Hey hey soccer beauties! I'm back...to try and inspire you again:) we're not done with tryouts yet and I want to tell every single one of you guys to keep your heads up. (Literally, too! Look for the open pass/space/don't get hit in the face as you should know by now) I just finished sprinting my butt off and I have to do it again and again until my coaches say I'm done. I want you to know that you need to keep going. The fight isn't over yet. We're going to run until we get to the top...actually, make that SPRINT. We're sprinting until we reach the end of the finish line, the end of tryouts. I know that this is going to be the worst week. But if we push through, this season is going to be the best times of our lives. I want to encourage you all to keep going, no matter how out of breath you are, no matter how much you're complaining, no matter how hot/cold it is, no matter how sore your thighs and calves are, no matter if you're dry-heaving! I'm serious...you can do this. Have faith in your skills, have faith in yourself.
 
P.S. Anyone have good cures for blisters? I have reallyyyy bad ones from my cleats (? doesn't make sense because I got them like 6 months ago) but tryouts aren't fun when you're doing sprints when your toes hurt every time you walk!

Hey hey, soccer beauties! So I haven't been on in a while...it's been crazy busy. I just wanted to put this set of our favorite soccer stuff up because tryouts (for most of us) are here. I've been stressing out a LOT over tryouts, and I thought I should let you know that stressing out makes you do worse. Yeah, it's great to work under pressure, but not to the point where you can't kick the ball because you're psyching yourself out with mind games. Your mind is one of the most powerful things that you have. Use it...WISELY. If all you think about is how everyone is better than you, then why are you even trying out? You're just setting yourself up for failure with that mindset. You need to walk on to that field with confidence and strength. You need to think to yourself, "I am going to give this everything I have inside of me. I am strong. I can do this." Give it your all. Give tryouts all you got. Blow the coaches out of the water. You have talent, you have passion, you have determination. You're a soccer player. You can do this. I just felt that I was stressing out way too much (on the first day!), to the point where I wasn't performing well. I wanted to tell you because I don't want you to make the same mistake. You can do this. Now let's go kick some serious butt!:)

It's that time of the year again, my dear soccer beauties! Preseason! (Well...you know what I mean. Preseason for us is year-round...but anyways...) Time for captains' practices and long nights. But this is the most important time of them all. It's before tryouts. This is what ultimately determines your spot in tryouts. We need to show our skill, our leadership, our determination, and our hard work. FOCUS. BRING IT. We can push through! Come on ladies, I know you've got it in you! Tryouts isn't too far away, so give your all now and forever! THIS IS OUR TIME.