UPDATES

A few things, ladies, as we wind the "off-season" down...

1.) There are no more "small-group ball sessions", BUT conditioning sessions are still on for the time being. Check with Coach Malefyt for clarification on those sessions.

2.) We officially kick off the season on Monday, March 15 at a time yet to be determined pending the weather. Be ready to go!

3.) We, as coaches, are VERY excited to meet all of you officially and get to work on what will be a very successful girls season.

Please let me know at any time if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns!

Good luck in FINAL EXAM week, girls...go get 'em.

Another CANCELLATION heads-up...

Sorry for the late notice AGAIN, guys, but I won't be able to make it to tomorrow's (Thursday, Feb. 25) small-group training after school at the middle school...this time, I, myself, have a doc. appt. for a left knee that's been acting up as of late. I've been trying to change the appt. time but with no success.

So, that means whoever usually trains with me upstairs on Thursdays, do not plan on showing up.

Take care...and keep working hard during the other days!

Cancellation Heads-up

Sorry for the late notice, guys, but I won't be able to make it to tomorrow's (Tuesday, Feb. 16) small-group training after school at the middle school...baby doc. appointment that I want to attend.

So, that means whoever usually trains with me upstairs, do not plan on showing up.

Take care...and keep working hard during the other days!

Training update...

Everyone, please continue to follow the small-group training schedule below until further notice. AND if you cannot make a session and know this ahead of time, contact Mr. Robinson or Malefyt so we can plug someone else in your time slot!

Good job this past week to everyone who participated. Keep it up!

OFFICIAL small-group training schedule:

Be aware that we start with this training next Tuesday (1/19) and Thursday (1/20) on the balcony of the middle school gym. In addition, Mondays and Wednesdays are for general conditioning from 3-4 P.M. and anyone is welcome to participate.

PS: Zach Beyer, Deban Scholten, Zach Driesenga, and Shannon Blourne are "alternates", so if any of you happen to NOT be able to make a session, either see one of them or me (or both) well enough beforehand and we can fit one of them in your slot!

Tuesdays (3:00-3:30):
_________________Sarah Baker___________________________
________________Jenna Brunger____________________________
________________Joslyn Blood____________________________
____________________Carley Geurink________________________

Tuesdays (3:00-3:30):
__________________Frannie Steele (GK)__________________________
___________________Kelsey Whitcomb (GK)_________________________
________________Emily Grady____________________________
________________Sidney Grady____________________________

Tuesdays (3:30-4:00):
___________________Brittany Holyfield_________________________
_______________________Chelsea Adkins_____________________
_______________________Justin Blacklock_____________________
____________________Dylan Guillozet________________________

Tuesdays (3:30-4:00):
_____________________Travis Williams_______________________
___________________Kray Freestone_________________________
____________________Shelby Reaume________________________
____________________Josh Brigham (GK)________________________
(alternate: Zach Beyer)

Thursdays (3:00-3:30):
__________________Tyler Immink__________________________
_______________________Aaron Polet_____________________
____________________Brittany Holyfield________________________
______________________Heidi Mihm ______________________

Thursdays (3:00-3:30):
_______________________Sarah Baker_____________________
_____________________Jenna Brunger_______________________
_____________________Sidney Grady_______________________
_____________________Emily Grady_______________________

Thursdays (3:30-4:00):
___________________Shannon Blourne_________________________
___________________Chelsea Adkins_________________________
_____________________Shelby Reaume_______________________
______________________Josh Brigham (GK)______________________

Training SIGN-UP

We're still looking for players who are interested in small-group training sessions.

SIGN UP on the back of Mr. Robinson's classroom door ASAP!

Remember, the weekly training schedule officially start on Monday, Jan. 18.

Take care, everyone.

OFFICIAL post-break training

Ok, folks. Here it is: beginning on Monday, Jan. 18, we (Coach Malefyt and Robinson) will be having the following weekly training schedule at the middle school upper balcony level until further notice...

**Mondays and Wednesdays (3-4 P.M.) = conditioning for both sexes and for any number of players

**Tuesdays and Thursdays (3-4 P.M.) = small-group training sessions (SIGN-UP SHEET GROUPS OF 4 AND TIMES IS LOCATED ON COACH ROBINSON'S DOOR...FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!)

Fridays = off

Please contact Robinson or Malefyt for any questions, concerns, etc.

Hope to see a lot of you out for training!

After-break training...

First, I hope the holiday break is treating everyone well thus far! It was good seeing a number of you out for the 5 v. 5 soccer tournament today. Keep taking any opportunity to simply play! And have fun doing it.

Regarding training (skill work AND conditioning) for after our break, please stay tuned for a SPECIFIC announcement on this site regarding the times and places. Coach Malefyt is checking on the exact availability of the middle school upper balcony for January on, so nothing is official at this point.

Tentatively plan on the following weekly schedule though:

**Mondays and Wednesdays: conditioning at the middle school from 3 to 4 PM (for anyone interested, no matter the number of players)

**Tuesdays and Thursdays: small group skill work at the middle school from 3 to 4 PM (for sign-ups only)

**Fridays = off

More later!

Take care, everyone.

Small-group training for next week...

...Dec. 14-18. MONDAY and THURSDAY

3:00-3:30: Sydney Grady, Joslyn Blood, Sarah Baker, Jenna Brunger

3:30-4:00: Aaron Polet, Dylan Guillozet, Chelsea Adkins, Kassi Aalderink

4:00-4:30: Emily Grady, Shelby Reaume, Tyler Immink, Deban Scholten

4:30-5:00: Niki Deneef, Carley Geurink, Dani Klein, Travis Williams (?)

We'll meet in my room. Be warmed up, stretched, and ready to hop right into skill work training!

Please see me with questions/concerns.

4-person skill training...

...for next week (Dec. 7-11)

Monday and Thursday:

*250-330 PM = Sydney Grady, Joslyn Blood, Sarah Baker, Jenna Brunger

*330-4 PM = Aaron Polet, Dylan Guillozet, Chelsea Adkins, Kassi Aalderink

*4-430 PM = Shelby Reaume, Emily Grady...??

We'll meet in the carpeted area just above the cafeteria. Have indoor wear on...and be on time! Also, the latter two groups should be warmed up, stretched, and ready to jump right into training at the scheduled times above.

See you soon!

5 v. 5 soccer tournament

Girls, don't forget to sign up soon for the holiday 5 v. 5 soccer tournament on Monday, Dec. 21 in the high school! See me for details....

Summer TRAINING

ALL girls are WELCOME to attend boys training sessions this summer at the following weekly times:

Monday: 5-7 PM (practice soccer field)
Tuesday: 5-7 PM (practice soccer field)
Wednesday: 9-11 AM (practice soccer field)
Thursday: 5-7 PM (practice soccer field)
Friday: 9-11 AM (track/practice soccer field)

It would be a great way to stay in shape, work on your skills, play against good athletes, and IMPROVE! PLEASE FEEL FREE!

Bring plenty of water, cleats, and shinguards (running shoes on Friday as well) to each session. See you there!

BANQUET...

Girls, please remember that the soccer program end-of-season banquet is this Monday (June 1) at 630 PM in the middle school cafeteria. Don't forget to bring a dessert to pass! See you there to celebrate a successful season!

THE LAST Coach's Corner...

...after a season-ending 2-0 loss to Zeeland East. Girls, you have NOTHING to hang your heads about after the loss and the conclusion of the season. Please always keep in mind that this was the most SUCCESSFUL JV girls soccer season at Hamilton EVER. And you all are directly responsible for it. I'm not even talking simply wins and losses here (overall 7-9-2 record); i'm talking about the overall character you girls displayed all season. It was a thing of beauty to a coach, and you should all be proud of your efforts.

Now, the season is over, and it's TIME TO START IMPROVING FOR NEXT SEASON! I hope you take to heart the comments you received on your evaluations. They were all made in an attempt to make you all better players and athletes in general.

Good luck! Let me know if you need anything AT ALL! I'm always here for you girls.

BLOG...

Girls, thank you for being patient with the blog business this season. Please remember, this was the first year i've had it, and it was meant to increase the level of communication and offer the opportunity for you to play a role in team building. I hope you found some use in it in the end! Your comments and quotations were great for ME to see all season long.

Liz Vandenbil's QUOTATION and comment...

“No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.”

~Mia Hamm

and I have a comment on it:

"Ladies, we know that anything can happen in a soccer game at any time. Going into a game anyone can win, no matter what the outcome is expected to be. We need to go out there and give it our all, keep those concepts of hard work, determination, planning, and perserverance, and if we do that then it doesn't matter what the outcome is. If we keep these in mind and actually do them then we went out and gave it our all and at the end of the day that's all we can do. There're some factors that can come into any game that we can't control. We've had a great season ladies! Let's finish strong and leave it all on the field Wednesday!"

~Liz

Girls, please respond to these wise words by Wednesday at 730 AM.

Rae's Quotation...

"As a futboler you always want to test yourself against the best so try hard and never give up, run alot in games, you won`t die. Maybe sore but you wont die."
-David Beckham

Girls, please respond to these "wise" words no later than Wednesday at 730 AM.

Coach's Corner...

...after another big loss to Holland Christian. I'm actually very glad that Brittany posted her quotation when she did, because she basically stole the words from my mouth; that is, we HAVE to believe that ANYTHING can happen in a given game of soccer...even against the "big dogs". But, you've got to go out there and DO something about it. Today, we didn't have nearly enough girls "do something about it". Let's regroup and look forward to our last game together on Wednesday...and end with an effort we can be proud of!

Brittany's Quotation...

“It's why we play the game. Anything is possible and anything can happen if you put your mind to it."
-Casey Korkus

Girls, please respond to these wise words by this Wednesday at 730 AM.

Coach's Corner...

...a couple days after the impressive 2-1 vs. Wayland. Girls, simply said: A job well done. I truly believe that was our best performance of the season...for a few key reasons: 1.) being down 1-0 at halftime and pulling out the comeback victory shows heart and mental toughness. 2.) overachieving against a "more talented" team overall points to a key characteristic of a GOOD team. 3.) we made the most of scoring chances and played a SMART game defensively, especially in the second half playing with the lead. GREAT JOB, ladies! Now, on to a rematch with H.C. VISUALIZE SUCCESS and BELIEVE IT!