Word: adjustability
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...Like a chemist tweaking a formula, Arena constantly adjusts strategy and lineup to capitalize on the strengths of the players who are available against the next opponent. "His best quality is man management," says backup goalkeeper Tony Meola, who played for Arena at the University of Virginia in the late '80s. "You get chosen for a reason, whether you're a hard-nosed tackler or a playmaker. And those are the things you do." That's not the way many international coaches work it. Former U.S. and current China coach Bora Milutinovic, says Meola, makes players adjust to his system...
...Tracy, now the head women’s soccer coach at Providence College, was an assistant with the Harvard women’s team. Kerr brought with him a new coaching philosophy and a new style. But the players weren’t the only ones who had to adjust...
...adjust to us as well,” says captain Nick Lenicheck. “The athletic and academic environment at Harvard, and the Ivy League in general, is a lot different than at a place like Duke or Stanford. Coming to Harvard, where athletics are not professionalized at all, had to be difficult. The atmosphere is totally different...
...have worried from the start the effect this has had on student morale. It is hard to adjust being in the spotlight,” she said...
...this was really a more coordinated, seamless effort at something we had already done—try to establish a living defense rather than a set defense, and adjust to what teams give you,” Floerchinger added...