End of Season Celebration Banquet

Good Afternoon Lady Generals Soccer Community,


Time flies when you're having fun - well, that's what they say anyways, ha. In all seriousness, time does fly by and here we are again at the conclusion of another soccer season. I'm super proud of our girls and what they have been able to accomplish with their growth as a player and a person. One of our program traditions is to gather together at the end of season to celebrate our members, reflect upon the season, and to share gratitude. I'd love for your and your family to attend this awesome event. Continue reading for details and next steps.

End of Season Celebration Banquet Details

• The event will be held on Thursday, November 15 from 6:00-7:30PM at Thomas Nelson HS.
• The banquet will be a potluck meal. The meat will be purchased and bought by the booster club, and then all players will be responsible for bringing at least one side dish to support the meal. We will be having fried chicken and will plan on eating at 6:00PM. Please click on this document to view the item that we have requested you to bring. If you have a specialty dish that you would like to bring, please feel free to make adjustments to the sheet.

End of Season Celebration Next Steps

1. Players - Discuss the banquet with your family and determine how many people will be attending from your party. Include this number on the Google Form linked within item #2, even if you cannot attend.
2. Players - One of the goals at the banquet is to celebrate each individual and the gifts that they bring to our team. Each player has been partnered up with another player - please reference this LINK to learn about the pairings. You will then be responsible for reflecting about your partner and identifying what you appreciate about them and how they contribute to our program. At the banquet, you will read the celebrations that you have identified for your partner. Complete this GOOGLE FORM before Thursday, November 1st with the gifts showcasing your partner.
3. Players - Character Awards - We will honor select individuals for demonstrating outstanding character throughout the course of the season. All players will have an opportunity to vote for student-athletes who best exemplified the traits described for each award. We will have one representative from both the JV and Varsity teams be recognized for each award. Before you vote, please read the descriptions for each award - the descriptions can be found within the Google Forms. Varsity team members will vote for the varsity awards, while JV team members will vote for the JV awards. If you were a dual player, then you will vote for both. The following awards will be distributed: Higher Purpose Award, Community Award, Team over Individual Award, Pursuit of Excellence Award, and the LEADER Award. Votes must be received by Thursday, November 1st. JV PLAYER AWARDS - Vote Here,   VARSITY PLAYER Awards - Vote Here
4. Players - Uniform Collection - all player uniforms should be properly washed, bagged, and returned at the banquet. Players who fail to return their uniform or parts of their uniform will have a charge placed on their student account until it is returned or purchased. 

Pork Chop - Ribeye Sale

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Nominate Girls Soccer Rep for TNHS Homecoming

Lady Generals Players,


Thomas Nelson fall homecoming will take place on Friday, September 21st during halftime of our home football. Each student organization will nominate one SENIOR LEADER to represent their organization for homecoming. This student nominee should ultimately embody and live our LEADER values and they should be someone who represents our organization well, on and off the field.

Please click on the following link to vote for a homecoming nominee to represent the girls soccer team. This nominee will then be placed on the initial ballot for the whole school to vote. I need ALL PLAYERS to vote by 8:00AM, Wednesday, September 12, 2018. The voting window will close at that time.


Thanks,


Alex Martin

Taylor Martin Memorial Game

Nearly three years ago, our community lost a dear friend, teammate, and Original General as Taylor Martin was taken from us on September 10th, 2015. Taylor embodied LEADERship through peacemaking, care, and friendship. To honor and celebrate her life, Thomas Nelson High School will host the Nelson County Lady Cards in our annual Taylor Martin Memorial Game. Led by the Legacy Core and Student Organization Council, the goal of this event is to bring together all members of the community to connect and celebrate, much like Taylor was able to do in her own life. Entry into the Memorial Game and its aligned activities will be donation-based, and all proceeds from the game will go directly to the Taylor Martin Memorial Scholarship Foundation (see below for details regarding the scholarship foundation).

The Game
The evening will feature a varsity soccer match between the Lady Cardinals of Nelson County and the Lady Generals of Thomas Nelson. The varsity game will begin at 7:00PM. A pre-game ceremony honoring Taylor's life is set to start at 6:50PM. Soccer alums of both Nelson County and Thomas Nelson are invited to participate in the ceremony.

Food and Social
We will host an "Ignite the Memory" social and tailgate to create a space for all members of the community to gather and connect before the game and throughout the evening. The social is set to begin at 5:00PM, and it will include food, drinks, games, and other activities. We will not host typical concessions so the social will serve as the main hub to get food and drinks. All food served at the game will be available to the public and will be sold on a donation-basis.

T-Shirts
We will also sell t-shirts that commemorate the Memorial Game and celebrate Taylor's life. The shirts will sell for $10.00, and profits from the sales will go to the scholarship foundation. See the image below for a rough sketch of the shirts. This year's shirts will be a light purple with white font, and the number "14" on the back came from a doodle drawn in Coach Martin's notebook by Taylor during her senior season.

Taylor Martin Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Finally, we have established a scholarship foundation to honor Taylor's life. The Taylor Martin Memorial Scholarship Foundation seeks to raise $10,000 contributing to an annual $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior. This scholarship will be awarded to a senior female that represents peacemaking, CARE, and LEADERship. 2017 scholarship recipients were Laken Culver and Michaela Johnson, and the 2018 recipients were Julia Rogers and Grace Frederick.

How Can You Help Support?
All products to support the events described above have been ordered and purchased. Therefore, the main supports we need from our community are people to work the stations described above. We will need approximately 16-20 adult community members to support. Please reference our sign-up document (CLICK HERE) to review the supporting roles and to sign-up to work an event.

Next Steps: 

1. CLICK HERE and share this information through a Facebook Post to help spread the word about the Taylor Martin Memorial Game. Encourage others to attend as well. All proceeds from the game go to the Taylor Martin Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
2. Provide your support during the game and sign up to work an event.
3. If you choose to write a check for your donation, please make checks out to "Taylor Martin Memorial Scholarship Foundation".
4. Please reach to Coach Martin if you additional comments or questions.

Thank you for your support.

Individual and Team Picture Order Forms

The Lady Generals Soccer Team are set to take team and individual pictures on Friday, August 17 at 4:00PM at Thomas Nelson. All players should wear our ALL NAVY uniform and should be prepared to start at 4:00.

CLICK HERE FOR AN OFFICIAL ORDER FORM

TNHS Lady Generals Partners with SNYSA to Present 1st Annual FREE Youth Soccer Camp

The TNHS Lady Generals Soccer Team is partnering with the South Nelson Youth Soccer Association to present our first annual Youth Soccer Camp. The camp is FREE for all youth players.

The camp is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 28th from 9:00AM-12:00. The camp will occur at the New Haven Soccer Fields located directly behind The New Haven School. Address for the event is 489 High St. New Haven, KY. Boys or Girls, ages 4-13, are welcome to participate. We will have free pizza and drinks for participants at the conclusion of the camp. Current Lady Generals, TNHS coaching staff, SNYSA, and volunteers will work closely with the youth players on skill development and competitive games.

Contact Melanie Rogers at 502.460.0786 or Alex Martin if you have questions or concerns.

CLICK HERE to complete the initial sign-up process. Please fill out this form multiple times if you have more than one child who will be participating in the camp.

Notes:

• You will be required to sign a medical release form before your child can participate. These forms can be found on our CAMP FLYER or they will be available on-site during registration. Registration will begin at 8:30AM on July 28th.
• All participants should bring cleats, shin guards, water bottle, soccer ball, and tennis shoes.
• Please pass along to others who may be interested.

Honoring the Work of Coach Whitfield

Also discussed at our recent player's meeting, Assistant Coach Maggie Whitfield will be resigning from her position at Thomas Nelson to pursue opportunities to teach abroad. Although, I support Maggie in the pursuit of her dreams, it's unfortunate that Coach Whitfield will not be returning to our staff. Maggie is a very strong and caring LEADER whose work impacted a number of players and students this past season and school year. Coach Whitfield's strong presence helped make me a better coach and I am grateful that I had an opportunity to work along side her. I want to encourage you to reach out to Coach Whitfield to express your gratitude and to wish her the best of luck with her future plans.

At this time, I do not have someone in mind for assistant coach. Nelson County Schools will post this position on their website, so it will be open for people to apply. I will be brainstorming options whom I feel best align to our mission and whom can best support our program moving forward. Thank you for continuing to support of our program and our community.


Thanks,


Alex Martin