SVGSPN Presents--My Soccer Life with Oronde Ash
By oronde ash
SVGSPN Presents--My Soccer Life with Oronde AshJun 12, 2020
SVGSPN, S3E1--Election Time For The SVGFF
PODCAST CHAPTERS
03:45 Renson-Reasons why the 4 joined forces
07:40 Renson-Experience as player in SVG
12:30 Debson--Why he started his Sparta Football Club, Social good, Success for his players
15:45 Tamara-College scholarships
17:30 Renson-Road to Central Connecticut State Univ
20:35 Debson-What the SVGFF can do better for youths
23:20 Tamara-Organizing player showcases
26:20 Renson-Creating Jingle Ball Xmas football event, Charitable giving, Prisoner rehabilitation via football
36:30 Leslie-FIFA financial integrity, Corporate sponsoship needed, Making football more viable for players
43:15 Tamara--What she learned working with th Jamaican FF, Developing the women's game in SVG
46:45 Renson-Issue managing the senior team, What he learned after the team revolt in May 2021
49:20 A definition of Leadership
50:50 Debson-Structure and Standards needed
52:40 Tamara-General Manager, Youth and women's develoment, Press Secretary, Branding
54:00 Renson--Relationship with world famous Youtube coach Shaun Green, Getting Shaun to SVG
55:40 Renson-Open to working with anyone for the betterment of football in SVG
SVGSPN, S2E10--Marlon Alex James: A Legend Away From Home
SVGSPN, S2E9: Team SVG vs Curacao, World Cup Qualifying
01:00 Volcano update
02:30 Game reactions from public, pundits, coaches
05:00 Realistic expectations for senior team
11:00 Clubs taking responsibility for sustaining player development
13:00 One definition of leadership
18:45 Defend your pickney dem
23:00 No pyar pyar football vs lesser opponents
25:00 Good luck message
26:00 DL, Sandy, Bess, The defense
34:00 Beating BVI; Who should play well
36:00 The hole in the middle of our football
40:15 Coach Mercury is proud of his players
42:00 Predictions vs BVI
SVGSPN, S2E8--Coach Dale Mercury: The List, The Life
SVGSPN, S2E8--Coach Dale Mercury: The List, The Life
There's high controversy in SVG footballing circles today following Saturday night's (Feb. 13th) publication of the 24-man World Cup qualifying roster. The list of players invited to camp for the March 25 game was ubiquitous for the absence of notable names. In the hours since publication, Coach Mercury and the SVGFF have been under heavy scrutiny for the thinking process and any competitive future for Team SVG. We talk to him about all that, plus his coaching history and plans for the future of the program.
03:00 His coaching start in Bequia
04:30 Int'l coaching license in Trinidad
11:00 Coaching U-17, U-20 and club teams (2009-11)
16:30 U-20 protest against him, Establishing standards
26:00 The loss in Dominica 2019
34:00 Why Hope Int'l players not on the current roster
45:30 Responsibilities on national team players, Nazir McBurnette
48:30 Valdo Anderson pandemic, Brad Edwards SET
64:00 Bequia United selections
71:00 The new expectations moving forward
75:00 Final thoughts
SVGSPN, S2E7--2020-21, Statistical Analysis Rounds 1-4, Patterns & Trend
SVGSPN, S2E7--Statistical Analysis Rounds 1-4, Patterns & Trends
1. Where are goals/assists coming from?
2. Who scores mostly set pieces?
3. Which team is all left foot?
4. Which team looks balanced on offense and defense?
SVGSPN, S2E6-- 2020-21, Volcano & Pandemic Suspends Season
SVGSPN, S2E6-- 2020-21, Volcano & Pandemic Suspends Season Indefinitely
St. Vincent is dealing with a record spike in Covid-19 cases as well as the eminent explosive eruption of the nation's volcano.
SVGSPN, S2E5--2020-21 Round 4 Review: Sion Hill Still Staunch, Avenues Keeps Scoring
SVGSPN, S2E5--2020-21 Round 4 Review: Sion Hill Still Staunch, Avenues Keeps Scoring, Awesome Upsets Jebelle
1. Raheem Westfield of Avenues scores 6 goals in the 2nd half v L. Height
2. Sion Hill has not allowed a goal in 308 mins
3. Zamaro Mofford scores a Golazo! vs Jebelle
4. La Soufriere volcano eruption looming
SVGSPN, S2E4--2020-21 Round 3 Review: Layou Belongs, Sion Hill Solid, System3 Needs Results
SVGSPN, S2E4--Round 3 Review: Layou Belongs, Sion Hill Solid, System3 Needs Results Jebelle/Hope Can Play Better
1. Trivis Fraser scores a brace for Layou vs defending champs
2. Sion Hill quietly league leading defense... Shhhhh
3. Jebelle underwhelming in the final 3rd
4. More freekick magic
SVGSPN, S2E3--2020-21 Round 2 Review, Hope Lackluster, Old Teams New Goals, Predators Still Reeling
SVGSPN, S2E3--Round 2 Review, Hope Lackluster, Old Teams New Goals, Predators Still Reeling
Video available on the SVGSPN YouTube page
As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SVGSPN, S2E2--2020-21 Round 1 Review, Surprising Results, Conversation with Predators Coach Bishon Williams
SVGSPN, S2E2--2020-21 Round 1 Review, Surprising Results, Conversation with Predators Coach Bishon Williams
1. What teams are performing well early? Who's not? 2. Will there be more parity this season?
3. Is Layou FC for real? 4. Why are Predators winless thus far?
Videos available on the SVGSPN YouTube page
As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SVGSPN, S2E1-- 2020-21 Pre-Season Top 5, Transfer News, Players to Watch, Support SVG Grassroots Football
SVGSPN, S2E1-- 2020-21 Pre-Season Top 5, Transfer News, Players to Watch, Support SVG Grassroots Football
VIDEO available SVGSPN Youtube page.
PRE-SEASON PREVIEW. Who Will Win The 2020-21 Premier League, Top 5 Teams, Relegation Candidates, Players Making Impacts, **Support Grassroots Soccer. I look at the roster of numerous SVGPL teams and see players from Barrouallie who were taught the fundamentals of the game every Saturday morning on Keartons Field, thanks to Jason Frederick, Damien John, Alban Bulze, Kelroy Adams, Kelroy Waqar, Demol James, Craig Kirby and others. It's no accident those young players then are among the best in the nation now. SUPPORT SVG GRASSROOTS football. Our footballing future is already here.
As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SVGSPN, S1E6-- 2019-20 Season Wrap-up, Awards, Top goal, Top 11
SVGSPN, S1E5 Round 22--Sion Hill FC v SV United, Awesome FC v Chelsea
SVGSPN, S1E5 Round 22--Sion Hill FC v SV United, Awesome FC v Chelsea
The last round of the 2019-20 season saw SV United in a must win tussle. Win or get relegated. Awesome FC was in a similar relegation battle needing a point and an SV loss to stay in the premiership.
As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SVGSPN, S1E4, Round 21--System3 v Jebelle, Sion Hill v Hope
SVGSPN, S1E4, Round 21--System3 v Jebelle, Sion Hill v Hope
Hope Int'l has won the SVGPL. CONGRATULATIONS! Jebelle and System 3 are fighting for 2nd place. Sion Hill, Avenues, Awesome FC and Besco Pastures are playing to stay in the top division.
As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SVGSPN, S1E3, Round 20--Jebelle v Hope, System3 v Avenues--The Battle for 1st Place
SVGSPN, S1E3 (Analyzing SVG Football)--Round 20, Jebelle v Hope, System3 v Avenues--The Battle for 1st Place
Hope is still leading the Premier League. Jebelle is in 2nd, place, 4 pts behind. A win gets them ever closer to the league title. System3 is 5 pts behind Hope still in striking distance. As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the main game each round and advice on how we can improve.
SUGGESTED VIEWING
1. 60 Team Passing Drills https://youtu.be/zw9W4m-lYx8
2. Building Outta The Back https://youtu.be/Qry7igTicL0
SVGSPN S1E2, Round 19--Hope v Predators, System3 v Sion Hill
SVGSPN S1E2, Round 19--Hope v Predators, System3 v Sion Hill
Hope is leading the Premier League. Predators are in 4th place coming off a 4-5 loss to System3 where the were leading 4-0 at the half. Sion Hill is playing with only 10 men... No More Long Balls Plz. After watching my first SVG Premier League games, the individual talent on the field, the level and organization of play, overall understanding of broader football concepts and players applying them to their specific teams appear nonexistent. As a nation that qualified for the Gold Cup 25 years ago, making FIFA history in the process, if I'm judging the teams in the Premier League, SVG football has to get better. Coach Debson Cruickshank and I offer observations, analysis, critiques of the 2 games in Round 19 and advice on how we can improve.
SUGGESTED VIEWING
How Pep Guadiola See Football Differently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVE3Sqatdlg
What is Zone 14? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFtACGzD7E
Pep Tactical Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-mFN37cS-I
Andrea Pirlo v Sergio Busquets: The Deep Lying Midfielder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mCUYQQH2dQ
SVGSPN, S1E1, Round 18--System3 v North Leeward
SVGSPN (Analyzing SVG Football) Round 18, Premier League, System3 v North Leeward, 08.17.20
Host Oronde Ash, Coach Joel Bristol and Coach Debson Cruickshank the match of the day from the SVG Premier League. System3 v North Leeward Predators -- Score 4-5
Man of the Match: System3 CMD Jerron Dopwell
TAYLOR MADE (Part 5 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable... The Gold Cup
TAYLOR MADE (Part 5 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable... The Gold Cup & All That Glitters
01:00.....Marlon's first time in the US, Logistical nightmares, Prepping for MEX in a public park, Jack being Jack
06:55....If Ian Sardine could do it over again, Small fish in a big pond, No training facility, The bright lights
11:34......15,000 Mexicans screaming, Starting #10, World class passing, Fitz hated Trinidad, Making History
22:00...Coach Lenny is drained, The lessons he took from SVG to St. Kitts, The Best SVG Team Ever
28:00...Players still doing the work today, Professional careers, Lasting legacies from '95, ADARE360, Fitz the politician
34:55...Why we haven't gotten back to the Gold Cup and what it will take to do so (Players' perspectives)
37:25....The football federation structure needs changing, The state of SVG football now
40:50...No mo' excuses, What I've seen in 10 yrs going home, The colonial soccer mind
46:20...Coach Lenny's Plan for Improving the Development of SVG and Caribbean Football, Focus on youth & coaching educ,
51:00...The psychology of an SVG player, Black Consciousness Matters
55:10... The Outer Man vs The Inside Man, Using the game to change lives
1. SVG vs MEX 1996 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKnvSbSm7Hs&t=73s
2. All Goals from 1996 Gold Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebp388fygfw
3. ADARE360 Richmond Trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNqMBc3uTQo&list=PLKHNaVpxLBMgPUMAmrR0_u43vMRzlm64_
TAYLOR MADE (Part 4 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's... Ep #4--Richmond
TAYLOR MADE (Part 4 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's... Ep #4--Richmond
December 16, 1995, 8pm, I land in St. Vincent and get driven directly to team camp in Richmond. 12 hrs in transit, 10 yrs away from home and I can't see the country in the dark. 25 days until we play Mexico in San Diego, CA, everyone hungry to prove they belong on the Gold Cup roster, especially against a foreigner like me. The federation had no money to plan with, there was little food to eat but still 3 training sessions each day. We were alone in a far corner of the island, no choice but to rely on one another. And then we were accused of drug dealing and more.
TOPICS
01:00.....My first days back home with the national team; Hungry, outta shape; No money, nothing at all
05:50...Begging for food; Dalrymple killed a cow; Logistics/Driving to Richmond
11:00.....Work vs football imbalance; Isolation at Richmond
16:25....Coach Lenny accused of drug dealing; Secret police raided team van looking for drugs; Why was I selected?
24:00..No quitting; Gotta prepare for Mexico; Natural beauty and neglect; Cutthroat competition, shit-talking, fights
29:00.."Schoolboy" Marlon James running; Fitz vs The General; The Foreign Based; First Impression; Team politics
36:05..The secret value of dreadlocks; What I added to the team; Trainer Gideon Labban
41:00...Fitz pushed for his GK spot; Marlon and Maz-I
47:00..When Nothing matters; California dreaming;
RICHMOND
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mIyTaEhu8 The Richmond Vale Academy
2. Me trying to recreate the 1995 Richmond vibe with youth players from my hometown in SVG as part of my ADARE360 soccer nonprofit
2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNqMBc3uTQo&t=2s
2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5NHA1X6s0&t=11s
2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzRXgI1xhPY&t=92s The Volcano
TAYLOR MADE (Part 3 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--No Weapons Formed
TAYLOR MADE (Part 3 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--No Weapons Formed... Coach Lenny Taylor returns to St. Vincent after making history with his young team. But instead of praise there's more pressure, more rumors and accusations laid against him and a grab for power from forces within the football federation. On top of that, one of the best players on the team has been hand picked by El Rei, Pele himself, to go to Brazilian club Santos. This is the culmination of the dream Lenny came to St. Vincent with in 1992. Develop players who can showcase themselves on a bigger stage, bringing ore eyes to SVG, more and more development. But some don't see it that way and make other plans, destroying possibility and promise. Lenny begins to last out, to defend himself in the media only to field more vitriol his way. And the team still has to get ready for the Windward Island Championships and the Gold Cup, while incorporating a new player no one knows about.
TAYLOR MADE (Part 2 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--A Pass Back
TAYLOR MADE (Part 2 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--A Pass Back
Following a successful Shell Cup tournament in the Cayman Islands, July 1995, the team returns to SVG. Before they get started on final preparations for the Gold Cup, we take a look some of the issues that plagued the federation and players from 1992-94, years where the standard on the field dropped and the administration was in turmoil. Money woes, hunger, using wooden desks for beds while in camp, a player strike and a tragedy that made football a pariah in the business community, all reminders of why the Cayman triumph meant so much more than some may think.
TAYLOR MADE (Part 1 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--Part 1--1995
TAYLOR MADE (Part 1 of 5): The 1995 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mens Nat'l Team's Improbable Run to the 1996 Gold Cup (And Why It Hasn't Been Done Since)--1995
In 1995, St. Vincent & the Grenadines became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a major FIFA tournament when they upset Cuba to claim a spot in the 1996 Gold Cup in the USA. In December 1995, SVG was also the smallest nation with the highest FIFA ranking (#95). At 100000 people, no professional football, no money from FIFA, no grassroots, no youth league, no player development plans, no int'l football history to draw upon, what made Coach Lenny Taylor think it was possible to turn a group of players--avg age 23--into world beaters. Took him a few years... but he kinda did. That 1995 int'l season was a footballing miracle that begs to be heard.