{"id":2462,"date":"2017-09-28T19:38:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2017-09-28T19:51:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:51:56","slug":"jabari-harris-jatkaa-ecgn-paavalmentajana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/jabari-harris-jatkaa-ecgn-paavalmentajana\/","title":{"rendered":"Jabari Harris jatkaa ECG:n p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana"},"content":{"rendered":"

East City Giantsin p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana jatkaa Jabari Harris. Viime kausi oli Harrisille ensimm\u00e4inen joukkueen p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana. Mississipin Jacksonista kotoisin oleva Harris pelaa my\u00f6s joukkueen pelinrakentajana. Harris on viel\u00e4 melko nuori p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana, mutta pelinrakentajana h\u00e4n on pelannut jo 4 kautta Suomessa ja Euroopassa h\u00e4n on pelannut my\u00f6s Puolassa.\u00a0Ensimm\u00e4isell\u00e4 kaudellaan ECG:n per\u00e4simess\u00e4 Harris johdatti joukkueen 1. divisioonan v\u00e4lieriin.<\/p>\n

Haastattelimme joukkueen p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana jatkavaa Harrisia:<\/p>\n

About a month has passed since the ending of last season. What are your thoughts looking back to that season?<\/em><\/p>\n

”It was a good season. We made some big strides as a team and organization. We reached all the goals that we set as a team and that I\u2019m very proud of. I feel that we have learned a lot from the past season, and realize what it takes to compete in the 1st division.”<\/p>\n

What has the atmosphere around team been after the season?<\/em><\/p>\n

”It\u2019s been very positive! Most guys have started back meeting up to train for the next season. Also many more players are planning to give ECG a try for this fall. These are very exciting times for the program. Many changes are being made and everyone is ambitious about being and doing better. Giants will start their off season in the end of October.”<\/p>\n

What do you have in mind for the team for off season?<\/em><\/p>\n

”I want to continue to improve the players football IQ, and also athleticism. Looking at last years team, we were very young and a bit raw. Many players had no experience beyond division 2, while others started as true rookies! I\u2019m looking to increase our physicality and athletic ability by having the players participate in gym and track trainings. Last year we focus on more of teaching the sport and schemes, but lacked in physicality and endurance in some games. We proved to be a solid third place team in 2017, but the goal is to be at the top in 2018. That\u2019s takes work, but I know the Giants are up for it.”<\/p>\n

When you look at your team, how would you describe it?\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

”Hungry! This team is a team that stills has a lot to prove, yet nothing to lose. There is no pressure on us to achieve. Everything we accomplished is a milestone for this new generation of ECG football that\u2019s being born. We believe that we are winners and we can become champions. My players are very patient and they have developed a trust for me as a coach. That trust and hunger to play will continue to lead to success.”<\/p>\n

On the off season many rookies and also experienced football players look out for teams for trying to find a good place to play football. What can you say to them of the Giants?<\/em><\/p>\n

”We are a family! We take care of each other, we ball, and we have fun! Everyone that has joined us, has had a fair opportunity to play and improve, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We are a young club that\u2019s positive and working to become the next big thing in Finnish football. I believe in developing finish talent and seeing everyone that wears these colors succeed. If your looking for a place where you can learn, grow, but also make your time and sacrifice of the summer worth it, ECG is definitely the place for you! It\u2019s two colors that look sexy on every one. BLACK AND YELLOW!”<\/p>\n

ECG:n joukkueenjohtaja Tapio Nurminen kommentoi Harrisin valintaa p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajaksi:<\/p>\n

”Olen \u00e4\u00e4rimm\u00e4isen tyytyv\u00e4inen siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 Jabari tulee olemaan joukkueemme p\u00e4\u00e4valmentaja my\u00f6s ensi kaudella. Pystymme jatkamaan sit\u00e4 ty\u00f6t\u00e4 mit\u00e4 olemme tehneet\u00a0 h\u00e4nen kanssaan ja kehitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n joukkuetta eteenp\u00e4in. Valinta p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajasta ei kuitenkaan ollut aivan helppo. Olimme puheissa monien kokeneiden ja menestyneiden valmentajien kanssa ja loppusuoralla p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksen ratkaisi se, ett\u00e4 tarjolla olevista vaihtoehdoista Jabari kykenee olemaan joukkueen kanssa jatkuvasti, joten h\u00e4nen kanssaan voimme vied\u00e4 joukkuetta s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llisesti tarvittavaan suuntaan. Jabari on my\u00f6s \u00e4\u00e4rimm\u00e4isen intohimoinen joukkueen eteenp\u00e4in viemiseksi. Joukkueen valmentajisto on nyt osittain saatu kasattua tulevalle kaudelle ja off-seasonille, mutta lis\u00e4yksetkin ovat viel\u00e4 mahdollisia. Ryhm\u00e4henki joukkueessa on loistava, joten t\u00e4m\u00e4n joukkueen kanssa on upea l\u00e4hte\u00e4 kohti seuraavaa kautta!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ECG:n p\u00e4\u00e4valmentajana jatkaa Jabari Harris. Lue Harrisin haastattelu!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,127,24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions\/2477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecg.fi\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}