Archive for March 5th, 2010

The Roosevelt men’s soccer team is entering the 2010 season with a new captain steering the boat, Coach Val Seid.  He’s looking to build up a notable soccer program at Roosevelt from the JVC team all the way up to the top tier Varsity program.  He’s encouraging team camaraderie to build to future success for Roosevelt soccer.

Coach Val comes from the sidelines of the Riders’ greatest rival, Ballard, where he was the assistant Varsity coach. He is still the head coach of the girl’s soccer team at Ballard where he nabbed Coach of the Year honors in 2006.

The season is still young and the players have yet to fully get to know their new coach, but one thing is apparent. “We can definitely tell that he wants to win,” said junior midfielder Mikko Keranen.

Just because the season has barely begun, doesn’t mean that practice isn’t hard.  ”We take practice seriously,” said Keranen.  ”It really prepares us for the season and it’s important that we play as a team.”

Last year the team made a run to the State tournament but fell short in a first round match up with South Kitsap that ending in a shootout.  The graduation of Leo Cohen and Dan Tonkovich among other seniors will be a tough task for the Coach Val to overcome but he’s dedicated to the long term success of soccer of Roosevelt and the hard work that is necessary to win. With Keranen returning for this third year on Varsity and seniors Nick Drummond and Travis Mealand leading the team, the young season is shaping up to be a good one.