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!

Jessica's COMMITMENT Quotation...

"Commitment:

It means sacrificing your body for the ball.

Doing your best and always trying to improve.

Never giving up and not dwelling in the past.

It's what every player needs."
-Jessica Kimber

Girls, please comment on these words by Monday at 730 AM.

Liz VandeWege's SACRIFICE quotation...

Its all about heart. If you're not willing to do it, and you're willing to sacrifice your body and put your body out there and do whatever the team needs, thats what it is.
~Corey Jackson

Girls, please respond to these words with your own interpretation by Monday at 730 A.M.

JV Game on MONDAY, MAY 18...

...is AT Holland Christian at 4 P.M. with the varsity game to follow. The bus will leave right after school.

Coach's Corner...

...after a tough 3-2 loss to Zeeland West. Girls, we've got to be more mentally tough, especially at this time of the season...no excuses. Some of us let the opponents and referees get into our heads; some of us feel asleep at times with our marks. What does that lead to? A 3-2 loss (after 1-0 and 2-1 leads at that). Ok, enough with the negatives. There were some great performances out there today...some good possession at times which led to great goals...solid one-on-one defense for the most part, etc. Now, let's bounce back and PERFORM vs. Wayland on Friday!

2009 JV Olympics RESULTS...

...from 1st place on down:

1st place: Team Germany (Rae/Kalina)...158 total pts.
2nd place: Team U.S.A. (Monica/Chelsea)...140 pts.
3rd place: Team Spain (Morgan/Jess)...119 pts.
4th place: Team Mexico (Brandi/Kassi)...110 pts.
5th place: Team Brazil (Liz Vandewege/Frannie)...105 pts.
6th place: Team England (Hayley/Kaitlyn)...100 pts.
7th place: Team Italy (Liz Vandenbil/Shelby)...98 pts.
8th place: Team Ireland (Emily/Brittany)...68 pts.

TEAM CAPTAINS (for Z.W.): Rae and Kalina (plus regular captains)
BALL GIRLS (for Z.W.): Emily and Brittany

Let's win tomorrow, girls!

Kalina's TEAM quotation

Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
-Henry Ford (Michigander and founder of Ford Motor Company)

Girls, please respond to this quotation with your own interpretations and thoughts by Wednesday at 730 AM.

Brandi's TEAM quotation

“A champion is someone who does not settle for that day's practice, that day's competition, that day's performance. They are always striving to be better. They don't live in the past.”
-Briana Scurry (former U.S. Women's National Team goalkeeper and World Cup winner)

Girls, respond to this quotation with your own interpretations and thoughts by Wednesday at 730 AM.

Coach's Corner...

...the day after a humbling 5-0 defeat by Holland Christian. Girls, continue to VISUALIZE success....but in the future, BELIEVE what you're seeing and PRACTICE it often. I don't think we were all truly confident last night with the idea that we COULD and WOULD beat H.C., and it showed in our sub-par performance. It's not enough to simply visualize...we have to complete the equation and go out and compete! Remember this all for the next games!

Bowling...

Please remember to have the permission slip read, signed (by a parent) and delivered to me ASAP. Lookin' forward to it!

Morgan's VISUALIZATION quotation...

Visualize your responsibilities and your responsibilities will be successful.
-Morgan Stillson

Girls, please respond to Morgan's thoughts no later than this Friday at 730 AM.