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CBC SOCCER WINS 8th STATE TITLE IN 2012 Who'da thunk it?
When the time came to start tryouts
(Aug. 6, 2012) for the 2012 Boys High School Soccer Season, the Cadets of CBC
were starting off a bit short. After taking roll call on the first day, 10
returning players did not answer when their names were called. That number
included 8 players who had opted for the US Soccer Development Academy Program,
one player who had serious concussion issue from the previous season, and a
senior who opted for early retirement. Then to add salt to the wound, the first
day of tryouts was the absolute worst in my 42 years of CBC Soccer. Welcome to
my world!
Well, that was how things started - thank goodness for years
of experience and a calm, patient approach. The second day was better, (it had
to be, right) and at the end of the first week, one of the Academy players
asked if he could re-join the team. Things were looking better! We established
our season goals very early on - since every team except Chaminade lost players
to the Academy, our goal was to be the best of the rest, and if we got a shot
at Chaminade down the road, to beat them!
The approach taken by the
coaching staff was the urgent need to raise the level of play amongst our team,
in a short period of time. We have the first three weeks to conduct tryouts (a
five day period), and train the team to prepare for the season ahead.
Obviously, losing the number of players we did, also affected the quality of
play and the experience level as well. We tried to speed the development
process by implementing regular indoor training sessions where we played
Futsal. The speed of play, number of touches, the decision-making
opportunities, combined with the goal-scoring chances provided us the best way
to move forward fast. The kids enjoyed the training and we could see a steady
improvement in the group. We were still a long way from where we needed to be,
but we were moving in the right direction.
We open our season with the
always challenging CBC Tournament, featuring DeSmet, SLUH, Vianney and host CBC
in a round-robin affair. You play all three teams and the winner is determined
by a point system. CBC won the Tournament with 2 wins and a tie!! The first
Championship of the season and it felt great! We had made a splash and we were
staying above water. It was in the following week, that we lost 2 of our senior
captains - one with a concussion and the other with a lower leg injury. They
would not return until early October, yet the schedule remained, tough as it
was. We were faced with the task of replacing these talented, experienced team
leaders for the next 12 games, to include 2 major Tournaments. We managed to go
10-2 during that time, winning our bracket in the prestigious Gateway Classic
Tournament and losing the Championship game in the CYC Tournament. It was
during this time that we built our depth, character and our belief system that
would carry us through the rest of season. As a team, we learned how to deal
with adversity and how to depend on teammates to get through the tough times -
which paid huge dividends in the end! read entire article
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State Champions
2009
Boys,
I want to thank you for the wonderful season and the
beautiful Final game. The Final represented a culmination of everything that we
did and everything that we were about this past season. It all came together in
one glorious game, where we demonstrated in so many ways, and that is why we
are the Champions.
Welcome to a very exclusive group - a group that has
in common the successful completion of a desired goal that is shared by many,
but achieved by a very few. The memories will never leave you, nor will they
ever diminish - they are yours to treasure for the rest of your lives. Welcome
also into the history of CBC, CBC Soccer, CBC-SLUH rivalries, St. Louis soccer
and St. Louis High School Soccer. You have left a permanent and lasting mark
that will be there forever - you have stamped your greatness along with others
of deserving status. People will applaud you for the result, but they should
also applaud the process of what it took to reach that goal. Last night's game
will fuel the fire for barroom banter for another 20 years among the die-hard
CBC-SLUH alumni and fans who are always looking to one-up the other. People
will say that CBC dominated a good SLUH team and did not allow SLUH any chance
to play their game, much less be in the game. Congrats and enjoy !!
As
a coach, I will always remember the Final as a special moment because so much
was riding on the outcome and so much came together to produce the all-time
best game possible. When you can take away what the other team wants and needs
to do and still play your game at the highest level, it just doesn't get any
better that that. When we met on Saturday morning to discuss the tactics for
the game, I had a good feeling that everyone shared in the idea and thought
that it was the best way to play. Part two was to play it on the field - it was
as close to a perfect game as I could have ever imagined (Fairshon gave you a
100 rating, 'nuff said). But maybe more important to me was how maturely you
approached and played the game - there were so many great efforts and wonderful
play that it seemed that the game was easy and fun for you, even though it was
a Championship game played before 5,000 people. We asked to relax and enjoy the
moment, have fun and do your best -- that is just what you did and your
performance was awesome. There was only one team playing in the Final, and you
played to a Championship level, thus deserving to be recognized for the
Champions that you are. I am sad to see it all end, but could not be happier
for the way that it ended. Every one of you are a special part of this success
and everyone together made it happen.
Thanks for the memories -- I have truly been blessed to be
able to be a part of this with you.
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