Hello to all of you Patriots fans-
Pre-season finally begins on Friday the 21st at 7:00am with the welcome back Fitness Test. The best part to every player about the morning of the test is looking at each individual on the team knowing you feel the same way they do! So many think and ask themselves: "Is she nervous or even scared," "Is she really fit"? Oh don’t we all look forward to the Fitness Test every year!! Well I’m more than excited to share that every one of the athletes on the women’s soccer team went above and beyond her potential: We not only had returning players beat their previous time, but the freshman survived as well. Let’s just sum it up- "We love the fitness test and every year it starts us off right." Friday morning throughout Tuesday evening, all we do as a team was EAT, SLEEP and PLAY soccer. We have training and team meetings with our phenomenal coaches and discuss the goals we want to set together as a team for the upcoming season. We also read a book as a team this preseason, that we think will help us identify the principles that help student-athletes become the leaders they desire to be for their family, their jobs, and their lives. Our women’s soccer team and coaches recognize and agree that THIS is the standard we need to be holding each other accountable for, on and off the field, at all times: We’re here to play soccer and have fun, but we're also here to get a quality education and apply our learning/abilities to our daily lives. WE ARE UT TYLER! We have had an outstanding pre-season! We have been given so much useful information, mentally and physically, throughout the entire week and applied it to our practices. We have a lot of potential on the team and, most importantly, all the girls work hard with a good and positive attitude! We have a lot of fun in every practice but, then again, we know when to shut-up and get things done. We have no doubts about each other, and that’s what a team truly is to all of us. We could NOT have come this far without our coaches' help. They love our team, their family, and most importantly their job. They are the people who have such an affect and impact spiritually and emotionally in our lives. NOW, we are all here together to focus on the next step for this program! We have committed to do whatever it takes to go that extra mile/degree! 2009 is going to be a great year! Hope we see you guys at our games.
Alina Kilkenny-DeAvila
