Dear Friends -
As the first days of the Hanover High School season come close, we will begin daily blogs with updated information about tryouts, preseason, and the school season ahead. I ask every player and parents to check the blog every day, in the morning. No more travel stories. The blog will be confined specifically to Hanover High soccer. We currently have 94 players registered through the Family ID program, most of these are complete and "cleared". Several players need to have physical examination results uploaded or turned in to the athletic office. No player can participate without a completed registration. Please contact the HHS Athletic Office with questions.
All players in all grades, trying out for any level of soccer, are invited to fitness testing on Sunday and tryouts beginning on Monday. There will be tryout opportunities for subvarsity players on August 26-27, but these will be more limited that usual due to the later start date for tryouts.
There will be registration and fitness testing on Sunday, August 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the high school. Players should wear training or running shoes. There will be no soccer and no soccer balls. We will met in the back parking lot near the running track. We are still working on the format for fitness testing, due to the ongoing work on the turf field. We will be done by 7:30 pm.
Tryouts for all levels will begin on Monday, August 19th at the Dresden Athletic Fields in Norwich. Players must be equipped with shin guards. Mouthpieces will not be required for the first three days, but all players must be prepared to use a mouthguard beginning on Thursday, and every player must provide his own mouthguard. HHS will not provide mouthguard this year. Players must bring plenty of drinking water. One 8-12 ounce bottle of water is not enough. Morning tryouts will be from 10:00 - Noon on Monday-Wednesday. Evening sessions for candidates will be from 5:00- 7:00 on Monday, and from 4:00 - 5:30 Tuesday and Wednesday.
There will be featured games every evening Monday-Wednesday. On Monday there will be two games at 6:00 - Juniors vs. Seniors and Freshmen vs. Sophomores. On Tuesday, we will host the Royal Grammar School from Newcastle, England, playing a squad of varsity-level players. Kickoff is at 6:00. Every Hanover player in the program is invited for a picnic supper after practice, just before kickoff. The Hanover and Newcastle players will have their supper after the game, washed down with the obligatory chocolate milk. The 30 or so Newcastle players will be staying with us for two nights, and we are still looking for hosts. The RSG requirements are for players to be housed in pairs. Please contact me if you are able to host.
On Wednesday morning, during tryouts, we will have a second game with the RGS and Hanover Varsity reserves, kicking off at 10:30. The Newcastle players will be on their own during the afternoon, and return to host families in the evening. The featured game at Dresden Wednesday evening will be the annual Alumni Game, kicking off at 6:00.
There will be tryouts continuing on Thursday and Friday morning only, from 10:00 - Noon. We will be sending Varsity and Varsity Reserve teams to Keene on Thursday and Friday for scrimmages.
The Thursday games will be at Keene State College at 7:00 and 8:00, departing HHS art 4:30. The games Friday will be at 4:00 and 5:00, departing at 2:30.
The Varsity team will be named Friday night at 8:00 p.m. The Varsity will train twice on Saturday, and a JV group will play in the West High School Jamboree. The Varsity will travel to Windridge on Sunday, August 25 at 2:00. All other teams will be off on Sunday.
Stay tuned for daily updates to the schedule. Please check the blog daily, and contact Coach Grabill with questions: coachgrabill@gmail.com
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