Makeup for today's rainout - TBD
Makeup of the EPIC game - 6/10/09 @ Byrnes Ridge, 6:30 PM
Makeup of 2nd Tryout session - 6/11/09 @ Byrnes Ridge, 6:00 PM
Can we go an entire season without ever playing on our alleged HOME FIELD? Stay tuned tomorrow!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009
Memo from Next Season's Coach
Hi everyone,
I thought with the upcoming tryouts and coaching changes I would send out anote to the current White and Silver teams providing my thoughts on theupcoming tryout season and my background for those who do not know me.From 2007 to present, I have been the coach for the Silver team. I have been a coach in Loudoun Soccer for the last 7 years, including three years as an All-Star coach in the 95G age group. I have a US Soccer D license and will be pursuing additional licensing/training as my scheduleallows. With the focus of the Silver team being player development I have successfully moved a number of players to teams playing in higher/faster divisions of play; from past All-Star teams and the Silver team there is one player on the Red team, there are seven on the Black team and nine on the White team. I understand there has been an enormous amount of frustration regarding all of the player movement in the past season and how that may impact the upcoming tryouts. I can safely say that there is no one more frustrated than I as the coach of the team most affected by the movement. It takes more than an eight week season to get a team of players to come together,understand their roles, and start to show success on the field. The White team experienced a lot of player movement, as well, due to players moving up, attrition and injuries resulting in a need for more players from the Silver team. As a result, new players joined the club in both White and Silver teams. As a coach it is rewarding to see players getting an opportunity to play in a travel setting and we have been fortunate enough to have wonderful kids join the program. So the big question…..player selection and team formation. It should benoted that player evaluation is completed by the age group coaches, and other club coaches as available, and it is that collective evaluation that is used for placement. For the upcoming tryouts what we do not know is how many players will be attending and how many players may leave the club.These two factors, players coming and going, will determine the number of players available from which the age group can create teams. The skill level of the body of players as a whole will determine to which team players will be selected, i.e., Red, Black, White or Silver team. In my opinion, the current teams as structured, for the most part, have the proper players given the relative pace of play in the teams’ divisions. Each player will be evaluated on individual players’ skills and abilities relative to the other players suited for a given team. I ask that all players stay relaxed and focused on their game as we go through the tryout process and work to make each team the best it can be as they represent Loudoun Soccer in their respective division of play.
For those that do not know me my coaching philosophy revolves around individual player development in the context of their team. I focus ongetting the girls to play soccer as a unit with each players’ skills defining their role on the team and in the game. Too many times I’m stillasked “what do you want me to do” or “I don’t know how to play there." Having players understand team offense/team defense in a given situation is my role as a coach. To that end, you will see very little player movement from position to position in a given game or given week. I start theseason with players in their comfort zone and as they master that position they will be moved to the next logical position relative to where they were playing. Some players move quickly while some players do not. There are cases where physical limitations may make certain positions harder for aplayer to master. They will get a chance to experience those roles on the field but likely will not find a home there. Chapters can be written on this topic so if anyone would like to discuss further please reach out.I will be at the remaining White team games so please do not hesitate to ask me any questions, voice any concerns and pass any comments. I lookforward to next season and wish each current player on both White and Silver the best of luck in their tryouts.
I thought with the upcoming tryouts and coaching changes I would send out anote to the current White and Silver teams providing my thoughts on theupcoming tryout season and my background for those who do not know me.From 2007 to present, I have been the coach for the Silver team. I have been a coach in Loudoun Soccer for the last 7 years, including three years as an All-Star coach in the 95G age group. I have a US Soccer D license and will be pursuing additional licensing/training as my scheduleallows. With the focus of the Silver team being player development I have successfully moved a number of players to teams playing in higher/faster divisions of play; from past All-Star teams and the Silver team there is one player on the Red team, there are seven on the Black team and nine on the White team. I understand there has been an enormous amount of frustration regarding all of the player movement in the past season and how that may impact the upcoming tryouts. I can safely say that there is no one more frustrated than I as the coach of the team most affected by the movement. It takes more than an eight week season to get a team of players to come together,understand their roles, and start to show success on the field. The White team experienced a lot of player movement, as well, due to players moving up, attrition and injuries resulting in a need for more players from the Silver team. As a result, new players joined the club in both White and Silver teams. As a coach it is rewarding to see players getting an opportunity to play in a travel setting and we have been fortunate enough to have wonderful kids join the program. So the big question…..player selection and team formation. It should benoted that player evaluation is completed by the age group coaches, and other club coaches as available, and it is that collective evaluation that is used for placement. For the upcoming tryouts what we do not know is how many players will be attending and how many players may leave the club.These two factors, players coming and going, will determine the number of players available from which the age group can create teams. The skill level of the body of players as a whole will determine to which team players will be selected, i.e., Red, Black, White or Silver team. In my opinion, the current teams as structured, for the most part, have the proper players given the relative pace of play in the teams’ divisions. Each player will be evaluated on individual players’ skills and abilities relative to the other players suited for a given team. I ask that all players stay relaxed and focused on their game as we go through the tryout process and work to make each team the best it can be as they represent Loudoun Soccer in their respective division of play.
For those that do not know me my coaching philosophy revolves around individual player development in the context of their team. I focus ongetting the girls to play soccer as a unit with each players’ skills defining their role on the team and in the game. Too many times I’m stillasked “what do you want me to do” or “I don’t know how to play there." Having players understand team offense/team defense in a given situation is my role as a coach. To that end, you will see very little player movement from position to position in a given game or given week. I start theseason with players in their comfort zone and as they master that position they will be moved to the next logical position relative to where they were playing. Some players move quickly while some players do not. There are cases where physical limitations may make certain positions harder for aplayer to master. They will get a chance to experience those roles on the field but likely will not find a home there. Chapters can be written on this topic so if anyone would like to discuss further please reach out.I will be at the remaining White team games so please do not hesitate to ask me any questions, voice any concerns and pass any comments. I lookforward to next season and wish each current player on both White and Silver the best of luck in their tryouts.
More Tryout Info!
Reminder - Rising U14G tryouts June 2nd at Ida Lee Park from 6pm to 8pm. The second tryout will be held June 4th at Lansdowne Park. Players shall not wear any portion of their travel uniforms - that includes socks/backpacks, etc.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Tryout Information
Loudoun Soccer is hosting tryouts for the rising U14 age group on June 2 and June 4. Field assignments are TBD at this time. Check the team website or www.loudounsoccer.com for more information.
Loudoun Soccer hosts open tryouts to fill roster spots on all four teams in the rising U14G age group. The four teams (Red, Black, White, Silver) in the rising U14G group have a long tradition of hard work, leading to success on the field. If that's something you'd like to be a part of, we'll see you at tryouts.
For additional information, please comment on this post, and include your email address for one of our coaches to respond.
Loudoun Soccer hosts open tryouts to fill roster spots on all four teams in the rising U14G age group. The four teams (Red, Black, White, Silver) in the rising U14G group have a long tradition of hard work, leading to success on the field. If that's something you'd like to be a part of, we'll see you at tryouts.
For additional information, please comment on this post, and include your email address for one of our coaches to respond.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Check out the Calendar Link
The new link to the team's Google Calendar is on the right. I'll try to keep up with the ever changing schedule and make this the one-stop shop for game, practice, and social event information.
Ed
Ed
Friday, March 13, 2009
ODSL Division Structure for Spring 2009 Season
Straight from the ODSL Website: http://www.odsl.org/Structures/index_E.html
Here's our competition for the upcoming outdoor season. Let's hope this means warm weather is on the way!
U13 Division G1
CULP Comets 95G
CYA Rumble
EPIC 95G Hammers
FRED Royal 95G
LOUD 95G White
PAC Blue Fury
SYC Storm
VIST FC Fury 95
Here's our competition for the upcoming outdoor season. Let's hope this means warm weather is on the way!
U13 Division G1
CULP Comets 95G
CYA Rumble
EPIC 95G Hammers
FRED Royal 95G
LOUD 95G White
PAC Blue Fury
SYC Storm
VIST FC Fury 95
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New Webmaster
Hi,
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be stepping in to take over as the team's webmaster. I can be reached at ImEasyEd@aol.com.
I want to thank Tom Kyte for putting the website together and for keeping it up to snuff over the past few years. I'll try to keep that standard of excellence!
Ed Fleming
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be stepping in to take over as the team's webmaster. I can be reached at ImEasyEd@aol.com.
I want to thank Tom Kyte for putting the website together and for keeping it up to snuff over the past few years. I'll try to keep that standard of excellence!
Ed Fleming
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday Bake Sale
The bake sale is still on for this Sat. April 5th at the Sterling Walmart. We have adjusted the times due to our 10am game. We will begin our bake sale at 1pm and end around 5pm. Due to space restrictions, we need to divide the girls into 2 two hour shifts--1-3pm and 3-5pm.
Please contact Peggy Bokulic or Karen Alexander to let them know when you can supply sales people for the event.
Thanks to Peggy & Karen for keeping on top of this event!
Please contact Peggy Bokulic or Karen Alexander to let them know when you can supply sales people for the event.
Thanks to Peggy & Karen for keeping on top of this event!
Spring '08 -- Off and Running
95G White competed in the FPYC Liberty Cup to warm up for the Spring ODSL Season. Although the girls didn't get to the finals, we were able to take several positives out of the event.
First, the team had a positive goal differential, scoring 9 and giving up only 5. We've used our limited practice time to work on our pressure/cover/balance defensively, and it showed. The girls gave up more than one goal in only one game during the tournament. Second, the team learned a lot about playing under adversity as two players went down with injuries during day 1 and were unavailable during day 2. Down two players, the girls played the FPYC Strikers to a 1-0 loss, then defeated the CYA Fuego 2-1 in the afternoon.
Erin Windland led the team in goals, closely followed by Annie Bokulic. Both girls earned Captain's bands for next week's ODSL opening game, and both played some of the best soccer in their travel careers.
Even though we missed the finals, I'm very proud of the girls and the way they handled the injuries, poor fields, and crappy weather. We're looking forward to taking this weekend's momentum into our ODSL opener on Saturday, and we're looking forward to getting our injured kids back in one piece.
First, the team had a positive goal differential, scoring 9 and giving up only 5. We've used our limited practice time to work on our pressure/cover/balance defensively, and it showed. The girls gave up more than one goal in only one game during the tournament. Second, the team learned a lot about playing under adversity as two players went down with injuries during day 1 and were unavailable during day 2. Down two players, the girls played the FPYC Strikers to a 1-0 loss, then defeated the CYA Fuego 2-1 in the afternoon.
Erin Windland led the team in goals, closely followed by Annie Bokulic. Both girls earned Captain's bands for next week's ODSL opening game, and both played some of the best soccer in their travel careers.
Even though we missed the finals, I'm very proud of the girls and the way they handled the injuries, poor fields, and crappy weather. We're looking forward to taking this weekend's momentum into our ODSL opener on Saturday, and we're looking forward to getting our injured kids back in one piece.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Game vs Loudoun 95G Silver
Reminder - Please wear your red uniforms for tomorrow's game vs the Silver team.
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