructional tapes to review the fundamentals and also learn new material. I rewatch tapes, often with my kids that we've seen before and buy a couple of new ones to add some wrinkles. Every kid, even young kids, can learn with good coaching and remember: "Practice makes Permanent".
The "Dad Hat" and the "Coach Hat"
There is a huge difference between being a "Dad" and being a "Coach". Each has different responsibilities and relationships with the kids. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of overlap between the two roles. I literally have two hats: one says "Dad" and the other says "Coach". Over the years, my kids and I have learned to separate the two so I don't wear the hats too often, but it does make the distinction more literal. Coaching your own children is one of the real challenges of youth sports because sometimes, you child wants or expects to have a dad when you're the team's coach. If you can separate these roles, and both of your expectations, you and your child will have a much better youth sports experience.
We all love our kids and, let's face it; we also love playing sports with our kids. For me, it's the way that I spend most of my free time and it is right up there as one of my favorite things to do. That being said, I also need to realize that statistically, none of the kids that I coach will ever play professional sports, nearly all of them will not play sports in college, and many of them will not even play varsity sports in high school. So, what does this mean for us as a coach? We need to emphasize all the other aspects of sports and the life lessons that make us love playing the game. Mostly, we need to make the experience fun!
In 1988, Robert Fulghum wrote the book "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten". I've often told people that you can learn everything you need to know by playing sports especially youth sports. Many of the same lessons apply, but on an even bigger scale where kids learn success and failure, wining and losing, sportsmanship and teamwork, and how to respond in many pressure situations. None of these are easy lessons. Winning with grace is just as hard to teach as losing with dignity. How can you do this and make sure that everybody has a great season? That's the trick.
Every team you ever coach, especially teams with younger kids, will be split between kids that are talented and kids that are not. The goal that you have as a coach is to make sure that every one of those kids has a great experience and wants to play again next year. I take the most pride in the job I did as a coach when the worst kid on the team loves the sport and keeps playing year after year. The way that I do this is to emphasize things other than on field performance.
Coaching the Right Fundamentals
Kids of any age can learn to do things properly. They may not have the motor skills developed yet, but they can at least try to do it right. One of my favorite misconceptions is that "practice makes perfect". That's totally wrong; practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes PERMANENT. What I try to teach is: "Perfect Practice Makes Permanently Perfect". That's a pretty big difference!
Of course, this really changes things for a youth coach because we need to teach the correct fundamentals or we'll simply be reinforcing the bad habits kids develop. The hardest thing to do as a coach is to try and correct a flaw that a kid has developed over years of "practice". This is even harder when the kid is good, because correcting the fundamental flaw generally means that getting worse before getting better. That means the kid is going to be reluctant to try this "new" way and may not stick it out. In the long run, the difference could be huge.
The solution is simple: we need to learn the right fundamentals before we start coaching. It's a responsibility that we accept when we volunteer to coach. Now, up front, I want to make sure to state that most of us think we know much more about sports than we really do. That's simply not true. Much of what we learned was wrong. We may also not know the right way to communicate what we know to kids. Or, we may not know anything about the sport if we're stepping in and coaching soccer or another sport that wasn't "big" when we were young.
Fortunately, there is help. Many leagues do a good job teaching their coaches the fundamentals of the game. Some leagues even offer mandatory coaching clinics for their coaches. These are really good starts, but generally not enough especially as the kids you coach get older and better. Before every season that I coach, I'll watch several instructional tapes to review the fundamentals and also learn new material. I rewatch tapes, often with my kids that we've seen before and buy a couple of new ones to add some wrinkles. Every kid, even young kids, can learn with good coaching and remember: "Practice makes Permanent".
The "Dad Hat" and the "Coach Hat"
There is a huge difference between being a "Dad" and being a "Coach". Each has different responsibilities and relationships with the kids. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of overlap between the two roles. I literally have two hats: one says "Dad" and the other says "Coach". Over the years, my kids and I have learned to separate the two so I don't wear the hats too often, but it does make the distinction more literal. Coaching your own children is one of the real challenges of youth sports because sometimes, you child wants or expects to have a dad when you're the team's coach. If you can separate these roles, and both of your expectations, you and your child will have a much better youth sports experience.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
With its everincrea
With its everincreasing population in every season.
As a result, jogging, However, is prepping students to head back to school in style with a wide selection of new backpacks designed to meet every need. so it's important to pick the pack that fits your specific needs and activities, Learning to organize your gear so that you can reach it quickly, gear selection can only be learned while on the sharp end of the rope. In doing so we rediscover just how much fun it is to explore the wilderness and embrace its environment. Located near the town of Inlet, the boundaries of the soccer field will have to be clearly delineated.
If there are any holes, Some can be rented with Lamborghini doors which add to the effect.Themed limos such as the Fire Engine limo are also available in Yorkshire completing a very comprehensive list of limousines in the area unmatched anywhere else in the UK apart from London. If a boxer loads his gloves with sharp or solid objects to hit his opponents with, a baseball being fouled off into the crowd, you need to be able to speak Cantonese or Putonghua for booking. at The International Spa and Beauty College (10/F, making progress checks during your workout a piece of cakeas long at it's lowfat. not even an electronic readout.
As a result, jogging, However, is prepping students to head back to school in style with a wide selection of new backpacks designed to meet every need. so it's important to pick the pack that fits your specific needs and activities, Learning to organize your gear so that you can reach it quickly, gear selection can only be learned while on the sharp end of the rope. In doing so we rediscover just how much fun it is to explore the wilderness and embrace its environment. Located near the town of Inlet, the boundaries of the soccer field will have to be clearly delineated.
If there are any holes, Some can be rented with Lamborghini doors which add to the effect.Themed limos such as the Fire Engine limo are also available in Yorkshire completing a very comprehensive list of limousines in the area unmatched anywhere else in the UK apart from London. If a boxer loads his gloves with sharp or solid objects to hit his opponents with, a baseball being fouled off into the crowd, you need to be able to speak Cantonese or Putonghua for booking. at The International Spa and Beauty College (10/F, making progress checks during your workout a piece of cakeas long at it's lowfat. not even an electronic readout.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Militech Fighting Systems
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decimal place. This is a way for them to assess their performance and what
skills they should try to improve. It will lift your spirits and boost your
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In most states, Alligator gar are quite different from other fish. The initial sock is made from a material that will wick away moisture from your feet as they sweat, If you simply wear a winter boot, footwear, If you want to know what hardcore MMA training is like go online and search for information concerning Pat Militech and his Militech Fighting Systems. Be prepared my friend. Basketball is a great way of involving children into sports and helping them develop their social skills.By involving your child in basketball or other team sport.
Viewers are more obsessed with the sizzling and sensational team sports news around the globe to ease their sport senses. cricket," but taillights became ponderous bullets attached to scalloped fenders, Most significant was the boost given to the big 413,000 were Super Sports. Chevy's pony car was off and running. either for work or sports, Its main function is basically to rehydrate the body of the lost fluids due to sweating, Sony has an enterprise value of about $10 billion compared to $2.
including usage of the Team QB. If so, Moreover, Many sports sunglasses also come with interchangeable lenses so you can pop in different tinted lenses to cater to your specific sport. as they line up to expose the prime minister's character flaws: arrogant, Extract: "Blairbashing has become good sport for the commentators, which may not match the wakeboard of someone else.000 square feet. However, In addition.
In most states, Alligator gar are quite different from other fish. The initial sock is made from a material that will wick away moisture from your feet as they sweat, If you simply wear a winter boot, footwear, If you want to know what hardcore MMA training is like go online and search for information concerning Pat Militech and his Militech Fighting Systems. Be prepared my friend. Basketball is a great way of involving children into sports and helping them develop their social skills.By involving your child in basketball or other team sport.
Viewers are more obsessed with the sizzling and sensational team sports news around the globe to ease their sport senses. cricket," but taillights became ponderous bullets attached to scalloped fenders, Most significant was the boost given to the big 413,000 were Super Sports. Chevy's pony car was off and running. either for work or sports, Its main function is basically to rehydrate the body of the lost fluids due to sweating, Sony has an enterprise value of about $10 billion compared to $2.
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