Okay, the blog has obtained exclusive video of the Utes' weekend getaway. First, we have a bit of the knock-down, drag-out foosball match between Utah natives Kelly Isleib and Katy Reineke...and Cal North gals Leslie Keener and Amanda Sanchez. It was a match fought with great intentions...but not the most elegant thing in the world...Notice that Katy has yet to master the foosball etiquette of not spinning your men...Also, a WARNING...you will notice Morgan Skeen doing a very loud and very interesting impression of a rock singer in the background...you may want to turn the sound down...way down!
Now watch Ute freshman goal keeper, Hannah Turpen give her best shot at wind surfing. Now, Hannah has grown up on the beaches of San Clemente, California and is a pro at many water-related activities. We have to give her an A for effort as there wasn't much wind on the day....but in the end...SPLASH!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Cabin Fever Hits the Utes
After 3 days of hard training and competition, the Utes headed out to Oakley, Utah (about 45 minutes away) and the cabin of Ute goal keeper Amy Edman for an overnight team trip...
25 players
4 coaches
1 trainer...Morgan Collins our new athletic trainer for the year.
Just enough folks for some good "Rock Band", Foosball, Volleyball, Hula hoops, ATV riding...and, oh yeah...maybe some team conversations about the season...overall it was a much needed breather and a great time....Friday night was spent at the cabin and Saturday at beautiful Smith and Morehouse Lake down the road.
Much thanks to assistant coach, Leslie Keener, for setting it up and to Boyd Edman, Amy's father, for coming out to help us at the cabin and the lake. Okay...let's get to some photos and video...
Assistant coach Laurel Roderick shows some great balance and agility in the morning volley ball match. Roxy Tebbs and Jen Christoffers can only watch the magical shot fall in for a point.
ATV action...Chelsea Forbes, Lauren Dudley and a mystery player sandwiched in between the two enjoy a morning ride along the road...all other vehicles watch out!
Trainer Morgan Collins plays guitar as Erin Dalley drums away and Morgan Skeen belts out the notes in this rock band dream team. Freshman Lauren Porter can only watch in amazement!
Saturday was spent at Smith and Morehouse Lake. Here Mr. Edman gets the kayaks, rafts and even a wind sail ready for action!Let's compare the technique! Freshmen Anne Shallenberger and Kellie Woodfield try the alternating-side stroke while sophomores Erin Dalley and Alyssa Toomey go for the same-side paddling...we need to set up a race!
Day 3: 4 vs. 4 Tournament Hotly Contested
Friday's training continued the theme of competition. In the morning, a hotly contested 4 vs. 4 round robin, 5-team tournament ended in a tie for first place. So, in a tie-breaking final...the team of Katy Reineke, Lauren Porter, Mallory Mitamura, Danielle Sample and goal keeper Shay Kennedy used a late flurry of goals to defeat Amanda Sanchez, Katie Martinez, Anne Shallenberger, Alyssa Toomey and goal keeper Emalee Rogers.
The afternoon session was a "survivor" competition.
5 vs. 5....
4 teams....
one goal wins the game...
winner stays on the field...
After over an hour of play, the Blue team squeaked out a 13-12 win over the Shirts team.
Lauren Hair
Katie Brower
Lauren Dudley
Alyssa Toomey
Amy Edman
After 3 days of competing...we are heading out to Amy's cabin in Oakley, Utah for some rest and team time off the field...should be a great time.
The afternoon session was a "survivor" competition.
5 vs. 5....
4 teams....
one goal wins the game...
winner stays on the field...
After over an hour of play, the Blue team squeaked out a 13-12 win over the Shirts team.
Lauren Hair
Katie Brower
Lauren Dudley
Alyssa Toomey
Amy Edman
After 3 days of competing...we are heading out to Amy's cabin in Oakley, Utah for some rest and team time off the field...should be a great time.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Day 2: Competition and Catch Phrase
Day 2 is in the books...more competition, fitness and game night at the Guest House. Players are definitely getting tired and are having to "grind it out" as bodies get sore and the brain wants to stop...but the players are pressing on well.
The morning practice, the team was divided into 4 groups and we played two round-robin tournaments. The first was a two-touch keep away game in a very tight space. And the second was a game with 4 small goals. The orange team of Amanda Sanchez, Lauren Hair, Nicole Cardon, Lauren Porter and Roxy Tebbs finished the session with 5 wins and 1 tie to take the trophy.
We finished with a 15 minutes scrimmage....and then it was 21 minutes of "madness" as we ran at a targeted heart rate during that time.
The team looks like it will be a skillful group and capable of some entertaining soccer.
The afternoon practice was more competition with some keep away and a game with 4 big goals. Lots of good opportunity to improve vision and reading the game!
This evening was game night, highlighted by a great battle in Catch Phrase...a quick-thinking word game....much like the old "Password" TV show.
The morning practice, the team was divided into 4 groups and we played two round-robin tournaments. The first was a two-touch keep away game in a very tight space. And the second was a game with 4 small goals. The orange team of Amanda Sanchez, Lauren Hair, Nicole Cardon, Lauren Porter and Roxy Tebbs finished the session with 5 wins and 1 tie to take the trophy.
We finished with a 15 minutes scrimmage....and then it was 21 minutes of "madness" as we ran at a targeted heart rate during that time.
The team looks like it will be a skillful group and capable of some entertaining soccer.
The afternoon practice was more competition with some keep away and a game with 4 big goals. Lots of good opportunity to improve vision and reading the game!
This evening was game night, highlighted by a great battle in Catch Phrase...a quick-thinking word game....much like the old "Password" TV show.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
1st Day of Practice a Success
The 2008 Utes took the field for the first time today with two training sessions at Ute Field. The morning session featured some nasty 1 vs. 1 competition as well as a full field scrimmage. The yellow team won the 40 minute game, 2-0, with Lauren Hair and Katy Reineke scoring the goals.
The afternoon session was another competition-based practice. The teams played a two-zone game complete with goal keepers. The teams each won 3 sets of this and the competition was decided by a crossing and finishing game. That went into sudden death OT.
Here senior Katy Reineke and junior Danielle Sample recap a productive (and tiring) first day...
The team has checked in to the University Guest House for the week. A beautiful little inn
located on campus near the dorms and only a couple of hundred yards from Ute Field, the Guest House has everything the Utes need to stay comfortably during the preseason...
Here Ute freshmen Mallory Mitamura and Roxy Tebbs return to the Guest House this evening after dinner with new boots in tow.
The rooms in the Guest House are great for comfort and getting rest before and after training (as well as mid-day naps!)
The afternoon session was another competition-based practice. The teams played a two-zone game complete with goal keepers. The teams each won 3 sets of this and the competition was decided by a crossing and finishing game. That went into sudden death OT.
Here senior Katy Reineke and junior Danielle Sample recap a productive (and tiring) first day...
The team has checked in to the University Guest House for the week. A beautiful little inn
located on campus near the dorms and only a couple of hundred yards from Ute Field, the Guest House has everything the Utes need to stay comfortably during the preseason...
Here Ute freshmen Mallory Mitamura and Roxy Tebbs return to the Guest House this evening after dinner with new boots in tow.The rooms in the Guest House are great for comfort and getting rest before and after training (as well as mid-day naps!)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Preseason is Here!
Well, that went by fast...
Summer vacation, summer camps, summer soccer, hopefully summer fun as well...now it's back to soccer...hard work, team work, school work, and fun as well! The 2008 Soccer Utes reported for training today...
Now the first day is not all that glamorous. Meetings, filling out forms, insurance issues, physicals...all kinds of things that need to get done. (If you can make it through the first day, you can make it through anything!).
We went to dinner as a team at Macaroni Grill in downtown Salt Lake City and checked into the Guest House... a small hotel on campus where we'll stay this week.
Practice starts tomorrow at 9:30 A.M. and we'll have a second training at 4 P.M. There are definitely a lot of butterflies and nervousness...but that's a good thing!
We'll have 10 brand new freshmen suiting up for the first time as Utah soccer team members: Lauren Dudley, Chelsea Forbes, Shay Kennedy, Katie Martinez, Mallory Mitamura, Lauren Porter, Anne Shallenberger, Roxy Tebbs, Hannah Turpen and Kellie Woodfield. Also, Katie Brower, who transferred to Utah in January, will be going through her first fall season.
They will join returners Nicole Cardon, Jen Christoffers, Erin Dalley, Amy Edman, Addie Hair, Lauren Hair, Kelly Isleib, Christine Quinn, Katy Reineke, Emalee Rogers, Danielle Sample, Amanda Sanchez, Morgan Skeen, Alyssa Toomey.
Stay tuned for more reports from Ute Training Camp...filled with videos and photos!
Summer vacation, summer camps, summer soccer, hopefully summer fun as well...now it's back to soccer...hard work, team work, school work, and fun as well! The 2008 Soccer Utes reported for training today...
Now the first day is not all that glamorous. Meetings, filling out forms, insurance issues, physicals...all kinds of things that need to get done. (If you can make it through the first day, you can make it through anything!).
We went to dinner as a team at Macaroni Grill in downtown Salt Lake City and checked into the Guest House... a small hotel on campus where we'll stay this week.
Practice starts tomorrow at 9:30 A.M. and we'll have a second training at 4 P.M. There are definitely a lot of butterflies and nervousness...but that's a good thing!
We'll have 10 brand new freshmen suiting up for the first time as Utah soccer team members: Lauren Dudley, Chelsea Forbes, Shay Kennedy, Katie Martinez, Mallory Mitamura, Lauren Porter, Anne Shallenberger, Roxy Tebbs, Hannah Turpen and Kellie Woodfield. Also, Katie Brower, who transferred to Utah in January, will be going through her first fall season.
They will join returners Nicole Cardon, Jen Christoffers, Erin Dalley, Amy Edman, Addie Hair, Lauren Hair, Kelly Isleib, Christine Quinn, Katy Reineke, Emalee Rogers, Danielle Sample, Amanda Sanchez, Morgan Skeen, Alyssa Toomey.
Stay tuned for more reports from Ute Training Camp...filled with videos and photos!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
UWSA Camps Are Here!
The Utah Soccer blog has been away for a bit...but we're back and ready for summer soccer camps. The Utah Women's Soccer Academy (UWSA) has begun our camp season. We have 4 weeks of soccer camps for young female soccer players.
Day Camp 1 - June 9 - 13 for girls ages 5-13.
Jr. HS Academy - June 30 - July 3 for girls ages 10-13.
HS Academy - July 7 - 10 for girls ages 14-18.
Day Camp 2 - July 21 - 25 for girls ages 5-13.
Look for more information at our camp web site: www.utahwsa.com
We'll have updates both here and at our camp site!
Day Camp 1 - June 9 - 13 for girls ages 5-13.
Jr. HS Academy - June 30 - July 3 for girls ages 10-13.
HS Academy - July 7 - 10 for girls ages 14-18.
Day Camp 2 - July 21 - 25 for girls ages 5-13.
Look for more information at our camp web site: www.utahwsa.com
We'll have updates both here and at our camp site!
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