Day 16 Last Day of Preseason Camp

The morning session started with a pre game interview for tomorrow's opening game and I probably should have shaved for the occasion but was pushed for time this morning.  You can watch the interview here and read the season outlook.
http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/082312aab.html

Nice backdrop of the players getting ready for the session, the American flag and the Mount Vernon Clock Tower ringing for our 10am start.

Less about me and more about Seth Rudolph who was named Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team by College Sports Madness, and he was tabbed the No. 4 Player to Watch in the Atlantic 10 by Top Drawer Soccer.  See the article on our GWsports.com blog 22&G Blog

The last session of preseason camp went well with everyone working towards our goal of being ready for tomorrow.  Just finishing touches on some set plays and shape and we were ready to get another splendid lunch from Catering Manager Coach Irizarry.  Don't worry parents, fans, GW administration, he doesn't cook the food but puts a lot of thought and time into ordering it and pasta with chicken and bread rolls was the meal of day.

With the afternoon off my staff and I discussed our final thoughts for the game tomorrow and we were all in agreement that neither of us would be playing tomorrow.  No spoiler there, Coach Felix never got on the field in preseason, Irizarry was superb and average so too inconsistent and I just couldn't find a role that would allow me to stay in the Center circle without running too much and just pinging the ball around.  Bottom line, no eligibility and not good enough anyways.

As we end our preseason Camp I'd like to thank Coaches Felix and Irizarry for their hard work during the long days, Marta for keeping the guys healthy and the DC weather for being somewhat kind to us.  To you guys, just a reminder to show up for work on Monday as we got a long way to go and this was only the beginning of our journey.
Also had some great calls, emails and tweets from alumni and friends today wishing the lads the best for the season so thanks again for your support and hope to see you at some games this year.

Magic Moment of the Day
The end of preseason and tomorrow the regular season begins