2013 COACH'S OUTLOOK AND COMMENTS
Ben Lyons
Photo by Joon Baik
Eli Schwartz
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The Wildcats will battle Jesuit (Sacramento) in a matchup of two teams featured in the Early Contenders series. Jesuit was the only team to beat Marin Academy last season. Tamalpais (Mill Valley) is a tough local squad, and the Wildcats have a good rivalry with league foe University (San Francisco). Branson (Ross) battled the Wildcats to a tie last season as well.
Question marks: Will integrating a new goalkeeper and back line take time to acclimate to? The team yielded just one goal in four playoff games last season. Marin Academy plays a tough schedule and won't have a lot of games to ease into the new situation.
National look: California is a great state for soccer. But different parts of the state
play soccer in different times of the year, so that dilutes its overall
prestige on the national scene, as season rankings only include some
teams. Jesuit and Davis High are two nationally known programs that lead the discussion.
In summary: "There are some holes to fill in regards to leadership with the
graduation of several players, however this team is filled with a lot of
quality leaders who also happen to be exceptionally talented."
- Head coach Josh Kalkstein
