Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Core: Meeting #2 - What is Our Mission Statement?



Agenda

  1. CLICK HERE for a link to today's presentation.
  2. Service > Pursuit of Self Interest
  3. Productivity: How can we get the most out of our meetings?
  4. What is our mission statement?
  5. Team Communication
  • Next Meeting: Monday, April 13 - Focus Area: What are our Core Beliefs?

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Summer Plans and 2015 Game Schedule


Reference this post to find important information pertaining to our summer plans, soccer team camp, and our 2015 match schedule.
2015 Game Schedule
I am pleased to release our 2015 Match Schedule (click here for a link to our schedule). This year you should find a healthy balance of teams that will be very similar to us in terms of their level of play. I am a firm believer in playing tough competition as regularly as possible. This difficult competition will help push us to improve, and will help prepare us for the intensity and energy that the postseason brings. 

We will also be a part of two very respectable, tough tournaments this year. The Bluegrass Cup is a JV and V tournament hosted in Oldham County, and will include the likes of Mercy, Elizabethtown, Oldham County, Male, Anderson County, and Conner. Additionally, the Little Caesar's Classic is a varsity tournament only, hosted in Boyle County and includes teams such as Boyle County, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Central Hardin, Anderson County, Bethlehem, Franklin County, and Scott County.

GO GENERALS! 
Note: The schedule is subject to change. 

Summer Schedule
Many parents are asking about our summer plans so that they can be prepared for these dates, and so that they can schedule vacations/trips accordingly. My expectation is that we have 100% attendance at 100% of our practices. However, I understand scheduling involves several different variables and you need to do what makes sense for you and your family. Feel free to reach out to me if an additional conversation is needed. 

The plans that follow are an overview and an estimation of the dates I currently have in mind.

  • June 15-19, Open practice
  • June 20-24, Centre Soccer - Team Camp
  • June 25-July 9, Dead Period - norganized team activities (practices, camps, etc.) will take place during this time frame. Thus, this would be an excellent time to schedule trips!
  • July 13-14, Open practice
  • July 15, Official start of practice
  • November 7, KHSAA State Championship

Team Camp - Centre College
I have made arrangements for us to attend the Girls' Soccer Team Camp at Centre College again this year. I was more than pleased with the instruction, organization, and the level of competition which this camp brought us last season. This is a great opportunity for the girls to receive valuable instruction, to spend time on a college campus on their own, to build relationships with their teammates, and to simply have fun. 

The camp occurs from Saturday, June 20 - Wednesday, June 24. The cost per camper is $395.00, we will determine whether or not the booster club will contribute towards this fee at a later date. Recall they do have a top-notch goalkeeper program, Keeper's Edge. Please begin thinking and having conversations about attending this camp. More information about what you need to do to attend the camp will be sent out through a later blog post, so stay tuned!

As usual, feel free to contact me if questions or concerns arise.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

The Core - Meeting #1 - What is our Purpose?



Agenda

  1. Welcome! CLICK HERE for a link to today's presentation.
  2. What is The Legacy Core? What will we create together?
  3. What is a vision? Why do we need a program vision?
  4. Brainstorming - What is our purpose?

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Introducing......The Legacy Core


Our Lady Generals Soccer team is pleased to announce its first members of The Legacy Core! I appreciate their courage to be apart of this LEADERship team, and their courage to serve the larger the community. The input, feedback, and experience which these Generals will bring to The Core will be invaluable to creating a shared mission and vision for our program. I am excited to begin this partnership, and look forward to creating together. Please join me in celebrating the following Generals:

Sophomores:

Juniors:

Seniors:

Click on each individual athlete to view the letter of interest that they submitted to apply for The Core. Incoming freshman will have an opportunity to be apart and apply upon joining us at TNHS in the fall of 2015.

Our first Legacy Core meeting will be held Monday, March 16 from 3:20-4:00. I will post our agenda and necessary links to our team blog. You can stay informed with the items taking place at these meetings by reviewing our team blog.