After Tryouts and Beyond....

Hey, guys.

First, thanks again for the effort these past few days...great all around.

Here is our schedule for the next week as of tonight (Friday):

**Saturday, Aug. 14: Sand Soccer Tourney at Tunnel Park in Holland from 9 AM - noon. If you can remember to bring your own beverage, that'd be great.

**Sunday: off

**Monday: practice from 9-noon (varsity will meet in Coach Robinson's room at 9). Both teams will wear their GOLD practice shirts. That evening at 7 PM, we will have our parent meetings...varsity in Coach Robinson's room and JV in Coach Stieper's room.

**Tuesday: practice from 9-noon (both teams will wear black shirts this day). The JV team will have a community service road trip to the Holland Rescue Mission from 4-7 PM. Meet at the HS at 4 PM for provided transportation.

**Wednesday: practice from 9-noon (both teams will wear gold shirts). Team pictures for both teams are this day with JV at 12:15 and Varsity at 12:30 IN THE HS CAFETERIA.

**Thursday: practice from 9-noon (both teams will wear black shirts). The varsity team will have a community service road trip to the Holland Rescue Mission from 4-7 PM. Meet at the HS at 4 PM for provided transportation.

**Friday: practice from 9-noon (both teams will wear gold shirts). The varsity team will have a team dinner at Coach Robinson's house at 630 PM...details to come.

**Saturday: Varsity (home) with games at 10 AM vs. Allendale, 1130 AM vs. Hastings, and 1 PM vs. Kelloggsville... JV (away) tournament with details to come.

REMINDER: Insurance $$ should be paid promptly and $$ for practice shirts and socks (for some) is DUE BY NEXT FRIDAY, AUG. 20.


That's it for now, guys. Please let one of us know if you have any questions/concerns at all.

Lookin' forward to a great, official start to the season!

Official Tryout Info...

...for next Wednesday, Aug. 11:

We will meet at the HS track at 8 AM sharp (arrive early!) to start the Iron Man Contest. Scroll down a bit below to review Iron Man Contest rules, etc. The morning session will last from 8 to about 11 AM. Then, after a two-hour lunch break (you will be responsible for your own lunch and you can hang out in either Coach Robinson's or Coach Stieper's classroom if you'd like), we will train from 1 to 3 PM and use this time mostly to scrimmage full field. At the end of the afternoon practice, you'll receive your official Iron Man results, and the top 3 winners will be recognized. This means that for the day, you'll need to come equipped with running shoes, field soccer equipment, and water (AND PLENTY OF IT SINCE IT LOOKS TO BE A VERY HOT FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF PRACTICE).

Refer to any other first week and beyond details in your packet that you should have received near the end of this past school year.

A BIT OF CLARIFICATION: THE TRYOUT PROCESS WILL LAST THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY'S (AUG. 13) PRACTICE. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF YOUR STANDING IN THE PROGRAM IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRAINING THAT DAY. "CUTS" ARE A POSSIBILITY THIS YEAR WITH THE # OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO COME OUT FOR SOCCER....BE READY!

We're looking forward to starting! We hope you all are too....

PS. See the post below for important information regarding physicals and insurance $$.

Insurance $$/Physicals UPDATE

Gentlemen, below is a list AS OF TODAY of prospective boys soccer players for this upcoming season who have yet to take care of one or both of the above items, according to the HS main office. Get this taken care of BEFORE Wed., Aug. 11 or you will not be allowed to participate! If you have questions/concerns, you should contact Connie in the main office. She's the one who has to have each of those officially on file.

Here goes:

Connor Hagen...owes $$
R.J. Flowers...owes $$
Dylan Guillozet...no physical/owes $$
Mitch Gage...owes $$
Caleb Cassiday...owes $$
Zach Beyer...no physical/owes $$
Josh Brigham...no physical/owes $$
Cam Perkins...no physical/owes $$
Aaron Kaseumsouk...owes $$
Justin Diep...owes $$
Sam Lohman...owes $$
Andrew Hulsman...owes $$
Tyler Immink...no physical/owes $$
Julio Hernandez...no physical/owes $$
Aaron Polet...no physical/owes $$
Adam Immink...no physical/owes $$
Elijah Walker...owes $$
Aaron Smit...no physical/owes $$
Brady Zomer...no physical/owes $$
Kray Freestone...owes $$
Wyatt Delf...no physical/owes $$
Trevor Edewaard...owes $$
Deban Scholten...no physical/owes $$
Austin Dams...owes $$
Cody Weber...owes $$
Trey DeVries...no physical/owes $$
Blake DeWitt...no physical/owes $$
Kinnon Fast...no physical/owes $$
Anthony Guillozet...no physical/owes $$
Luke Hildenbrand...no physical/owes $$
Ben Pikaart...owes $$
Octavian Condet...no physical/owes $$

Training...first week and two days of August.

This coming week and a half (Aug. 2-10) is officially "off" per your schedules that were handed out to you before.

BUT "off" doesn't mean stop the activity. This week and a half is meant for "conditioning". In other words, there are no official training sessions, but you're all expected to get prepared fitness-wise for Wednesday, Aug. 11 (the official first day of training/Iron Man contest) on your own.

Please contact any of the coaches with any questions/concerns.

And again, remember that you should have your physicals and insurance $$ taken care of BEFORE next Wednesday.

Lookin' forward, everyone!

Training during the week AFTER camp...

...July 26-30.

As many of you know, I will be in E. Lansing working the MSU soccer camp this coming week. Coach Stieper will be covering the Monday and Thursday evening training sessions for you guys. The other AM sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be helmed by either Connor or R.J.

We're nearing the beginning of the season (Aug. 11)! We're excited! Hope you are guys are too...

Reminder: get your PHYSICALS/INSURANCE $$ taken care of before Aug. 11!

PS. Thanks again very much to all who helped out with the kids camp this past week. You guys are the faces of the soccer program in Hamilton, and i'm proud to have you represent us in a positive way!

Training during CAMP week...

...is canceled. That means starting Monday, July 19, we will not have regularly scheduled summer training. Take note!

PS. Check out the post just below if you haven't already.

Physicals/Insurance $$

Please be sure to take care of both items above NO LATER THAN WED., AUG. 11 (the first official day of tryouts/practice). You will NOT be able to participate otherwise!

Visit or call the HS office for details/information/clarification since these two items MUST be on file there.

PS. To pay insurance online, go to the webpage www.hamiltonschools.us, choose the high school page, and then choose athletics. At the bottom of the Athletics page, click on Pay Insurance Online. This option is available 24/7.

Dead Period...and other stuff

Hi, all. I hope the summer's going well for everyone!

I just had my knee surgery yesterday and will be hobbling a bit in the near future. Anyway, all went well, and Coach Stieper will be covering today (Thursday. I WILL, however, be at training tomorrow morning from 9-11...be there?

Regarding next week (week of July 4), we DO NOT HAVE TRAINING since that week is designated by us and the MHSAA as a "dead period" in which we are not allowed to officially meet. Please take note. Feel free, of course, to do whatever training on your own!

After today and tomorrow, the next time us coaches will officially see you would be Monday, July 12 from 5-7 PM...come on out...and keep getting better!

Take care, guys. Let me know if you need anything.

No training...

...today, Wednesday (June 23) due to severe weather.

Summer training...

Hey, guys. We hope to see you all out for summer soccer training starting this Monday, June 14 at 5 P.M. Come with full soccer gear and plenty of water. Check out the schedule below or else check the packet that you received at the previous soccer meeting.

Mondays: 5-7 PM (practice soccer field)
Tuesdays: 9-11 AM (practice soccer field)
Wednesdays: 9-11 AM (practice soccer field)
Thursdays: 5-7 PM (practice soccer field)
Fridays: 9-11 AM (track/practice soccer field)

Note: Monday-Thursday, meet directly at the practice soccer field site. Friday, meet initially at the track and then proceed to the soccer field site.

Reminders: Connor Hagen and R.J. Flowers are our summer soccer captains...scroll down this page to review the Iron Man contest parameters.


Take care, everyone! It's time to start preparing for the fall season...and have a little fun while we're at it.

Great Summer Soccer Camp Opportunity...

...brought to the Holland area by Demarcus Beasley, US national team player.

Go to the following site for more info:

http//www.beasleynationalsoccerschool.com/

IRON MAN CONTEST/TRY-OUTS

Gentlemen,

Below is important information regarding the Iron Man Contest which officially occurs the first day of pre-season--Aug. 11. Feel free to check this post all spring/summer and perhaps even copy down relevant information. This is a hugely important contest in terms of helping us coaches determine season cuts, rosters, line-ups, etc.


IRON MAN CONTEST
(Wednesday, Aug. 11…first day of pre-season)

Each player will be tested on the following;

*2-mile run (shoot for 12 minutes or below)
*400 meter run (shoot for 55-60 seconds)
*Push-ups (number of QUALITY push-ups in 90 seconds)
*Sit-ups (number of QUALITY sit-ups in 2 minutes)
*Juggling (consecutive touches without the ball hitting the ground…three chances…top score of the three is your official score)
*Dribbling (amount of seconds it takes to dribble through a simple cone obstacle course)
*Wall-passing (number of passes in 90 seconds against a wall from 10 yards away and alternating feet)
Scoring System

**2 mile run: 8 laps around track

20 pts. =12. mins. or below
10 pts. = 12:01-12:30
5 pts. = 12:31-13:00
4 pts. = 13:01-14:00
3 pts. = 14:01- 15:00
2 pts. = 15:01- 16:00
0 pts. = 16:01-above

**400 meter run: 1 lap around track

20 pts. =60 seconds or below
10 pts. = 1:01-1:10
5 pts. = 1:11-1:20
4 pts. = 1:21-1:30
0 pts. = 1:31-above

**Push-ups: # of QUALITY reps in 90 seconds

20 pts. =70 reps or above
10 pts. = 60-69
5 pts. = 50-59
4 pts. = 40-49
3 pts. = 30-39
0 pts. = below 29 reps

**Sit-ups: # of QUALITY reps in 2 minutes

20 pts. =80 reps or above
10 pts. = 70-79
5 pts. = 60-69
4 pts. = 50-59
3 pts. = 40-49
0 pts. = below 39 reps


**Juggles: after 3 chances, take the highest SINGLE effort of consecutive touches

20 pts. =100 consecutive touches or above
10 pts. = 80-99
5 pts. = 60-79
4 pts. = 40-59
3 pts. = 20-39
0 pts. = 19 touches or below

**Wall Passes: number of passes (alternating feet) from a set distance to a wall in 90 seconds

*Total amount of completed passes = total amount of points earned (i.e. 20 passes = 20 pts.)

**Dribbling: amount of seconds it takes to dribble through a simple cone obstacle course

20 pts. =20 seconds or below 4 pts. = 33-38 seconds
10 pts. = 21-26 seconds 3 pts =39-42 seconds
5 pts. = 27-32 seconds 0 pts. = above 43 seconds


*Your key to this contest is PRACTICING each on a consistent basis! Attending the aforementioned summer sessions will help IMMENSELY!

*THESE SCORES GO A LONG WAY IN DETERMINING WHICH TEAM (IF ANY) YOU BELONG ON AND HOW MUCH PLAYING TIME (EARLY ON) YOU DESERVE!

Meeting aftermath...

Gentlemen, for those of you who came to the meeting today, thanks for the effort. Those that did not make it but still plan on playing soccer this next fall, please see me ASAP for important information.

Reminders:

1.) R.J. Flowers and Connor Hagen will be our summer captains. They will take care of a select amount of workouts during the summer months, and you consult them (or, of course, myself and Coach Stieper) with any questions and/or concerns.

2.) I will be getting back to you in the near future regarding Iron Man contest rules and regulations for this upcoming August 11 (our first official day of the soccer season), but please note that the requirements will be exactly the same as this past August. So consult previous handouts for clarification. Remember, this a significant way in which we, as coaches, can measure your overall ability during the tryout process in August!

3.) As always, please contact me or Coach Stieper with any questions, comments, and/or concerns in the near future.

Take care, guys! We're very much looking forward to getting back into the swing of things with all of you beginning in June.

Good luck with the rest of the school year!

Spring MEETING

To all prospective boys soccer players for the upcoming fall:

There is an important, mandatory meeting in Coach Robinson's room NEXT Thursday morning, April 29 at 7 A.M. sharp. Arrange rides and/or car-pooling accordingly. SEE COACH ROBINSON WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. Look for signs in the hallways
for clarification.

UPDATES

A few things, guys, as we wind the winter "off-season" down...

1.) There are no more "small-group ball sessions", BUT conditioning sessions are still on for the time being. Check with Coach Malefyt for clarification on those sessions.

2.) Stand by for an announcement regarding an official boys soccer meeting that we'll have some time in April or May.

3.) Keep working hard to get better physically and technically!

4.) Good luck to those of you who will be participating in spring sports. Enjoy the time.

Please let me know at any time if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns!

Good luck in FINAL EXAM week, guys...go get 'em.

Another CANCELLATION heads-up...

Sorry for the late notice AGAIN, guys, but I won't be able to make it to tomorrow's (Thursday, Feb. 25) small-group training after school at the middle school...this time, I, myself, have a doc. appt. for a left knee that's been acting up as of late. I've been trying to change the appt. time but with no success.

So, that means whoever usually trains with me upstairs on Thursdays, do not plan on showing up.

Take care...and keep working hard during the other days!

Cancellation Heads-up

Sorry for the late notice, guys, but I won't be able to make it to tomorrow's (Tuesday, Feb. 16) small-group training after school at the middle school...baby doc. appointment that I want to attend.

So, that means whoever usually trains with me upstairs, do not plan on showing up.

Take care...and keep working hard during the other days!

Training update...

Everyone, please continue to follow the small-group training schedule below until further notice. AND if you cannot make a session and know this ahead of time, contact Mr. Robinson or Malefyt so we can plug someone else in your time slot!

Good job this past week to everyone who participated. Keep it up!

OFFICIAL small-group training schedule:

Be aware that we start with this training next Tuesday (1/19) and Thursday (1/20) on the balcony of the middle school gym. In addition, Mondays and Wednesdays are for general conditioning from 3-4 P.M. and anyone is welcome to participate.

PS: Zach Beyer, Zach Driesenga, Deban Scholten, and Shannon Blourne are "alternates", so if any of you happen to NOT be able to make a session, either see one of them or me (or both) well enough beforehand and we can fit one of them in your slot!

Tuesdays (3:00-3:30):
_________________Sarah Baker___________________________
________________Jenna Brunger____________________________
________________Joslyn Blood____________________________
____________________Carley Geurink________________________

Tuesdays (3:00-3:30):
__________________Frannie Steele (GK)__________________________
___________________Kelsey Whitcomb (GK)_________________________
________________Emily Grady____________________________
________________Sidney Grady____________________________

Tuesdays (3:30-4:00):
___________________Brittany Holyfield_________________________
_______________________Chelsea Adkins_____________________
_______________________Justin Blacklock_____________________
____________________Dylan Guillozet________________________

Tuesdays (3:30-4:00):
_____________________Travis Williams_______________________
___________________Kray Freestone_________________________
____________________Shelby Reaume________________________
____________________Josh Brigham (GK)________________________
(alternate: Zach Beyer)

Thursdays (3:00-3:30):
__________________Tyler Immink__________________________
_______________________Aaron Polet_____________________
____________________Brittany Holyfield________________________
______________________Heidi Mihm ______________________

Thursdays (3:00-3:30):
_______________________Sarah Baker_____________________
_____________________Jenna Brunger_______________________
_____________________Sidney Grady_______________________
_____________________Emily Grady_______________________

Thursdays (3:30-4:00):
___________________Shannon Blourne_________________________
___________________Chelsea Adkins_________________________
_____________________Shelby Reaume_______________________
______________________Josh Brigham (GK)______________________

Training SIGN-UP

We're still looking for players who are interested in small-group training sessions.

SIGN UP on the back of Mr. Robinson's classroom door ASAP!

Remember, the weekly training schedule officially start on Monday, Jan. 18.

Take care, everyone.