First blog ever..

Okie dokie, this is my first blog ever, and I am sitting here tapping my fingers wondering what to write. I suppose a good starting point would be a quick introduction about myself. Following on, I will then talk about the reasons for starting this blog, and also likely topics that will I will write about.

My name is Rickie Powers, and I currently live in Cincinnati, Ohio, having moved here permanently in 2015. I was born and raised in England. I started coming to the USA on a working visa coaching soccer, and met a girl, whom I ended up marrying, hence the reason for being here permanently now. Now I am in Cincinnati, I have tried to get involved in the 'soccer scene' as much as I can. I currently coach at TFA (well i say currently, I will be coaching in the fall 2016 for them). Before that, I coached a group of Under 10 boys at Cincinnati West Soccer Club.

Firstly, I have several reasons for starting a blog, and these are:

1. To help me learn. By writing a blog post, it should help me be a bit more reflective. I like learning and think that writing things down will help me think about things in a different light and also help consolidate them into memory a bit better.
2. The second reason is for other people to view, comment, and discuss (when I finally figure out a way to share this). This links in to the above as I think discussion is good to help learning, and to get different ideas and viewpoints on things I talk about. I like getting other peoples ideas and opinions on things, and also like to watch others coach. This has got to be one of the best ways to glean information in my opinion.
3. One last reason, is to help meet people and get my name about. The internet is obviously extreme ubiquitous, so I am trying now to utilize it to my advantage.

In this blog I will be talking about various topics withing youth soccer coaching. I will be talking about anything that comes to my mind, or any experiences that I come across. These posts will be my own thoughts and opinions, coming from experience that I have gained.

That is it for now.