5 things to know about the cchs girls junior varsity soccer team

BY Clarice Buril, as told to MIchael Campbell

1. Tackling pregame

For game days, we usually do our little warm up, which is less than our stretches. Then, we do some simple (passing) drills (and), sometimes, (we) just shoot, but it really depends on where we’re playing.

2. just keep running

We do more conditioning than the varsity (soccer team) does, which is kind of surprising to me. I think the whole difference between varsity and (junior varsity) isn’t necessarily skill, it’s just the drive to work and how conditioned you are. Obviously, if you get tired after like 10 minutes, you can’t play on varsity because they have longer halves, so conditioning is definitely important.

3. Better than the basics

I think a lot of people think the girls team (doesn’t) know how to dribble and (do) things that are basic, like ball touches. But from what I’ve seen, or at least maybe not even not at Clarke Central (High School) but like at the Young Men’s Christian Association, I think the women have better footwork. I think there’s also just that stereotype that the boys put in more work, but from what I see, the boys usually just scrimmage and we do more conditioning.

4. heart of a gladiator

I really love the coaches. I think (head girls JV soccer coach Alex) Sams is almost a parental figure. (He’s) that type of person (who) praises you when you’re doing things correctly, but then also gets on you when you’re making simple mistakes, but it’s not like you’re getting yelled at. (The coaches are) trying to boost your confidence and just make sure you’re doing what you need to do.

5. key to success

I would definitely say the CCHS soccer community (is a key) because I think no matter who you are, no matter how you behave, you are just people. It’s really just an open community. There’s so many different people that play (in) it, and everyone’s open-minded, so you really bond with everybody.