Than you for making Summer Games a big success. Our team played Premiere and D1 state teams. This type of competition makes us stronger and helps us grow considerably.
As we turn to the summer months, and the coming year, there is obviously a bigger commitment belonging to a state team. Part of this commitment involves extra work. We need to build strength and endurance as players and as a team.
Your player needs to complete multiple, multiple homework sheets in-between practices.
Your player needs to run at least 5 miles per week, at this point,on their own. By Summer’s end we will increase this requirement. Find some way to make it fun(reward them, kisses, music, whatever it takes). Do it with your player.
I know there are scout camps, family vacations, and other time consuming activities but please help them establish a routine to follow. They will probably not accomplish their homework without your help, planning, and tracking.
Practices will now be 2 hours and involve strength drills. Many club teams work with outside training facilities to help in their players conditioning. We will not chose this route at this time. I recently spoke with a coach who stated he sub’d players now to give playing time to other players, not because players were tired or winded. This level of play is where we should aspire to achieve.
Here are three links to help break up individual training and homework sessions. Your player can incorporated the Wolverine Homework with these videos.
Please let me know if you have questions regarding this new expectation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0MevSrNlF8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dam94vmAY8k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjTYyAIBOs&feature=related
Go Wolverines
Jon

P.S Homework sheets can be found under documents at team pages.