Andover Field Hockey Game Analysis

On February 28, 2005, I experienced one of the most exciting events that anyone could ever experience – winning a State Championship. The day my soccer team made history is a day I’ll never forget. However it is not just that day we won the title, but the whole experience of the preceding season that got us there. From start to finish, my team’s 2004-2005 season taught me that the platitude is true. You can do anything you set your mind to.

Skating is the most important hockey skill. Players must be able to turn sharply, skate backwards and perform many other maneuvers while skating at top speed. They must be able to do this with their head up and while stick handling the puck.

While other students were out celebrating the first week of summer, the New Albany Girls Lacrosse team was practicing for one of the biggest moments in their lives. They were preparing to compete in the Division II Lacrosse State Championship Game on June 1st. The team had one week to ensure they knew their plays, calls and were general ready for one of the toughest games of the year. Among this team there were twenty-five girls, and within this group of girls there were only two goalies. These two goalies, Kathleen Schell and Grace Anthony, had to hold the team together. Kathleen was talking to Grace before the end of practice and told her “I am really nervous, because I don’t know who coach is going to throw out there first. Also, what if

But what may have been overlooked was the Prospect Defense, who throughout all of the games twists and turns stayed strong and was a big part of the Knights victory According to Knights Head Coach Mike Sebestyen.

The next game was early in the morning against region 3 who is known to have some of the best players around nut after the end of the 2nd period we were tied 3-3. “Lets rush the the nat and try to score”, Matt our top scorer said. “No, let's just stay in our own zone and just play defence and not then them score. after we see a weakness we just rush ahead and attack!” said Joe, another player on the team. I didn’t think much of Joe and I voted for Matt’s idea. I shouldn't have. The nest period we got swept off our feet the the south in the dust bowl. We lost

At the start of the 2nd quarter, the score was 8-16, Wellington in the lead. One of the impressive skills that Wellington has

He feels that with the strides that the team and him are making, they are competitive now more than

1. It was important for us to be reminded of our goal. There would be days when we will not do so great in practice but at the end of the day we still wanted to win. But how could you get the score you want if you can’t put the hard work that it takes to get what you

“We feel good after the win.” Coach Kylie Whaley said, “We have worked on playing together as a team, we’ve struggled with that in some areas throughout the season, so I think we’re finally getting to the point where that’s all coming together.”

Captain John Kennedy had a fantastic day out, as did Chad Porter and Brendan Raeli for Mounties, as they blew the game out in the final quarter of the game to claim the premiership.

I felt that this was the game in which our team found our groove and finally connected together for an entire ninety minutes. From then on we took each game one step at a time and considered our opponents one at a time, and in doing so, focusing on the smaller goals allowed us to achieve our greatest goals. This season is the first time in program history that women’s soccer at Fairleigh Dickinson has gone undefeated. Not only that, but it is the first time FDU has won the women’s soccer title in the NEC tournament and therefore, it is our first birth into the NCAA tournament. Having all of these accomplishments all happen in senior year makes these moments even more special, and looking back on it now, having the hardships of our past is what prepared us for greatness this

“At halftime although they rallied back in the 2nd quarter and tied it up 17-17, I was still very confident in my team”, Jyron Russell, Quarterback/Wide Receiver exclaimed.

“We played a great game today and I am glad we were able to pull away with the win.”said Hughson’s Morgan Ehlers

"We made some mistakes," defensive coordinator Tony Gibson said. "We could have had another couple turnovers the other day and dropped some. But we still have a lot of stuff to clean up. We are not close to being where we need to be. Our kids aren't satisfied. We're not satisfied. Obviously, we got to continue to keep getting better."

This research paper is going to discuss facts about hockey and rules of hockey and the history of hockey.