News for the Week of April 4, 2011

Program Notes for the Week of 4/4/2011:


Schedule Update:
The 16th game has now been added and it will be against Sylvania Northview on Sat. Oct. 15th.  The complete schedule for the Fall will now look as follows:

8/24 - at Berea
8/27 - Avon
8/31 - Westlake
9/7 - at Amherst
9/12 - Valley Forge
9/14 - at Midpark
9/19 - at Hathaway Brown
9/21 - Olmsted Falls
9/24 - Lake Catholic
9/26 - Rocky River
9/28 - at North Olmsted
10/3 - at Strongsville
10/5 - Brecksville (Senior Night)
10/8 - Magnificat
10/10 - Solon
10/15 - at Sylvania Northview

A few comments about the schedule - this schedule will be the most difficult in the history of the program.  On this year's schedule we have a State runner-up in Hathaway Brown, a Regional champion in Strongsville, one District champion (Westlake), and 3 District Finalsits (Rocky River, Solon, & Sylvania Northview).  Nine of the teams won 11 games or more last season and the total winning percentage of all the teams combined on the schedule is 61% - WOW!   It says a lot about how far this program has come that we now have the talent that can compete against a high level of competition.

Shorepal Meeting:
The next meeting for the Shorepals has been scheduled for Thursday April 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse which is located at the corner of Lake Rd. and RT. 83. At the meeting, we will be reviewing our programming for the 2011 season.

Recruiting Night:
Once again, I would like to remind everyone of the program that ALHS is putting on entitled "The Student-Athlete and College Recruiting" on Monday April 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the ALHS Performing Arts Center. This is another resource for people to get more information about scholarships and playing sports in college.

Soccer Site of the Week:
We will stick with the recruiting theme again this week and the featured site is:

http://www.thesportsource.com/ 

This site helps to match players to colleges which meet criteria preferred by the player.  It features 3 different tools which are called MatchFit, E-Learning Lab, and My Locker Room.