Buckeye League Division

Girls/Parents,

The Final Buckeye League Fall 2013 Divisions came out.  We have been placed in the Elite 2 Division.  This is actually 1 division higher than I really wanted for our team.  There is Elite 1, Elite 2, Premier 1, Premier 2, and Premier 3.

To put things in perspective, we are in a higher division than the Cincy West Heat who won our CUSL Divisioin 1.  They are in Premier 1.  The Cincy West SWAT, who I believe we tied, is in the Premier 2 division.  We are in the Same Division as two other Kings--Kings Central Team 1 and Kings East Team 1. The only other King team above us is the Kings Hammer Academy Team 1 which is in the Elite 1 division.

If you heard we were in the last division (Premier 3), we were.  Both Gary and I sent letters to petition to move higher.  So, that is how we got placed in the Elite 2 division.

Parents/Girls, the teams in this division are teams that practice 3 days a week, and are in 3-5 tournaments per season.

For us to be competitive in this division, we have a LOT of work ahead of us.

PLEASE make sure you are working on your own.  With many of the girls playing Freshmen soccer for their school, we aren't having the practices that these other teams have.  So PLEASE, make sure you are working on your weaknesses on your own.  Skill moves over and over again at GAME SPEED, and constant 1 touch wall passing with your left foot.  If you don't, it will show right away what girls don't belong in this league...  I would never bet against our team, but we do have a mountain in front of us, and each girl needs to really take on the responsibility to work on their own--or I promise the result in terms of wins and losses will not be good.  If you work hard, I am confident it will!!!

Congrats--your hard work thus far has put you in a division that will help you in the future get college attention. Continue to work hard, so we can stay in this division, and eventually move up!

Brian