Boys soccer provided with strong senior leadership

As a four year varsity soccer player, captain and senior Stephen Griswold is setting an example for the younger varsity players.

According to the younger members of the team, Griswold is a strong team captain with experience, knowledge, and charisma.

“We have strong leaders on our team, who work with us on and off the field,” sophomore Chad Eckman said. “At practice they help keep us focused and organized.”

The team is very early into the season, with lots of new talent and time for individual improvement.

“Our young team has done a great job holding off the other teams,” Eckman said. “Our under classmen have come with valuable experience from their competitive teams.”

Griswold and the other senior players set a good example for the team which makes up for the lack of team members due to competitive soccer.

Players who are new to the varsity team are getting their chance to improve in games, and show what they can do.

“The team has really had to step it up because we’ve been missing so many players,” Eckman said. “A lot of players who usually wouldn’t get as much time in the game have had the opportunity to play, which will help in the long run.”

Many players are hoping to better themselves from this experience.

“It feels good to know that I was chosen over so many other people to be on varsity,” sophomore Steve Ibanez said. “It’s a new experience for me. I want to make the most of it by improving a lot this season.”

As a team also the players are taking many other steps to improve, and help them in the future, or CIF.

“We’re working on playing more of a possession game,” Griswold said. “We need to play the ball more in the middle of the field.”

Every member of the team is thinking of ways to improve to make it to CIF, whether it’s in the center of the field or the front.

“We need to follow through with our shots better,” Ibanez said. “We have to take advantage of every opportunity we have to make a shot on the opponents goal.”

But, in order to maintain their current status, the team cannot lose hold of the skills that they already have.

According to Ibanez and Griswold, those key ingredients include communication, leadership, and organization, all being necessities for an exceptional team.

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