As With Most Teams In The U.s. This Past Year, Collierville Soccer Association Was Affected By The Ussf Mandated Age Group Changes.

01 LOBOS RUSH PREMIER AS WITH MOST TEAMS IN THE U.S. THIS past year, Collierville Soccer Association was affected by the USSF mandated age group changes. As such, this particular team has only been playing together since June 2016, according to Coach Mark Forrest. They have, however, known and played against each other for the last three or four years. “Even though we haven’t been together for very long, we have a mix of kids from a lot of different schools, so they don’t always see one another on a daily basis. So when they come to practice and go to games, they bond very well. They genuinely enjoy hearing about is going on in one another’s lives and they will absolutely protect one another on the field,” he says proudly. With the shorter amount of time together, Forrest has made some adjustments as far as setting team goals. “With us being so new Top Row from left: Coach Mark Forrest. Evan Kleiser, Evan Stookey, Wayne Davis, Logan Stoltenborg (captain), Adam Scharf (captain), Brandon Brackett, Mitch Proctor, Thomas Mayo as a team, we were unsure of the competition Bottom Row from left: Gustavo Jimenez- Guzman, Colton Mueller, Caden Wells, Nic DiMauro, Alex Salazar, Grant Caldwell, Will Pucek throughout the region,” he explains. With that Left of sign: Arron Hill. Right of sign: Francisco Reyes. being said, we did set the goals of winning or not, Forrest says, “They have a real desire every day. They do not settle for mediocrity State Cup (which we achieved) and playing to better than they were yesterday. We have a and as a group they really push one another.” well in national league and the regional few very strong leaders on the team and they Coach Forrest describes the team as tournament in June, 2017. Numerous goals set the tone when it comes to competition organized, disciplined, and confident that

everyone understands their roles and responsibilities and tries to represent Tennessee in the Region III Championships. “Then, we will play within that structure. “They are tough to beat,” he says. “It can turn right around and start preparing for Nationals in July. We have be difficult for teams to break us down and we have some explosive already qualified for that tournament by finishing top of our National players up front. All they need is one chance in front of goal and more League group and defeating defending National Champions Valparaiso often than not they’ll convert that opportunity.” FC (Phoenix, AZ) along the way.”