Miamisburg Vikings

Dear Soccer Players (and family);

You did NOT read it wrong.....we have ONLY 90 days until August 6th and tryouts begin.

I know that everyone of us are very busy.....school work, jobs, spring soccer, family, girlfriends and our buddies all take up our time.  It seems like we have something every minute.  It isn't easy, so please manage your time wisely.  Prioritize your school and family....make them your focus and let everything else fall in place.  Don't waste time on non-productive activities and whatever you do, DO NOT GET STRESSED. It's not worth it.

I have to congratulate all of you for the OUTSTANDING effort you have made and continue to make to our optional offseason weightlifting.  We had 21 players in the gym at 5:40am this morning to lift and this is our 14th week.  A great job by everyone......don't stop because we are getting stronger, faster and more flexible.

I have had some travel for work that has impacted my ability to meet with everyone, but I do want you to know that I will be calling to make meeting arrangements here in the near future.  I look forward to this meeting to assess where we are individually and what else we want to do to improve ourselves.  We will get together before the end of school.

Lastly, I encourage everyone to work on their ball skills.  Do the ball routine every day......juggle every day.....do ball pushups and situps every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  You will only get better IF you put the time in.  You must be able to do the expectations at tryouts.

For Soccer,
Coach Ric