Program Notes for the Week of 4/30/2012:
Shoregals in the News:
Karen Krause was voted Captain of the ALHS dance team for the 2012-2013 season based on her tryout score and leadership shown the last two years.
Also, Karen was selected as a student/athlete representative by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Cleveland to meet with a member of Congress this summer to explain the challenges Type 1 Diabetics face daily to monitor their changing blood sugar and how that affects their daily lives as students and athletes in an effort to increase funding to the research foundation. Congrats to Karen on these noteworthy accomplishments!
Sarah Nasr and Clare Adams play on the Cleveland United U15 Midwest Regional League (MRL) girls team which placed 2nd out of 40 teams (some nationally ranked) in this past weekend's Crossroads College Showcase in Carmel, Indiana. This is one of the top ranked college showcases in the United States.
The team scored 8 goals and gave up zero all weekend. Sarah was the starting central fullback for each of the victories and Clare played at the midfield position.
The team is currently undefeated in their MRL division and have conceeded zero goals thus far. Should they hold on to the first place position in the next few weeks, they will be promoted to the Premier division next Spring. Great to hear that they are doing so well!
20th Anniversary of Shoregal Soccer:
This season we will celebrate 20 years of Shoregal soccer. That is a long time and we have had a lot of terrific girls pass through our program over the years who have set the bar high for future generations. We have won over 60% of the games we have played in the last 20 years and our girls have compiled an impressive amount of academic awards as well. We have had valedictorians, salutatorians, and many girls in the top ten of their class along with our three Adidas Team Academic All-American Awards.
So, we hope that our parents understand and the girls come to realize that it is an honor to be involved with the Shoregal soccer program. The girls' accomplishments have been underpublicized over the years, but that does not diminish the fact that it is a big deal to be on the ALHS soccer team. We may not have won a lot of championships - one District title and one SWC title, but a number of the girls have gone on to become successful collegiate players and many, many more have gone on to achieve great academic success in college.
Our former Shoregal players are now successful in their careers and have become solid citizens and quality people and over the long run that is more important than a case full of trophies. Our current group of girls continue that tradition with an impressive array of extracurricular activities and outstanding classroom performance.
In coming blogs, we are going to highlight some of the important games and important people to the program over the last 20 years.
Shoregals in College:
Recently, Jillian & Dana Strimbu signed to continue their collegiate careers at Otterbein University in Westerville Ohio which is a suburb of Columbus. The Otterbein women's team is a powerhouse in Division III soccer as they have won the OAC conference championship 6 times in the past 10 years and have also made six trips to the NCAA postseason tournament in the last 10 years. In 2010, they advanced to the NCAA Final Four.
Jillian finished her high school career at ALHS ranked in the top 10 all-time in goals, assists, and points scored and was named second team All-Ohio this past season.
Dana recorded 14 shutouts during her career which is 5th all-time at ALHS and was named SWC Goalie of the Year this past season. Best of Luck to Jillian & Dana in their collegiate careers!
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"Never set a goal that involves number of wins - never. Set goals that revolve around playing together as a team. Doing so will put you in a position to win every game."
-- Coach K
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
News for the Week of April 23, 2012
Program Notes for the Week of 4/23/2012:
Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory parent meeting this week on Thursday April 26th at 7:30 p.m. at ALHS. The coaches will be going over the summer calendar in detail and will have sign ups for the various soccer activities.
Summer Calendar:
The summer calendar is now out and you should all have received a copy via e-mail. Some key dates are as follows:
June 11 - 14 Coaches contact days at Troy - 7:00 - 8:30 am each morning
June 15 -17 Father's Day Tournament
June 23 Ohio Northern 8v8 Shootout
July 14 Alumni Game
July 16 -18 Coaches contact days - two a day practice sessions - 7:30 - 9:00 am and 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Troy
July 20 - 22 Strongsville Showcase
Aug. 6 First official day of practice
Aug. 18 - 19 Team Bonding weekend
Aug. 22 First day of school
Shoregals in the News:
This week we would like to mention some recent accomplishments by senior Lindsay Quintero. Lindsay is the captain of the ALHS Scholastic Quiz team this year and so far they have beaten both Lorain and Columbia high schools to reach the semi-finals. In the Columbia match, Lindsay was named "Standout Scholar" of the match as she led her team to victory. This honor goes to the student who contributes the most to their team during the match. Congrats to Lindsay and her teammates and best of luck in upcoming matches!! To read more about the Scholastic Quiz team, visit: http://avonlake.patch.com/articles/avon-lake-high-school-is-first-semifinalist-on-scholastic-games-program?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001
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's ideas to reflect upon are as follows:
"Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later."
"Every long term strategy must be adjustable and people on the team must be prepared accordingly."
-- Coach K
Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory parent meeting this week on Thursday April 26th at 7:30 p.m. at ALHS. The coaches will be going over the summer calendar in detail and will have sign ups for the various soccer activities.
Summer Calendar:
The summer calendar is now out and you should all have received a copy via e-mail. Some key dates are as follows:
June 11 - 14 Coaches contact days at Troy - 7:00 - 8:30 am each morning
June 15 -17 Father's Day Tournament
June 23 Ohio Northern 8v8 Shootout
July 14 Alumni Game
July 16 -18 Coaches contact days - two a day practice sessions - 7:30 - 9:00 am and 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Troy
July 20 - 22 Strongsville Showcase
Aug. 6 First official day of practice
Aug. 18 - 19 Team Bonding weekend
Aug. 22 First day of school
Shoregals in the News:
This week we would like to mention some recent accomplishments by senior Lindsay Quintero. Lindsay is the captain of the ALHS Scholastic Quiz team this year and so far they have beaten both Lorain and Columbia high schools to reach the semi-finals. In the Columbia match, Lindsay was named "Standout Scholar" of the match as she led her team to victory. This honor goes to the student who contributes the most to their team during the match. Congrats to Lindsay and her teammates and best of luck in upcoming matches!! To read more about the Scholastic Quiz team, visit: http://avonlake.patch.com/articles/avon-lake-high-school-is-first-semifinalist-on-scholastic-games-program?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001
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's ideas to reflect upon are as follows:
"Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later."
"Every long term strategy must be adjustable and people on the team must be prepared accordingly."
-- Coach K
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
News for the Week of April 16, 2012
Program Updates for the Week of 4/16/2012:
Welcome back to everyone from Spring Break!!
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we continue with a series of articles from the OYSAN - North site which can be found at:
http://www.oysan.org/Assets/WSF.+Women+in+Sport.pdf
This week's article is from the Women's Sports Foundation and is entitled "Her Life Depends On It" It is a lengthy article that deals with the many positive benefits to girls who participate in sports.
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"If you're always striving to achieve success that is defined by someone else, you'll always be frustrated. Define your own success."
"Success is a matter of preparing to win."
-- Coach K
Welcome back to everyone from Spring Break!!
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we continue with a series of articles from the OYSAN - North site which can be found at:
http://www.oysan.org/Assets/WSF.+Women+in+Sport.pdf
This week's article is from the Women's Sports Foundation and is entitled "Her Life Depends On It" It is a lengthy article that deals with the many positive benefits to girls who participate in sports.
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"If you're always striving to achieve success that is defined by someone else, you'll always be frustrated. Define your own success."
"Success is a matter of preparing to win."
-- Coach K
Monday, April 9, 2012
News for the Week of April 9, 2012
Program Notes for the Week of 4/9/2012:
A quiet week as our players and families enjoy their Spring Break. Just a couple of items to reflect upon:
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we are going to feature an article from a CNN blog by Dr. Sanjay Gupta which deals with the concept of enhanced thinking abilities in soccer players. The article may be found at:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/04/soccer-players-show-enhanced-thinking-abilities/?hpt=hp_bn12
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"You develop a team to achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. All of us alone are weaker, by far, than if all of us are together."
-- Coach K
A quiet week as our players and families enjoy their Spring Break. Just a couple of items to reflect upon:
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we are going to feature an article from a CNN blog by Dr. Sanjay Gupta which deals with the concept of enhanced thinking abilities in soccer players. The article may be found at:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/04/soccer-players-show-enhanced-thinking-abilities/?hpt=hp_bn12
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"You develop a team to achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. All of us alone are weaker, by far, than if all of us are together."
-- Coach K
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
News for the Week of April 2, 2012
Program Notes for the Week of 4/2/2012:
Shoregals in the News:
Accolades continue to roll in for our players and this week we would like to mention that Emily Peterson was elected Vice President of the ALHS Key Club which is a service organization for high school students. Congrats to Emily!
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we continue with a series of articles from the OYSAN - North site which can be found at:
http://www.oysan.org/Assets/2011+Parents+and+College.pdf
This week's article is entitled "College Scholarships: The Parents Guide to Coaching Assessment and the Player Development Process". It is written by Dr. Tom Turner who is the Director of Coaching for OYSAN. He packs a lot of info. into anything he writes and it can be rather long and this article is no exception, but it brings up a lot of good points. Once again, we don't present these articles as this is what our coaching staff believes or agrees with, we present these as information to consider and reflect upon in the course of your soccer experience with your daughter.
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"A real winning attitude is about standards of excellence - which are variable from year to year, from team to team. Being the best you can be - and doing the best you can - are the constants."
-- Coach K
Happy Easter and have a great Spring Break to all our ALHS families!!!
Shoregals in the News:
Accolades continue to roll in for our players and this week we would like to mention that Emily Peterson was elected Vice President of the ALHS Key Club which is a service organization for high school students. Congrats to Emily!
Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we continue with a series of articles from the OYSAN - North site which can be found at:
http://www.oysan.org/Assets/2011+Parents+and+College.pdf
This week's article is entitled "College Scholarships: The Parents Guide to Coaching Assessment and the Player Development Process". It is written by Dr. Tom Turner who is the Director of Coaching for OYSAN. He packs a lot of info. into anything he writes and it can be rather long and this article is no exception, but it brings up a lot of good points. Once again, we don't present these articles as this is what our coaching staff believes or agrees with, we present these as information to consider and reflect upon in the course of your soccer experience with your daughter.
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's idea to reflect upon is as follows:
"A real winning attitude is about standards of excellence - which are variable from year to year, from team to team. Being the best you can be - and doing the best you can - are the constants."
-- Coach K
Happy Easter and have a great Spring Break to all our ALHS families!!!
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