Procedure for move-ins – Monday August 10th
Those Living in the Dorms - Will need to stop into the main office of the Housing Department on campus (Room 1102 - in Main Hallway of campus). The Housing Department will have your dorm room information there, tell them that you are a member of the men’s soccer team and they will get you set to move in. You can stop by Room 1102 between 9:00am to 2:00pm on Monday August 10th.
Those not Living in the Dorms – You are not required to be on campus during move-in times but can come up to the college and help your teammates to move in, if you wish. However, you need to be at the team meeting that evening.
Team Meeting and Team Dinner (just for team members - sorry Mom and Dad)– There will be a meeting on Monday at 5:00 pm at Room 1003 (right next to Cafeteria) for all players. There will be a team dinner at 5:30pm at Room 1003 (same room as the team meeting).
Paperwork needed for first two weeks – August 10th – August 23rd
Physicals – Remember to complete and mail back your physical to the college. You can also turn it in on Monday August 10th. But remember without this finished and turned in you will not be able to practice with the team until it is done.
Financial Aid - If you have not signed and turned in your letters of intent or other financial papers please do so and turn them in as soon as possible. (Remember National Letters of Intent are timed documents and need to be turned in quickly) You can bring them to WWCC on Monday and turn them into room #1004. I will be checking with the Financial Aid office during our first week to see what they need from each player.
Insurance - If you have not already completed and mailed back all of your insurance forms and other paperwork you need to bring those completed on Monday 8/10. You will have to turn those in at the Athletic Office, room #3011. Those turning in their paperwork on Monday will need to get a note from the athletics secretary, Debi Monroe, that you are able to practice. If your paperwork is not turned in, then you will not be practicing until it is all completed and turned in. You will have a little bit of time after move-ins and before the team meeting to visit the athletic office to turn in these papers.
Other Paperwork -
*Admission Application on file
*Housing Application on file
*Housing Deposit paid
*Final OFFICIAL High School Transcript on File— Including ACT scores
*College Transcript where applicable—Request Transcripts of concurrent courses taken through a college or university to be sent to WWCC (needs to be done for eligibility to be completed). *Your FAFSA completed and on file
*Reserve a spot in a Registration Program (for first year students, if you have not yet done it) There are still registration on 8/12 and 8/24 but don't wait until the last minute as these may become full.
*At Registration everyone has to take the Compass Placement Test unless otherwise notified. These tests are administered on the same day as registration so plan to come take the tests before you register. (1pm -4pm on this is also required before you can register)
Frequently Asked Questions for moving in and First 2 weeks
Housing during our first two weeks – The school will pay for the housing during this time. There will be no additional charges for staying on campus during this time. You will be living in the dorm room that you have been assigned for the rest of the season with your roommates for the year.
Food during our first two weeks – The college will also pay for three meals a day. There will not be an additional charge for eating at the cafeteria during this time. You will have to eat at the appointed team meal times to get the meals. You might want to bring some money for snacks beyond that which the college will provide.
Equipment needed for practices - Remember to bring soccer cleats, shin guards, soccer socks, several pairs of work-out clothes both warm and cool weather, tennis shoes and a water bottle/container. We have ordered practice gear for the team but it may not arrive here before 8/10 and you will want other work-out clothes since we will train twice a day. I would request that all players bring their swimming suits as we may do some swimming/training in the water.
Team Meeting – We will hold our team meeting on Monday August 10th at 5:00pm, we will meet in Room 1003 (next to cafeteria). This meeting will last for about 30 minutes and we will eat dinner after the meeting is finished. We will start to get introduced to the team rules, practice expectations, coaching staff, practice facilities and teammates.
First practice – Will be held at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Monday August 10th at the WWCC Campus field. We will begin with running and stretching. We will use the bulk on this first practice to scrimmage. Like almost all practices we will finish with some additional conditioning.
Additional Items needed – Bring all the items you will need for college. We do have our first two Sundays off before school starts. For some this may be long enough to go home and get additional items they left behind but for others it may not be a long enough break so bring all of the items necessary for your dorm and essential college life.
What you can expect from practices? – I firmly believe that to get better you must include the soccer ball in your training. But, I also know that we need to be in game shape as soon as possible. We will condition every practice, we will lift weights, we will do plyos and speed training. We will also get touches on the ball every practice. We will run sprints every practice, if you do not come to WWCC in shape you will struggle! You need to do all of your summer work-out program or the first week or two of practice will be painful for you and it might cost you playing time in our first games, which I will use to determine a set starting line-up and a substitution rotation.
What if your paperwork is not completed or only half done? – If any of your athletic paperwork (physicals, insurance etc…) is not completely done you will have to get it finished before you can practice. If you miss 2 practices you will not play in our 1st game.
Checklist for WWCC Men’s Soccer Players before coming to campus
Paperwork
*Physical – completed and returned to Athletic Office before 1st practice
*Insurance Information – completed and returned to Athletic Office before 1st practice
*Other papers – all other papers from Athletic Office need to be returned before 1st practice
*National Letter of Intent – signed and returned as soon as possible to Financial Aide
*Other Financial Aid Papers – returned to Financial Aid Office
Soccer Equipment
*Shoes (soccer cleats and running/tennis shoes)
*Shin guards
*Practice clothes (shirts and shorts) bring a couple pair including warm and cool clothing
*Water Bottle/Container for practice
* Keepers may want to bring some gloves in case their new gloves do not arrive before the 10th
*Swimming suit
*Team First Attitude
*Be in good shape (Do your summer work-out program)
Other Items
*Bring all items for your dorm room (you should be in your dorm from the first day)
*Bring a nice shirt (buttons) and nice pants for possible travel dress code
*Bring all items for school, you may not have time to return home for these items
*Money for extra snacks for first two weeks and additional items
*Anything else you deem necessary for your college and soccer success
For Questions Contact
Coach Jeff Atkinson – 307-389-0518
Athletic Office – 307-382-1655
Dorm Rooms – 307-382-1644
Financial Aid – 307-382-1642
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