News for the Week of July 15, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 7/15/2013:


Schedule for the Week of 7/15:
Coaches Contact days:

Mon.  7/15 - 7:30 - 9:00 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm at Troy

Tues. 7/16 - 7:30 - 9:00 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm at Troy

Weds. 7/17 - 7:30 - 9:00 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm at Troy; High School Summer League Games vs Berea at Troy  5 pm (JV) & 7 pm (V)

Thurs.  7/18 - 1:30 - 3:00 pm at Troy

Fri. 7/19 - Strongsville Showcase (check your schedules)

Sat. 7/20 - Strongsville Showcase (check your schedules)

Sun.  7/21 - Strongsville Showcase (check your schedules)


Strongsville Showcase Schedule:
Please find the schedule for this weekend's Strongsville Showcase at the link listed below.  Due to our injury situation, many of the girls are playing on multiple teams.  Know your team number and look carefully for the game time.

https://www.anss.us/teams/2013girlsschedule/

Good Luck to our Shoregals!!


2013 Alumni Game:
Well, the 13th proved to be unlucky for the Alumni as they fell by a score of 2-1 last Saturday in the annual Alumni Game.  A total of 15 Alumni came back for this year's game and Bridget Lyons tallied the lone Alumni goal to keep them in the contest after the HS girls scored the first two goals of the game.  The Alumni had many great scoring opportunities, but just could not connect on this day while our Shoregals moved the ball around nicely to set up their scoring chances.  The day turned out to be sunny and bright and proved to be an enjoyable afternoon for all.  We will post some pictures starting next week.

The Alumni squad was made up of the following:

Alana Bilancini - Class of 2008

Jamie Bush - Class of 2008

Sammy Harris - Class of 2008

Rachel Shuki - Class of 2008

Sammy Stuart - Class of 2008

Bridget Lyons - Class of 2010

Mary Donegan - Class of 2011

Melanie D'Angelo - Class of 2012

Paige Glasser - Class of 2012

Annie Lyons - Class of 2012

Taylor Nedrich - Class of 2012

Jocey Spitz - Class of 2012

Dana Strimbu - Class of 2012

Jillian Strimbu - Class of 2012

Kailey McClain - Class of 2013


Kudos Korner:
A major event like the Alumni game cannot be put together without a lot of help from our parents, so we would like to thank the following:  Mechele Nally for coordinating the day along with Mark Siko who also manned the grill with Rick Anthony.  Ann & David Stonecipher and Dawn & Mike Carlin also helped with many behind the scenes tasks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

Trust your coach. Trust your team. Trust yourself.

Act like it's impossible to fail.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great. - Tom Hanks

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared. - Sparky Anderson (baseball manager)

Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly. -Shaquille O'Neal

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 July 8, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 7/8/2013:

Schedule for the Week of 7/8:
Weds. 7/10 - High School Summer League Games vs Magnificat at Troy
5 pm (JV) & 7 pm (V)

Fri. 7/12 - Coaches Contact days 7:30 - 9:00 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm at Troy

Sat. 7/13 - Coaches Contact day 7:30 - 9:00 am at Troy;  Alumni Game at 4:00 pm at Walker Rd. Park


Shorepals Meeting:
We have our next Shorepals meeting scheduled for Thursday July 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Las Cazuelas in the Landings. We need to take care of last minute details for the Alumni Game, review progress with the Shoregal Yearbook, and review the remainder of the summer events. Hope to see you there!!


Alumni Game:
A reminder that our annual Alumni Reunion Game & Picnic will be held on Saturday July 13, 2013 at Walker Rd. Park.  The game will kick off around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m.  As of right now, we have 19 alumni attending and there is plenty of room for more to come out and play.  Please pass the word to your former teammates through text, Twitter, Facebook, etc.  We hope to see you all on July 13th for an afternoon of soccer, fellowship, and of course - food!


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 of the Week of July 1, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 7/1/2013:


Schedule for the Week of 7/1:
With the July 4th holiday this week, this is pretty much an open week on the calendar.  A time to rest and recharge the batteries.  The only event will be:

Sunday 7/7 ~ 5PM (JV) & 7PM (V)
High School Summer League Games @ Bay


Alumni Game:
We are pleased to announce that our annual Alumni Reunion Game & Picnic will be held this year on Sat. July 13, 2013 at Walker Rd. Park. The game will kick off at around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m. Please pass the word to your former teammates through text, Twitter, Facebook, etc. We hope to see you all on July 13th for an afternoon of soccer, fellowship, and of course - food!


Alex Morgan article:
Please see the attached article on a rising star in US women's soccer - Alex Morgan.  Especially notice near the end of the article the part where Pia Sundhage former U.S. Women's National Team coach talks about how the girls improved when they started watching English Premier League and Champions League games on a regular basis.  Something our girls should consider doing also.

http://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1207893/1/index.htm


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

Mental toughness can take you to the top, and mental weakness straight to the bottom. - John Schiefer

In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, & effort. - Jesse Owens

Limits like fears are often just an illusion - Michael Jordan

It's amazing what happens when you just won't give up.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. - Babe Ruth

A thousand disappointments in the past cannot equal the power of one positive action right now. Go ahead & go for it.

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 June 24, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 6/24/2013:


Schedule for the Week of 6/24:
Monday 6/24 ~ 8-9:30AM Conditioning @ ALHS
Road Run & Strengthening

Tuesday 6/25 ~ 5-6:30PM College Coaching Session @ Troy
Coach Lewicki of Urbana University

Wednesday 6/26 ~ 8-9:30AM Conditioning @ Troy
Camp Carey

Wednesday 6/26 ~ 5PM (JV) & 7PM (V)
High School Summer League Games @ North Royalton High School

Thursday 6/27 ~ 5-6:30PM Open Play & ACL Injury Prevention @ Troy

Sunday 6/30 ~ 5PM (JV) & 7PM (V)
High School Summer League Games @ Troy Intermediate


Alumni Game:
We are pleased to announce that our annual Alumni Reunion Game & Picnic will be held this year on Sat. July 13, 2013 at Walker Rd. Park.  The game will kick off at around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m. Please pass the word to your former teammates through text, Twitter, Facebook, etc.  We hope to see you all on July 13th for an afternoon of soccer, fellowship, and of course - food!


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, and works his tail off to develop them into skills.

You can't put limits on your goals, the more you dream, the farther you will get.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.

You can do more. You can always do more. - Dan Marino

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 June 17, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 6/17/2013:

Schedule for the Week of 6/17:
Monday, June 17  8AM-9:30AM Conditioning @ ALHS

The Seniors have a Road Run planned.  Wear your running shoes.  If time allows, we will work on sprints and abdominal / core strength.

Tuesday, June 18  5PM @ Troy - College Training Session

Wear your boots and shin pads and be "ready to play" as a college coach will run you through a college level training session

Wednesday, June 19  8AM-9:30AM @ Troy  Conditioning Camp Carey Style

Wear tennis shoes or cleats

Summer League Games at 5 and 7 pm (according to the schedule online)

Thursday, June 20  5PM @ Troy  College Training Session

Wear your boots and shin pads and be "ready to play" as a college coach will run you through a college level training session


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 Claire Jones of ALHS. Congrats to Claire!!

Past recipients are as follows:

2012 - Jocey Spitz
2011 - Sarah Hudson
2010 - Bridget Lyons
2009 - Laura Rickey
2008 - Sammy Stuart
2007 - Sarah Lyons


Kudos Korner:
We just completed yet another busy Father's Day weekend and we are appreciative of all who volunteered to take one or more shifts during the weekend.  Special mention goes to Mark Siko who coordinated the Duck Tape Festival workers and also assisted with obtaining ice, Dawn Carlin who coordinated concessions at Learwood, Sydney Peterson who coordinated concessions at the high school, Jill Quinn who purchased our food items, and Erica Petras who helped us get ice from the high school.  Once again, thanks to all!

Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. - John Wooden

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it. - Ted Williams

• Train harder. • Run faster. • Dream harder. • Aim higher. BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE.

You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.

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 June 10, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 6/10/2013:

Schedule for the Week of 6/10:
Monday, June 10 - 8AM-9:30AM Conditioning @ ALHS
The Seniors have a Road Run planned.  Wear your running shoes.  If time allows, they will work on sprints and abdominal / core strength.

Tuesday, June 11 - 5PM-7PM ACL Injury Prevention / Open Play @ Troy
The Seniors will run you through the PEP ACL Injury prevention program for the 1st hour followed by small sided games and an 11v11 scrimmage (numbers providing).  Wear your boots and shin pads.  Shin pads are a MUST!

Wednesday June 12 - 10AM-11:30AM College Training Session w/ OWU Coach Rob Barnes
Wear your boots and shin pads and be "ready to play" as Coach will run you through a college level training session along w/ players from Avon and Bay High Schools.

Thursday June 13 - 5PM-7PM ACL Injury Prevention / Open Play @ Troy
The Seniors will run you through the PEP ACL Injury prevention program for the 1st hour followed by small sided games and an 11v11 scrimmage (numbers providing).  Wear your boots and shin pads.  Shin pads are a MUST!


Shorepals Meeting:
We have our next Shorepals meeting scheduled for Tuesday June 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Las Cazuelas in the Landings. There are many last minute details that need to be finalized for the Father's Day tournament. We will also be discussing the rest of the upcoming events throughout the summer.

 Hope to see you there!!

Video of the Week:
This week we will be featuring another JV game. This game was against Strongsville and the Shoregals came out on the short end in this one by a score of 1-3.   We only have a very abbreviated version to show with only about half the game - but enjoy anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L07LGK7jPj6VRlja13g0eaU


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

• BE STRONG — when you are weak. • BE BRAVE — when you are scared. • BE HUMBLE — when you are victorious.

Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vison, a goal.

Remember, if you are not playing your heart out, someone else is. And when you meet her, she will win.

If you're trying to achieve, there'll be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. - Michael Jordan

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

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't. - Jerry Rice

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 June 3, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 6/3/2013:

Schedule for the Week of 6/3:
Monday 6/3 - Concussion testing - 9:00 a.m. - meet in the Commons
Monday 6/3 - Camp Carey 3:30 p.m. at Troy

Weds. 6/5 - Conditioning 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. at Troy


Game Change:
There has been a change to the schedule for the upcoming year - the Amherst game which was originally scheduled for Sat. 9/21 has been moved to Weds. 9/18 at 5:00 p.m. for JV and 7:00 p.m. for Varsity.  9/21 is now an open date without a game.

Enrollment Figures for 2013 - 2015:
The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently posted the enrollment figures that will be used to determine divisions for the next two years. Let's see how Avon Lake compares to other SWC schools and selected neighboring schools:

Avon Lake                               434 girls
Brecksville                               591
Amherst                                  587
North Olmsted                         560
Westlake                                 546
Olmsted Falls                          443
Berea - Midpark                     To be determined, but it will be large - maybe the largest in the SWC

Avon                                      444
Magnificat                              586  a number of our better hometown girls are now playing for Mags.

As you can see, we are a very small Division I school, in fact the smallest school in the SWC and smaller than almost all of the surrounding schools.  For us, that means that we need to work harder than ever to keep competitive with these bigger schools. 


Video of the Week:
We are back this week with videos from the past season and this week we will be featuring another JV game. This game was against Midpark and the Shoregals came out on top in this one by a score of 5-0. Goals were scored by Molly Maloney as she dribbled through about 6 defenders at the 14:10 mark of Part 1.  Sam Stonecipher at the 16:00 mark of Part 1.  Addy Poole at the 11:40 mark of Part 2 and Molly Jeffries scored twice at the 3:30 mark of Part 3 and again at the 5:00 minute mark of Part 3.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L2SCY5_SOu-JzEouv9cFMwA

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 in 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 you find something that inspires you here:

You can have RESULTS or excuses NOT BOTH.

(DO)n't qu(IT).

The spirit, the will to win, & the will to excel are the things that endure. -Vince Lombardi

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. -William Arthur Ward

Don't play just to play. — Play with purpose. — Play to WIN.

At first, they’ll ask you why you’re doing it. Later, they’ll ask you how you did it!


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.