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Procedure for move-ins – Saturday Aug. 6th
Those Living in the Dorms - Will need to stop into Resident Assistants Desk at Rocky Mountain Hall (dorm on 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 Rocky Mountain Hall between 12:30pm - 1:30pm on Saturday August 6th. Here is a map for campus http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=41.594344&lon=-109.236608&zoom=17&tt=Western Wyoming Community College&tp=1&ioride=us&q1=2500 college drive rock springs wy
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 all other meetings, physicals and practice etc... on Saturday.
Team Physicals - Everyone needs to be to the physicals at 1:30pm at the Rushmore Gymnasium on the South end of the WWCC Campus. The physicals will be done in the men's locker room and in the gymnasium itself.
WWCC Media Day - After you are finished with the physicals there will be pictures and members of the media for interviews. This will be from 2:00pm - 3:00pm for the men's soccer team. Some of the interviews will be in person and some will be via phone etc... These will be in the WWCC Gym and in the WWCC Team Room. Those who gave me their cell phone number for their local paper - remember to bring your cell phone.
Team Meeting - There will be a team meeting on Saturday at 6:00pm in the WWCC Team Room (by the WWCC Rushmore Gymnasium). This meeting will be our chance to introduce ourselves and for the coaching staff to introduce our expectations to you for practice.
Team Scrimmage – There will be a team scrimmage on Saturday at 7:00 pm on the WWCC Campus field (south end of campus underneath the big light blue water tower). Friends and family are welcome to stay and watch.
Paperwork needed for first two weeks – August 6th – August 22nd
Physicals – Remember this will be done on August 6th in Rock Springs. They will be paid for by WWCC.
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 you will not be able to participate until at least Monday. If you have not yet mailed them in 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. The athletic office is not open on Saturday August 6th so you have to send in your insurance info before you arrive if you want to participate in the team scrimmage of Saturday August 6th.
Other Paperwork -
*Admission Application on file
*Housing Application on file
*Housing Deposit paid (Due August 1st)
*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
*Your NJCAA eligibility sheet completed and turned in
*Reserve a spot in a Registration Program (for first year students, if you have not yet done it) There are still registration on 8/8. You cannot just show up to this you have to request a spot.
*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 -6pm 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, starting on Monday August 8th. 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. Also, the cafeteria is not open before school starts and on Sundays so bring money to pay for meals that day. The athletic teams are trying to plan a meal for August 6th and also August 7th but there are a couple of meals there that the players need to plan on taking care of.
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 8/6 and you will want other work-out clothes since we will train two or three times a day. I would request that all players bring their swimming suits as we may do some swimming/training in the water.
Team Scrimmage - Will be held on Saturday August 6th at 7pm - 9pm at the WWCC Campus field.
First practice – Will be held at 9:00 am – 11:30 am on Monday August 9th at Crossroads Field (Our home field). We will begin with a fitness test. We will use the bulk on this first practice to work on ball skills, touches conditioning etc... Like almost all practices we will finish with some additional conditioning. And we will also have an additional keeper practice at the end of the field players practice.
Additional Items needed – Bring all the items you will need for college. We do have our first three 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. All other paperwork needs to be finished before you are eligible to play in a scrimmage or a match.
Checklist for WWCC Men’s Soccer Players before coming to campus
Paperwork
*Physical – completed on August 6th in Rock Springs
*Insurance Information – completed and mailed 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 7th
*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 all items for school, you may not have time to return home for these items
*Money for extra snacks and meals 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
