Shorepals Meeting:
We have our next Shorepals meeting scheduled for Thursday May 29th at 7:30 p.m. at Las Cazuelas in the Landings. We need to make plans for the Father's Day events and get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!
Happy Mother's Day:
I would like to wish Happy Mother's Day to all our Shoregal moms who really make this program work and have given me a lot of assistance over the years. I came across a post on a soccer blog that I would like to share with everyone by an individual named Jack Heffron:
Say Thanks to Soccer Mom
By Jack Heffron on May 11, 2012.
The soccer mom. We all know her. She’s the frazzled-looking gal wheeling the minivan or SUV into the parking lot next to the fields behind the school. As the door flings open and a handful of kids tumble out, she shouts things like “Don’t forget your water bottle” and “I’m taking your sister to her practice and then I’ll be back.”
According to the stereotype, she’s sort of dull and conventional. Her life is mostly a matter of quickly prepared dinners and frantically rushing around the neighborhood dropping off and picking up kids at their games and practices.
It’s a stereotype so pervasive that we know longer actually see these real-life women in their countless variety. Nor do we appreciate enough all the things they do to keep the youth sports wheels turning. Without them, in fact, those wheels surely would grind to a halt. They take care of their own kids and keep an eye out for every member of the team. They can be counted on to cheer, to provide post-game snacks, to make sure the kids are hydrated and safe and happy. They keep score. Some are coaches. All are invaluable.
With Mother’s Day coming up, I thought we should take a few minutes to truly see these women and to say thank you. On Mother’s Day, thank the Soccer Moms who you know. It’s not always a fun job, and gratitude is rarely part of it.
The Jim Niebes Memorial 5K Run:
Wanted to pass along some news involving two former players in the Shoregal program - sisters Shannon & Erin Niebes. Shannon was a member of the first two Shoregal teams in 1993 & 1994 and her sister Erin was a four year Varsity player from 1995 -1998 and is still ranked amongst the all time leaders in goals, assists, & points scored. Sadly, this story involves the death of their father Jim Niebes from kidney cancer in Sept. of 2012. However, they have been holding a 5K race in his honor in Avon Lake since 2010 with the proceeds benefitting the Kidney Cancer Assn. The race is called the "I am Somebody" Jim Niebes Memorial 5K Run and this year's race will be held on Sat. May 10th at Weiss field. See the attached link for more info. and check it out if you get the chance.
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/iamsomebody.asp
Alumni Game:
Tentative date for the Alumni Game & Picnic is Saturday July 12th. More details on the 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 "3 Soccer Tips That You Need to Use"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4YTM2Asadg&feature=player_detailpage
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:
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. - Henry Ford
The best talent is dedication.
You must be unselfish and accept the role that helps the team the most.
If you want to go fast – go alone; If you want to go far, you have to go with others.
You can't achieve million dollar dreams, with minimum wage work ethic.
Life is all about making choices. Always do your best to make the right ones, and always do your best to learn from the wrong ones.
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