{"id":26027,"date":"2020-02-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=26027"},"modified":"2020-02-14T22:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T03:06:26","slug":"lars-hirschfeld-match-day-intensity-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/02\/15\/lars-hirschfeld-match-day-intensity-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Lars Hirschfeld: Closer to match day the intensity in training slows down"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTERVIEW<\/strong> – Lars Hirschfeld is a former Canadian International who played in Europe and the current Goalkeeper coach of<\/a> FC Edmonton<\/a>. Last Word on Soccer spoke with Lars Hirschfeld on September 15, 2019.<\/p>\n

Lars Hirschfeld: Closer to match day the intensity in training slows down<\/h2>\n

1. Was coaching something you\u2019d always wanted to do after your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo but I think it\u2019s just a natural progression, you go through the face of your playing career and in the end you take a mentor-ship\u00a0role. It seemed like a natural step afterwards, pass on what I learned and prepare the next generation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

2. How did you get in contact with Jeff [Paulus]?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known him, like everybody knows everybody through football and it\u2019s a small community. I\u2019ve met him a few times through the years and I\u2019ve known people who have worked with him. It was basically just one phone call, that easy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

3. When it gets closer to match day, as each day progresses, do the intensity of the practices get more?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo not at all, we usually have a tendency before the game to dilate back a little bit. Usually the intensity is beginning of the week but then as the match approaches we tone it down to keep the legs fresh. <\/em><\/p>\n

Everything we do before a game, the last couple of days is always catered towards our opponent. Our strength and their weaknesses and vice versa. Our game plan is really focused towards that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

4. How close is the Goalkeeper Union between yourself and Connor James – Dylon Powly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think every goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach has a close relationship. We work probably the most tightest out of all the coaches – it\u2019s great to see them support each other on and off the field. <\/em><\/p>\n

Connor has done well and a big part of that is the support he\u2019s received from Dylon and back and forth. They\u2019ve both stepped on the pitch, they\u2019ve both stepped up and they\u2019ve both delivered. So I\u2019m super happy with them right now. It\u2019s a great team to be with.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

5. In this league there are a lot of first year professionals. Talk about the strengths and weaknesses and the learning processes that takes place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur boys, it\u2019s a fair number; I think it\u2019s third-teen local players off the cuff. Could be wrong on that, a lot of them have stepped up. It was a slow process, they\u2019re learning every day. Everyone around us, it\u2019s a great result; it\u2019s honestly promising.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INTERVIEW – Lars Hirschfeld is a former Canadian International who played in Europe and the current Goalkeeper coach of FC Edmonton. Last Word on Soccer spoke with Lars Hirschfeld on September 15, 2019. Lars Hirschfeld: Closer to match day the intensity in training slows down 1. Was coaching something you\u2019d always wanted to do after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3236,"featured_media":26028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2782,2927],"tags":[2785,743,3416],"class_list":["post-26027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cpl","category-fc-edmonton","tag-cpl","tag-fc-edmonton","tag-lars-hirschfeld"],"modified_by":"Rachael Kriger, Senior Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}