Welcome to the 2011 season for Willmar Boys' Soccer!
Updated 10/2/2011
***Homecoming Week***
Players enjoy participating in WHS sanctioned events. Parents and parents please note that students participating in activities that are not sanctioned by WHS are subject to possible suspensions from school and the team.
Monday, Oct. 3rd - Practice 3-5:30 @HS
Tuesday, Oct. 4th
Match Home vs Sauk Rapids
JV1 4:45 @ Roosevelt
Varsity 5:00 @ Kennedy
**Senior Night**
**Varsity Dinner to follow Match @ Middle School**
Wednesday, Oct. 5th - Practice 3-5 @HS
**Seeding date for playoffs**
Thursday, Oct. 6th
Match away vs Apollo
JV1 & JV2 5:00 @ Apollo HS outside stadium
Varsity 7:00 in Apollo stadium
Friday, Oct. 7th - Practice 3-5 @ HS
Monday, Oct. 10th
Playoff Match vs ?? (based on seeding)
Updated 9/25/2011
Monday, Sept 26th
Match home vs Alexandria
All levels play
JV1 & JV2 4:45 @ Roosevelt
Varsity 5:00 @ Kennedy
Tuesday, Sept 27th - Practice 3-5:15 @ HS
Wednesday, Sept 28th - Practice 3-5:00 @ HS
**Cookie Dough delivered, please plan to pick it up at the HS at 4:55
Thursday, Sept 29th
Match away @ Sartell
All levels play @ 5:00
Bus time 2:10 @ middle school and 2:25 @ HS
Friday, Sept 30th - Practice 3-5 @ HS
Saturday, Oct 1st
Home match vs New Ulm @ 11:00
JV 1 @ Roosevelt
Varsity @ Kennedy
Players be there by 10:00 am
Updated 9/19
Monday, Sept. 19th - Practice 3-5:30 @HS
Tuesday, Sept. 20th
Match away vs St. Cloud Tech
JV1 & JV2 5:00 @ Oak Hill Elementary
Varsity 7:00 @ Huskie Stadium
This will be a late night!
Wednesday, Sept 21st - Practice 3-5 @ HS
Thursday, Sept 22nd
Match Home vs Brainerd
JV1 & JV2 4:45 @ Roosevelt
Varsity 5:00 @ Kennedy
**Parent Night** - Join us for desert bars after the matches at the middle school
Friday, Sept 23rd -Practice 3-5:30 @ HS
Saturday, Sept. 24th
JV2 Invitational tournament
Schedules provided to teams
People needed for concessions - contact Carol Johnson
Updated 9/11/2011
Monday, Sept. 12 Practice 3-5:30 @ HS
Tuesday, Sept. 13th
Match home vs Apollo 5:00
All levels play - JVs @ 4:45 @ Roosevelt
Wednesday, Sept. 14th practice 3-5 @ HS
Thursday, Sept. 15th
Match away @ Fergus Falls
JV1 @ 4:00
Varsity @ 6:00
No JV2 match
Bus time 1:00 departure
Students dismissed @ 12:45
Friday, Sept. 16th practice 3-5 @ HS
Saturday, Sept. 17th
Match home vs CMCS
Varsity @ 11:00
JV1 @ 1:00
Both matches @ Kennedy
No JV2 Match
Sunday, Sept. 18th - REST!
Updated 9/7/11
The rest of this week:
Wednesday, Sept 7 - Practice 3-5:15 pm
7th and 8th graders ride shuttle bus to HS
Thursday, Sept 8
Matches away vs. Sauk Rapids (varsity and JV1 only)
JV2 Practice 3-5:30 at HS
Friday, Sept 9th - Practice 3-5:30 at HS
Saturday, Sept 10
Matches home vs Hutchinson (Varsity and JV1 only)
JV2 is expected to attend either match
Updated 8/29/11
This week:
Tuesday, August 30th
Varsity and JV2 away vs. Marshall
JV2 plays at 4:00 (Game changed from JV1 and recently added)
Varsity plays at 5:45
Both games at Southwest State
Bus time change due to new game added - 1:30 @ the middle school
Wednesday, August 31st
Practice time change 2-5 pm due to open houses at all Willmar schools
Thursday, September 1st
Our first late night!
All three teams away vs. Alexandria
JV1 and JV2 play at 5:00
Varsity plays at 7:00 under the lights
Friday, September 2nd
Morning practice 9-12, to start the holiday weekend early!
Our first home match will be on Tuesday, September 6th - the first day of school!
JV1 and JV2 will play at Roosevelt at 4:45
Varsity will play at 5:00
Varsity players expected to be at the field by 3:45 and on the field by 4:00
Update 8/24/2011
Thursday, August 25th
Scrimmage against Chain of Lakes 10:00
Varsity players be there 9:00
Practice until 1:00
Friday, August 26th
Pictures 2:00 Kennedy
Practice 3-6 kennedy
Spaghetti dinner - 6:20 WMS
Saturday, August 27th
9:30 Bus at WMS
1:00 Matches for all three levels in Mankato
Update 8/17/2011
We have really exciting news today !
We are openning up the boy's program to include 7th and 8th grade players!
7th and 8th graders can sign up at their registraion dates (today and tomorrow) at Willmar Middle School or they can sign up at Willmar Senior High School. They will be participating in a MN state high school league program and will therefore need to have parents fill out all of the necessary MSHSL paperwork and pay a reduced fee of $200
For further information, call head coach Jeff Winter at 214-6014
Other upcoming important dates
Wednesday, August 17th (today)
Cookie Dough/Magazine fundraiser meeting 2:00 WHS Theatre
Monday, August 22nd
Practice time change - We will practice from 10:00-1:00
Tuesday, August 23rd
2:00 WHS Red and White Room - Uniform handout
Thursday, August 25th
10:00 Kennedy/Hodapp Field - Varsity only scrimmage vs. Chain of Lakes
Friday, August 26th
2:00 Kennedy/Hodapp field - Team and individual pictures
Saturday, August 27th
1:00 First match away vs Mankato East - All three teams to play
Bus time 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 30th
5:45 second match away vs. Marshall - Varsity only
Bus time 3:00
If there is heavy rain, hail, and/or lightning, we will attempt to practice indoors at WHS, WMS, or the Civic Center. Information will be posted on here as soon as it is available
Update 9/24/2010
Brainerd match rescheduled for Friday, October 1 at 5:00. We are still set for JVI and varsity. We are waiting to see if Brainerd will be bringing the JVII (injuries cancelled the 9/23 match).
Busy weeks the next 2 weeks. Game schedule as follows:
Monday, September 27th - Away @ St. Cloud Tech - 5:00 JVI @ Oak Hill Elementary, 7:00 Varsity @ Husky Stadium
Tuesday, September 28th - Away @ St. Cloud Apollo - 5:00 JVI and 7:00 Varsity, both games at Apollo HS
Wednesday, September 29th - Practice, done by 5:15
Thursday, September 30th - Home vs Little Falls - All games 5:00
***Parents' Night*** Varsity parent/player meal @ Kennedy after the game
Friday, October 1 - Home vs Brainerd -All games 5:00
Monday, October 4th - Away @ Sartell -All games (all 3 levels) @ 5:00
Tuesday, October 5th - Away @ New Ulm - Varsity only @ 5:00
Wednesday, October 6th - Practice, done by 5:00
Thursday, October 7th - Home vs Alexandria - All games (all levels) at 5:00
Friday, October 8th- Practice, done by 5:00
Saturday, October 9th - Home vs Sauk Rapids - All games (JVI and varsity) at 1:00
***Senior Day*** Senior players honored at halftime
Update 9/16/10
Today we face Sauk Rapids at Sauk Rapids 5:00 pm (Varsity and JVI). We will also be bringing the JVII girls to Tech and picking them up after our game. we will also stop for dinner in St. Cloud.
Friday we will have a regular practice and be finished by 5:30 barring any inclement weather.
Saturday we face CMCS in Prinsburg. We play back-to-back games (JVI at 11:00 am and Varsity at 1:00 pm) Bus time is 9:15 am at WHS.
8/24/2010 - Our first match has been rescheduled. It was scheduled on Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 pm. It has been moved to Saturday, August 28th at 1:00 at home. Players should arrive by 12:00 noon!
Also, if you have not completed all MSHSL and WHS paperwork, you cannot play or practice!
Update 8/17/2010
Some announcements that the players will recieve at practice today:
1) Wednesday, August 18th - 2:00 in HS theatre - Cookie dough fundraiser meeting - players must attend
2) Friday, August 20th - 2:00 Impact Concussion assessment for those who did not do it last season or at all
3) Monday, August 23 - Practice will be from 8-11 due to Coach winter having MS registration
4) Wednesday, August 25th - Team and individual pictures - Varsity at Hodapp Field, JV teams at HS -3:00
** Bring your uniforms - both colors!
5) Practice on picture day will be split - Varsity at Hodapp Field and the JVs at the HS
6) Thursday, August 26th - Our first matches - Home against Mankato East
Players should arrive so they are on the field and ready by 12:00 noon
Game time is set for 1:00 pm but this is subject to change
7) I would like to have a parent do stats for the varsity team. Any interested parents should contact me asap at 214-6014
Boys' Soccer
Welcome to the Willmar Boys' Soccer website!
This will be the main place for parents, players and fans to get up to date information regarding the program. When new information is available it will be posted on this site. An example would be when practice or a match is postponed or cancelled.
New Coaching staff for 2010-11 Season!
There has been two coaching changes for the upcoming season.
Jeff Winter has been hired to be the Varsity coach. Coach Winter comes with a plethora of soccer playing and coaching experience. Most recenly, he has been the varsity coach on the girls' side of the program for the past three years. He has also been the girls' JV coach, coached at the middle school, and coached at Tech HS in the late 1990s. As a player, Coach Winter has 34 years of experience and soccer has taken him all over the world. He is excited to take the reigns of the boys' program and looks forward to the first day of practice on August 16, 2010.
J.J. Johnson, a youth pastor at New London Covenant Church, has been hired to be the JV - I coach. J.J. comes to the program with a wealth of knowledge in both soccer and teenagers. J.J. has been a coach in the Twin Cities, specofically working with goalkeepers. WHS will be asking him to work with goalkeepers from all levels and from both the boys' and girls' programs.
Brad Haugen, who has been with the boys' program for four years, will remain as the JV - II coach, working mainly with the ninth grade students. Welcome back, Brad, as our stability in this time of transition.
2010 Season
The 2010 season will begin on Monday, August 16th, 2010. Players and families can expect a letter in the mail over the course of the summer that will outline when and where practices are held, as well as what to bring to practices.
MSHSL Update
The Minnesota State High School League recently voted to shorten the HS soccer season by two matches. Beginning in the 2011 soccer season, schools will be allowed to play a maximum of 16 matches in the regular season. This is down from the maximum of 18 matches currently allowed by the MSHSL. This will effect WHS boys' soccer significantly without changes in how we schedule matches with out conference, the Central Lakes Conference (CLC). Our section (for playoffs) is completely different from our conference and therefore we do not see many of our section foes prior to the playoffs. The change in the number of allowed matches will effect our non-conference schedule. We will have to schedule fewer section matches which could potentially effect our seeding for the playoffs.
MSHSL Rule Change
Beginning in the 20011 season, goalkeepers will have to wear numbers on their jerseys, which vary from the rest of the team. Also, home uniforms for field players will need to be mainly white in color.
Link to ImPACT concussion management test
https://www.impacttestonline.com/schools