Triumph UpdateParents & Soccer Players,
What a crazy first week! Between the weather, trying to secure a field and getting everything up and running, it has been quite eventful! Please forgive me for this LONG post. The first one of the year is always the longest. :-)
Saturday's Game - I thought the girls did really well on Saturday, in our first game! The team we played was a U7 team that was playing up but it was a good first game for us. It was also a great opportunity for the coaches to watch and see what we need to work on. The girls were able to get out, run, score some goals and build their confidence. I'm really looking forward to the next 9 weeks!
Tuesday's Practice - we had a great practice on Tuesday but we were missing a few girls. I'm assuming it's because of the short notice and, perhaps, the weather. Please remember, wet & cold practices help prepare the girls for wet & cold games. I don't particularly like being out there in the cold, especially twice a week for both teams, but I think it's important that the girls practice rain or shine. We did have to call practice 10 minutes early because the temperature was dropping and it was getting pretty miserable but we still had fun and we were able to work on our ball handling skills & Coach Shawn worked with the girls on Keeper skills. Please remember to dress the girls warm next week for our game and practice. I felt that most of the girls were dressed warmly for the game on Saturday but not for the practice. I don't like to see them shivering out there. :-)
This Week - our game on Saturday is at 1:30pm at Danielson Field again. It looks like we're the visiting team this week so we'll need to be wearing the blue side of our jerseys. Please remember to bring the white side of your jersey as well, just in case, if you have the ones that are separate. We don't have a snack and drink schedule yet so I'd like to ask if Jades parents can bring it this week. Angie & Shawn, can you please confirm? The game on Saturday is likely to be much more competitive so lets be ready! Also, if everyone can arrive 15 minutes early, it'll give us a few minutes to go over a few things before the game.
Volunteers - as I mentioned last Saturday, I can use lots of help if you're willing and able. Here are the things I typically need help with:
What a crazy first week! Between the weather, trying to secure a field and getting everything up and running, it has been quite eventful! Please forgive me for this LONG post. The first one of the year is always the longest. :-)
Saturday's Game - I thought the girls did really well on Saturday, in our first game! The team we played was a U7 team that was playing up but it was a good first game for us. It was also a great opportunity for the coaches to watch and see what we need to work on. The girls were able to get out, run, score some goals and build their confidence. I'm really looking forward to the next 9 weeks!
Tuesday's Practice - we had a great practice on Tuesday but we were missing a few girls. I'm assuming it's because of the short notice and, perhaps, the weather. Please remember, wet & cold practices help prepare the girls for wet & cold games. I don't particularly like being out there in the cold, especially twice a week for both teams, but I think it's important that the girls practice rain or shine. We did have to call practice 10 minutes early because the temperature was dropping and it was getting pretty miserable but we still had fun and we were able to work on our ball handling skills & Coach Shawn worked with the girls on Keeper skills. Please remember to dress the girls warm next week for our game and practice. I felt that most of the girls were dressed warmly for the game on Saturday but not for the practice. I don't like to see them shivering out there. :-)
This Week - our game on Saturday is at 1:30pm at Danielson Field again. It looks like we're the visiting team this week so we'll need to be wearing the blue side of our jerseys. Please remember to bring the white side of your jersey as well, just in case, if you have the ones that are separate. We don't have a snack and drink schedule yet so I'd like to ask if Jades parents can bring it this week. Angie & Shawn, can you please confirm? The game on Saturday is likely to be much more competitive so lets be ready! Also, if everyone can arrive 15 minutes early, it'll give us a few minutes to go over a few things before the game.
Volunteers - as I mentioned last Saturday, I can use lots of help if you're willing and able. Here are the things I typically need help with:
- Coaching - Shawn (Jade's Dad) and Aaron (Maya's Dad) have offered to help. These guys are both excellent coaches and I'm really looking forward to working with them to give the girls the best experience possible. If anyone else would like to help, please let me know. I'm always open to more help.
- Snack & Drink Schedule - Angie Cahill offered to put this schedule together for us. Note - we have at least one girl who's allergic to nuts (all nuts). Please try to keep the snacks somewhat healthy and please be sure they don't contain nuts or traces of nuts.
- Field Lining - the Dancu family has volunteered to line the field when we're the first team playing on the field on Saturdays. This requires them to get there 30 minutes before everyone else so I really appreciate their willingness to help with this!
- End of Year Party - we may have a volunteer for this but I need to confirm. Please offer any suggestions. We used to have our party at Angelos Pizza but they've closed down and we need to find a new place to party. Lisa Allen has offered to have the party at her house if we decide that's what we'd like to do.
- Pictures - I need a couple people who are willing to take pictures of our games and practices for our team blog. Please let me know if you can help with this.
Thanks for your help,
Ben Yung
360-904-6380
Ben Yung
360-904-6380
