Hey Everyone,

Below are some important links and information discussed at the team picnic last night. I have provided the names of who to contact for each topic if you have any questions.

Team Pictures: Team pictures are tomorrow (8/18) and will begin at the start of practice (8am). All players should have brought home an order form if you wish to purchase individual pictures. All players should wear their full Blue Uniform. This includes socks, shorts, and shirt. Please bring an extra shirt to wear for practice following pictures.

Senior Bios: Complete asap if you want to be featured in the Fall Sports Program.

Senior Bios Link

Contact: Erin Mohr: elmohr13@hotmail.com

Spirit Wear Orders: Orders due by 8/24. We require a new link to the store to place orders. I will send this out tomorrow once we have it. Upon placement of the orders, apparel should arrive within 2 weeks. We will open up the store for a second round of orders later in the season.

Red Card for Cancer T-Shirt Orders:

“Each player must sell 3 shirts.  Please order through the link below by 8/24/25.  

Red Card Link

We know it is a short ordering period.  Thank you for supporting this longstanding Lancaster soccer tradition for a good cause. 

All proceeds support cancer research at Kimmel Research Center @ Johns Hopkins University.  

Reminder: You don’t order a shirt for your player. Each person on the team gets one for free for selling 3 shirts. Select pick up at store when you order. I will pick up the entire order and distribute to you. 

Players will wear their shirts for warm ups during Red Card for Cancer week (9/27 – 10/4). 

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. 

Nadine Smith”

Etown Fair Parking Sign up: Please sign up asap as Fair Parking begins this week.

Contact: Michelle Henry (jahmlh@comcast.net)

Concession Stand: Please sign up for food donations and time slots to run the concession stand. First home game is 9/4.

Donations

Volunteers Sign Up

Contact: Amy Collins (vixen137@comcast.net), Maureen Rife (mrife89@comcast.net), Michelle Henry (jahmlh@comcast.net)

Sub Sale: Every player should have brought home a sub sale form. Orders are due on 9/5 and pick up will be 9/18. All proceeds go to the Big E Booster Club’s general fund. This will be used to help purchase senior jackets, senior posters, senior scholarships, etc.

Chicken BBQ: Thank you to the McCoy Family for volunteering to lead this fundraiser this year. More information to come on this soon.

Big E Rep: We are still looking for a Big E Rep this fall. It sounds like there has been some general interest, so please let myself and Maureen Rife know if you would like to take on that role.

Again, thank you all for the immense support you give to this program. The players would not have such a great experience without all your help!

Good Evening Everyone,

Apologies for the late post, but I wanted to pass along a few updates ahead of tomorrow.

1. Practice is cancelled for tomorrow morning. Rest up and take care of your bodies after a tough first week.
2. We are going to meet at the Dolan’s house at 4pm tomorrow instead of the Junior lot, that way players can drop their stuff off and leave it there before we head out on our team run. We will be back by 5pm, at which time everyone is encouraged to show up and hang out as the food is prepared. Reminder that players are able to bring a bathing suit and towel if they wish to swim in the pool. Food responsibilities and the address are listed again below. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

• Everyone: Drinks (bring your own)
• Seniors – Entree (hamburgers/hot dogs)
• Juniors – Desserts
• Sophomores/Freshmen – Side dishes

Address: 701 College Ave, Elizabethtown, PA

Good Evening Everyone,

Reminder that we will have our team picnic this Saturday, Aug. 16^th from 5-8pm. The Dolan Family has been kind enough to host us all this year. Their address is 701 College Ave. Elizabethtown, PA. However, it is expected for the players to meet in the Junior Parking Lot (next to the tennis courts) at 4pm. We will be going on a team run around town and meet everyone at the Dolan’s at 5pm.

It is encouraged that all families help to provide food and drink for the picnic. Please see the list below of items for each class to bring.

 • Seniors – Entree (hamburgers/hot dogs)

 • Juniors – Desserts

 • Sophomores/Freshmen – Side dishes

Everyone should bring their own drinks. It is also recommended that you bring a blanket or chair to sit on. If you would like to swim (pool available), bring a swimsuit and towel.

If you have any questions please reach out to Shannon Alvarez (VictorAndShannon@gmail.com).

Also, friendly reminder to sign up for Fair Parking time slots (Sign up). We are still looking for a few more volunteers. Thanks for everyone’s help!

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Quick practice update. Tomorrow evening’s session will now be from 6-8pm as opposed to 7-9pm. We will still be at Thompson Stadium. Tonight’s practice remains unchanged. See everyone at 7pm on Jane Hoover.

Good Evening Everyone,

Hard to believe we are only a week away from Preseason. I hope everyone is excited! As a reminder, we will begin our first session at 8:30am on Jane Hoover on Monday the 11^th. The full season schedule (including preseason) can be found on Arbiter (https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams/Schedule/4634546). Please reference this for all practice and game information this season. Bring both your cleats and sneakers as we will be conducting the fitness test first thing Monday morning. The test is the same as last year (Bronco Test) with an expected time of 5 minutes or better. Tryouts will conclude after the morning session on Wednesday the 13^th. At this time, players will be provided a letter stating whether or not they made the team. Any incoming 9^th graders that do not make the team are encouraged to tryout for the Junior High Team beginning on Aug. 18^th. For those that make the team, uniform pickup will be Thursday at 10:15am immediately following our morning practice. Parents can plan to pick up their children outside of Daubert Gymnasium at 10:30am that day. Our Team Picnic will take place Saturday evening of the 16th. More details to come, but please block your calendars off from 4-8pm. Team photos will be first thing Monday morning the 18^th to begin our training session.

As always, please arrive early with your equipment on and ready to go so that we may begin promptly at the stated practice time. Please be sure to wear team colors, so that we may rep our school with pride. This includes blue, white, gray, or black shirts/shorts and white or blue socks. Also, be sure to bring plenty of fluids with you. Can’t wait to get the season started next Monday!

Good Evening Everyone,

I am reposting this as a reminder to sign up for Millersville Team Camp asap! The latest we can accept payment is June 4th, so we can mail a check in to the camp director by the end of the week. The final cost will be $385 per player. Money and Player Registration form (page two on flyer below) must be sent to Molly Myers by next week. If you have expressed interest in going, but have not filled out the sign-up form below, please fill that out asap so we can keep track of all who are going. If cost is a concern or you have any questions, please email me (braydon_shuck@etownschools.org). This is a vital camp for our team success this year. Don’t miss out on this exceptional training opportunity!

Millersville Team Camp

As mentioned previously, our high school team camp will not be held at Bucknell this year. Instead, we will be attending camp at Millersville University. This will be a great replacement for Bucknell and run in the same fashion. Players will stay in dorms on campus for 4 days and 3 nights and receive high level coaching from a college coach who will work with our team all 4 days! There will also be team bonding activities, a college player symposium, and 4 scrimmages played against high level high schools across Eastern Pennsylvania. Reminder that the dates of the camp are July 27th-30th. Additional information can be found on the attached flyer.

I am pleased to announce will be contributing $100 a player from our Big E Booster Account again this year to help support those planning to attend camp. That will make the total cost per player $375 or $385 depending on how many players we send. With that said, if you plan on attending, I need to fill out the sign-up form below by May 26th so we know what our total numbers will be. Our goal is to send at least 22 players this year. Money will be collected by Molly Myers (Big E Booster Rep) by June 1st. Additionally, the second page of the attached flyer (bottom of page) will need to be completed and sent to Molly Myers along with payment to successfully register for the camp.

Remember this is for rising 9th-12th graders. No matter what grade you are entering, this will be a fantastic way to bond with your teammates, sharpen your skills, and begin to learn our style of play before preseason begins on Aug. 11th. Team camp in July has always helped prepare us immensely for the upcoming season, so I highly encourage all to participate. Any questions, feel free to reach out to Coach Shuck (braydon_shuck@etownschools.org) and Coach Wells (jereme_wells@etownschools.org).