Rampage

Hello Rampage Parents!

On Monday, June 11th we will be officially kicking off our "Extra Mile" program.  I am very excited to do this with the team.  For ease of communication, I am sending the players home with a paper to help them keep track of their time spent at home.  The paper is divided into weeks.  At the first practice of each week, your player needs to return the slip reporting their activity for the week prior. I have asked for parents initials to keep everyone honest.

The point of the program is to have the player condition for soccer at home. There are four things that they can do that count for this program.

1. Run the mile and get themselves in shape and prepared for the bigger field
2. Work on their personal goal
3. Any other conditioning activities.  This includes but is not limited to: running and dribbling the ball, juggles, sprints, pull-backs, pretty much anything soccer related.  If they are touching the ball at home then this counts.  The more they touch the ball the better they will do in the game.  Coming to additional conditioning activities counts towards this as does any other soccer clinics that your daughter attends this summer. 
4.  Working on homework from Nic. 

The one player with the most time spent at home for the week OR making noticeable progress by the coaches will be awarded a $5 prize. Encourage them to participate and to try their best. I want this program to be a positive experience for everyone. Please remind your daughter that they should be conditioning for the season anyway even if they aren't chosen that week for the $5 prize. The whole team benefits when individuals practice at home.

We will be having a party at the end of the summer for EVERYONE on the team. It will be a pie throwing party. (Not an actual pie, but whip cream on a paper plate... still extremely fun. No one will be asked to make a pie, just in case that thought crossed your mind! LOL)   For every two weeks your daughter participates, they will earn 1 pie to throw.  There are 10 weeks in the summer so each girl could earn five pies.  I am hoping the coaches agree to have pies thrown at them, but if they don't the girls will be throwing pies at each other. If your daughter chooses not to work on soccer at home, that is okay.  They can still come and laugh as the pies start flying. I will work out the details for this party as the summer progresses.  Parents will be asked for donations for this party of either a food item or whip cream. I'll keep you posted. I am also OPEN to suggestions if you have an idea on how to make this celebration a memorable and fun experience for the girls.