News for the Week of Feb. 13, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 2/13/2012:


Scholarship Time:
We want to remind all our graduating Seniors of $3,000 in scholarship money that is available to soccer players at ALHS. One of the scholarships is the NOGSL scholarship which is explained in more detail below. Two years ago Maddie Bernard received this scholarship from the NOGSL, so it can be won by our girls.


2012 NOGSL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League (NOGSL) is offering a scholarship program for former youth soccer players (members). This year’s program will award (4) scholarships, in the amount of $2000.00 each, to former players (members) who will be graduating from high school as a Senior in the class of 2012 and entering a U.S. college, university or a 2 year or greater technical school, as a full time student, for the first time in 2012. The scholarship is divided evenly over a period of 4 succeeding years at $500 per year towards the cost of college.

(NOTE: the program requirements are subject to change on an annual basis).

* Student Eligibility: Graduating high school senior, entering a college or university or and 2 yr or greater technical school the following fall, must have participated as roistered player (member) at least three (3) full seasonal years on an NOGSL registered youth team.

* The Application process: In addition to meeting the qualifying requirements defined above, a detailed application and a maximum 250 word essay must be completed and contribute to the selection process.

* Participation in High School or College soccer IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.

* Due by April 6, 2012

Mail Completed Applications to: NOGSL

Post Office Box 16205

Rocky River, Ohio 44116

Any question please emails them to Dan @ dgfrey2003@yahoo.commailto:dgfrey2003@yahoo.co


An application may be found at:

http://www.nogsl.com/

Go to the NOGSL scholarship area and click on the link.


The other scholarship is the Gino Strippoli Memorial Scholarship which is valued at $1,000. Applications for this scholarship are available in the Guidance office at ALHS. Past winners of this scholarship include:

2011 - Sarah Hudson
2010 - Bridget Lyons
2009 - Laura Rickey
2008 - Sammy Stewart
2007 - Sarah Lyons


Shorty Sez:
We continue to feature the teamwork philosophies from Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski who is a pre-eminent expert on leadership and teambuilding. This week we are continuing with the concept of the fist to reflect upon is as follows:

Coach K sees his team as the five fingers on a hand. When the fingers fit together, they create a powerful fist. When fingers are outstretched, they are on their own and can be easily broken by a fist. So it is with a team - if they play together and unite with a common goal they become like a fist which can always defeat individual fingers which are operating on their own. A great team possesses five qualities - Communication, Trust, Collective Responsibility, Caring, and Pride. These can also be thought of as individual fingers and when all five come together, they can form a fist which cannot be beaten.

This week we will look at Trust - Coach K believes in leadership there are no words more important than trust.  In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved.  Trust involves having the ability to engage in straightforward face-to-face communication to overcome an obstacle or situation.  This can involve confrontation which Coack K believes is a good thing as confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.  In any kind of a team situation, the team members must be able to be open and honest with each other to create an environemt in which the highest level of performance can be achieved.