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The Cal Maritime
Soccer Program is going through a renaissance coming off
a turn around season in 2006. Last season saw a new
coach appointed 1 week before the first game, and the
team was picked 3 days before the first game kicked
off.
It took the
program 8 games to gel together and reach match fitness
and resulted in the team winning 2 of the their last 3
games including narrowly losing away from home 2-1 to
the team placed second in the conference (they scored
their goals from two penalties).
This season, the
program has embarked on an extensive recruitment
campaign assessing players at the CIF Sectionals in
Sacramento as well as top club players at the Nomads
Tournament in San Diego and the Irvine Strikers Harvest
Cup in Orange County. We will also be assessing players
at the FC Portland Showcase in January as well as the
College Showcase in Las Vegas in March. Add to this the
fact that the coach referees 5 days per week and is
constantly looking for players both in indoor and
outdoor soccer games.
Here are some
quotes from our current players describing both what
they learned this season as well as their thoughts about
the soccer program:
“Just getting back on its feet, great bunch of guys with
a lot of heart, huge improvements, lots of potential to
be a top team.”
“Hard work pays
off. You don’t have to be the most skilled players, but
if you play well together you can have amazing results.”
“Complete 180
degrees from previous years. It’s a good group of
shipmates who are dedicated.”
“A good mixture
of hard work and fun. You’ll know these guys the rest of
your life.”
“How a soccer
program should be run, with discipline and integrity”
“Nothing
compares to working hard and fighting with heart. You
may have good skills but it is worth nothing unless you
put your heart into the game.”
“The program is
in the infant stage of becoming something great.”
“The program is
taking a turn for the better and I am proud to be a part
of an up and coming soccer program.”
“A great
program that’s just beginning to take off into an
extremely dedicated team of soccer players.”
“It’s a new
program with a good coach and a strong core of athletes
with which a strong team can be built around.”
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