Guess what! Preseason is over. That means no more weigh ins, no more two or three a days, and access to a lot more food options in the KCC.Since my last update we have had several more practice sessions and a scrimmage.
The sessions were filled with drills and different lessons as always. Friday evening’s session was different however. First off, we had a team meeting before practice. After discussing some information and team items, Coach told us he had our gear. Of course the whole team was super excited to get our jerseys and bags, especially the freshmen. It was the first time we were able to go in the locker room and see our names above our lockers. It was like Christmas in August. Once we all looked over all our new clothing and gear we headed out to the practice field.
It was not going to be a hard practice per say, just a “walk through.” We were going to have a scrimmage Saturday morning so it made sense that we didn’t run ourselves ragged the night before. It was a good chance to just focus on specific aspects of the game that we may not have covered in previous sessions.
Saturday morning the whole team woke up and we all ate breakfast together before heading to the locker room. Seeing everyone in our matching practice jerseys and shorts was awesome. We looked like a real team finally, not just a bunch of girls in grey t-shirts playing soccer. After breakfast, we went to the locker room, got ready, and walked to the soccer field as one.
Right before warming up, Coach came up to us and informed us that the club team we were about to play had beaten a few of our competitors in the real season. This was apparently the exact motivation our team needed. We had to beat this team; we needed to show that we were much stronger and better than others had misjudged us as.
All in all, after the game started and we all relaxed we were able to pull out a win. Melanie, a freshman, scored our only goal and the only goal of the game. It was a great way to start out the weekend and conclude preseason.
After the game, all the freshmen had to attend Welcome Week. Later on in the day, the rest of the team along with the men’s team went out to the game field to hang windscreen. The windscreen is a great additive to our already nice game field. Bridgewater is on the rise both on and off the field. The whole team is extremely pumped for our first game and the rest of the season ahead of us. It’s going to be something worth watching and keeping up with.
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