MNHS Soccer -- Brian McKinney, Mike Snow, Ron Braverman & Rich Graham, Coaches

Girls Soccer Team Awarded the ROAR Award, Fall 2008!

BOYS SOCCER NEWS-

• Hello my name is Charlie Dodds I will be the coach of the boys varsity soccer team for next season! Charlie Dodds Phone number is 484-995-5703 and my email is cdodds@yscsports.com  

• In preparation for this coming season, please take advantage of the training opportunities at the high school to get in soccer shape

• Team is playing in the winter indoor soccer league on Sunday mornings at YSC Sports if you would like to play contact coach. The schedule for league play can be found at www.yscsports.com

• Pick up play in the school gym on Thursday nights in Feb and March 7 to 9Pm.
• pring outdoor league info coming soon. 
• Summer team camp will be week of July 12
• Physical form must be complete before Aug 14. and turned into athletic office.
• Preseason starts Monday Aug 17 7:30am. Everyone is invited to tryouts.
• Remember for the start of the season - August 17, all players need to have a completed physical form. These forms are availble on the HS website: http://www.mnsd.net/MNHS/forms/athleticphysicalform.pdf

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WINTER PLANS:

1. PLAY AS A TEAM IN AN INDOOR LEAGUE ON THE WEEKENDS
2. PLAY AS A TEAM IN SCHOOL GYM  ON THURSDAY NIGHTS
3. WEIGHT LIFTING PROGRAM FOR ALL PLAYERS 3 TIMES A WEEK
4. FIND CLUB TEAMS FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY ON FOR THE SPRING
5. MAKE SURE ALL PLAYERS ARE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL

SPRING PLANS:

1. MEET ONCE A WEEK FOR TRAINING SESSIONS
2. WEIGHT LIFTING PROGRAM
3. SPEED AND ADGILITY WORK
4. MAKE SURE PLAYERS ARE PLAYING WITH A CLUB OR PICK UP GAMES FOR PLAYERS WHO PLAY OTHER SPRING SPORTS
5. MAKE SURE PLAYERS ARE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL

SUMMER PLANS:

1. PLAY IN THE MARPLE SPRING/SUMMER LEAGUE
2. GO TO A TEAM CAMP WEEK OF JULY 12 EASTERN UNIVERSITY
3. SET UP PICK UP GAMES FOR THE KIDS 1 NIGHT A WEEK
4. FITNESS PROGRAM FOR THE SUMMER
5. DO A CAMP FOR THE MARPLE SOCCER CLUB EARLY JUNE
               a. Players get involved with the younger youth kids.
               b. I will work with the coaches in the club.
6. GET THE SENIORS IN FRONT OF SOME COLLEGE COACHES
   7.  WORKOUT PROGRAM FOR FITNESS WILL EMAIL IN LATE MAY

PRE-SEASON:

1. EVERYONE WILL COME TO PRE-SEASON Aug 17
2. MORNING SESSIONS 7:30 TO 9:30
3. EVENING SESSIONS 5 TO 8:30
4. EVERY PLAYER WILL BRING HIS OWN SOCCER BALL AND WATER
5. VARSITY WILL KEEP 20 PLAYERS, JV WILL KEEP 22, AND EVERY FRESHMAN WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM

FALL SEASON:

• 1.      SCHOOL WORK COMES FIRST
• 2.      PLAY NIGHT GAMES
• 3.      HAVE PLAYERS WORK WITH THE CLUB TEAMS ONCE A WEEK
• 4.      BE ROLE MODELS FOR THE YOUNGER PLAYERS
• 5.      MAKE THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM THE TALK OF THE TOWN
• 6.      MUSIC DURING WARM-UPS
• 7.      YOUTH TEAMS AS BALL BOYS
• 8.      CLUB PARADE ON SENIOR NIGHT
• 9.      SENIOR NIGHT HAVE FRESHMAN PLAY THEN JV THEN VARSITY
• 10.  TEACHERS PLAY ONE OF THE YOUTH CLUBS AT HALFTIME