TEAM LVS Week #5

TEAM LVS enjoyed a 4-day week with Technique and Tactics on Tuesday and Friday and Classroom on Thursday. Wednesday the entire program spent time with the residents at the Lakewood Village Retirement Home. The Lady Vikings were able to touch the lives of the residents in many different ways from serving cookies, to painting nails, to just listening to stories. Many of the residents have no family to come visit them, so having these young ladies around the home, brightens the day for these residents. The Lady Vikings will continue to be active in the Lakewood Village Retirement Home throughout the year.

TEAM LVS Week 4

A full week for the first time in 2 weeks, saw TEAM LVS get to work on the field on Tuesday and Friday... the team is getting a lot of work on the technical elements of the game and this week in and around goal. Friday the team got an opportunity to go to goal in 2v2 and 4v4 situations and the group looked sharp. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday the group spent time in the classroom organizing their leadership manuals, with an emphasis on details, mental evaluation, and IMPACT. The group also discussed what they have determined as their building blocks. It was exciting to see so many players give their input. Next week, the players will begin their fitness logs and travel to Lakewood Village on Wednesday.

TEAM LVS Week 3

The Lady Vikings enjoyed a 4-day week with the group celebrating Labor Day on Monday. The team comes in on Tuesday and hit the field with a technical session followed up with a possession emphasis. Wednesday and Thursday the group was in the classroom hitting on the Mental Makings of a Champion and their Mentoring Groups. The discussions are becoming much more interesting as more players are getting involved. Friday the group hit the field again with a technical emphasis on taking space and dribbling. As temperatures rised above 100, the group pushed through and are becoming more comfortable with each other. Week 4 will be the first full week in 2 weeks and the focus will continue on getting the group closer with each other on and off the field.

TEAM LVS Week 2

A short week this week with early dismissal on Wednesday and a Pep Rally today, but much covered in Week 2 of the Lady Vikings quest for their 5th State Championship. The Lady Vikings continued working on their Leadership Manuals to set the tone for the year, focused on their mentoring groups, made their weekly visit to Lakewood Village Retirement home, and collected materials to decorate the locker room. Team LVS "Something Special About You" Brackets comes to a clsoe with Maddie Cook's, "touched by Sandra Bullock" taking the top spot. The group will hit the field a couple days next week and in the classroom the players will discuss their IMPACT sheets that are due on Tuesday.

TOP 10 Moments in TEAM LVS History

The Nolan Catholic Women's Soccer Program has enoyed a long history of success and tradition and since 1983 has won 491 games for an average of 17 wins per year. here are the Top 10 Moments in TEAM LVS history... #10 Beat Plano in shootout to win Lewisville Cup in 2000..... #9 Tied Espinoza in Tri-Valley Classic in San Francisco, CA in 2002..... #8 1st Televised game against St. Thomas Aquinas from Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2007..... #7 Beat St Agnus in Shootout to advance to Final Four in 2002..... #6 First TAPPS State Championship in 1985(3-Peat through 1987)..... #5 Defeated #1 ranked Colleyville Heritage 2-0 in 1999 to move to #3 in the country..... #4 Won the National High School Association Championship in Orlando, Fl over St. Pius X from Georgia in 2002..... #3 Beat #1 ranked Ursuline in Shootout to win district in 2001..... #2 1st National Ranking at #22 in 1999..... #1 Tied #1 ranked St. Thomas Aquinas from Florida 2-2 on television on PK by Mallory Baum in last minute of play

TEAM LVS Week 1 in the books

It has been an exciting week as the group is getting familiar with each other through community service projects, mentoring groups, and leadership activities. TEAM LVS spent the week in the classroom going over the upcoming year and then hit the field on Friday and head coach, Jay Fitzgerald was impressed. "We have to focus on the details and keep it simple," Fitzgerald commented, "I am happy with what I saw today." The players will continue to discuss the building blocks of a Lady Vikings Program that has enjoyed a tremendous history of success. The 2012-2013 Lady Vikings will go for program win #500. The Nolan Catholic Women's Soccer Program has an average of 17 wins per season for an overall record since the 1983 season of 491-178-75.

TEAM LVS Reports Tomorrow for 2012-2013 Season

The upcoming season couldn't get here fast enough after a heartbreaking golden goal defeat to St. Agnes with 16 seconds to go in double OT last season; the first season in 12 years the Lady Vikings have not made it to the State Championship match. With 62 players signed up to play soccer this year, this looks to be a very exciting year. The 62 players is the 2nd most to sign-up to play soccer since the 2005 season when there were 3 teams under the LVS umbrella, a varsity team and 2 JV squads. Jay Fitzgerald returns for his 14th season as head coach for the Lady Vikings along with his brother, Todd as his assistant. New to the staff this year is Alex Mechalske, who is the most decorated Lady Vikings player in the history of the program. All players will meet in room E10, Thursday, August 16th at 2:25pm. Stay tuned for more updates, information, and excitement about TEAM LVS throughout the year by following us on our blog and on twitter @nolansoccer.