2013 COACH'S OUTLOOK AND COMMENTS
Six Glastonbury juniors
Photo by Kevin Pataky
Toughest Games: South Windsor and Manchester in Central Connecticut Conference divisional matches; Tolland and Northwest Catholic in CCC crossover games.
Senior Lauren Geist
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The back line needs to be reconstructed. Over the last two seasons, Glastonbury has lost some key players there. Also, a secondary goalkeeper needs to be established.
National Look: Former U.S. National Team captain and Olympic Hall of Fame member Kristine Lilly played her high school soccer in Connecticut in the late 1980s, helping set a standard for the girls game that has only grown with time. The large-enrollment schools in the state can play with anyone. Girls soccer is arguably Connecticut's most competitive team sport on the national level.
In Summary: "We were pretty young last season. We started three freshmen and only four seniors. Our keeper was a junior. Our JV team had many solid young players that are now ready to make the next step up. With new additions to the Class LL state tournament (several teams that draw from outside their school boundaries will be bumped up a division or more) it should make things more difficult for all participating teams, which should make for some thrilling matchups this season."
- Head coach Joe Finocchiaro
