WCHS soccer comes up empty at play day
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The Lady Pioneers failed to score a goal all day, as they fell to Livingston Academy 1-0 in the first game, Knoxville West 6-0 in the second game and 8-0 to Shelbyville in the last game of the day.
Defense is a major concern for head coach Keith Hamilton as the Lady Pioneers will have to rely on good positioning due to the lack of team speed this year.
“Our defensive effort today was a little disappointing” Hamilton said. “We didn’t play very smart, we made several silly mistakes on defense. I told the girls we couldn’t afford to make any mistakes on defense or it would cost us — and several times today, it did.
“As a whole, we’re not solid anywhere right now. Our team speed is not were it needs to be, and we have to make sure we keep our shapes on the field and control the tempo of the game with good ball handling. We have a lot of to work on in order to be competitive.”
The Lady Pioneers will be helping out this week with the local soccer camp being held at Pistole Park on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Warren County will travel to Chattanooga on Saturday for a play day, and then hit the road on Aug. 16 to open the season against Livingston Academy.