Sheriff Joe
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2019 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!!
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Zerodenero
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eastbaysoccer
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WCC games vs. PAC-12
Santa Clara vs. Oregon, UCLA, Stanford, CAL and Arizona
Loyola vs. Wash State
USF vs. USC and Stanford
Gonzaga vs. Wash State
Portland vs. Oregon, CAL, Washington
BYU vs. Utah
Pepperdine vs. Stanford, UCLA, Washington State
USD vs. CAL, Utah , OSU
Santa Clara vs. Oregon, UCLA, Stanford, CAL and Arizona
Loyola vs. Wash State
USF vs. USC and Stanford
Gonzaga vs. Wash State
Portland vs. Oregon, CAL, Washington
BYU vs. Utah
Pepperdine vs. Stanford, UCLA, Washington State
USD vs. CAL, Utah , OSU
Sheriff Joe
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No, I forgot how to message.The eye in the sky.
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MakeAPlay
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Plenty of chances for the WCC to measure itself. It looks like only Colorado and the Arizona schools don't play at least one WCC team.
MakeAPlay
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Colorado only has 24 players on their roster and 9 of them are freshman 1 is a transfer that didn't play much and 3 are keepers. That means 21 field players of which only 13 were in the program last year. They are going to be an interesting team to watch this year. They are going to have to gel quickly and many of their young players from last season are going to be forced into leadership roles.
Arizona State is looking more and more like a likely 4th place team. They aren't in the league of Stanford, UCLA or $C but seem to have more returning than Colorado and Arizona and they beat Washington and Wazzu last year. Utah returns 8 starters plus they get back a 9th player that was a starter before injury and they might turn out to be Arizona State's main competition for the 4th spot not Colorado or Arizona.
As usual there are several tiers of teams in the PAC 12 this season although there is quite a bit of a gap between the teams in each tier and the teams in the next tier down. It should be another interesting season and hopefully more this season will see closer to the 8 teams from the conference that got into the tournament in 2016 and less close to last season's meager (but strong) 5 team field.
Good luck to all who have players playing this season.
Arizona State is looking more and more like a likely 4th place team. They aren't in the league of Stanford, UCLA or $C but seem to have more returning than Colorado and Arizona and they beat Washington and Wazzu last year. Utah returns 8 starters plus they get back a 9th player that was a starter before injury and they might turn out to be Arizona State's main competition for the 4th spot not Colorado or Arizona.
As usual there are several tiers of teams in the PAC 12 this season although there is quite a bit of a gap between the teams in each tier and the teams in the next tier down. It should be another interesting season and hopefully more this season will see closer to the 8 teams from the conference that got into the tournament in 2016 and less close to last season's meager (but strong) 5 team field.
Good luck to all who have players playing this season.
MakeAPlay
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Wazzu is going to be pretty strong too and will be another team looking to slide into that 4th spot in the PAC 12. They return 8 starters and most of their key subs and they get a decent transfer from Stanford that could have an impact and their keeper that got injured early in the season was granted a 6th year of eligibility. They are going to be deep. Their only vulnerability will be them losing 2 defenders that were 4 year starters. They game plan was to defend and counter (they beat UCLA 1-0 while getting outshot 19-6 and tied Stanford 1-1 getting outshot 34-16 yet lost to Arizona getting outshot 15-7 amd Arizona State 15-14).
They have their work cut out for them figuring out their defensive starters but if they can do that they should have another return trip to the Sweet 16.
They have their work cut out for them figuring out their defensive starters but if they can do that they should have another return trip to the Sweet 16.
outside!
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Colorado has a sophomore that played more minutes than any player on the team as a freshman. She is also a natural leader that is great at solving problems on the field. If they are smart she will be team captain as a sophomore. I would advise any player standing in front of her when she shoots to move out of the way.
MakeAPlay
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They are an interesting case. I would imagine that Korniak and Thompson will be the captains as both are going into their 4th year as starters. They definitely have some talented sophomores on the team and they will definitely be contenders. They only gave up a goal a game. The only concern that I would have is figuring out how to navigate their schedule. They have a difficult setup with them opening conference play on the road against Arizona and then in the middle of conference play they go to UCLA and $C followed by 3 games in a row at home against Arizona State, Stanford and Cal. Those are 5 tough games in a row that would test any team. Last season Colorado collapsed down the stretch losing 4 games in a row and ending what was their best start to a season in quite an inglorious manner. They better figure out how to better navigate their tough stretch because just like last season they get the 3 best teams in the conference all in a row and this time they don't get the advantage of altitude and a home crowd.
Lot's of storylines to follow this season.
Simisoccerfan
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Final doctors appointment tomorrow and we fly out on Saturday to get my daughter to camp. She is running and kicking now with no pain. Been practicing with her club but no contact yet. Working hard on fitness but not fully fit yet which is understandable being a little over 5 months out from ACL surgery. I am excited but already sad.
SpeedK1llz
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Great news! I wish your player all the best and a speedy and full recovery!
Stupid to have her return so quickly. High probability she will reinjure herself. I have seen it over and over again. She will compensate for it and 'pop' she is done. I am not even talking about the mental aspect of her injury.
Simisoccerfan
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She is not cleared to return yet and she is not returning "so quickly". She is rehabbing from her injury. That includes running and kicking right now per her Doctor and PT. She will continue her rehabbing at camp and will only return when she is ready which might be sometime this season or it might not be till Spring.
MakeAPlay
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It gets better. It is still tough for it to sink in that your baby is leaving the nest....
outside!
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It does get better. I managed to not cry until after we had driven away from her dorm last year. Moving her into her apartment this year was much easier. We are lucky she is not too far away. Best of luck to your daughter!
no reason to rush back when there aren't millions of dollars at stake. Best to get stronger, focus on school and come out 100% healthy next fall!
MakeAPlay
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Last couple of days before the ladies check into training camp. This is the 4th and final time so I am feeling grateful that she has made it this far. She helped recruit an AA transfer that is going to compete for one of the outside back spots. It never ceases to amaze me how much of a crucible her team is. Where else outside of Palo Alto do you get a star transfer who is told that she isn't going to play her preferred position because they have it covered and that she will be given the chance to compete for a different position, and they sign up for it? Not to mention that one of the players that plays your position, helps to recruit you to the team? Players have to have courage and confidence to step into such a situation where almost everyone is a YNT player and it is a battle to not only make it in the starting XI but just to get game minutes! It breeds a certain level of mental toughness that is pretty evident among the players on the team (I have seen the same mental toughness among Cardinal players too).
Good luck to all of the other parents of players going to camp this weekend. Enjoy the ride it is over fast. And enjoy your last two free weekends until November/December.
Good luck to all of the other parents of players going to camp this weekend. Enjoy the ride it is over fast. And enjoy your last two free weekends until November/December.
eastbaysoccer
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It’s because of a common goal they all have, to win a national championship. Sacrifices have to be made, egos checked at the door.
Simisoccerfan
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This is a bit crazy but my dd Dr just cleared her to return to sport with no restrictions except to wear her acl brace. 5 months 1 week. He did a whole bunch of tests and said her recovery is great and she is ready. Now she is not fully fit yet and obviously the college Drs will need to make their own evaluation which likely could still lead to redshirting.
eastbaysoccer
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And that’s what doctors told Kevin Durant and he was getting around the clock PT by the best in the business. He proceeded to tear his Achilles.
Protect your baby girl from herself, make her sit out this year and come out gangbusters next year.