08 PURPLE RAIN PURPLE RAIN 08 GIRLS IS A GROUP OF YOUNG PLAYERS THAT hate to lose. I try and reward their behavior after games as well. We are in their second season together, but Coach Jay Laney was full have a star after the game that are given to girls who scored hat tricks of optimism over the future of his team. They are a team that has or successfully executed a new move. The girls will pin the stars on come together to form their own style of solid defending and passing their backpacks. It’s a fun way to encourage them to try what we work extremely well. “The girls are very unselfish, which is what we preach on at practice on the field.” at the club,” Coach Laney says about his team. “All the girls are very As for the future of this team, one of the biggest goals for this versatile and can play a number of positions. None of them are ball 08 team is getting them ready for the next level. “We are currently hogs.” Part of the team’s chemistry comes from knowing each other playing 7v7 and are spending a lot of time preparing them to move outside of soccer. The girls go to two main schools in the area, so they on to 9v9, emphasizing space and movement off the ball. We really are around each other most of the time and come together as one spend a lot of practice time on foot skills as well, trying to get them during practice. confident and comfortable with the ball at their feet. The quickness The club Purple Rain emphasizes development of talent over and speed of play is also important as they move on to the bigger winning individual games, but that does not stop these girls from field. It’s an exciting time for them.” The improvement is shown in the giving it their all every time they step out onto the pitch. “The girls medals they have won this year, placing three times so far this season want to win. It is not something that I emphasize, but they definitely in tournament play. Keep up the good work girls!