Triumph Update

Well, we made it through our first game. Barely! :-) Between the heat, being short handed and not being in game shape, the girls were pretty wiped out. I was extremely happy with the way the girls played! The team we played is one of the better, if not the best, teams we'll play all year. We were able to hang with them and we were even ahead in goals (even though we don’t count J) in the first half, until we ran out of gas. I was really concerned that the girls were getting too hot in the last quarter so I tried to let them play it out the best they could, without yelling at them to get back on defense. I was very close to calling it early but I'm glad I didn't because, after talking with everyone at yesterday's practice, it sounds like everyone was okay. No signs of heat stroke or anything. Yikes, it was a hot one and the official didn’t allow for any resting at all on the dead balls!

Yesterday (Tuesday) we worked on moving off of the ball (spreading the field and positioning), field & ball awareness (getting back on Defense before getting beat by the offense), listening and keeping an ear out for the coach and direction, and we worked on Goalie skills (stopping the ball, guarding and protecting the ball & ball throwing technique. We were actually able to squeeze a lot into last nights practice, even though it seemed like time ran out fast! I like to have more games during our practice (fun) but we had a lot to go over after our first game.

Practice - this week we'll be practicing on Friday instead of Thursday. Practice will be from 5pm to 6:30ish. I'm happy to announce that we've added Delaney Clark back onto our roster and she'll be practicing with us this Friday. Depending on what everyone's schedules look like, we may do a couple more Friday practices so Delaney can get used to playing with us and vice-versa. She's a very sweet girl, loves soccer and I know the girls will enjoy having her play with us. And...it'll be nice to have another player on our roster!

Please have your daughter use the restroom before leaving the house. We’ve had to cut our already short practice time, even more, for potty breaks and it really hurts us!

I want to reiterate how important it is that we know, in advance, if any of the girls will be missing games or practices, when possible. Most importantly for games, we've got a short roster and if two or three girls are sick or can't make it, we won't have enough players to play. We'll have Delaney, starting on the 24th, and that will help, especially since me and Christina will be out of town on that Saturday!

Forms - if you haven't gotten the Medical Release form and/or the Sportsmanship form to me yet, I need them by the end of practice on Friday. We got lucky last week. The Official asked me if I had all my paperwork ready and I said yes. He took my word for it but I guess they'll be checking paperwork and rosters before each game, especially when we're playing out of league teams at the Harmony Sports Complex.

Team Pictures – I’ll be making an announcement shortly on our picture day (professional team picture). It’ll be shortly before or after one of our upcoming games. As far as the game and practice pictures you guys are taking, please email them to triumphsoccer@gmail.com so I can add them to the blog.

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Thanks,
Ben Yung
360-904-6380

Triumph Update

I hope everyone's having an outstanding holiday weekend! I have a few things I'd like to communicate:

1. I've made a couple updates to the blog. I've updated the title picture and I've added our schedule (the first three games) to the link section on the right hand side. They are still working on the schedule so there is still a possibility that the existing schedule might change. The final schedule should be out soon but at least we know when and where our first game will be. Next Saturday at Skyridge Middle School (11am).
2. I'd like to thank the following parents for volunteering their time:

• Shawn Cahill - for volunteering to assist me for the 4^th year in a row!
• Angie Cahill – for putting our team snack/drink schedule together, and for helping, on occasion, with teaching the girls better technical skills.
• Heather Haase – for volunteering to take photos of our games and practices
• Jean Leary – for volunteering to organize our end of year party and trophies.

3. I'd like to remind everyone to become a follower of our Team Blog. The blog will be our primary source of communication. If you become a follower, you'll receive an email every time there is an update.
4. I need ALL parents to go to the following link, print the last three forms, sign the Sportsmanship and Concussion Forms and bring them to the next practice. Here's the link – https://sites.google.com/site/cwscsoccer/forms
5. There have been a few questions on the uniforms. The uniforms can be purchased at Glory Days in Camas. They are navy blue and reversible. It would be nice to have matching shorts and socks but it's not required. Also, numbers on the uniforms aren't necessary until next year.

Please call or email me if you have any questions. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at Tuesday's practice.

Thanks,

Ben Yung

360-904-6380