Comments on: 2017 soccer season in review

By: wahinepitch

wahinepitch — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 03:54:27 +0000

” I am familiar with the program and have never heard what you’re describing. Sounds like you have a kid on the team who doesn’t play….”
Hardly… although you do sound intimately familiar with the travel, budget, etc. of the team?
I speak from a viewer’s perspective with regards to the deteriorating play as also evidenced here by terrible year-over-year losing seasons. As to the coaching style, one need only sit in the stands, read some of the online forums, and again deduce from the past seasons and article statements above such as “UH’s downfall continued to be its pitfalls on the road; it’s lost 12 such conference games since the 2015 season. It is 2-20-3 in six years of BWC mainland games.”
You must be implying this is the work of a skilled and talented coach and once again, it is the fault of the players.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:18:31 +0000

My bad, meant to say “not very exciting,,……

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:14:04 +0000

In one word: “Terrible”. 6 straight years, last place in the Big West. That is unacceptable. Maybe Dave Matlin doesn’t care, who knows. UH soccer fans do care so I think there is a disconnect. The coaching, or the coach, well that’s another matter. I think Nagamine is in over her head and her recruiting based on the teams record is questionable. Then, again, maybe it’s not the players, it’s the coaching. Whatever. So the question goes back to Matlin again. What do you want to do with this program in the future. UH soccer is not a money maker we get that. But, come on. You want to win and compete for conference playoff, and conference championships, and get to play in the NCAA tournament. Something has to be done to get better results. I’m venting for sure. As a fan of soccer (I coached AYSO soccer and my son played at Mililani many years ago), but I choose not to watch the UH soccer games on OC16 because it’s very exciting to watch the Wahine play. Just being honest. I know a good product when I see it, even a 1-0 score. I will watch good soccer. Somebody has to speak up. That means people care. Sadly, a lot of people say nothing and therefore nothing gets done.

By: Marina Soccer

Marina Soccer — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 07:08:17 +0000

The quality of the play may have “deteriorated” from the sheer fatigue after 3 road trips – one of which was a 3 game road swing to Idaho, Gonzaga and Idaho State. The Wahine made 2 long road trips before conference play even started (I’m sure for budget reasons) and with 2 season ending injuries to senior defenders, it’s not surprising they struggled defensively. wahinepitch where do you get your information? I am familiar with the program and have never heard what you’re describing. Sounds like you have a kid on the team who doesn’t play….

By: wahinepitch

wahinepitch — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:12:18 +0000

Have you see the play on the pitch from beginning to end of the season? Why does the quality of play deteriorate, even from those not injured? This is not the way it should happen – the team should gel and the play should improve over the season! The players should not be miserable. A coach should be part technician, strategist, psychologist and most of all a great leader and motivator. A good coach has the tools to be able to motivate and achieve the best performance from each and every player on the team. These tools do not include belittling, tearing down, demonstrating inconsistent expectations and breaking rules for favored players.

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 05:04:55 +0000

And just for the record, I wouldn’t have an issue with rolling over the coach’s contract for a year to give her a chance to prove the program really is “getting there”. It’s the three-year term of the extension I find difficult to comprehend.

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:58:39 +0000

I don’t think Coach Nagamine should be given a three-year extension. Over the past four seasons her teams have finished 8th, 9th, 7th and 9th in the 9-team Big West. Other conference teams have had to deal with inexperience cycles and injuries but haven’t performed as consistently poorly as UH. And now to add insult to injury our top local recruit for 2019 has decommitted. IMHO Dave Matlin’s job is to promote excellence in UH athletics, not reward coaches for finishing last.