Tuesday, August 23, 2011
REMINDER*****Game Time Change*****
The Varsity game against Lakeland Christian starts at 5 pm tonight at home. The JV will play one half, following the Varsity game.
NW Varsity trip to Notre Dame-Creighton game
The Varsity squad took a short bus trip to Notre Dame to watch two nationally ranked teams battle to a 2-2 tie in pre-season action.
Friday, August 19, 2011
NorthWood -Central Varsity pics
"#1 IN YOUR PROGRAM & IN YOUR HEARTS" GETS A CHUCKLE FROM THE REFFING TRIO
NorthWood JV - Elkhart Central JV 0-8 (0-6)
A better second half (where only two goals were allowed) then a disastrous first half.
Record: 0-1-0
Next up:vs Lakeland Christian Tuesday, following the Varsity contest.
Record: 0-1-0
Next up:vs Lakeland Christian Tuesday, following the Varsity contest.
Friday practice
The Varsity will meet in Duerksen's room to view the DVD of last night's game before heading over to the practice field. The JV will be at the practice field right away.
NorthWood- Elkhart Central 1-3 (1-1)
A tale of two halves for sure. NorthWood played a strong possession game in the first half with several opportunities. In the 12th minute of play, a high pass in the box was headed by Eddie past the keeper to Josh who placed the ball in the net for the opening score.
Just before the half, an unlucky trip by Connor resulted in a PK for Central. According to numerous players the foul was outside the box but the referee decided on a penalty nonetheless. Kyle dove to his right but the ball went to his left, 1-1.
The second half was a complete opposite from the first. Where we played composed in the first, we lost our heads in the second. Where we kept our shape in the first, we were unable to show any kind of shape in the second. Where we were running relentless in the first, we seemed tired and slow in the second. And so, little by little, Central took over the game while scoring on two more occassions. Kyle had a great save late in the game but that did not get the team going either. Defensively we looked great in the first half but much less so in the second.
Unfortunately we played only 40 minutes of soccer and we need to extend that to 80 minutes. It is obvious we have the talent and capability to play good soccer but there is work to be done. With Lakeland Christian and Northridge on the horizon it is clear that we will have plenty of opportunities to erase the bad memories of the second half.
NEXT UP : HOME GAME VS. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN, TUESDAY ****EARLY START*** 5 PM VARSITY START ***EARLY START***
Just before the half, an unlucky trip by Connor resulted in a PK for Central. According to numerous players the foul was outside the box but the referee decided on a penalty nonetheless. Kyle dove to his right but the ball went to his left, 1-1.
The second half was a complete opposite from the first. Where we played composed in the first, we lost our heads in the second. Where we kept our shape in the first, we were unable to show any kind of shape in the second. Where we were running relentless in the first, we seemed tired and slow in the second. And so, little by little, Central took over the game while scoring on two more occassions. Kyle had a great save late in the game but that did not get the team going either. Defensively we looked great in the first half but much less so in the second.
Unfortunately we played only 40 minutes of soccer and we need to extend that to 80 minutes. It is obvious we have the talent and capability to play good soccer but there is work to be done. With Lakeland Christian and Northridge on the horizon it is clear that we will have plenty of opportunities to erase the bad memories of the second half.
NEXT UP : HOME GAME VS. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN, TUESDAY ****EARLY START*** 5 PM VARSITY START ***EARLY START***
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Whitko-NorthWood pics
For more pictures of the game, go to "PARENT'S PAGE" or "NorthWood Soccer pictures on Facebook" under Links.
Whitko - NorthWood 2-13 (0-8)
An uneventful bus ride led us to a football field somewhere between Warsaw and Columbia City. The new rule of changing into soccer gear in the AC locker room resulted in Tim leaving his soccer shoes there but with Collin out for the game with an injury/illness, a pair of cleats became available. These cleats must be haunted, because Tim fell ill with an undetermined illness as well.
FIRST HALF
After observing the Whitko warm up drill it became pretty obvious that we would have to find ways not to score. With about 50 people in the stands (hopefully we have reached the season low attendance already) it was NW that wasted little time getting on the monster scoreboard. A third minute pass from Taylor to Noodle, disappeared in the upper left crossing for the first goal of the season. In the 4th, Josh passed straight thru the middle to Taylor. TW signed for the 2-0. In the 7th Eddie assisted on another Taylor goal (3-0 if you are still keeping track). Three minutes later, Eusebio passes to the opposing keeper in a 1v1 situation in what can only be characterized as a sign of Latin Love for Whitko. In the next minute, Josh crossed (this will become a key word)to Eddie, who executes well, 4-0. The next 29 minutes we would score another 4 goals. 14th; Clay assist/Vitor "Rivellino" Rosario goal. 16th; free kick, Josh Ailes goal. 21st; Eusebio assist from the end line, beautiful Bennett Parker volley (goal of the night!) 7-0. Thompson assist, Vitor goal, 8-0.
HALF TIME
Due to the score and opposing level of play, Coach Duerksen instructs the players they can only score off of crosses but asks the players to just focus on possessing the ball.
SECOND HALF
The game would turn into our easiest practice of the season so far. Trying not to score was possibly the toughest issue facing the Panthers especially since possessing the ball was tough on a very narrow field (the 18 yard box was only about four steps from the sideline). Here is the summary of scoring in the second half: 47" Taylor 9-0 (Eddie assist), 48" 9-1 Sims (Whitko), 56" Eddie 10-1 (Connor assist), 58" Josh 11-1 (Eddie/Taylor assist), 64" Sims (Whitko)11-s PK, Thompson handball (that's what happens when you put a GK in the box with a ball), 72" Connor 13-2 (Parker assist).
SUMMARY
Goals: Noodle 1, Parker 1, Salinas 2, Vitor 2, Ailes 2, Beckwith 2, Taylor 3.
Assists: Thompson/Parker/Beckwith/Seitz/Eusebio 1, Ailes 2, Taylor/Eddie 3.
NOTES
This will probably be our first and last trip to Whitko.
This is Whitko's inaugural soccer season (they have had a club team since at least 2002).
Coach Dijkstra got yelled at by the other team's coach for getting upset at one of his own Panthers. He did not apologize but instead ignored the Whitko admonishment discarding it as overwhelming unawareness.
Today's Varsity practice is at the game field.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
THURSDAY GAMEDAY INFORMATION
JV players will need to be at the field on Thursday for the game against Elkhart Central at 4:15. We will be wearing white shirts, black shorts and white socks. Two players will need to stay to run balls for the Varsity contest.
JV Game time - 5 pm
Varsity game time - 6:45 pm
Elkhart Central JV record 1-0
Elkhart Central Varsity record 1-0
JV Game time - 5 pm
Varsity game time - 6:45 pm
Elkhart Central JV record 1-0
Elkhart Central Varsity record 1-0
GAMEDAY
The bus leaves the AC at 3:45 pm today. New for this season: All players will need to change in the AC locker rooms as opposed to the bathrooms in the school. Game time is 5 pm and as mentioned before, the game will take place at the Whitko Middle School, not the High School. Directions have been provided to all Varsity players and have also been posted on this blog.
The JV will have a regular practice at the High School.
Tomorrow's Varsity practice is at the game field; the JV will practice at the High School.
The JV will have a regular practice at the High School.
Tomorrow's Varsity practice is at the game field; the JV will practice at the High School.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Whitko game field location update
Whitko plays its soccer game at their Middle School. For GPS users, use 710 North State Road 5, Larwill. Direction below are from Yahoo Maps:
Go East On US HWY 6
Turn Right on IN-15 - go 13 mi
Turn Right to take ramp onto US-30 E - go 13.8 mi
Turn Right on N DEPOT ST - go 0.2 mi
Bear Right on W MAIN ST(IN-5) - go 0.10mi
Continue to follow IN-5 - go 0.30 mi
Turn Left on N IN-5 - go 0.40.6 mikm
Arrive at 710 N STATE ROAD 5, LARWILL, on the Left
Whitko Middle School
Go East On US HWY 6
Turn Right on IN-15 - go 13 mi
Turn Right to take ramp onto US-30 E - go 13.8 mi
Turn Right on N DEPOT ST - go 0.2 mi
Bear Right on W MAIN ST(IN-5) - go 0.10mi
Continue to follow IN-5 - go 0.30 mi
Turn Left on N IN-5 - go 0.40.6 mikm
Arrive at 710 N STATE ROAD 5, LARWILL, on the Left
Whitko Middle School
Friday, August 12, 2011
Argos Invitational Draw
NorthWood drew John Glenn in the first round of the Argos Invitational to be played on Saturday September 10 in Argos. Argos drew Griffith. The winners of game 1 & 2 play each other for the Championship and the losers of the first two games play for 3rd & 4th place.
Red-Black scrimmage
The game was split up in three periods. The first and second twenty minute periods were played between two evenly divided teams. The workrate on the black team was a little better then on the white team (this is why we must call it the red-black scrimmage, I reckon)and that made the difference in the final result (2-0?) although the coaching probably would have something to do with that as well. The last period (30 minutes)had a "Black" lineup of Varsity only vs. Varsity/JV starters mix. The pace increased in this period, as did the combinations on the field. There is still a lot of work to do before the first game (Tuesday, away @ Whitko). We need to be more patient and focus more on possessing the ball and waiting for opportunities instead of going straight to goal all the time. Practice friday and monday are from 3:30 - 5:30 at the High School practice field.
Alumni Game 2011
A very low turnout (about 8 players) meant we had to narrow and shorten the field. With three coaches and a guest player (Alex Montgomery, former player at Fairfield HS, Ohio and cousin to Ben and Kyle Dijkstra)we could play 6v6. Brody Morningstar, Dustin Shaw, Chris Roelandts, Nate Davidhizar, Ben Dijkstra, Cam Seitz, Ryan Lincoln and Daniel Villa made up the alumni this year. Last year we had about 24 players show up so it was a little disappointing to see the drop in numbers. Must be the trend to not have enough players. I forgot the score, probably because I really never knew what the score was but if I were to guess, I would say it ended in a 14-14 tie.
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