It's Official....The 2009 Season Begins

Grettings Cal Scots Soccer Community,

What do you get when you put 2 coaches and 20 high schoolers in a small college ghost town consisiting of 4 soccer fields with the ultimate
hangout being a Total gas station? Answer: A lot of focus on soccer.

Well soccer season is under way for the Cal Boys Soccer Program. We had out first retreat this weekend as we traditionally do to Olivet College. Not much going on but an old car parade and soccer scrimmages. We had a great first week of camp and accomplished many things.

Overall, we went 3-0-2. The team bonding and fun we had will set us up great for our August 12th tryout date. I was really impressed with our defense mounted by seniors Blake Higley, Dylan Avery, and Robert Otterbein. Another major contributor was Junior Evan (the tasmanian devil) Maczka. The teams confidence rose the more they played and got time together. Our midfield had many challenges put out to them by the coaching staff and responded well. Seniors Nate Deboer and David Otten and Junior Mitchell Reed won many balls and played extremely tough logging a lot of minutes. Forwards were led by Dale Domer and Sam Stearns. Dale had 4 goals and Sam contributed important assists to lead the way. Jake Wunderink converted 3 goals on very few touches as a sophomore. The additions of sophomore Luke Bestrom and Senior David Otten on Saturday really gave us an added lift.

Here are the results from the weekend:

1-0 Win vs Eaton Rapids (Goal by Nate Deboer, assist Sam Stearns)

5-0 Win vs Haslett (Goals by Jason Wendt, Dale Domer (2), and Jake Wunderink (2)

0-0 Tie vs Mason

2-2 Tie vs Cadillac (Goals by Dale Domer and Jake Wunderink, assist by Mike Birkmeier)

2-0 Win vs Grand Ledge (Goals by Nate Deboer and Dale Domer, assits by David Otten)

Blake Higley 4 shutouts, .40 GA per game.

Here are a couple of reminders:

Get your boots broken in! Do you need new boots? Do you have new boots? Don't enter the season with a shoe issue!

Attend all 6 remaining training sessions for 2 weeks until tryouts (speed/strength, drop in, and saturday morning runs).

Adhere to new diet guideleines...no fried foods, no pop, no fast foods. Pizza weeks will be allowed on discretionary basis,
for now no pizza!

Always bring running shoes, water bottle, soccer ball, and soccer gear to every practice session.

Rest, elevate and ice, eat right, and work out. Gain the right kind of weight!

And finally, here are some key dates:

Tryout time and place: Wednesday August 12th, 8-11am at the practice field behind CHS

Mandatory Champion of Character Meeting at Davenport August 12th in evening, meet at CHS for bus ride time TBD

First Scrimmages: Tuesday August 18th at Calvin College Invite. First scrimmage at 8am.

Soccer Kickoff Meeting: Mandatory for Varsity parents and coaches only, August 19th or 20th. Place TBD.

First matches: Saturday August 22nd at Portage Invite. First game vs Plainwell at 9am.

GO SCOTS!
Coach Blair L.

Updated: 7/6: 2009 Summer "Conditioning" Sessions & Drop-In Scrimmages

CHS Boys Soccer Community:

As we head into the summer months, it's critical that the athletes take this time to work on the "strength & conditioning" and be ready to go this coming August.

As in past years, there are several opportunities for the athletes to prepare for the upcoming season.

Below is the current schedule, but make sure you check back periodically because it may change.

All Athletes' - Speed & Strength:

Wednesday's – 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Location: Behind the High School

Freshman & Sophomores ONLY - Drop-in Scrimmages:

Thursday's – 6:30pm to 7:30pm, no coaches, seniors to lead

Location: Behind the High School

VARSITY ONLY - Drop-in Scrimmages:

Friday's – 5:00pm to 6:30pm, no coaches, seniors to lead

Location: Behind the High School

All Athletes' - Distance Conditioning Run (3 mile run & football stadium stairs)

Saturday - 10:00am to 11:00am

Location: CHS Football Stadium - South Parking Lot near Duncan Lake MS