Official PIAA Roster

You will find in Team Information on the website two rosters as of now. One that is provisional made up of players who have been attending and/or expressed interest while the other is official made up of players that have an approved PIAA physical and are cleared on student central. Right now we have 10 players approved compared to football’s twelve.

Our Goals:

– 35 players approved by August 5

– More players approved than football by August 5

Incentives:

– If we meet both goals, free pizza for the team on August 8.

– All players approved before July 31 will earn a bonus +10 VL points. Any questions on how these work, check the rules and regulations under team information.

Run, Run, Run

Beautiful weather and Coach Stewart put in a 9:20 mile – my best in awhile. My goal is 8 min by August 11. Back in Coach Stewart’s younger days, Elizabethtown College had us run 2 miles in 12 min. I’m a long way from those days. Get out and get super fit to be the best for the team come August. Follow workouts on calendar or do your own. Plus you can then enjoy some hot dogs guilt free later around the grill.

Happy Independence Day all!

If you run, use an app and send me a pic of what you did. Here is mine.

PS: Please check these posts and email me. These are the things that turn good to great. There shall be burpees to pay for those who don’t by Tuesday!

Training Recap – Focusing on Us

In today’s training we talked about our truest competitor this season – ourselves. We do not need to worry about our opponents – they can worry about themselves – we need to build the strongest house we can. To do this, we need the strongest set of ideals – training hard, growth mindset, attention to detail. We talked about handling conflict within a team, correct communication, and avoiding fouls in practice which will carry over to matches. Listening more than talking.

Every position should be considered open, every opportunity out there for the grabbing. An amazing season is there to have. Will you, will I work hard enough to get it? I know my answer.

Some highlights:

1. Justin slammed a killer strike off a thru ball. It was the difference maker in the match which finished 1-0.

2. Both goalies impressed with some nice reaction saves.

3. Owen Smith was rock solid. Good decisions, calm.

4. I enjoyed the Braden vs Dillard battle in the midfield.

5. Much less fouling today – learning to regulate without the official

6. Some quick movement with the ball – 2 touch Tuesday coming up!

What we need to improve:

1. Match Fitness for ALL players. We have many fit players, but many can and will need to be fitter. Complete the training programs on the calendar.

2. Team Cohesiveness – mixing more within the team socially. Make new friends, chat with them, pass with them, text with them

3. Quick release of the ball – 2 touch Tuesday coming up. Warrior ball is not panic ball, it is like a fast flowing river, smooth, together, and on a mission.

4. Marking – this comes with communication and structure – in fairness – the structure we will start to initiate next week so this is expected.

PS: If you are a player and got to the end of this message – which you all should have….

1. Send me an email saying hi.

2. Make sure you are a subscriber to website

3. Get your physical done and loaded into studentcentral

Reminder – Training Tomorrow!

As we enter into July, we start to ramp up the intensity of our WABSC training sessions. No tour tomorrow but physical and mental expectations will dial up a notch. In July, we will start to introduce certain themes of play. We need 30 of you tomorrow. If you can come, come! It will be a blast – soccer is always a blast!

1. A good rocking warm-up

2. Partner Work

3. Drink

4. Who is the enemy?

5. Pura Vida vs Toro Rojo

Pura Vida (14)

Logan Moore

Noah Quick

Keerat

Harnit

Braden

Steven

Angel

Ben T

Rocco

Kyle W

Steve P

Nolan B

Lucas P

Nate C

Toro Rojo (16)

Levi W

Danny T

Roberto

Connor M

Nolan L

Gigi

Dillard

Rashad

Mike L

Tyam

Owen S

Anderson

Alex K

Yahriel

Kaarsen

Owen M

Jayden

For this to work, we really need you all!!! So reach to teammates and get them there!

PS: As always, if you are going and I left you out please let me know!!! Some players I know are out of action due to vacay. If you aren’t there, we miss you!

Training Recap – Hot and Humid

Some hot takes from Tuesday’s training. We warmed up and set up some strange goals on the practice field as the real ones have been removed as part of the field refurbishments. We had upwards of 30 players which allows us to go full field – essential for match fitness and realistic gameplay. The game score was lopsided but there were chances for both sides, reinforcing that soccer is a game where small things are big things and can make the difference between a goal one way or another.

A few highlights:

1. Tyam had a very good game. Highly active, quick decisions, and thrives wherever he plays.

2. Coach Ale notched 4 goals of which Coach Carmona had a role in – these are highly qualified guys and they can still play at a high level. We are blessed.

3. Both goalies were great – Logan making some spectacular plays and Noah being a calm option and excellent distribution.

4. Our midfield engines are turbocharged. We have such quality – Keerat, Braden , Dillard, Steven , Owen Miller, Harnit, Adam – these guys have some horsepower and oh so calm on the ball.

5. Some hustling runs – Gigi tracking back to his own goal-line to shut down a run and Danny finishing his aggressive run forward.

6. Younger players are continuing to develop and improve. We need everyone at their best and getting better – Nolan Lutz made a nice calm move with the ball instead of booting it and Nolan Browne has become a very strong ball-winner. We need those. Adam also had a beautiful through ball and goal.

There is always more positive to say but posts can and should be only so long.

Points of Emphasis:

1. Excellence is a collective decision and a personal decision. We desire excellence. I asked a few of the players for the first time what they wanted to see improvement in. Braden said hustle and Dillard said communication and team focus. To be your best for the TEAM, you need to work hard individually. You need to RUN and TRAIN on the days we are not on the field. One the calendar you will see some workout plans with and without the ball to build endurance and skill – good for anyone at any level. START NOW!

2. Play hard but controlled. We don’t EVER want injuries but particularly not in July. If you are a second late to the ball, don’t make up for it with an elbow or stomp. Be a GREAT teammate in all things.

More posts to come later today!

WABSC Weekly Schedule

Monday (6/30) – 9:00 AM Weight Training with Coach Alec

Tuesday – 8:00 AM Training at WAIS Fields

Wednesday – 9:00 AM Weight Training with Coach Alec

Thursday – 8:00 AM Training at WAIS Fields

Specific Times and locations can be found on the calendar on the menu of the homepage. I am back from the West after a wonderful time and excited to get training again with the boys!

Training Recap and Save the Date!

I heard we had a nice training on Tuesday with 24 players including some new faces (Eduardo, Rocco’s step brother, maybe more). I love hearing that. We want a LARGE tribe. Coaches practice player of the day was HARNIT! Coach said he took his shirt off and became Neymar! I am enjoying the west but of course I miss my players and seeing you all!

Save the date: 7/26 – Saturday

We are looking to put together some teams for the Lehigh Valley 5v5 tourney and us coaches are lace up too. More info to come.

Players training tomorrow at 8:00 AM. Be there if you can!

Weekly Schedule – Vacation!

I am on vacation this week out West! Beautiful country we have. The heat is on so be VERY CAREFUL. Players practices are less formal workouts/scrimmages/pick-up games run by you guys! Have fun. Regular summer WABSC trainings will resume next week. Take breaks every few minutes and drink/pour on yourselves LOTS LOTS LOTS of water. Believe it or not, we had snow last night driving into Yellowstone over the Absaroka mountains.

Today at 9 am – Weights with Coach Alec

Tomorrow at 8 am – 9 am – Players practice

Wednesday at 9 am – Weights with Coach Alec

Thursday at 8 am – 9 am – Players practice

Great week to get physical paperwork submitted on student central as well!

I have spotty service out here so if you email or call, I will make every effort to get back to you but it might take more than usual. Have a wonderful week all!

Calendar Notes – Scrimmage and Games Added

I have updated our calendar which can be found on the home page of this website. We have added 3 games and 1 scrimmage. Our opener is now on the 23rd of August AWAY at Pleasant Valley. We will be ready.

New Dates:

8/18 Scrimmage – Pocono Mtn East

8/23 @ Pleasant Valley

9/11 Lincoln Leadership

10/3 ND – East Stroudsburg

Times are listed on the calendar and on our schedule linked on website and below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tChChKy6euG3NHGdlQZDlxHRPBRZCzNj1iCUyCDH0OQ/edit?usp=sharing