Soccer Awards Banquet

Come and celebrate the successes of the past season!

Sunday November 3rd,  5:00 in the THS Cafeteria.

Dinner provided.  Dress attire expected.

(players should turn in all uniforms if they haven't already)

Senior Night

Remember when they were young?

Come on out and support the Braves Mens Soccer team as they take on league leading Edgewood Thursday night.  The Seniors will be honored before the kickoff at 7:00.  Students will be admitted for the discount price of $1 per ticket.

The team will be celebrating  after the game at La Rosas.  $5 for Friends and Families.
Players eat for free!

GO BRAVES SOCCER!

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Talawanda 9 Taylor 0

Scoring:

Ethan Coffin 29:12 1st  Assist Simon Miller

Ethan Saulnier 28:14 1st Assist Nick June

Aaron Kawamura 25:37 Assist Ethan Saulnier

JT Brown 21:54 1st  Assist Kelvin Reisenfeld

Thomas Jansson 5:52 1st   Assist JT Brown

Matt Wise 35:02 2nd Assis Ethan Coffin

Kelvin Reisenfeld 28:04 2nd  Assist Ethan Coffin

Thomas Jansson 11:44 2nd  Assist John Groom

Simon Miller 5:10 2nd  Assist JT Brown

Justin Brown 12 saves

The Braves have reached the official half way point of the season and improved their record to 3-3-2 after defeating the Taylor Yellow Jackets this afternoon 9 to nil.  Junior Ethan Coffin got the goal scoring started and added 2 assists in the second half.  The victory was a team effort with 8 different players finding the back of the net.  Finish All Star Thomas Johansson notched  the 'deuce.'  City leading goalie Justin Brown denied the Jackets with 12 saves and earned his third shutout of the season.

Braves 3 Knights 3

Varsity Scoring:

Thomas Jansson 1st;  assisted by Matt Wise

JT Brown 2nd; assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld

Matt Wise 2nd; assisted by Aaron Kawamura

JV Scoring:

Kelvin Reisenfeld 1st  PK

Blake Cooke shutout

The Mens Soccer Team faced  the Nothwest Knights last night in a high scoring SWOC battle.  The Braves began their epic comeback with a goal from Finnish International Thomas Jansson.  JT Brown tied the game at 2 in the second half;  rebounding a post shot into the old onion bag. The Braves took the lead soon after; Junior Matt Wise heading a 30 yard free kick from Aaron Kawamura into the upper 90.  But a late goal from the Knights equalized. 

 Final score 3-3.

Earlier in the night the JV won 1 to nothing;  Kelvin Reisenfeld earning the PK. Freshman  Blake Cooke gets the shut out. The team travels to Taylor tomorrow.  Go Braves Soccer!

Braves 0. Harrison 0

Scoring:

none

In a battle for SWOC supremacy the Braves tied defending league champions Harrison nil-nil Thursday night and remain undefeated in league play.  Credit Seniors Aaron Kawamura and Justin Brown with the shut out.

The JV lost 2-1 in the early match; Talawanda's lone goal by Freshman forward  Nate Smith.  Kelvin Reisenfeld had the assist.

Talawanda 5 Mt. Healthy 1

Ethan Coffin 7:56 1st; assist Kelvin Reisenfeld

JT Brown 37:11 2nd; assist Ethan Coffin

John Groom 28:49 2nd; assist Thomas Jannson

Aaron Kawamura 19:50 2nd; assist Simon Miller

Aaron Kawamura 19:33 2nd; assist Chris Bowen

The Braves opened SWOC play dominating the Mt. Healthy Owls 5-1.  Junior Ethan Coffin got the scoring started in the first half, spinning at the top of the box and burying an 18 yard shot.  JT Brown, John Groom, and a pair of goals by Senior Aaron Kawamura added to the plus column in the second.  A lone PK late in the game was all that kept the Braves from earning the Clean Sheet.

Braves 1 Kings 3

Varsity Scoring

JT Brown 38:00 1st Assisted by Aaron Kawamura

JV Scoring

Nick June 1 min in the 2nd Assisted by Benji Robinson

JV tied Kings with less than a minute left!  Nick June gets the goal, a header off the corner from Benji Robinson.  1-1 final.

JT Brown gave the Varsity the early lead with a great volley off a free kick by Aaron Kawamura but ultimately the Braves fell 3-1 to Kings.  Justin Brown had 16 saves.

Braves vs. Princeton Vikings

The JV team suffered a 2-1 loss to the Vikings tonight; the lone Talawanda goal coming off a PK by Benji Robinson with a little under 2 minutes to play. 

The start of theVarsity game was delayed for over an hour until it was ultimately cancelled due to the weather.  

UPDATE:  GAME IS RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 9/3 AT THS.  6:00 KICK

Braves 2 Middletown Madison 0

    

Varsity Scoring

 Kelvin Reisenfeld 19:05 2nd  Assisted by Matt Wise

Tim Robinson 10:05 2nd Assisted by Ethan Coffin

Clean Sheet Shutout:

Justin Brown, Aaron Kawamura, Brandon Cole, Chris Bowen, Nick Hines, Ryan Danielson

JV  4-1

Fisher Tobias 33:00 1st Assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld

Kelvin Reisenfeld 24:45 1st Assisted by Ryan Danielson

Benji Robinson 5:20 1st Unassisted

Nick June 2:51 1st Assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld and Benji Robinson (corner kick)

The Braves kicked off the regular season confidently after defeating Hamilton 1-0 in their final preseason scrimmage a week ago. With the scoreless first half behind them,  Freshman Kelvin Reisenfeld broke the nil-nil tie sliding into the box and redirecting a well played thru ball from Junior Matt Wise.  Tim Robinson nailed a deflection from Ethan Coffin to make it 2-0.  Senior Captain Justin Brown assured the shutout in goal.

The JV team scored early and scored often. Sophomore  Fisher Tobias headed home the inaugural goal of the season off a beautiful cross from Kelvin Reisenfeld.  Kelvin scored one of his own shortly after and then assisted another to Sophomore Nick June.  Benji Robinson added a goal and assist to make the final 4-1.

Meet the Team Night

This meeting is mandatory for all players and parents.

Freshmen and Juniors should arrive at 5:30 in the THS computer lab for their 'Concussion Screening.'

Seniors will be challenged against athletes from other teams in some friendly competition.

Did I mention the 'Flubs Mobile?!'

Calendar

As a general rule practices will be from 7-8:30 except where indicated. This is when we can get on the Turf. Please note field locations for each practice.

If you have questions or can't make an event please don't hesitate to contact me.

Friends of Lane Library

'The young men of the THS soccer team that helped me at the library today were awesome. They were willing to work hard, extemely polite and worked until every box had left the library. It was a huge relief for me, as the volunteer who boxes most of the community donations, to have the many spaces that were occupied by heavy boxes cleared. Tell them thanks again.'

-Shari Farmer'

 For the last 5 years we have prided ourselves in helping with this event. It is yet another reminder of our motto: 'Victoria Ultra Venatus;' Victory Beyond the Game. I wanted to share this letter we received thanking us for our service and hope to see you Monday, August 5th, at TMS to help load the remaining books back on the trucks for the Goodwill.

Tournament Results

I would like to commend everyone for their efforts at Two-A-Day practices last week and at the Mason Pre-Season Tournament.

Five games is a lot for one weekend and we finished with a  3-1-1 record against some quality competition.

More impressive than that we scored 11 goals from 7 different players; many of whom had never stepped on a High School field before!

While the 11 goals scored against us is something we will work on,  I couldn't be more pleased with our conditioning, ball movement, and especially teamwork.

Your coaches  can teach you skills and drills but we can't teach the unselfish play we witnessed.

Practices will continue this week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday;  7pm at THS.  THERE WILL BE NO MORNING PRACTICES.

We are limited to 10 'contact days' in the summer so next week we will be back to Open Fields  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 7:00 at THS until regular season practices can officially begin on August 5.  Practice times and locations that week are yet to be determined.

In the meantime you should all be working out on your own running and juggling.  Don't let this past week's hard work be wasted;  build on it!

You MUST have a completed Physical by August 5th or you will not be allowed to practice.  If you don't have your Physical yet, Indian Creek Family Health Center is offering discounted physicals tomorrow July 16th.   Call for an appointment and specify that you are with Talawanda:  513-523-2340.

Welcome to the Mason Pre-Season Classic. Our goal is to provide an affordable, yet competitive high school pre-season tournament that gives your players and coaches the special opportunity to prepare for their upcoming season. It is our mission to provide a safe and fun tournament that will be the tournament that everyone will want to play in for years to come. The Mason Pre-Season Classic is a tournament exclusively for high school teams.

We are one of more than 40 teams entered  from around the area. The Braves are entered in the Green Division with our first game Friday at 6:15.

Click here for a complete schedule.

All games will be played at the Herritage Oak Park in Mason.  Please allow an hour plus for travel.

 Click here for directions to the field.

Cost for the weekend is $30 per player.   Make checks payable to "Talawanda Athletic Boosters."

All players must also turn in a completed 'waiver' form to be eligible.

Copies of the form may be printed here.

We will be wearing our Red and White practice shirts from last season as uniforms and white socks.   Red and White T-shirts may be substituted.

Summer Info

Soccer Players & Parents,

I hope everyone is having a restful summer!

Turnout for open fields has been good.  We’ve been averaging about 14 players a session.  While open fields are not mandatory the more touches we can collectively get on the ball now the better off we’ll be when the season starts.  If you are in town and aren’t working or playing another sport I highly encourage you to come out.  Bring a friend.

Starting next week we will be moving open fields to a later time (5-6:30) and different location (Oxford Community Park) in order to beat the heat.   Look for coach Chad on the back fields Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Even if you are traveling or can’t make open fields at these times you can be working on the conditioning program we handed out at the end of the school year.  If you lost yours or don’t know what we’re talking about contact us and we’ll get you a copy.

Two- A-Day practices will be held the week of July 8th after the Holiday weekend.  I should stress that no one’s position is written in gold and that while we have not made cuts in the past players and teams could change.  These practices count as our official ‘contact days’ so plan on being there unless you have given us a reasonable excuse ahead of time. This is a chance for you to show the coaches how hard you’ve been working in the off season and that you deserve to wear the red, white, and blue.

We will have a morning session from 8am-9:30am at the park and an evening session from 7-8:30pm at THS.  Bring both running shoes and cleats, plenty of water, shin pads, and a ball.  

The week will culminate with the Mason Pre-Season Classic tourney held the weekend of July 12th through the 14th.  The entry fee is $30 per player for a guaranteed 5 games (checks payable to Talawanda Athletic Boosters). Over 50 teams from around the area will be participating.  Click this link for more information: http://www.masonpreseasonclassic.com/

It is never too early to start turning in your forms.  All players must have a completed physical at the start of regular season practices on August 5th.  Physicals are being offered at the High School Saturday June 22nd,  from 10am-12pm. The discounted rate is $25 ($10 of which will go back to Talawanda Boosters).

Indian Creek Family Health Center will also have physicals on June 25th & July 16th.   Call for an appointment and specify that you are with Talawanda:  513-523-2340.

I know this is a lot of information all at once but if you have questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward to a great season.... GO BRAVES!

Coach Kelly

kellyh@talawanda.org

This is Our Formula

Success doesn't just happen overnight.   
It takes dedication and discipline. 

We start early... and end late.  Day after day.  Year after year.

Two-a-day practices begin for real next week:  8am-9:30 at the OCP. 7-8:30 at THS.

In the meantime you can work out on your own using this guide:

Braves Training Guide