Stopped by practice last night just some thoughts/notes:
- Team has alot of depth this year, Jarred said it will def help early on in the season with those Friday/Sunday Tournaments that they are playing
- Overall they look like another good Akron Zips soccer team, alot of attention to detail, high paced like its been in past years
- Saad Abdul Salaam looks to have added some muscle, not as stringy as a year ago, crosses look crisp, fully expect him to have a big year
- Adam Najem looks like another freshmen stud, look for him to prolly be the only freshmen to start at the start of the year
- Clint Caso the transfer from New Hampshire looks to have a great left foot, watch out on set pieces. May push Robbie for that starting job at outside back.
- Speaking of Robbie Derschang, still battling a bit of an injury. Should be 100 percent come the start of the regular season
- Gallego Quinn and Stevenson look good as expected. Quinn and Stevenson are battling small little injuries but both practiced, so no need to be concerned.
- Finally Robby Dambrot caught my eye. The kid is a hard worker, did great on the 1 v 1 defending drill.
Team has alot of good pieces there already, alot of new faces as well, should be a fun year, should be no drop off with Jarred in charge.