Athletes Utilize Open Field Sessions
Media by Jacob Robinson
Joyce Liu, senior, prepares to take a goal shot at a game last season against Pattonville on Friday, May 13. Liu said she is enjoying the open fields and is excited for her upcoming senior season. Lacrosse tryouts will begin on Monday, Feb. 27.
Although tryouts for the spring sport season don’t start until Monday, Feb. 27, sports such as girls lacrosse and soccer, are hosting open fields to give their athletes a chance to prepare before tryouts.
Ivanka Lopes, sophomore, goes to the lacrosse open fields every Tuesday and Thursday after school. She said the open fields are run mostly by the seniors who prepare the drills and scrimmages.
“We get the chance to get back in the groove of lacrosse,” Lopes said. “A lot of people haven’t touched their sticks for a while, so it gives them the time and equipment to practice.”
Lopes said an unexpected benefit of the open fields is getting to know the new players before the season starts.
“It’s giving the coaches and returning players a feel of what the upcoming season will look like,” Lopes said.
Joyce Liu, senior, said she and the other seniors enjoy leading the open fields. They will brainstorm on their text group chat what drills they want to do that week.
“It’s fun to just bounce ideas off of each other,” Liu said. “And, we get a good idea of what the open field will look like for everyone.”
Echoing Lopes, Liu said open fields are the perfect time to get back into playing. It provides the space to work on stick skills without the stress of an upcoming game approaching.
“I just love how laid back and low pressure it is,” Liu said.
Renee Abrolat, lacrosse coach, said a lot of younger athletes who will try out for lacrosse haven’t played before, so, the open fields is a good time to get used to their sticks prior to tryouts.
“I think attending open fields helps relieve some of those pre tryout jitters,” Abrolat said.
Audrey Behrmann, freshman, said she enjoys the open fields for soccer because she is held accountable by the coaches to train for the upcoming soccer season.
“Especially since it’s my first year playing high school soccer, I like getting to know and train with my new coaches and teammates,” Behrmann said.
The coaching staff runs the clinics every Monday and Wednesday after school, Behrmann said, and they start with running and conditioning drills for the first half of the time and then scrimmage the second half.
“It’s getting me in shape for sure,” Behrmann said. “Training during the preseason will result in better outcomes for the season ahead.”
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