June soccer practice results for David Virgil Hobbs

Understanding the Results table:

A: chronological order shot number. B: angle of ball after shot relative to path of ball prior to shot on imaginary clock, given direction of ball prior to shot as 12:00 on imaginary clock; example, 1.5 means 1:30, ball shot at 45 degree angle to right relative to direction of ball prior to shot. C: horizontal coordinate of ball impact in feet; 1= just inside left goalpost, 24=just inside right goalpost. D: vertical coordinate of ball impact in feet; 1= ball rolling on ground to impacting 1 foot above ground; 8=ball immediately under crossbar. E: distance from point of shot to impact on goal target in paces (1 pace=0.67 meters). F: apex height of ball during flight in feet. G: swerve of ball right or left during flight; example, r3 means ball swerved 3' to right, l2 means ball swerved 2 feet to left ( the lowercase L looks like a number 1). H: number times ball bounced before hitting target, r means ball was rolling on ground. I: spin of ball, r = clockwise spin, l=counterclockwise spin. J: flight time of ball in seconds from foot impact on ball to time of ball impact on wall target. K: part of foot ball was struck with, lf=left foot, rf=right foot. L: average speed of ball during flight. M: max speed of ball during flight. N: maximum flight time of ball if shot would undoubtedly have been a goal given goalie as standing in middle of goal at time of shot. O: a rough ratio indicating how close the ball came to being unstoppable, 101=unstoppable; this number is the number in col N divided by the number in col J; note that this number can be over 101 even if the ball was not on target on the goal. P: Would the goalie undoubtedly have been beaten by the shot if he was in the middle of the goal at the time of the shot?; the answer here can be yes even if the shot was not on target, meaning the goalie would not have been able to stop the ball. Q: would the shot undoubtedly have been a goal? R: This is the angle in column B multiplied times the speed in col M; example, the clockwise angle 1:30 translates to 45 degrees, then the result of 45 times the mph in M gives the number in S; this number reflects angular power.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
1	10.5	1	3	24	4	R 3	1	L spin	0.9	inside RF	40	50	1	111	yes	yes	2250

1	9	18	3	25	4	L 4	0	L	0.88	Inside front RF	43	55	0.68	77	no	no	4950
Shot on 1 bounce
2	9	1	1	27	7	L 4	0	0	1.34	Inside R ankle	30	39	1.05	78	no	no	3510

3	12	13	1	21	2	0	1	0	1.24	front R ankle	25	31	0.55	44	no	no	31

4	900	10	10	22	11	L4	0	L	0.81	Inside front RF	41	50	0.62	77	no	no	50

5	9	-4	20	24	20	L 3	0	0	1.07	Inside top RF	34	43	1.86	174	yes	no	3870

6	10	26	13	26	14	L3	0	0	1.07	Inside RF	36	46	1.4	131	yes	no	2760

7	9	13	1	22	0	0	roller	0	1.88	Inside top RF	18	22	0.55	29	no	no	1980
high apex on T4
8	10	36	14	23	16	L3	0	l	1.19	R shin, left top foot	29	36	2.16	182	yes	no	2160

9	8	14	1	27	8	L	2	L	2.2	???	18	23	0.57	26	no	no	2760
45 degree turn on 2 bounces
10	8.5	5	1	21	0	0	roller	--	1.55	???	20	24	0.78	50	no	no	2520

11	9	8	8	22	9	L3	0	little L	0.71	rear left top RF	46	57	0.6	85	no	no	5130

12	9	3	1	20	0	0	roller	0	2.24	Inside RF	13	16	0.9	40	no	no	1440
shot on 1 bounce
13	10	1	1	25	1	0	2	little L	1.38	rear inside top RF	27	34	1.05	76	no	no	2040

14	11	15	4	20	5	L2	0	some L	0.84	Inside top RF	36	44	0.49	58	no	no	1320
shot on 1 bounce
15	10.5	42	21	23	21	-	0	-	1.00	Inside top RF	34	42	2.83	283	yes	no	1890

16	9	1	1	25	0	0	roller	-	1.99	Inside top RF	19	24	1.05	53	no	no	2160

17											NaN		1.15	Infinity	yes	no	0
Hit ceiling 13C24
18	8	10	2	30	8	L3	0	-	1.13	Inside top RF	40	53	0.52	46	no	no	6360
cool shot
19	10	13	18	27	18	L2	0	-	0.61	Inside top rear RF	66	85	1.15	189	yes	no	5100

20	9	-12	1	27	1	L2	4	L	1.67	inside top rear RF	24	31	2.06	123	yes	no	2790

20	9	-12	1	27	1	L2	4	L	1.67	inside top rear RF	24	31	2.06	123	yes	no	2790

21											NaN		1.15	Infinity	yes	no	0
Hit ceiling 14C21
22	10.5	1	7	26	8	L3	0	0	1.01	Inside top RF	39	50	1	99	no	no	2250

23	9.5	38	16	28	16	0	0	0	1.16	Inside top rear RF	36	47	2.37	204	yes	no	3525

24	10.5	10	1	23	0	0	roller	-	1.31	Inside top rear RF	26	32	0.57	44	no	no	1440

25	8	9	9	27	11	L3	0	L strong	1.38	?	29	37	0.6	43	no	no	4440

26	10	22	1	25	3	L1	0	-	1.01	Inside top RF	37	47	0.97	96	no	no	2820

27	11	33	13	25	13	R2	0	0	0.70	Front R ankle	54	69	1.91	273	yes	no	2070

28											NaN		1.15	Infinity	yes	no	0
Basketball hit soccer ball just as I was shooting, at end of perfect preliminary air dribble
29											NaN		1.15	Infinity	yes	no	0
Off to right
30	12	27	3	24	3	0	0	0	0.95	rear top RF	38	48	1.32	139	yes	no	48
shot on 1 bounce
31	11	1	1	25	2	-	1	-	0.84	rear top RF	45	57	1.05	125	yes	yes	1710

32	10	-1	1	27	4	L3	0	0	1.2	top of RF	34	44	1.2	100	no	no	2640
swerved downwards sharply it seemed
33	9	32	10	36	11	L3	0	strong L	1.34	inside top RF	40		1.76	131	yes	no	0

34	9	-16	1	24	1	-	-	L	1.28	Inside top RF	28	35	2.37	185	yes	no	3150

35	8.5	3	1	26	2	-	-	-	1.06	top RF	37	47	0.9	85	no	no	4935

36	9	0	1	27	0	-	roller	-	1.59	??	25	32	1.12	70	no	no	2880

37											NaN		1.15	Infinity	yes	no	0
Hit ceiling C23
38	10	46	1	28	2	-	2	-	1.45	top RF	29	38	2.85	197	yes	no	2280

39	9	18	2	25	2	-	1	-	0.86	top RF	44	56	0.7	81	no	no	5040

40	11	10	9	25	10	-	-	-	0.98	top RF	38	48	0.57	58	no	no	1440
shot after 1 bounce
41	9.5	2	1	25	-	-	1	-	1.04	top of RF	36	46	0.97	93	no	no	3450

42	12	4	8	24	8	-	0	-	0.77	rear top RF	47	59	0.81	105	yes	yes	59

43	11	6	8	22	8	-	0	-	0.77	top of RF	43	53	0.7	91	no	no	1590

44	9	18	2	26	3	L2	1	strong L	1.06	top RF	37	47	0.7	66	no	no	4230

45	9	0	1	25	0	-	-	-	-	inside top RF	NaN	NaN	1.12	NaN		no	NaN

A: chronological order shot number. B: angle of ball after shot relative to path of ball prior to shot on imaginary clock, given direction of ball prior to shot as 12:00 on imaginary clock; example, 1.5 means 1:30, ball shot at 45 degree angle to right relative to direction of ball prior to shot. C: horizontal coordinate of ball impact in feet; 1= just inside left goalpost, 24=just inside right goalpost. D: vertical coordinate of ball impact in feet; 1= ball rolling on ground to impacting 1 foot above ground; 8=ball immediately under crossbar. E: distance from point of shot to impact on goal target in paces (1 pace=0.67 meters). F: apex height of ball during flight in feet. G: swerve of ball right or left during flight; example, r3 means ball swerved 3' to right, l2 means ball swerved 2 feet to left ( the lowercase L looks like a number 1). H: number times ball bounced before hitting target, r means ball was rolling on ground. I: spin of ball, r = clockwise spin, l=counterclockwise spin. J: flight time of ball in seconds from foot impact on ball to time of ball impact on wall target. K: part of foot ball was struck with, lf=left foot, rf=right foot. L: average speed of ball during flight. M: max speed of ball during flight. N: maximum flight time of ball if shot would undoubtedly have been a goal given goalie as standing in middle of goal at time of shot. O: was ball on target, did it hit the 24' x 8' goal target on the target wall? P: a rough ratio indicating how close the ball came to being unstoppable, 101=unstoppable; this number is the number in col N divided by the number in col J; note that this number can be over 101 even if the ball was not on target on the goal. Q: Would the goalie undoubtedly have been beaten by the shot if he was in the middle of the goal at the time of the shot?; the answer here can be yes even if the shot was not on target, meaning the goalie would not have been able to stop the ball. R: would the shot undoubtedly have been a goal? S: This is the angle in column B multiplied times the speed in col M; example, the clockwise angle 1:30 translates to 45 degrees, then the result of 45 times the mph in M gives the number in S; this number reflects angular power.

June 18 Practice

T4= 4th touch of run, T3= 3rd touch of run, etc. R in bounce column means ball was a roller.

The preliminary air dribble pattern today was like a U turn, starting going away from the goal and then turning towards the goal. a 90 degree turn to the right was made through the 4th touch of the run, which set the ball moving towards the goal, and then the ball was shot in what was usually roughly a straight ahead direction. I was surprised that the shooting was not as good as yesterday as I am left footed. The past few days have all involved the ball moving sideways towards the sideline at the time it was shot. Beyond the past few days, the past few weeks have featured a disproportionately large number of sideways shots because I have been shooting from around the clock from every angle equally. Thus I have gotten used to the sideways type of shot, and the art of shooting straight ahead has become rusty. The distance between the shot point and the goal was greater today than it was yesterday. Today more of the shots were hitting the middle of the goal than has been the case in the past, which indicates that since my shots are beginning to go where they are intended to go, it is getting close to time to consciously and deliberately aim not for the middle of the goal but for the edges and corners of the goal. Today on shot #40 for the first time in memory I caught myself deliberately aiming for the edge of the goal, shot #40 did in fact hit the lower right corner of the goal and would have been unstoppable if the goalie had started out in the middle of the goal. The preliminary air-dribble today covered about 14 meters in its twisting and turning way and was very sharp, with backspin on the ball, the ball kept low, sharply angled turns, a high speed level, and a low error rate. Yesterday and today the air-dribble has been much better than it ever has been in the past. This I find to be associated with my learning to accept mistakes as a natural part of the learning process. Though the shooting today was disappointing and it was a big surprise that I have developed into such a good broadside shooter compared to my shooting straight ahead, overall today was one of my best days ever as it signalled that finally after several weeks of frustration, I am beginning to master the ultra-difficult air dribble that I set out to master, which involves slanting the ball to the right with the right foot (I am left footed). When this air dribble is mastered I will have no weaknesses at all on the air dribble and be able to cut in or cut out with both feet on the air-dribble, meaning I will be basically unstoppable. Just as I expected, the work on the difficult cut to the right with the right foot during the air-dribble, has produced fast improvement in terms of shooting with the right foot. At the same time it has allowed the left foot skills to become a little rusty. The air dribble pattern I've been adhering to features touches with the right foot on T2 and T3 and touches with the left on T4 and T5. Many of the runs have ended before T5 was even possible. Often the fifth touch of the run with the left foot has involved the ball being in a very unusual position compared to what has recently become the case what with improvement on the air dribble. Seems whereas yesterday there was good luck, today there was bad luck what with lots of balls just barely missing the goal area. Again today you can see how the results would look better if I did not count in the results everything that happens from the very beginning of practice. Today computationally 13% of the shots would have goals, unstoppable by the goalie, but this fails to take into account problems caused for the goalie by the ball swerving left and right. Above and beyond the number of shots that would have been impossible for the goalie to stop and were on target, there are the shots that goalies can stop but cannot catch, meaning that the ball rebounds into the playing area, which can have disastrous consequences for the defense.

June 18 results table

The meaning of the columns in the table are explained on this page above, in the June 16 Entry.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S
1	11.5	0	3	22	4	l2	0	0	0.94	inside top rf	35	43	1.08	no	115	yes	no	645
would have been goal without swerve, post-hitter, on first shot of day
2	1.5	0	13	22	13	r	0	0	0.71	inside top lf	46	57	1.26	no	177	yes	no	2565
Standing 15 meters from the wall, the rebound coming at me was scary and hit me hard
3											NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
hit ceiling 13c21
4	1	36	1	25	0	-	r	-	1.42	inside lf	26	33	2.06	no	145	yes	no	990
high apex after T4
5	11.5	-9	8	23	8	L3	0	L+	0.77	front L shin	45	56	1.81	no	235	yes	no	840

6	12	10	1	25	0	0	r	-	1.14	front L shin	33	42	0.57	yes	50	no	no	42

7	1.5	-11	8	26	8	L2	0	0	0.95	front of L ankle	41	52	1.97	no	207	yes	no	2340

8	12.5	-8	10	25	10	L2	0	0	0.93	front of L ankle	40	51	1.76	no	189	yes	no	0

9	11.5	-6	8	24	8	L2	0	L+	0.98	front L ankle	37	46	1.57	no	160	yes	no	690

10	12	10	15	5	15	-	0	-		rear inside top LF	NA	NA	NA	no	NA	NA	NA	NA
dropkick, ball hit ground just as it was shot
11	12.5	14	1	23	0	-	2	-	0.89	inside top front LF	39	48	0.57	yes	64	no	no	0

12	12	1	3	19	3	2L	0	L+	0.79	top LF	36	43	1	yes	127	yes	yes	43

13	3	3	10	23	10	-	-	-	1.01	top LF	34	42	0.93	no	92	no	no	3780
would have been just above crossbar
14	12	10	1	20	1	-	1	-	0.68	front L ankle	44	53	0.57	yes	84	no	no	53
dropkick, ball hit ground just as kicked
15											NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
off to right
16	3	36	1	29	0	-	r	-	2.28	inside top LF	19	25	2.06	no	90	no	no	2250

17	11.5	-15	8	26	8	23	0	L+	1.07	top LF	36	46	2.28	no	213	yes	no	690

18	3	18	3	24	4	R3	0	R+	0.83	inside top LF	43	54	0.68	yes	82	no	no	4860
shot on sprint as T4 pushed ball a long way
19	1	15	1	20	1	-	1	-	0.89	top LF	34	41	0.6	yes	67	no	no	1230
shot on 1 bounce
20	2	6	1	25	1	-	1	-	1.26	top LF	30	38	0.73	yes	58	no	no	2280

21	12.5	23	6	23	6	R3	0	R-	0.74	top LF	47	58	0.99	yes	134	yes	yes	0
shot on 1 bounce
22	11	0	8	22	8	L2	0	L-	0.52	outside top LF	63	77	1.1	no	212	yes	no	2310
Post-hitter, would have been goal without swerve
23	12.5	17	1	23	1	-	2	-	1.28	rear top LF	27	33	0.68	yes	53	no	no	0

24	12	0	1	23	1	-	0	-	0.90	top LF	38	47	1.12	no	124	yes	no	47
drop kick, ball hit ground as kicked. Another Post-hitter
25	1	22	1	24	1	-	1	-	0.99	rear inside top LF	36	45	0.97	yes	98	no	no	1350
shot on 1 bo
26	12	-6	9	23	9	L3	0	L+	0.71	top LF	49	61	1.59	no	224	yes	no	61
cramped ball close when shot; extra touches before shot but no bounce before shot
27	3	23	1	26	1	-	2	-	1.37	inside to LF	28	36	1.05	yes	77	no	no	3240

28	1.5	5	8	25	8	R1	0	0	0.91	inside top LF	41	52	0.76	yes	84	no	no	2340

29	1.5	-11	3	25	3	L3	?	L	1.06	rear top LF	35	44	1.96	no	185	yes	no	1980

30	12	2	6	25	6	L1	0	0	0.92	top LF	41	52	0.91	yes	99	no	no	52

31	12.5	22	1	24	1	0	1	-	0.92	top LF	39	49	0.97	yes	105	yes	yes	0
shot on 1 bounce
32	12.5	3	10	24	10	R2	0	0	0.52	inside top LF	69	86	0.93	no	179	yes	no	0

33	1	22	1	25	-	-	R	-	1.21	inside top LF	31	39	0.97	yes	80	no	no	1170

34	12	8	1	20	8	L2	0	L+	0.54	top LF	56	68	0.64	yes	119	yes	yes	68

35	1	13	1	24	1	-	1	-	0.99	top LF	36	45	0.55	yes	56	no	no	1350

36	1	15	1	23	1	-	1	-	1.16	inside front of L shin	30	37	0.6	yes	52	no	no	1110

37	2.5	16	8	24	10	R3	0	R	1.13	inside top LF	32	40	0.6	yes	53	no	no	3000

38											NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
hit ceiling 17C23
39	1	37	1	28	0	0	R	-	3.00	upper inside LF	14	18	2.14	no	71	no	no	540
high apex after T4
40	1	23	1	26	2	0	1	-	0.97	inside top LF	40	51	1.05	yes	108	yes	yes	1530
for first time, aimed for side of goal not goal in general
41	12	-2	2	23	3	L2	0	-	0.75	outside top LF	46	57	1.26	no	168	yes	no	57
1st run after break , had to stop for 52 minutes, ran out of data forms
42	12	21	1	28	0	0	R	-	1.61	inside L ankle	26	34	0.9	yes	56	no	no	34
shot on 1 bounce
43	12	-11	13	23	13	L3	0	L	1.07	outside top LF	32	40	2.06	no	193	yes	no	40

44	12	3	6	22	6	L2	0	L	0.84	top LF	39	48	0.84	yes	100	no	no	48

45	12.5	18	1	23	0	-	R	-	1.13	top LF	31	38	0.73	yes	65	no	no	0

46	12	12	8	23	9	-	0	-	0.77	top LF	45	56	0.48	yes	62	no	no	56

47	1.5	31	1	26	0	0	R	-	1.70	inside top LF	23	29	1.66	no	98	no	no	1305

48	1	31	1	25	1	-	3	-	0.88	inside top LF	43	55	1.66	no	189	yes	no	1650