All players need to be sure that you have all paperwork completed before the 1st practice.
*Apply for admissions (if not done), www.wwcc.wy.edu/admissions/registra.htm
*Apply for housing (if not done), see www.wwcc.wy.edu/housing/Be sure to tell them that you are on a soccer scholarship
*Send in your deposit for housing (if not done) - $150 This should have been done ASAP
* Complete the FAFSA for financial aid (if not done), see www.fafsa.ed.gov/ WWCC cannot award you any money until this is completed (academic or athletic)
* Sign & return 1 copy of National Letter of Intent and WWCC Letter of Intent. If your NLI is not there yet be patient (it will come when all paperwork is cleared).
* For new students at WWCC, you need to complete a new student orientation and advising. Here are the dates and times: 7/9 at 6pm, 7/20 at 1pm or 6pm, 7/28 at 1pm, 8/12 at 1pm or 6 pm, and 8/24 at 1pm. Contact admissions to sign up for one by e-mail at admissions@wwcc.wy.edu
* Physicals are to be taken care of by the athlete before our first practice. The college needs them completed on the forms they are sending you.The college has or will soon be mailing you the forms. They should be arriving soon. If you don’t have a physical or insurance info in on the college's deadline then you cannot practice when you arrive
* Don’t wait for the last minute or you will not be able to practice
Preseason Practices
We will ask you to come to campus on Monday August 10th . The exact time will be worked out soon .
A rough draft of the first week looks like this. Things may change.
Monday August 10th -
Move in morning-afternoon
Team meeting late afternoon with team dinner, 1st team practice at night.
Tuesday August 11th – Friday August 14th
7:30 am team breakfast
9:00 am practice
12:00 pm team lunch
12:30 pm afternoon break
4:00 pm team weight training/team building time
6:00 pm team dinner
7:00 pm team scrimmage
Saturday August 15th
7:30 am team breakfast
9:00 am practice
12:00 pm team lunch
Sunday August 16th – OFF
I will also be sending you a written letter hopefully by the end of July to explain more of my philosophy and strategies.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
2009 Summer Update #2 - July
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Summer 2009 - Update #1 - June
All Players need to have all paperwork and administrative items taken care off and handed in before the first practice.
1) If you have not done so please apply for admissions at the college asap. See www.wwcc.wy.edu/admissions/registra.htm this takes about 10 - 15 minutes.
2) If you have not done so please apply for housing on campus. See www.wwcc.wy.edu/housing/ and please inform them that you are a member of the men's soccer team there should be rooms reserved for you.
3) Send in your housing deposit of $150.00. The sooner this is done the better. You can even send it in via the telephone at 307-382 - 1845.
4) Complete the FAFSA this is found at www.fafsa.ed.gov/ (this is for players receiving any financial aid and are US citizens) WWCC cannot award any federal money (scholarships) until this is completed.
5) If you have not already done so sign and return 1 copy of your National Letter of Intent and your WWCC Letter of Intent. This is of course for those who are receiving a scholarship for soccer, all walk-ons need not worry about this step. If your NLI has not yet arrived it will soon please either call me or the WWCC financial aid office for updates on the Letter of Intent.
6) For all new students WWCC you need to attend a new student orientation and advising. The dates and times for this summer are; June 22nd at 1pm or 6pm, July 9th at 6pm, July 20th at 1pm or 6pm, July 28th at 1pm, August 12th at 1pm or 6 pm, and August 24th at 1pm. When you decide which best fits your schedule please registrar at www.wwcc.wy.edu/advising/notice.htm Also realize you will already be on campus for the August 12th and August 24th dates so those would work well for you. Also when everything is done please inform me when you are coming so I can meet you on campus.
7) Physicals will again be taken care of my the athlete before the first practice. In the next 2 - 4 weeks you will receive a packet from the WWCC athletic department with your insurance and physical examination forms. Please use the physical form from WWCC and please fill-out and send back in your insurance information as soon as possible.
8) When you register for classes this fall please realize that all practices when school starts will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm so try not to schedule classes/labs during those times.
9) As of right now we are planning on having everyone move in on Wednesday August 12th with our first practice being the night on the 12th. Things sometimes change due to the availability of dorms etc...
10) Please send your final official high school and any official college transcripts to WWCC as soon as they are available. This is very important, the transcripts need to be cleared for you to be eligible to play in the fall.
11) See link to the right entitled Summer Workouts to see what you should be doing every day this summer to stay fit. We will have a fitness test on the first day this fall and if you are not fit it will show and it could effect your playing time.
12) I am getting ready to release the information about our 2009 recruiting class. If you could do the following for me:
E-mail me the following information if possible at jatkinso@wwcc.wy.edu
a) An action photo of you playing soccer
b) Any on the field honors you received - all-state, all-conference, team MVP, team captain ...
c) Any other information about yourself that you would like me to release to the press. Feel free to brag yourself up, you are playing college soccer so be proud of what you have accomplished.
13) Also we are in need of a few players to walk-on to the team to fill out our roster at 25 players. If you know of anyone who just wants to go to school and play on the team get them in contact with me as soon as possible.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Spring Weight Lifting Total
We set a team goal to lift 220,000 pounds per person in 16 weight training sessions between the fall and the spring semester. Here are the students who reached the peak of the double deuce.
Double Deuce Club (220, 000 pounds)
1) Taylor Ford - Freshman - 282, 522 pounds
2) Chase Talbot - Sophomore - 253, 130 pounds
3) Patrick Ritter - Sophomore - 252, 695 pounds
4) Nic Gonzalez - Sophomore - 231, 675 pounds
Here are the top 5 total pound lifters for the WWCC Mustang Men's Soccer Team during the spring 2009 semester.
1) Patrick Ritter - Sophomore - 177, 757.5 pounds
2) Taylor Ford - Freshman - 163, 755 pounds
3) Nic Gonzalez - Sophomore - 131, 565 pounds
4) Chase Talbot - Sophomore - 118, 325 pounds
5) Galana Eshete - Freshman - 107, 370 pounds
Here are the updated WWCC Men's Soccer Weight Records per lift
The top 5 Box Squats Weights
1) 475 - Taylor Ford - Fall 2008
2) 435 - Ricardo Arreola - Fall 2008
3) 415 - Nic Gonzalez - Fall 2008
4) 405 - Taylor Ford - Spring 2009
4) 405 - Nic Gonzalez - Spring 2009
4) 405 - Kyle Howe - Fall 2008
4) 405 - Cameron Lowry - Fall 2008
The top 5 Bench Press Weights
1) 225 - Ricardo Arreola - Fall 2008
1) 225 - Taylor Ford - Fall 2008
3) 205 - Kyle Howe - Fall 2008
3) 205 - Taylor Ford - Spring 2009
5) 200 - Kyle Howe - Spring 2009
The top 5 Dead Lifts
1) 385 - Taylor Ford - Fall 2008
1) 385 - Kyle Howe - Fall 2008
3) 355 - Patrick Ritter - Fall 2008
3) 355 - Patrick Ritter - Spring 2009
5) 335 - Taylor Ford - Spring 2009
The top 5 Power Cleans
1) 215 - Kyle Howe - Fall 2008
2) 205 - Nic Gonzalez - Spring 2009
2) 205 - Kyle Howe - Spring 2009
2) 205 - Cameron Lowry - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Ricardo Arreola - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Allen Deru - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Taylor Ford - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Mason Hall - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Colt Klements - Fall 2008
5) 185 - Patrick Ritter - Fall 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Academic Achievers for the Fall 2008 Semester
Before the 2008 fall season started the WWCC Men's Mustang Soccer set a goal of every player achieving a Grade Point Average of 3.0 (B average) or higher for the fall semester. The following players did achieve a 3.0 GPA for the fall 2008 semester with at least 12 credit hours.
#2 - Mason Hall - Freshman
#3 - Devin King - Freshman
#4 - Kyle Howe - Freshman
#7 - Allen Deru - Sophomore
#11 - Jeff Jewell - Freshman
#17 - Cameron Lowry - Freshman
#21 - Nic Gonzalez - Sophomore
#88 - Shawn Coryell - Sophomore
Congratulations to all the above players, their names will be submitted for all-region, all-conference, all-district and all-American academic recognition. These awards not only deal with semester GPA but also with cumulative GPA and total credit hours.
We also had a handful of players that were decimal points away from a 3.0 and we want to congratulate them with their achievements and encourage them to continue to do well in the academic realm.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
2008 Team Awards Announced
The 2008 WWCC Men's Soccer team voted on four team awards. Every player was eligible for each award and every player voted for their teammates. Here are the results.
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(2008 - Mustang Pride - #21 - Nic Gonzalez)
2008 WWCC Men's Soccer Most Improved Player - Patrick Ritter
(2008 - Most Improved Player - #25 - Patrick Ritter)Monday, December 8, 2008
Weight Lifting Leaders - Fall Semester 2008
On Monday December 8th the WWCC Men's Mustang Soccer Team ended their first full four weeks of weight lifting (8 sessions). The Mustangs were assigned to complete four basic lifts every time in the weight room; Box Squats, Bench Press, Dead Lift and Power Cleans. The Mustangs were to also complete two auxiliary lifts every session.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
2008 All-Region IX Teams Announced
The 2008 edition of the All-Region IX Men's Soccer Team has been announced. All coaches from all the Region IX voted on the selections.
Cameron Shumway - FR - LCCC - Midfield
Kevin Gold - FR - LCCC - Defense
