News for the Week of June 9, 2014

Program Notes for the Week of 6/9/2014:

Schedule for the Week of 6/9 :
MONDAY 6/9 - 10:00AM-11:30AM College Training Session w/ Coach Barnes of OWU at Troy.

MONDAY 6/9 - 5:00PM-6:30PM Weight Training & ACL Prevention Program at ALHS.

TUESDAY 6/10 - 3:30PM-5:00PM Technical Training & Open Play at Troy.

WEDNESDAY 6/11 - 7:30AM-9:00AM Running & Endurance Training at Troy.

THURSDAY 6/12 - 9:00AM-10:30AM College Training Session w/ Coach Dean of Hiram College at Troy.

THURSDAY 6/12 - 3:30PM-5:00PM Technical Training & Open Play at Troy.

FRIDAY 6/13 - 8:00AM-9:30AM Senior Sessions at Troy.


Gino Strippoli Memorial Scholarship:
This scholarship honors the memory of long time Avon Lake coach, referee, and volunteer Gino Strippoli who died while refereeing a game in 2006. Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to deserving high school seniors who exemplify the spirit of Gino's dedication to soccer and community.

This year's female recipient was Ali Robinson of ALHS. Congrats to Ali!!

Past recipients are as follows:
2013 - Claire Jones
2012 - Jocey Spitz
2011 - Sarah Hudson
2010 - Bridget Lyons
2009 - Laura Rickey
2008 - Sammy Stuart
2007 - Sarah Lyons


Duct Tape Festival:
As a reminder, we will be working the Sales tent at the Duct Tape Festival this weekend June 13-15.  We still have a few spots open.  To sign up, go to:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040549ADA62BA75-avon

Also, double check your time to work and remember to arrive about a half hour early to receive instructions on your job tasks.


Father's Day Tournament:
There has been a format change this year for the Avon Lake Father's Day Tournament.  In the 33rd  year of this Father's Day weekend tradition, the format has been changed to 5v5 for all age divisions and will be held on one day - Saturday 6/14.  This new format will provide a fun filled way to close out most travel teams' Spring seasons.  Good Luck to our Shoregal players participating this weekend!!  Here is a link to the tournament site:

http://www.avonlaketournament.com/


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!!


World Cup 2014:
The Men's World Cup is almost upon us with the kickoff starting on June 12th.  The US plays its first game on Monday June 16th vs. Ghana at 6:00 pm.  All games will be televised on ESPN.  Follow the World Cup on the official FIFA website at:

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html

Follow the US Men's National team at:

http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team


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

www.progressivesoccertraining.com

This week we will present a video entitled "How to do a Soccer Volley":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgrST7pVJ_w&list=PL6SOwqge94ahiwtWv6nkMFnRRl5eka5lc


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:

You try to get better, not only for yourself, but the principal goal is to get better to be able to help your team.

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.

The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.

Hard days are the best because that's when Champions are made.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win. - Andre Agassi

NO ➔ Shortcuts
NO ➔ Quick fixes
NO ➔ Blaming others
NO ➔ I'll do tomorrows

NO ➔ EXCUSES !!!