Day 3

The morning of Day 3 began with the infamous beep test.  The team ran the test in two groups and then focused on 1v1 defending for the remainder of the morning session.  Throughout the training the attacking was clearly superior to the defending.  Individual team defending was identified as an area that the Hornets can improve on from the prior year and will be a major focus for the 2010 campaign.

Tuesday afternoon the focus migrated from defending to attacking.  The team worked on passing, possessing the ball and controlling the speed of play during the day's second session.  A passing warm-up to improve and refine receiving and passing was followed by 3v1 and then 5v2.  In a space a little bit larger than half field the team was broken into two squads and instructed to play possession while working to keep a team shape.  The quality gradually improved before calling it a day. 



Girls are working hard, trainers and coaches trying to keep pace!

GO HORNETS!!!

Day 2 Done!!!

Fitness Test-Check
Training, Skill Work and Small Sided Games-Check
Lunch-Check
NCAA Rules Meeting-Check
Nap-Check
11v11 Scrimmage-Check
Ice Bath-Check
Dinner-Check
Sleep Time-Check

Two-A-Day practices continue tomorrow.

GO HORNETS!!!

WELCOME TO KALAMAZOO!!!

On pristine day in Kalamazoo, Coach Goyings welcomed back 19 returning players and 8 newcomers as practice for the 2010 season is just hours away from beginning.  Sunday consisted of moving into the dorm, a meeting with the first years and their parents, a quick check-up by the training staff, baseline concussion testing, a team meeting, team dinner, and then another meeting with the training staff.  Tomorrow the fun will begin with fitness testing bright and early at 8am and then, finally, it will be time to play some soccer.  The first day of the preseason is always memorable and the team and coaching staff are already hard at work making sure that the 2010 season will be one to remember too. 

GO HORNETS!!!

Women's Soccer Earns Team GPA Award

The women's soccer team was one of six Kalamazoo College athletic programs to be recognized with the MIAA GPA award.  In order to qualify for the award the team needed to have a cumulative GPA above 3.3, the team average for the 2009-10 school year was 3.32.  This award is a true testament to a team effort in the classroom and certainly an accomplishment all members of the women's soccer program should be proud of.  GREAT WORK TEAM!!!


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11 Players Earn MIAA Academic Accolade

Eleven members of the women's soccer team for the 2009-10 season were recently recognized for their hard work in the classroom during this past school year (50% of the team).  Each of these individuals are a member of the MIAA academic honor roll because they were able to maintain a GPA of 3.5 or above for the entirety of the 2009-10 academic year.  Leading by example, all of the senior and junior team members made the Honor Roll!  GREAT JOB GIRLS!!!  Team members on the honor roll for the 2009-10 school year included:


Anja Burk, K'10
Megan Burns, K'13
Cierra Gillard, K'13
Paige Howell, K'10
Jackie Jessup, K'11
Katie Manstrom, K'10
Megan Martinez, K'13
Hilary Marusak, K'11
Rachel Pitzer, K'12
Eva Schmidt, K'11
Chelsea Smith, K'11

GO HORNETS!!!