Hornets Win!

Kalamazoo College 1  Elmhurst College 0

Countdown

The final day of the preseason is here.  Lots of ball striking and finishing.  The day began with a simple warm-up activity that allowed player to get plenty of short reps in and lots of catching.  Yes, catching!

After going to goal for a little bit with minimal pressure the team walked through a couple set pieces both attacking and defending before ending with 11v11 for 10 minutes.  Hornets looked sharp.

2pm Tomorrow
Kalamazoo College v Elmhurst College. 
It would be great if you can make it out to see the 2010 Hornets make their debut. 

GO HORNETS!!!

Sigh...Just 1 Practice, Really?

With the season opener less than 2 days away the team is beginning to taper and has trimmed down to only one training session a day!  This morning the focus was on team defending.  The warm-up focused on team shape and being committed to the cause, specifically sliding and sacrificing the body to prevent through balls.  After about ten minutes of defensive shape the team moved in front of goal and played 4v4 to 4 goals and then 6v4 to goal and counter goals.  This activity would end 6v5 as the holding midfielder was inserted into the line-up.  Lots of repetition and various situations in the defensive third of the field (reminds coach of his time at the B license at IMG and a steady diet of Birdman and 8v8).  The morning would end with a full field eleven a side kick about.  As much as the player and coaches love to practice it was great to have the afternoon off.

This evening the team met to go over expectations for the upcoming non-conference portion of the season.  Coach provided information from his summer immersed in self help books.  Thanks to the likes of Daniel Coyle, Geoff Colvin and Mathew Syed or this evening would not have been possible!  Beginning Saturday the team has a lot of opportunities in front of it.  It should be a wild and fun ride over the course of the next month as the Hornets look to face off against some of the best teams division III teams around the Midwest, what a challenge!


GO HORNETS!!!

Possession/Swimming

Wednesday morning the topic of practice was possession.  The girls did a passing activity and then advanced into a keep away game in tight space.  After about 20 minutes of quick touches and playing out of pressure the team worked on sequence play going to goal without any defenders.  The morning session would end with 10 minutes of half field 4v4.  Playing on a field with these dimensions the intention was to really push the girls as far as the amount of ground that were expected to cover during the 10 minute match.  It was evident by the end of practice that legs were heavy.  Despite the physical toll the energy was high and attitudes excellent.  GREAT WORK HORNETS!!!

For the afternoon regeneration was the plan to begin preparing for the weekend.  Coach Goyings began the pool workout and Coach Carlson finished it.  Is there any better way to get cardio while reducing the impact on the legs?  Less than 72 hours until Kick-Off!

GO HORNETS!!!

Picture Day

This afternoon the Hornets reported to the fieldhouse a litter bit before practice so they could have their pictures taken for the 2010 season.  Be sure to check out the website in a couple days to see the smiling Hornets, we'll be sure to post a couple here as well. 

GO HORNETS!!!