I know this is probably going to sound like every other player on this post, but it truly is the way I feel. Just like many others on our team, Mac is who got me started on soccer, and honestly without his influence during my elementary PE years, I'd probabley never had even begun to play soccer. I remember the first day he put the thought of playing for CGSA (now CUSC) into my head. We were in PE one day and class had just ended. We had played soccer that day and I was putting away the equipment. I kicked one of the balls to the ball bag and Mac aproached me about playing club ball. Very few people out there can take the wonder and curiosity about a sport in a 2nd graders eyes and turn it into a passion for the game in just a few short weeks. Thank you Mac for teaching me what the game is all about... the passion, and believing in each other.
Even though his goofy jokes and new vocabulary words will be forever remembered by us all, there are many other values, lessons, and speeches that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. He taught us that if nothing else is going right, if no one out there thinks you can do it, if its all against you, all you have to do is believe in each other and play for each other and you can do anything. Thanks for always pushing us to do our best and believing in us when no one else in the state did. You told us that we were the best team in the state and we believed it. And because we believed we were capable of being the best, we pushed to work towards owning that title. Thank you for working so hard to bring out our full potential. You never gave up on us and you taught us to never give up on each other.
After having a great end to my 2nd year playing under you at the high school level, I'm looking forward to 2 more great years in this program. You truly are the greatest coach in HS soccer in the state, in my (and many others) personal opinion. You took 22 hard-working girls and helped to develop us into the champions you knew we could be. Thank you for always guiding us and pushing us. Thank you for everything you've done for us. The example you set for our team is one of great leadership that many of us aspire to follow.
-one of the sophomores
