NUAFC 1968-2018

2013
Joel Pinto Zurita
Ngaruawahia United Senior Coach 2013
Playing Experience:
Deportivo Hurcan Football Club, San
Luis, Rancagua, Chile (1980-84).
Professional Club O’higgins Rancagua, U-
18s (1985-87).
Football Club Super Lo Miranda,
Rancagua, Chile (1984-86).
Youth & Junior Player Deportivo
O’higgins, Rancagua, Chile (1981-83).
Work Experience:
Coach Co-ordinator for junior teams,
Ferrymead FC, Christchurch (2011).
U-17s coach for Forrest Hill Milford FC
(2010).
1st 11 coach Rangitoto College (2009).
1st team coach Otahuhu FC (2008).
Teacher & Coach of the Korean
Football Academy (2006-07).
Trainer North Shore United U-19s
(2005).
Trainer for Huracan Club, San Luis
(2003).
Trainer of Federico Santa Maria
University team (2002).
Chile Football Co-ordinator, Rancagua
Municipality, Chile (2002).
Trainer U18 Manuel de Sala Institute,
Chile (2001).
Mark Puts The Boot In
An expose on football boots by Mark Harding
Mark here, one of
the two lightweight Poms at
Narra, providing you with
vital information but mainly
pointless ramblings, vaguely
about footy boots.
Now I must admit I
do enjoy the science behind
very important things such
as football boots. During my
studies at university I was
fortunate enough to work
with some big companies
such as Adidas, Nike, SPARQ,
Under Armour, etc. for
various lab trials and tests.
One of the more
critical theories tested and
undertaken in our presence was to do with the biomechanical
impact that the weight of your boots had on your technical
performance and execution, in this case how hard you could kick a
ball.
It was mainly a lot of kicking and standing all day, while
things were attached, detached and reattached to your person,
during which time you’re provided with a large variety of
multicoloured, oddly-styled, and yet very expensive boots from
various brands to trial.
This got me thinking, science aside; what’s the point in so
many hideous and quite frankly pointless boots being produced? Is
it really necessary to have an entire range of colours, including
PINK, to choose from?
I mean don’t get me wrong, I love to don a pair of risqué
pink shorts at training, but pink boots?! You have got to be kidding
me, that there is a major commitment son. Boots aren’t just for
Christmas kids; they’re for life, which in football terms means a
season or two.
You’ve got to feel especially sorry for the fathers out
there that have had to seriously ponder which ‘side’ their son will
eventually bat for. Granted, a dark day for anyone, but particularly
in New Zealand; the home of the ‘All Blacks’, the land where
ruggers reigns supreme.
Look at it like this; firstly not only has your son chosen,
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what is considered in NZ as the less manly sport supposedly
occupied by a bunch of diving ‘fairies’, then, to add insult to injury,
he goes and requests a pair of pink boots!
Primarily because ol’ $160Million Ronnie wears them and
looks rather fetching… It’s going to be a long week at the office for
those dads having to digest that humdinger. Perhaps they can
concentrate on their daughter who seems keen on pink shoes too.
#CostEffective.
See, I don’t understand why the entire team doesn’t just
wear Copa Mondial’s for hard ground and World Cups for soft.
Problem solved. Wear the best boots ever made, and they don’t
look silly. Even if it’s not those exact boots, just black/ plain ones.
Or at least mainly black, a little splash of colour won’t hurt.
To be fair, I am a Centre-Back or, on occasion, a dodgy
Central Midfielder, when forced (thanks to Paul and Norm), so of
course I like the industrious simplicity of the original Adidas stylings
as opposed to the flashing lights, bells and whistles of say; the
fluorescent green mercurial vapours? (John Nike, the unknown but
very real founder of Nike (probably), you make me sick).
Now don’t get me wrong, I am obviously not saying
‘outlaw’ over-the-top boots at the club, that’d be against freedom
of speech or something along those lines. (What would Herve do
without his bright green boots??) I’m stating that if you have
ridiculous boots, you should expect to be subjected to some abuse
and therefore multiple fines.