Girls Soccer Coach
The highlight of the team is they impressed me
with how they understood and applied differ-
ent playing strategies - it is an immense pride
for a coach to see the players tactically control
a game, and this is a huge thing to do for mid-
dle school girls. We were also blessed to have
Ms. Lyons as the assistant coach. She has been
awesome with girls, always caring. She has
done a great work with our goalkeeper, helping
her develop and gain confidence.
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Boys Soccer Coach
I was very proud of how the team embraced
our programs core values (unity, commitment,
and discipline). I found the team to be very
coachable as we grew a lot throughout the sea-
son. The team worked together really well and
learned to move the ball effectively throughout
the season. I appreciated their dedication and
discipline at practice and their strong bond
with one another.
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1. Monica Park,
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Nicole Wang, and Eugene Jang gather
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around coach Lyons during practice on Sept. 30 to discuss
strategies and formations for the next jamboree. 2. Brian Lee stands in front
of the goal and kicks to increase his accuracy of shots. Ryan Yi, who plays goalkeeper, for both
lower and upper secondary soccer got ready to jump down on the ball and practice blocking
shots. 3. Before beginning soccer practice, Johannes Ha warms by doing ‘Karaoke Stretching’.
This is a type of stretch that targets the groin, obliques, abs, quads, calves, glutes, hamstrings,
hip flexors, and outer thighs. 4. Woobin Cha practices kicking to increase his accuracy of shots
in front of a goal. However, Woobin missed a shot in front of a goal and as a result he had to do
push-ups. 5. Jonathan Lee and Eric Shin compete for the ball during Lower Secondary soccer
practice. Jonathan Lee spread his leg in an attempt to take the ball away from Eric Shin.
6. Ghayeon Kim stretches before soccer practice. She did her hamstring split stretch to prevent
any possible injuries. 7. After tying each other’s shoes Seohyun Min happily chases the ball.
Once she receives the ball, she kicked it out of bounds. Ghayeon Kim then threw the ball in
for her team. 8. Eugene Jang practices handling the ball with her feet. Goalkeepers need to
handle the ball properly, so that when they receive it from the defenders
they can pass it back. Monica Park helped Eugene by doing one bound
soccer practice with her. 9. Julie Lee takes turns performing a drib-
ble-shot during soccer practice. She dribbled towards the goal to take a
close shot so she can kick the ball into the net. 10. Keito Uchiyama
receives the ball and controls it by using his feet. One of the
most fundamental skills in soccer is being able to control the
ball well. 11. Kevin Ju looks for a person to pass the ball to
as he plays an eight on eight game in preparation of the Soc-
cer Jamboree. Kevin then passed the ball to Keito Uchiyama.
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