The long endless hours of after school practice begin. Soccer tryouts have finished and now it’s time for the season to start.
During the tryouts both boys and girls were hit with cold weather but that did not stand in the way of going out and doing what they love to do.
“The cold weather only hit the last day of tryouts and it didn’t affect us to much because our season is usually in the cold.” junior Emma Orlando said. “We had to wear more layers but besides that we are used to it.”
Others were just happy to be out with their teammates and coaches again.
“Last year I was on JV and I loved it. The players were wonderful and I loved having coach Cihal,” Orlando said.
Varsity has a great amount of pressure put on them acting like leaders of all the team.
“Varsity has team dinners before most games and it lots of fun spending time with a great group of people who have fun but also work really hard and want to win,” junior Alisa Hoban said. “Since the season hasn’t started and I was on JV last year I’m really looking forward to being able to learn from the varsity team and hopefully we can have a great season.”
This year’s players have very high expectations.
“I expect the teams to be good, and I hope that varsity will be able to make it all the way,” Orlando said. “All the players are super dedicated and have skills they will be able to bring to the table to make a solid team.”
The soccer team has a strong bond that allows them to exceed their expectations it helps with the chemistry and the way they play on the field.
“The team bond for all the soccer girls is really strong because of the amount of time we spend together and how much of a team sport soccer is in general,” Hoban said. “The experience being on the Bowie soccer team is really great. Doing something I love with a bunch of really great people, I couldn’t ask for something better.”