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. Each week, we are going to highlight some of the important games and important people to the program over these last 20 years.
This week we are going to feature the inagural season of 1993:
History was made in 1993 as Avon Lake produced its first ever varsity soccer team. There was such a large response to the new program that the ALHS was able to field two full teams.
The Shoregals finest effort of the season came against state power and conference rival Westlake. Despite losing 4-1, Avon Lake controlled the tempo of the game and was down by only one goal at halftime.
The Shoregals dominated both ends of the field as they defeated Villa Angela - St. Joseph by a score of 5-0 and achieved the Shoregals first soccer victory. Another highlight of the season was a 1-1 tie with Midpark, in a game that was ended due to a thunderstorm.
Leading the Shoregals in their inagural season were co-captains Laura Mollinger and Julie Schmitz. Lindsay King was awarded most valuable player and Laura Mollinger received the scholar athlete award.
Diane Cover served as the first coach in program history and coached in the '93 & '94 seasons.
Soccer Pic of the Week:
It seems that everyone - man or beast is now playing soccer!! Looks like this elephant may have been getting some footskills lessons on the side from Kiko!!
Shorty Sez:
We are going to conclude our 4 month series on the teamwork philosophies from Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski who is a pre-eminent expert on leadership and teambuilding. Hopefully, some of his teachings struck a chord with you and will enable you to look at team sports in a new way. This week, we will present "Every Season is a Journey":
"I look at each year in basketball as an integral part of life. Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.
Nobody can predict what's going to happen along the way. Some bad things may occur, some great things may come to pass. But whatever happens, like life, the journey should be enjoyed. We ought to soak up the moisture that falls daily and not allow ourselves to get bogged down in our original plan without adjusting to whatever occurs along the path. That way, we look forward to success on a year-to-year basis.
During the season, the team should be led with exuberance and excitement.
You should live the journey.
You should live it right.
You should live it together.
You should live it shared.
You should try to make one another better.
You should get on one another if somebody's not doing their part.
You should hug one another when they are.
You should be disappointed in a loss and exhilarated in a win.
It's all about the journey.
It should be honest and it should be real.
It's not about winning games or what other people's expectations of us may be."
-- Coach K
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