Welcome to Wildcats Soccer
Check back here frequently for more information on conditioning, nutrition, hydration, and other key elements for soccer (or futebol/fußball/calcio for those of us living in Europa).
Want ideas for proper nutrition for practices and matches? Check out this page on the "Success in Soccer" website...
Players, you are needed to help with the Asian Auction on 13 March at the High School.
Although Coach W can't be there (he has a long-standing appointment in Rome that weekend), players should be available in the afternoon to help with tear-down, pack-up, and clean-up after the auction. The AD and other coaches will be there to supervise. If you can't make it because you don't have a ride, you MUST let Coach W know before the 12th.
Organizational Meeting
Thanks for the great turn-out at the informational meeting. Keep recruiting your classmates! Our next meeting will be during the first week of March, and Coach W will collect paperwork at that time.
Reminders: You MUST have your physical on file before you can begin practicing; you MUST have your medical POA on file prior to practicing.
Our organizational meeting, where you can get your player information form to complete and where you can turn in any paperwork you must have, is scheduled for Thursday, March 4 during HS lunch in Coach W's room (113B). Bring your lunch to the room and eat during the meeting.
Tryouts begin on 8 March. Final cuts will not be announced before 17 March.
Team leaders, you should already be helping condition your teammates (and yourselves).
Conditioning suggestions:
- Run 10 meters, sprint 10 meters, run 20 meters, sprint 20 meters, run 30 meters, sprint 30 meters, run 40 meters, sprint 40 meters, run 50 meters, sprint 50 meters.
- Pick up your ball, and then run 10 meters with the ball on your feet, sprint 10 meters, run 10 meters, sprint 20 meters, run 10, sprint 30, run 10, sprint 40, run 10, sprint 50. Be sure to use BOTH feet. Go around the perimeter of the pitch twice and then reverse direction twice.
- Alternate 30 meter runs and 30 meter sprints with direction changes in a 30-meter box space. Use both feet. Go both directions.
- Assume defensive position and respond to vocal commands up, left, right, drop. Stay up, moving through at least 5 minutes of this.
- Play 1v1 keepaway, on the balls of your feet whole time. Shield the ball from the attacker, take the ball without poking.
Just suggestions.
From our friends at ASC:
ASC NAPOLI 'S - PRE-SEASON SOCCER CAMP With Trip Ellis of FC Richmond and "Non-Stop Soccer", Richmond , Virginia; February 22-26, 2010.
Ages 6-10 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Ages 11-18 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
There is a program fee.
After a very successful first year 2009 camp, Non-Stop Soccer, LLC will return in 2010 to host ASC Napoli's Pre-Season camp once again!! This camp is held in Naples, Italy and is for the players of United States Military families and NATO ID cardholders based in Napoli. The host club is ASC Napoli (American Soccer Club of Napoli) and is open to boys and girls ages 6-18. Players will be broken up by age and ability level. The camp will be held at the Support Site aboard Naval Support Activity (NSA), Naples, Italy. Each camp participant will receive a Non-Stop Soccer camp T-Shirt. REGISTER WITH MWR YOUTH SPORTS
FMI: vist the ASC web site. Note: NHS/Naples Wildcats Soccer is not affiliated with ASC; however, DoDDS players aren't restricted during off-season. Participation is not in any way required; nor will participation in any way impact the coaching staff's decision on player placement., This camp could be an excellent pre-season conditioning and training opportunity, provided you're in a position to afford the program fee. This link here is offered as an information/opportunity for our players.
Note that Coach W cannot coach potential team members before 10 school days prior to the first match. However, conditioning practices will be held in the early spring. If you are not playing winter sports, you need to participate as a team in this self-directed conditioning routine!
First practice will be Monday, 8 March. Tryouts and Skills Evaluation will begin on the 8th and continue the 9th.
Potential players: keep in mind that this sport requires running-some measures show anywhere between 5 and 7 KM or more in an average match. If you are not already running, you need to start now! When practices begin, you will be running for 45 minutes at a time during various drills and games. While as coach, I don't have teams running miles of laps, you are expected to be able to continuously move (run/jog/sprint) for the length of a match period.
Try-outs for the team will take place the first two days of formal practices, and will be announced in school. Tryouts will cover two afternoons, and players will be expected to attend both sessions. Day one sessions will be fitness and skills evaluation while day two sessions will focus on small-sided and medium-sided match skills evaluations (2v3, 4v4, 6v6). Team placement will be based on scoring on the sessions. This is the link to the tryout form. Note that this form likely will be modified before tryouts take place. The final product will be available from Coach W. beginning on 15 February.
Players, be thinking about what goals you want to set for yourself during the season! We will have several short sessions throughout the entire season to look at personal and team goals. As you think about what short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals you would like to set for yourself, consider these areas: 1) personal skills improvement; 2) improved conditioning; 3) improved field communications; etc. More details during the first week of practice.
Parent and community volunteers are welcome; however, all DoDEA policies on non-employee contact with students will be followed. See the Volunteers page for more information.
Non-playing students who are interested in helping: we will need managers and a videographer. See Coach W. for information.
Team policies and rules are posted on the Rules page. Coach W's coaching philosophy is also posted there for your information.