Southside Soccer Club is still in existance and has a new board.  Juergen Fochler is no longer president of the club and has become involved with another club-FC Southside United.  The two clubs are not affiliated in any way.  Please dont get confused by the names.  Southside Soccer Club is alive and well and will be playing this fall.  Registration forms will be out soon.

Questions??  Contact Coach Saunders.

vasaunders@webtv.net

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The U16 team from Southside Soccer Club won the championship at the Virginia Soccer Festival held on 6/14, 15/08 in Hanover Co(Richmond, Va).  Dan River High School team members were Nathan Keller, Ricky Ferguson, Casey Saunders, Donnie Ingram and from the girls team was Kelsey McBride.  Coaches were Craig Saunders and Jeff Keller.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!      

Dogwood District Honors-Boys and Girls 

1st Team All District-Mike Allison, Jessica Archer, Stephanie Young, Erika Garcia 

2nd Team All District-Michael Foust, Leah Witt, Ashley Terry 

Honorable Mention-Ricky Ferguson, Nathan Keller, Jacob Marshall, Casey Saunders

All Region B

Honorable Mention-Mike Allison, Jessica Archer, Erika Garcia 

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN DAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY THAT PLAYERS HAVE MADE ALL REGION TEAMS IN SOCCER!   GREAT WORK AND KEEP IT UP!!!! 

Danville Register and Bee All Metro Team

1st team-Mike Allison, Erika Garcia, Stephanie Young, Jessica Archer

Honorable Mention- Michael Foust, Nathan Keller, Jacob Marshall, Ricky Ferguson, Ethan Harris, Ashley Terry, Leah Witt, Charlotte Francis,

Team Banquet and Cookout

MVP-Ethan Harris

Coach's Award-Kevin Sellers

Hustle Award-Mike Allison

Congratulations and good work guys.

This is the best representation for district honors the DRHS soccer teams have ever received and I believe it is a statement that soccer is here at DRHS and the quality of our play is getting better each season.   Most of these kids are products of Southside Soccer Club and Danville Blast.  They have received good training from good coaches there and it is also a testament to their commitment to become great players. 

These are individual honors!!!!  They do not translate into wins and championships!!!  We cannot get lazy and rest on how well our teammates have done.  We have to continue to work hard.  Soccer is a team sport not an individual sport.  We have to come together and work as a team.

Danville Blast tryouts are done.  These are the Dan River players that I know, so far, who made the Blast teams. I will list more as I find out who is on the teams. Congrats to you all.

U15 Boys-Tyler Adkins, Larry Ferguson 

U16 Boys-Casey Saunders, Nathan Keller, Donnie Ingram

U17 Boys-Ricky Ferguson, Juan Robertson, Isaac Clement 

Blast Girls-Erika Garcia, Stephanie Young, Heather Ware        

I will post information about summer soccer camps as I get it.  Please consider going to camp this summer.  Soccer camps are good training and exposure to the game.  It will improve your skills.   You can click on any of the three icons here and go directly to the camp websites. 

1.  University of North Carolina-Greensboro-Elite Camp-7/29-8/1/08-$315.00 residential camp, $225.00-commuter.  This camp is conducted by head coach Michael Parker.  www.uncgspartans.com

 179-Sudduth, Robertson
177-Driskill
171-Allison

170-Ingram
160-Saunders
147 1/2-Harris, Keller
141 1/2-Ferguson
129-Foust
128-Motley
122-Irby
121 1/2-Sellers
121-Rogers
117 1/2-O'Brien
114 1/2-Kenton
108-Marshall
107-Staton
105 1/2-Clement
104-Chesher
101 1/2-Tate
100-Coleman
78-Guill
46-Gammon
30-Romero

Goal Keepers
129-Keller
105-Saunders
86-Foust
44-Tate
      Goals Allowed       Shots Taken

Foust       12                        79

Keller      12                         98

Saunders  5                           63

Tate        9                                37  

The Dan River Challenge is modeled after Anson Dorrance's "Challenge Cauldron" that he uses for the UNC women's team.  It is solely a performance based program that will challenge each player on this team to do his best, become more competitive and become a better player. Some things cannnot be used such as juggling because the skill levels range widely and cannnot be a performance based skill, but still important none the less.    Some of it is based on awarded points for performance and some is based on rankings from play during practice.  We will keep record of all scores during practice games such as 1v1, 2v2 heading, and so on and this will compile rankings in different categories.  Each player will be able to see where he stands after the first practice and thereafter.  Keepers are also evaluated thru this system, as well as defenders, mid-fielders and forwards.  I am very excited about this and hopefully this will make us a better team.   By performing at their peaks at each practice, the starters will emerge thru this challenge model.  I think the players will be very aware of this at first and maybe stressed by it but they should eventually put it in the backs of their minds and simply work hard.  

One of our main focuses in this challenge model is winning. Every training session is going to be about winning.  I firmly believe that winning is something we need to learn and focus on.  We can still show good sportsmanship and have fun in the process.   It will create a highly competitive environment at each practice which will force each player to compete at his level best.  Because our focus is to win, whether it be 1v1 or 4v4 games or simply timed running, players who want to slack off or not try as hard will not earn the needed points and their teammates should apply positive peer pressure to make them work harder.   

Many thanks to Anson Dorrance for writing his book-Training Soccer Champions-which outlines how to run this challenge program. 

I am very excited about this season.  We are going to do new things in practice and in matches.  We have new jerseys with last names on the back and Dan River Soccer patch on the front-very cool.  We need to isolate ourselves from what I call the negative cloud and lack of school spirit that engulfs DRHS.  WE NEED TO BE THE CATALYST THAT CHANGES THIS!   We need to believe in ourselves in adversity and in good times and not listen to negative comments that we may hear.  Dan River High School Boys Soccer is a family and community.  This includes the players, the families of the players, the supporters who will come see us play, and me.  We must depend on each other, help each other, and support each other and discipline each other.  We must be honest all the time.  At the end of the day, soccer is just a game, and what we take from it is mental and physical discipline, relationships, memories, a love for this game, and most of all--we each are a part of something that I believe is very special.

Parents- support this team and me thru good and bad.  If your son is not playing much, encourage him to work harder-dont blame me or the other teammates because each player is on an equal playing field with the Dan River Challenge.  If he is getting playing time, remind him it can go away if he quits working hard at practice.

Players-work hard-as hard as you ever have-to make this team special.  It is worth it, believe me.  Support and encourage each other-offer words of encouragement when a teammate is down or get him in line if he is slacking off.  At the end of a game, be able to say you gave it 100% all the way thru.  Every one of the 25 players on this team is going to contribute to our success or failure.  Everyone of the players are important to me and this team.  We are not seniors or juniors or sophmores or freshmen any more.  WE are not travel players or rec players or ODP players anymore.  We are not playing against each other anymore.  We are one team-Dan River High School Wildcats Boys Soccer Team and I am very proud to say that!