Combination Play/Team Defending

Attacking in the morning and defending in the evening.  A touch of fitness to complete the day.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2010 HORNETS

The coaching staff met with the team late this morning to inform the players who would be retained for the 2010 season.  A lot of time and effort has been invested by these individuals over the summer and they have set the foundation for a very exciting season.



1     Amanda Mancini
2     Rachel Fine 
3     Megan Burns
4     Julia Schroeder
5     Jordan Meeth
6     Chelsea Smith
7     Jordan Lewis
8     Nicole Shelly
9     Jackie Short
10   Eva Schmidt
11   Emily Gray
12   Maya Smolcic
13   Jenn Gateley
14   Zari Haggenmiller
15   Cierra Gillard
16   Steph Verbeek
17   Hilary Marusak
18   Rachel Pitzer
19   C.J. McCarthy
20   Beth Ansaldi
21   Megan Martinez
23   Sam Voss
24   Natalie Reszka
25   Courtney McCoy

The Hornets are made up of 6 Freshmen, 11 Sophomores, 3 Juniors and 4 Seniors.  21 are from the state of Michigan, 2 from Washington (the state), and 1 from Colorado. 17 players return from a year ago and 1 is returning to the team after spending her junior year on study abroad in Ecuador.  The team is off to a good start but have PLENTY of work ahead of themselves in the days and weeks to come.
 
Morning: The Hornets were delayed a little to begin as all hands of the training staff were called into action as the Hornets regular trainer (Marci) headed over for a certification at WMU.  Once practice began the theme for the morning was combining.  Technical work focused on the finer aspects of the wall pass and of course a Hardy Fuchs (legendary K men's coach) favorite, the back heel.  After the initial repetitions the team played a couple games of 2v1 before moving to practice take overs leading into a shot.  The morning would end with an 11 v 11 full field scrimmage which lasted approximately 15 minutes.

Afternoon:  Building on the individual defending which the team worked on the second day the team gradually built on their movements as a unit.  Reading ball movement and visual cues from attackers in order to position themselves to make life tough on the offense.  The session ended with a relatively large scrimmage and then a pursuit fitness game which is not necessarily classified as fun.  With the naming of the team this afternoon and the team and a strong effort at training, morning trainings will begin at 9am (initially 8am) to the delight of the players and training staff.

GO HORNETS!!!