Program Notes for the Week of 5/25/2015:
Parent & Player Meeting:
There is a Parent and Player meeting scheduled to review the Try-Out Process and the Summer Calendar on Monday June 8th from 8pm - 9pm in Room 114 at Avon Lake High School.
Duck Tape Festival:
Once again this year we will be working the Sales tent at the Duck Tape Festival on June 19-21. We will need about 40 volunteers for the weekend to work 2 hour shifts. Watch your e-mail and our blog for more details to come.
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "How to Cross a Soccer Ball". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pSCHoV2JQuA
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:
Winners make goals, losers make excuses.
Losers say what they'll do; winners do without saying.
The best athletes never started as the best athletes.
The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition.
You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
News for the Week of May 18, 2015
Program Notes for the Week of 5/18/2015:
Memorial Weekend and Prom:
A big weekend ahead and we wish everyone a safe and funfilled Memorial Day weekend and to those Shoregals attending Prom - enjoy your night and be safe!!
Mattress Sale:
This is the week!!! Once again this year, the girls team in conjunction with the boys team will be holding a mattress sale fundraiser. The sale will be one day on Saturday May 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons. See the attached flyer below. This is a great way to get a mattress at a discounted cost and you will be helping out the ALHS soccer program!! Pass the word to family and friends....
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "How to Bend a Soccer Ball". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUTPb36k9SE&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:
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
L. ive
E. veryday to
A. chieve your
D. reams
Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. - Matt Biondi
Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart & expect it to come true. - Joe Montana
I just bring the determination to win. - LeBron James
Memorial Weekend and Prom:
A big weekend ahead and we wish everyone a safe and funfilled Memorial Day weekend and to those Shoregals attending Prom - enjoy your night and be safe!!
Mattress Sale:
This is the week!!! Once again this year, the girls team in conjunction with the boys team will be holding a mattress sale fundraiser. The sale will be one day on Saturday May 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons. See the attached flyer below. This is a great way to get a mattress at a discounted cost and you will be helping out the ALHS soccer program!! Pass the word to family and friends....
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "How to Bend a Soccer Ball". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUTPb36k9SE&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:
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
L. ive
E. veryday to
A. chieve your
D. reams
Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. - Matt Biondi
Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart & expect it to come true. - Joe Montana
I just bring the determination to win. - LeBron James
Monday, May 11, 2015
News for the Week of May 11, 2015
Program Notes for the Week of 5/11/2015:
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.
Mattress Sale:
Once again this year, the girls team in conjunction with the boys team will be holding a mattress sale fundraiser. The sale will be one day on Saturday May 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons. See the attached flyer below. This is a great way to get a mattress at a discounted cost and you will be helping out the ALHS soccer program!! Pass the word to family and friends....
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "How to Curve a Soccer Ball". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3Y8uz05MHX0
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:
The 4 A's of Success:
1) Academics.
2) Athletics.
3) Attitude.
4) Achievement.
Nothing will work unless you do. - John Wooden
You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
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.
Mattress Sale:
Once again this year, the girls team in conjunction with the boys team will be holding a mattress sale fundraiser. The sale will be one day on Saturday May 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons. See the attached flyer below. This is a great way to get a mattress at a discounted cost and you will be helping out the ALHS soccer program!! Pass the word to family and friends....
Shoregal Alumni in the News:
From time to time we like to update everyone on various accomplishments that have been achieved by our Shoregal Alumni. This week we have some news about Hilary George who was recently named as the Head Coach at the University of South Carolina - Aiken. Aiken is a NCAA Div. II school and this is her first head coaching job, so congratulations are definitely in order. Here is a short bio on her:
Hilary could be considered the greatest goalie to ever play for the Shoregals. During her high school career, she recorded 30 shutouts and is our all-time leader in that category. She played 4 yrs. on the Varsity from 1996 - 1999.
Hilary could be considered the greatest goalie to ever play for the Shoregals. During her high school career, she recorded 30 shutouts and is our all-time leader in that category. She played 4 yrs. on the Varsity from 1996 - 1999.
After high school, she was awarded a scholarship to Gardner-Webb Univ. in North Carolina which is a Div. 1 college. She played on the Varsity from 2000 - 2004 and during her time she recorded 14.5 shutouts which ranks second all-time at the school. She was also named a first team All-America selection by the National Christian College Athletic Assn. Hilary completed both a bachelor's and master's degrees at Gardner-Webb.
After college, she served as assistant women's soccer coach at Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. in Savannah, Georgia for 6 years. She then spent the past three years as assistant coach at the Univ. of South Carolina - Beaufort. Hilary is also a certified strength & conditioning specialist.
It is great to see that Hilary continued her playing career while getting an education and has now experienced success in the coaching ranks as well. A great role model for young Shoregals!!
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "How to Curve a Soccer Ball". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3Y8uz05MHX0
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:
The 4 A's of Success:
1) Academics.
2) Athletics.
3) Attitude.
4) Achievement.
Nothing will work unless you do. - John Wooden
You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
News for the Week of May 4, 2015
Program Notes for the Week of 5/4/2015:
Friday Night Futbol:
There is an exciting concept in the planning stages for this Fall season. Friday nights in high school is the traditional time for gathering for football games. Well, what if we added soccer to the Friday night mix also??? Plans are currently being made for a Friday Night Futbol game this year. The game will be held on Friday August 21st at home in Memorial Stadium against Oregon Clay and it will be the girls opening game of the season. This night will be designated as ALSO youth soccer night which means that all youth soccer players will have free admission to game and there will be prizes and raffles, etc. We want to get a large crowd for the game and we are working to get the ALHS Marching band to play as well. It should be a real memorable event for the girls and a lot of fun also. Watch for more details as the summer progresses.
2015 Season Schedule:
Speaking of the schedule - please find below the schedule for the 2015 season. There may still be some changes, but this will be pretty much what to expect. This year's schedule provides a variety of competition including Oregon Clay which was 15-1-2 last year; the 4 new members of the SWC in 2015 in Avon, Lakewood, Midview & North Ridgeville which makes the conference schedule consist of 9 games now; and three private schools in Padua, Elyria Catholic, & St. Joe's. It looks to be a schedule that we can be very competitive with.
Opponent Date
Scrimmages:
Nordonia 8/5/2015 Scrimmage Away 5 JV/7 V
Magnificat 8/7/2015 Scrimmage Home 5/7
Strongsville 8/10/2015 Scrimmage Away 5/7
Bay Village 8/19/2015 Scrimmage Home 5/7
Regular Season:
Oregon Clay 8/21/2015 Game Home 4 JV/6 V
Elyria 8/24/2015 Game Home 5/7
Avon 8/26/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Padua 8/31/2015 Game Away 5/7
Lakewood 9/2/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
North Ridgeville 9/9/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Elyria Catholic 9/14/2015 Game Home 5/7
Amherst 9/16/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
Shaker Hts. 9/19/2015 Game Away 1/3
Wadsworth 9/21/2015 Game Away 5/7
Berea-Midpark 9/23/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Olmsted Falls 9/28/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
St. Joe's Academy 10/1/2015 Game Home 5/7
Westlake 10/5/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
Midview 10/7/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
North Olmsted 10/14/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Friday Night Futbol:
There is an exciting concept in the planning stages for this Fall season. Friday nights in high school is the traditional time for gathering for football games. Well, what if we added soccer to the Friday night mix also??? Plans are currently being made for a Friday Night Futbol game this year. The game will be held on Friday August 21st at home in Memorial Stadium against Oregon Clay and it will be the girls opening game of the season. This night will be designated as ALSO youth soccer night which means that all youth soccer players will have free admission to game and there will be prizes and raffles, etc. We want to get a large crowd for the game and we are working to get the ALHS Marching band to play as well. It should be a real memorable event for the girls and a lot of fun also. Watch for more details as the summer progresses.
2015 Season Schedule:
Speaking of the schedule - please find below the schedule for the 2015 season. There may still be some changes, but this will be pretty much what to expect. This year's schedule provides a variety of competition including Oregon Clay which was 15-1-2 last year; the 4 new members of the SWC in 2015 in Avon, Lakewood, Midview & North Ridgeville which makes the conference schedule consist of 9 games now; and three private schools in Padua, Elyria Catholic, & St. Joe's. It looks to be a schedule that we can be very competitive with.
Opponent Date
Scrimmages:
Nordonia 8/5/2015 Scrimmage Away 5 JV/7 V
Magnificat 8/7/2015 Scrimmage Home 5/7
Strongsville 8/10/2015 Scrimmage Away 5/7
Bay Village 8/19/2015 Scrimmage Home 5/7
Regular Season:
Oregon Clay 8/21/2015 Game Home 4 JV/6 V
Elyria 8/24/2015 Game Home 5/7
Avon 8/26/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Padua 8/31/2015 Game Away 5/7
Lakewood 9/2/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
North Ridgeville 9/9/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Elyria Catholic 9/14/2015 Game Home 5/7
Amherst 9/16/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
Shaker Hts. 9/19/2015 Game Away 1/3
Wadsworth 9/21/2015 Game Away 5/7
Berea-Midpark 9/23/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Olmsted Falls 9/28/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
St. Joe's Academy 10/1/2015 Game Home 5/7
Westlake 10/5/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
Midview 10/7/2015 SWC Game Away 5/7
North Olmsted 10/14/2015 SWC Game Home 5/7
Mattress Sale:
Once again this year, the girls team in conjunction with the boys team will be holding a mattress sale fundraiser. The sale will be one day on Saturday May 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons. See the attached flyer below. This is a great way to get a mattress at a discounted cost and you will be helping out the ALHS soccer program!! Pass the word to family and friends....
In Memoriam:
We have some sad news to report this week as Rod Braye passed away unexpectedly on April 27th. Rod was the father of graduated soccer players James & Megan Braye. As you can read in the attached obituary, he was quite an accomplished man as well as a military veteran. In soccer, he helped the girls program in a number of ways, the most notable of which was that he prepared scouting reports for the coaching staff. In fact, I still use his template for scouting reports to this day. We thank him for his contributions to our program and will miss his presence at games.
Soccer Training Videos:
The offseason period is a great time to work on soccer skills and to assist with that we will be posting training videos and this week we have one entitled "3 Soccer Kicks That You Must Know". Watch the videos and then go out and practice and refine your technique. The videos are put together by an outfit called Epic Sports. They have a website that you can visit as well.
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:
Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope you find something that inspires you here:
Decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage to say no to other things.
Don't let perfect get in the way of progress. The key to moving ahead is following through.
Talent wins games, but teamwork & intelligence win championships. - Michael Jordan
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. - Pele
Never let a win go to your head, or a loss to your heart.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
News for the Week of April 27, 2015
Program Notes for the Week of 4/27/2015:
Schedule for the Week of 4/27:
This week there will be meetings for both players and parents as follows:
Player Meeting ~ Wednesday, April 29th at 3:30 PM in Room 114 @ ALHS
Parent Meeting ~ Wednesday, April 29th at 8:30 PM in Room 114 @ ALHS
Shoregals in the News:
From time to time we like to recognize the accomplishments of our Shoregal soccer players. During the Winter sports season two of our soccer players were on the Varsity Basketball team. Juniors Casey Baughman and Maggie Moore played on a very successful team with a 16-7 record. Maggie Moore garnered All SWC Honorable Mention and All Lorain County Honorable Mention awards.
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we have one which shows some moves in slow motion . Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dx--8x-K8&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:
Don't let perfect get in the way of progress. The key to moving ahead is following through.
You've got to be able to adapt from game to game and year to year. Something in your game has to improve.
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.
You can either throw in the towel or use it to wipe the sweat off your face.
There are 2 types of athletes: Those who truly desire success and those who are trying to avoid failure. Which one do you want to be??
Schedule for the Week of 4/27:
This week there will be meetings for both players and parents as follows:
Player Meeting ~ Wednesday, April 29th at 3:30 PM in Room 114 @ ALHS
Parent Meeting ~ Wednesday, April 29th at 8:30 PM in Room 114 @ ALHS
Shoregals in the News:
From time to time we like to recognize the accomplishments of our Shoregal soccer players. During the Winter sports season two of our soccer players were on the Varsity Basketball team. Juniors Casey Baughman and Maggie Moore played on a very successful team with a 16-7 record. Maggie Moore garnered All SWC Honorable Mention and All Lorain County Honorable Mention awards.
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we have one which shows some moves in slow motion . Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dx--8x-K8&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:
Don't let perfect get in the way of progress. The key to moving ahead is following through.
You've got to be able to adapt from game to game and year to year. Something in your game has to improve.
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.
You can either throw in the towel or use it to wipe the sweat off your face.
There are 2 types of athletes: Those who truly desire success and those who are trying to avoid failure. Which one do you want to be??
Monday, April 20, 2015
News for the Week of April 20, 2015
Program notes for the Week of 4/20/2015:
JV Record:
This past 2014 season, the Shoregal JV team compiled an undefeated season with a 13-0-3 record. So the natural question that would arise is if this was the best JV record ever. JV records are notoriously difficult to track down because they tend to get lost in the shuffle rather quickly. However, we have made a reasonable attempt to search back through the 22 year history of the Avon Lake program to uncover JV records from past seasons. So, with reasonable confidence we can say that last year's team did have the best JV record in program history. Congrats to the girls and Coach Caleb Reutter on such an impressive season!! There was another undefeated team in 2008 which finished with a 11-0-5 record - very good, but not quite as good as this year. Here are JV records from the past few seasons:
Year W L T Pct.
2007 11 2 2 0.800
2008 11 0 5 0.844
2010 9 5 2 0.625
2011 11 4 1 0.719
2012 9 5 2 0.625
2013 10 1 5 0.781
2014 13 0 3 0.906
I think this shows that the future of our program should be very bright indeed......
Women's World Cup:
We will remind everyone again this week that the Women's World Cup will be held this summer running June 6th through July 5th - less than 50 days from now. The host country will be Canada and the matches will be at various locations throughout the country. You can follow all the action at the FIFA website which can be found at:
http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
The schedule for the United States Women's team group play is as follows:
June 8th vs. Australia at 7:30 pm
June 12th vs. Sweden at 8:00 pm
June 16th vs Nigeria at 8:00 pm
The rest of the schedule will be dependent on how group play turns out for the U.S. I am sure that these games will all be televised on one of the ESPN channels.
You can also follow the Women's National team at:
http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team
I would highly encourage the girls to watch as many matches as possible to continue to observe and learn the flow of the game.
Parent Corner:
This week we will post an article on an interesting topic - could turf fields pose health hazards to players? This particular article comes from USA Today by author Thomas Frank. While there is no definitive answer at this point, it certainly gives you something to think about. I would think a prudent strategy would be for proper bathing and washing of soccer kits after practices and games to mitigate some of the inherent issues with turf fields.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/03/15/artificial-turf-health-safety-studies/24727111/
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we have a compilation of several girls. Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsToOd9PVuk&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:
You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.
A determined person doesn't find it hard to succeed; they find it hard to stop trying.
What comes easy won't last, what lasts won't come easy.
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you.
Play like a champion. Train like an underdog.
JV Record:
This past 2014 season, the Shoregal JV team compiled an undefeated season with a 13-0-3 record. So the natural question that would arise is if this was the best JV record ever. JV records are notoriously difficult to track down because they tend to get lost in the shuffle rather quickly. However, we have made a reasonable attempt to search back through the 22 year history of the Avon Lake program to uncover JV records from past seasons. So, with reasonable confidence we can say that last year's team did have the best JV record in program history. Congrats to the girls and Coach Caleb Reutter on such an impressive season!! There was another undefeated team in 2008 which finished with a 11-0-5 record - very good, but not quite as good as this year. Here are JV records from the past few seasons:
Year W L T Pct.
2007 11 2 2 0.800
2008 11 0 5 0.844
2010 9 5 2 0.625
2011 11 4 1 0.719
2012 9 5 2 0.625
2013 10 1 5 0.781
2014 13 0 3 0.906
I think this shows that the future of our program should be very bright indeed......
Women's World Cup:
We will remind everyone again this week that the Women's World Cup will be held this summer running June 6th through July 5th - less than 50 days from now. The host country will be Canada and the matches will be at various locations throughout the country. You can follow all the action at the FIFA website which can be found at:
http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
The schedule for the United States Women's team group play is as follows:
June 8th vs. Australia at 7:30 pm
June 12th vs. Sweden at 8:00 pm
June 16th vs Nigeria at 8:00 pm
The rest of the schedule will be dependent on how group play turns out for the U.S. I am sure that these games will all be televised on one of the ESPN channels.
You can also follow the Women's National team at:
http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team
I would highly encourage the girls to watch as many matches as possible to continue to observe and learn the flow of the game.
Parent Corner:
This week we will post an article on an interesting topic - could turf fields pose health hazards to players? This particular article comes from USA Today by author Thomas Frank. While there is no definitive answer at this point, it certainly gives you something to think about. I would think a prudent strategy would be for proper bathing and washing of soccer kits after practices and games to mitigate some of the inherent issues with turf fields.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/03/15/artificial-turf-health-safety-studies/24727111/
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we have a compilation of several girls. Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsToOd9PVuk&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:
You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.
A determined person doesn't find it hard to succeed; they find it hard to stop trying.
What comes easy won't last, what lasts won't come easy.
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you.
Play like a champion. Train like an underdog.
Monday, April 13, 2015
News for the Week of April 13, 2015
Program Notes for the Week of 4/13/2015:
Women's World Cup:
Just a reminder to everyone that the Women's World Cup will be held this summer running from June 6th through July 5th - just 55 days from now. The host country will be Canada and the matches will be at various locations throughout the country. You can follow all the action at the FIFA website which can be found at:
http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
The schedule for the United States Women's team group play is as follows:
June 8th vs. Australia at 7:30 pm
June 12th vs. Sweden at 8:00 pm
June 16th vs Nigeria at 8:00 pm
The rest of the schedule will be dependent on how group play turns out for the U.S. I am sure that these games will all be televised on one of the ESPN channels.
You can also follow the Women's National team at:
http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team
I would highly encourage the girls to watch as many matches as possible to continue to observe and learn the flow of the game.
Women's Professional Soccer
Another reminder that the Women's Professional Soccer is back again this year. The National Women's Soccer League began play over the past weekend. You can follow the league at its website:
http://www.nwslsoccer.com/
The league consists of nine teams and its season runs from April to September followed by playoffs. The nearest team to us would be the Western New York Flash which is based out of Rochester, NY. Their website can be found at:
http://wnyflash.com/home/
It might make for a nice weekend family outing to catch a game. There is plenty to do in the Rochester/Buffalo area.
Parent Corner:
The never ending debate is whether to specialize in a sport or to play multiple sports. We have Shoregal soccer players who both specialize and play multiple sports. There is no right or wrong, black or white answer. It really depends on the aspirations of the individual player and what they are comfortable with. Below you will find an excerpt form the book Positive Sports Parenting by Jim Thompson that lends some insight to this topic.
http://t.co/ozWwHSvulY
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we will feature another one with English freestyler Sheuneenio. Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZKcY7aDeQ&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:
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
The main purpose of a team is for the strengths of the whole to offset the weaknesses of the individual.
Trying times are not the times to stop trying.
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the goal itself.
Women's World Cup:
Just a reminder to everyone that the Women's World Cup will be held this summer running from June 6th through July 5th - just 55 days from now. The host country will be Canada and the matches will be at various locations throughout the country. You can follow all the action at the FIFA website which can be found at:
http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
The schedule for the United States Women's team group play is as follows:
June 8th vs. Australia at 7:30 pm
June 12th vs. Sweden at 8:00 pm
June 16th vs Nigeria at 8:00 pm
The rest of the schedule will be dependent on how group play turns out for the U.S. I am sure that these games will all be televised on one of the ESPN channels.
You can also follow the Women's National team at:
http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team
I would highly encourage the girls to watch as many matches as possible to continue to observe and learn the flow of the game.
Women's Professional Soccer
Another reminder that the Women's Professional Soccer is back again this year. The National Women's Soccer League began play over the past weekend. You can follow the league at its website:
http://www.nwslsoccer.com/
The league consists of nine teams and its season runs from April to September followed by playoffs. The nearest team to us would be the Western New York Flash which is based out of Rochester, NY. Their website can be found at:
http://wnyflash.com/home/
It might make for a nice weekend family outing to catch a game. There is plenty to do in the Rochester/Buffalo area.
Parent Corner:
The never ending debate is whether to specialize in a sport or to play multiple sports. We have Shoregal soccer players who both specialize and play multiple sports. There is no right or wrong, black or white answer. It really depends on the aspirations of the individual player and what they are comfortable with. Below you will find an excerpt form the book Positive Sports Parenting by Jim Thompson that lends some insight to this topic.
http://t.co/ozWwHSvulY
Freestyle Soccer Video:
Soccer is not just about training and games and tournaments - it is meant to be fun and it should be fun to play. Along those lines, we have been posting freestyle videos and this week we will feature another one with English freestyler Sheuneenio. Challenge yourself to see if you can do some of these skills - you might even be able to use them in a game some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZKcY7aDeQ&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:
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
The main purpose of a team is for the strengths of the whole to offset the weaknesses of the individual.
Trying times are not the times to stop trying.
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the goal itself.
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