Goalies train with UK star

Former UK star goalie Sydney Hiance stopped by for some personal training with our girls. What a thrill for Claire, Maggie and Nina to learn from Sydney.

Learning from Champions

The girls gather to watch The 99ers. An amazing documentary of the 1999 women's usa world cup team. Every girl now has their favorite player.

Slam Win Dog Days Tournament

The Kings Slam team dominated the 2013 Dog Days Tournament going 4 - 0 in the U11 Division while scoring 18 goals and allowing only 3 including a 5 - 0 championship game.  Below are some fun pics from the weekend.

Slam Win 2nd Consecutive League Championship

In only their first year of Select level soccer, the Kings Slam have captured their second consecutive CUSL league championship.

This is a awesome accomplishment because the SLAM started at level 5 in CUSL when most new teams start at level 8.  The Slam have now won at level 5 and level 4 and will advance to CUSL level 3 in the Fall.

This team is fun to coach because they are always having fun but understand what their goal is when they take the field.  Over the past two seasons, the Slam have gone 12-2, won 2 league championships and placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the tournaments they participated in.  This Slam pride themselves on good defense and this spring they only allowed 4 goals the entire season achieving a 5-1 record.

These girls know the competitive will increase as they move to 8v8 in the fall and are excited to add two new teammates to take the next level.

With the season complete, it is time for the post season party and pictures to follow.

Xavier Head Coach Instructs Slam

This dedicated group of girls endured the weather for another personal training sesion led by Xavier university's head coach.

Kings Slam win 2nd in TFA United Cup

Another terrific weekend for the Kings Slam. Three and zero heading into the championship when a freak snow storm hits making the match a mess. Losing two to one in the championship on a play where the girls slip is understandable but we battled the freezing temperatures for a dominating weekend against some strong competition. 

This is a great start to our cusl level four spring season.

Fun Individual Routines to Show Off

In preparation for the girl's final S4 offseason trainings, the girls were encouraged to compile their own routine using a combination of the moves they have learned.  It was great fun and the girls loved it.  This video shows the girls practicing for each other.  They are supposed to have their routines memorized by next week.  I got a bunch of them in this video.  I missed a few because I did not realize it was happening right away but enjoy and get excited for your girls learning.  It is cool.




Here is a list of the moves they are allowed to pick from to build into their routine.

Girls Learning Hiance Turn

Training is important to advance our skills.  Let's see the girls use this in indoor.

Girls Learning Cryuff Turn

Here is the girls learning the Cryuff Turn

Spring Party

Team,

I would like to have a team party at the END of February / beginning of March to kick off the spring season, go over some items and have some fun.

Would someone take the lead (Kathy, Ann, Julie, Kristie, NOT ROB) on volunteering to host and assign items for us to bring?

Topics
1. Get parents in sync with learning / skills for the girls for upcoming season.
2. Where we are progress report.
3. Turn in Team paperwork if we can (Brian notarize if possible).
4. Parent discussion on calendar of activities and not burning the girls out.
5. Show some videos to parents / girls about what we want to learn so that everyone understands what they should see in the games this season.

Oh yeah and have fun.  I would love some kind of activity like making tshirts or something that gets them thinking about the team and their teammates.

Post comments to this entry so we can organize.

Did you see the Moves in the Game

Parents,

Saturday was a tough indoor game being down 3 players, playing on the large field etc.  We were not our selves the first half  playing shy, but the second half was much better and played the other team even.

The best part of the game was that MANY (maybe all) the girls were attempting to use their S4 moves in the game and that was exciting.  Some worked, some failed miserably and it was awesome.  Haley setup and got around multiple girls. Nina did a scissors while flying down the middle of the field and she even tried a Mara dona step over.  It was crazy.

Remember what we have been told is that the girls will be introduced to many moves and then grab on to the 2 or 3 they really like and perfect them.  Encourage your daughter to use these moves on Monday.  I saw Emma, Claire, Kirsten and Faye attempt or set the defender up for a move which is great.

SIDE NOTE: If really watched the game you noticed our weaknesses; cleanly receiving a ball, understanding where to go with the ball (timing), winning 50/50 balls.  Those are all areas we will be focusing on this spring season.

Indoor Game on Monday 2 /11

Remember we have a rescheduled indoor game at 5 :20 on Monday 2/11/13 at Town and County. Be there at least 10 minutes prior to game to warm up.

Slam Registered for TFA United Cup Tournament

Team,
We are registered for the TFA United Cup for the weekend of March 23rd, 2013.  This is a big tournament with competition from many states and will be a good kick off to our spring season.  The main fields are in Fairfield and Cleves OH. Mark your calendars.  The exact times will be posted on the team calendar when they are announced.

http://www.tfaunitedcup.com

Team Fees Due

Team,

We are working on the tournaments, etc to register for right now.  We do not have the exact team fees for the season yet but I am asking you to get Kathy a check for $155 as soon as reasonable and if we are off by a few dollars we can settle up.  This will give us the money to pay for the tournaments because they make us submit $450 upfront.

Just drop off the check to Kathy or me at S4. ALL checks should be made payable to Kathy Boehmer/King's Sturm Soccer and can also be paid at Bank of KY.

LAST SEASON's fees were this so I just added a few dollars just in case.

• $90.00 2 tournaments
• $12.50 Practice and game field cost
• $48.00 Referee fee
• $150.50 Total

Again, Team Fees $155.

Kings Slam Win Star Invitational Tournament

2012 Star Invitational Champions

The King's Slam GU10 soccer team dominated a windy weekend in Forest Park OH capturing their first tournament championship.  The girls were a perfect 4 - 0 giving up only 2 goals the whole tournament while scoring 14.  

The girls had tons of fun while learning what it takes to compete for an entire weekend.  Way to go girls!

2012 CUSL Fall Champions

King's slam finished the 2012 Fall season as the division 5 champions with a 7 - 1 record.  This team prides itself on strong defense allowing a league low 10 goals in 8 games.  Plus our squad posted over 30 goals giving us the best league offensive ratios.  This was a very exciting start for this team's first season in Select level soccer.

Kings Slam Website Launch

Welcome to the online home of the King's Slam, world's greatest 4th grade soccer team.  Be sure to follow the site by submitting your email address.  That will get you an automatic email on any news we post about everything.

We will add information to the site but the most important thing is the CALENDAR.  The calendar will allow Kathy to update game information easily and keep everyone in sync.

http://www.kingsslam.blogspot.com.