News for the Week of April 29, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/29/2013:

Alumni Game:
We want to give our Alumni plenty of time to make plans, so we are going to announce that our annual Alumni Reunion game & Picnic will be held this year on Sat. July 13, 2013.  We are going to try something new with the location this year and move it over to the ALHS stadium field.  Many of our Alumni have not seen or played on the new artificial turf and renovated stadium.  Game will start around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m.  Hope to see you there!


Soccer Camp:
We are going to add something new for this summer - both the boys and the girls teams will be holding a joint youth soccer camp.  The camp will be primarily targeted towards players in the ALSO system and, of course, players from other communities would be welcome also.  The dates will be 7/29 -7/31 and will run from 8 - 11 am.  More details to come.


Video of the Week:
With the Avon Lake school levy coming up in about 10 days, I found a couple of videos endorsing the levy featuring some people connected to our program. One has former Academic All-American player Trisha Wladecki and the other has incoming freshman mom Julie Norris.

Trisha Wladecki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GUvede8jW8Q

Julie Norris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eqxu2ozobOc

Next week we are going to put up a JV game video from the past season.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

Winning as a team is better than anything. It's great to share success. - Jim Harbaugh - football coach

When your legs give out, play with your heart

What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. - Dean Smith - basketball coach

Nothing will work unless you do. - John Wooden - basketball coach

Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here. -"Miracle"

The best athletes never started as the best athletes.

You've got what it takes, but it will take everything you got.

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 22, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/22/2013:

Coaching News:
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Lyons will become assistant Varsity coach for the 2013 season.  Sarah is a phys ed teacher in the Avon Lake school system, is a middle school basketball coach at Learwood, and is also a 2007 ALHS graduate.  She was a three sport athlete during her high school career playing soccer, basketball, & track. 

In soccer, she was a key player on our first time District Championship team in 2006.  She was also recipient of All-SWC and All-County honors and was a 3 yr. letter winner.  Mainly a defender, she scored 6 goals and had 5 assists in her high school career.  Additionally, she was the first girls recipient of the Gino Strippoli Memorial scholarship.  In Basketball, she was a member of the last Shoregals team to win a SWC conference championship in the 2005-06 season and was a 2 yr. letter winner.  She was a four year member of the Track team. 

Sarah is yet another part of the Lyons family athletic dynasty here in Avon Lake.  All three of her sisters also played soccer and her brother John kicked the winning field goal for Avon Lake in the 2003 State Championship football game.  Her youngest brother Joey is currently a member of the cross country and swimming teams at ALHS.  We look forward to having a Shoregal legacy return and coach in our program - Congrats to Sarah!!

Shorepals Meeting:
We have scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83. We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring the 2009 season highlight video. Notice that ALHS Memorial stadium still had grass - seems like a distant memory now.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L3k90ESQ_4mCJGDqAJuf-g0

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. - Pele

I don't do things HALF-HEARTEDLY. Because I know if I do, then I can expect HALF-HEARTED results. - Michael Jordan

Think big, believe big, act big, and the results will be big.

(A)dversity

(T)alent
(H)ard work
(L)ethal
(E)nergetic
(T)ough
(E)lite

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. - Derek Jeter

Getting knocked down is not a sin; laying there is - Frank Lauterbur - Univ. of Toledo football coach

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 15, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/15/2013:


Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory meeting for parents on Wednesday April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 114 at ALHS. The coaching staff will be discussing the summer calendar and events along with the tryout procedure in the Fall.


Shorepals Meeting:
We have also scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83. We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring the 2008 season highlight video.  Notice that ALHS Memorial stadium still had grass - seems like a distant memory now.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L0lqeTUoBhEEYP003bTb7wD&feature=view_all

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

To give anything less than your best is to give away the gift. - Steve Prefontaine

If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win. - Carl Lewis
 

If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting. - Dick Vermeil

 

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. - Don Shula

 

There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory... -Unknown

 

Mediocrity will always try to drag excellence down to its level. Don't trade your superiority for their inferiority.

 
Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 8, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/8/2013:

Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory meeting for parents on Tuesday April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 114 at ALHS.  The coaching staff will be discussing the summer calendar and events along with the tryout procedure in the Fall.


Shorepals Meeting:
We have also scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83.  We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees.  Hope to see you there!! 


Shoregals in the News:
From time to time, we like to mention noteworthy items that have been achieved by our players. We are pleased to relate that Emily Peterson was elected President of the ALHS Key Club for the 2013 -14 school year.  Emily is a junior who is a defender for the Shoregals.


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring last year's regular season game against Amherst which they won 4-1.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L2JR-2_-coqLYCkkccet_Ec&feature=view_all

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

It takes team work to make the dream work

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. - Tom Landry

To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. - Picabo Street

All things are possible for those who believe. - Gail Devers (track & field)

It is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you.

You don't get it by wishing, staring, or hoping. You don't get it easy. You get it by working your ass off every single day.

Shoregal Website:

Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 1, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/1/2013:

Southwestern Conference News:
Last week the Southwestern Conference (SWC) voted to allow Lakewood and Midview to join the league beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. These two schools will join with Avon, who is coming aboard that year also, to make the SWC into a 10 team league.  Soccer wise, we already know that Avon has a very fine girls program.   Midview had a strong, respected program about 10 years ago and are working to get back to that level.  Lakewood's program is constantly improving also.  The addition of these 3 schools is going to make girls soccer more competitive than ever in the SWC which means that we need to work harder than ever to keep pace.  There has also been talk that Rocky River and North Ridgeville will eventually join the league and that remains to be seen.  Rocky River would bring another top flight program into the league and we have North Ridgeville on the schedule this year, so we will get to see what their talent level is.  New changes bring new challenges and we need to continue to stay at the top.


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring last year's regular season game against North Olmsted which ended in a 0-0 draw.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L2aYrKpc5qlEq2bvGMijBXf&feature=view_all

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

The team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. - Mia Hamm (soccer)

Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves. Quitters take bad breaks & use them as reasons to give up. - Nancy Lopez (golf)

It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance. - Shania Twain

True motivation comes from within. No one can hand it to you, but no one can take it away, either.

Play every game as if it's your last.

Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made. - Gabby Douglas (gymnast)

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.


Happy Easter to all our soccer families and have a safe and relaxing Spring Break!