FROM JENNY...

So I guess this is the curse of being an introvert as you all know I am: with a little planning I can pull off talking to a large group, but when it comes to things that will probably make me cry, no amount of planning will help. I feel though like I missed an important opportunity tonight. So now at home by myself I can tell you all how much this team has meant to me.
It has been such an honor  that you all have shared your lives with me.  Every year after the season ends I get sad that I won't get to see your smiling faces everyday. 
I want you to know that each one of you is an amazing person that brings joy to this team. Everyone adds and balances each other into one cohesive unit unlike any other team I've been a part of.
I want you to know that what you have here at Arlington is unique.  The way this team operates and runs is not how all schools are.  That is largely because of your coaches.  It's not often that your coaches care more about who you are as a person as they do about their record for the season. 
Having played through all the levels soccer, I can't tell you how great it made me feel to know that there are coaches like these three guys investing into the lives of great and deserving people like yourselves.
If any of you ever needs soccer advice, recruiting advice, or just life advice find me on Facebook.  And for Pete's sake just go to young life on Monday night! It'll be the best decision you've ever made.
I love you guys and know that nothing will ever compare to the memories I've made with you.

Awards Potluck

We will wrap up our season this Tuesday, November 15th at 6:30 in the HS Commons with an awards potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. Freshman bring salads and upper classmen bring a main dish. Please remember to turn in your uniforms to Cope or Davis as soon as possible. Thanks for another successful and memorable year.

WOW!

We have been on quite a run these past two weeks with four consecutive wins. We topped it off with an amazing senior night night. It was awesome to see how well Dana, Kristen, Teresa, Sadie and Cassie played last night. We have done something that many outside of our team thought was impossible. We finished 3rd in league and qualified for districts. WAY TO GO GIRLS! The game will be Saturday, 1 pm at Edmonds Stadium vs Edmonds Woodway.

Halfway Point

We are heading into the second half of the season with a new focus. Our new commitment is to give a 100% effort 100% of the time.  We had a fun win last night and we look forward to a big match with Jackson on Thursday. Reminder, that cookie dough will be delivered on Friday after school. 

Great Win & other info

Great win last night! Teresa and Dana looked dangerous all night and Cassie made a couple of big saves. Let's keep it rolling on Thursday vs MP.


Reminder:   Pictures tomorrow, JV be ready by 3:45 and Varsity by 5:00.  Also, please bring our cookie dough fundraiser money to Mr. Davis by Friday morning before school.

Big Week!

We have two big games this week against rivals Stanwood and MP. We need some girls to really step up. We learned a lot against Snohomish and played pretty well in the second half. I think that will carry over as we open up at home on Tuesday night vs the Spartans. Congratulations to Nellie and Marissa for being selected athletes of the week. The coaches believe they have shown outstanding effort, determination and heart in practice and games throughout the past three weeks. Way to go girls!

Great Start

What a game last night! That is the most goals we have ever scored in my 15 years of coaching HS soccer. We still have a lot of questions because we weren't really tested defensively. Those questions will be answered tomorrow against Snohomish. This will be a great game to see how far we have come and how much we still have to do.

JV Game Location

On tuesday (9/6) the JV game against Jackson will be played at Goddard Stadium at 5:30. This is at Mariner HS the varsity game will follow at 7:30.

Labor Day Practice & JV Game

Practice on Labor Day, Monday the 5th, will be from 6:00 - 8:00 at AHS.  The JV game for Tuesday the 6th is on versus Jackson at 5:30. I am still waiting to hear from Mr. Roys on the location. (Goddard Stadium or Everett Memorial) The bus will leave at 4:00 on Tuesday.

Cookiedough Kickoff

Hey, we will be kicking off our annual cookie dough fundraiser wednesday at practice. Remember, this is important for our program. The money is used to pay a small stipend to the varsity assistant and keeper coaches and to pay for new gear and equipment. Our goal this year is $2500. Thanks for your support.

PARENT NIGHT

AHS Athletics will be hosting a parent night on Tuesday, August 30th at 6:00 in the gym. I would like to invite all parents to come visit practice on Tuesday at 3:00.  It will be an open practice. Following practice, we will have a soccer specific parent meeting on the field at 5:00. I hope to see you there.

SPIRIT PACK ORDERING

All spirit pack items can be purchased online now. Check out the new website. You can get your sweatshirts, t-shirts, extra socks, game day shirts and other items. There is a link to the new website on the blog.           https://handlsports.tuosystems.com/stores/30216-arlington-girls-soccer

First Day

We had a great first turnout. It was a little rainy but that didn't dampen the efforts.  Keep it up.

TRYOUTS!

It's finally here! The 2011-12 Soccer Season. Tryouts begin on Monday. You need to be cleared at the athletic office and ready to go on the field at 3:00. Please come a little early to take care of paperwork. We are excited to get the season started. See you on the pitch.

Free NSSC HS Training

Next week (Aug 15-19) the North Sound Soccer Club will be doing a free high school girls training from 4:00 to 5:30 at Klein Fields. The trainer will focus on getting you ready for tryouts. I was informed that it will start on Monday night. This sounds like a great opportunity to get ready for the season.

Get fit

The captains are leading workouts these next three weeks to help prepare you for tryouts. Try to get some extra touches in and a good solid cardio workout each day. I recommend around 40 mins a day. See you on the 22nd.

Nice Job!

Great turnout last night at MP. Upperclassmen did a excellent job of leadership and the freshmen really worked hard. Some of you freshmen are making great improvements. Keep up the hard work. We have one more scrimmage next Wednesday morning with Lake Stevens at 9am. See you at training on Monday morning at 9am.

Training and Scrimmage

We will be training Monday morning and scrimmaging versus MP on Wednesday night at 7:30 at MPHS Stadium. I hope you watched the World Cup Final. Tough loss for the US, but a great game. Just shows you how frustrating soccer can be.

Thanks!

Thank you to all the girls who came down to our scrimmage in Snohomish. Great work! We will be adding one more scrimmage with MP on Wednesday the 20th. We will continue to train on monday and wednesdays at 9am. See you at the field.

Scrimmage Tomorrow

This is just a reminder that we have a scrimmage at Snohomish High School tomorrow morning (7/6) at 9 am.  The captains will be texting you to remind you. We hope to see you there.

Great job frosh!

We had an excellent scrimmage with Lake on wednesday night. I think it was eye opening for the freshmen. They did a great job. Reminder, we have another scrimmage next Wednesday morning at 9am at Snohomish HS.

Scrimmage

We will be scrimmaging against Lake Stevens on Wednesday night (6/29). Please be at LKHS at 7:30. We will be down on the stadium field. See you there.

Training and Ice Cream

Dana wants to go out to ice cream after training tomorrow. Reminder...We have a scrimmage with Lake Stevens next Wednesday night. Please verify with coach Davis if you will be coming. See you at the field.

Keep It Up

We have had a solid turnout at our summer trainings. The coaches and captains would love to see more girls out. Check out the calendar at the bottom of this page.

SUMMER TRAINING

We will start summer training on Wednesday, June 1st from 3:00 - 4:30 on the practice field. Plan to workout on Mondays and Wednesdays after school until school is out on the 23rd. We will then move out trainings to the mornings.