Re: Taking a page out ot Danny's book. Next Obed

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Re: No, but he should be getting a soccer scholarship if anything.***

Dec 19, 2019, 10:56 AM [ in reply to No, but he should be getting a soccer scholarship if anything.*** ]

for the dweeb.

TANNER TESSMANN • Midfielder • FC Dallas • Birmingham, Ala.

An outstanding midfielder ranked as the ninth-best midfielder and 23rd best overall player by Top Drawer Soccer… they also call him the third-best overall player in his region… named to the United Soccer Coaches Association All-American team on Nov. 27, 2019… has played the last four years for the FC Dallas Academy within the United States Soccer Development Academy… never played high school soccer… in his four years with FC Dallas, has played 67 matches with 55 starts… has scored 25 goals… still has the second half of this season to play, his season with FC Dallas will not end until June… so far this year has five goals in 10 matches… had eight goals in 26 matches in 2018-19, and 11 goals in 28 matches in 2017-18… in 2018-19 won Golden Ball, meaning he was the most outstanding player in USSDA Postseason competition… All-Region midfielder according to US Soccer Academy for 2018-19.

Noonan on Tessmann…

“Tanner has a love for soccer. He has played at a high level and is one of the top recruits in the country. He has shown great promise in both programs and it will be fun doing both.”

Read more: https://www.tigernet.com/update/Clemson-Mens-Soccer-signs-eight-to-2020-roster-34577#ixzz68ZHDUUi0

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... I was on the soccer team when Obed was there and also with Donald. The football practice fields were right beside the soccer practice field and sometimes there were footballs left on the ground by the goalposts after practice. We'd got over, stick the ball in the ground and easily kick them from 40 yards with no "football training". The technique of hitting the ball is no different.

Having played competitive soccer, Tanner, like us, has been in the pressure cooker of intense, physical games ... like many of us, he probably has ice water in his veins, so once he locks in on the proper football technique, kicking the ball will be second nature to him.

No doubt he understands the dynamics of the flight of the ball -- all he's got to do is kick it straight, whereas in soccer, at the central midfield position, I'm sure he already knows about hitting it with spin, and the fact that the ball curves more (when hit right) when the temperature is hotter.

The difference comes in having several 250+ pound guys rushing at you as you approach the ball - which is generally about 50 pounds heavier than he has had on the soccer field.

Don't worry, he'll make the transition easily. The key will be composure and consistency ... and how easily he learns from, and forgets a missed kick... <img border=

TNET: Swinney signs kicker with no high school football experience

WHAT was he thinking???

Re: WHAT was he thinking???

Taking a page out ot Danny's book. Next Obed