News for the Week of April 14, 2014

Program Notes for the Week of 4/14/2014:

Mattress Fundraiser:
In conjunction with the Boys program, we will be holding a joint mattress sale fundraiser on Sat. May 3rd from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Avon lake HS.  Pass the word to friends and family!  Coach Daegen sent an e-mail with more details to players & parents last week. 


Women's Pro Soccer:
Women's pro soccer is back as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) returns for its second season. Action started this past weekend and will continue into Sept. The league now consists of 9 teams as an expansion club in Houston began play this year.  The closest team to our area is the Western New York Flash who play in Rochester and are one of the best teams in the league.  They feature well known National Team
players Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd.  If you want to check out a game, driving time to Rochester is about the same as to Cincinnati.  For more info., go to the NWSL website at:

 http://www.nwslsoccer.com/


Alumni Game:
Tentative date for the Alumni Game & Picnic is Saturday July 12th.  More details on location and times to follow, but mark your calendars now for an afternoon of soccer, food, & fellowship!


Video of the Week:
We are going to post what looks to be an interesting collection of soccer videos presented on YouTube by The Soccer Essentials. I will put a new one up each week and their website may be found at: 

www.the-soccer-essentials.com

This week we will present a video entitled  "Soccer Shooting Technique"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7KlDlbb4o&list=PL104D7C270F96D02E


Shorty Sez:
We continue with our collection of motivational sayings coming from the Twitter sites called Women Love Sports and Coach K which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports
https://twitter.com/CoachKWisdom

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

Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

L. ive E. veryday to A. chieve your D. reams

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow. -Manny Pacquiao (boxer)

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Impossible isn't a fact, it's an opinion.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.