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COVID-19\u2019s collision with society shook the entire world. Changes had to be made and some normalcy had to be sacrificed. However, for the DHS girls soccer team, the changes introduced in 2020 were just the beginning. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A few months before the new season\u2019s start, it was announced that Spencer Sandow would replace Erica Bader as the new head coach for the varsity girl\u2019s soccer team. A coaching change, after an already unusual year, was a very jarring experience for the few returning players. Not only did they have to revive a program that had been paused for nearly two years, but they had to adjust to a new coaching style as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In the face of all these looming obstacles, the team still managed to take to the pitch, seemingly even stronger than before. The group earned their first win against MHS in seven years and won the first district championship for the program since 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This was quite a dramatic swing from where they had been the past several years before. Sandow believes that the team\u2019s chemistry, trust in each other, and strategy is what helped the girls succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were very deep last season, so we always had a very high level [of play] no matter who was on the field,\u201d Sandow said. \u201c<\/span>The girls played very hard for each other and it was fun to see. I think with the things I mentioned (betterment of team culture, winning more fifty-fifty balls, starting games stronger) combined with some of the new ideas I was able to show them… it all just seemed to click last season.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Senior captain, Maddy Estes, agrees that the new approaches and attitude may have contributed to the team\u2019s successes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>I think the program in general was taken a lot more seriously this past season,\u201d Estes said. \u201cOur new coach came in motivated to see us succeed and we worked to make it happen. I also think that after losing a whole season to COVID, we were much more motivated to get back out there and do well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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 Sandow believes that the atmosphere of the team can really affect the outcome of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe the better your team culture is the higher chance you have of producing positive results,\u201d Sandow said. \u201cWe have a lot of girls playing travel soccer together so there is a good understanding between players and how they like to play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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With all of the changes that came about with a new coaching style, Estes believes that the team chemistry is what really improved for the team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think our team chemistry was great this past season,\u201d Estes said. \u201cWe had a pretty much new team last year and also a new coach. But, Coach Spencer made sure we worked on team bonding and we all got close which was beneficial.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, no matter how well a team clicks, there are bound to be some rough patches in any season. This upcoming year, Sandow hopes to avoid these by implementing a few more key ideas within the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOne thing that will be a big emphasis next season is confidence,\u201d Sandow said. \u201cThere were some games last spring against certain schools that I know we psyched ourselves out beforehand and then we didn\u2019t play as well in those games. We have to remember we can compete with anyone and just need to focus on working our hardest every game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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With a few minor mindset tweaks and some more strategic work, Sandow and Estes believe that the team should be in excellent shape to take on the new season. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ll be going from the hunters to the hunted,\u201d Sandow said. \u201cNow that we are the reigning district champions and were one win away from a share for the SVL title, we are going to be the team everyone wants to beat and with that comes added pressure. I have the utmost confidence we will be able to handle this obstacle and we will put ourselves in a position to have another great season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10929,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[83,2772,2771,74],"class_list":["post-16504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-news","tag-dhs","tag-lindsay-hart","tag-sandow","tag-soccer"],"yoast_head":"\nNew coach brings new ideas - UPDATE ONLINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New coach brings new ideas - UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DHSUpdate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-05T19:29:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-05T19:30:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lindsay Hart\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lindsay Hart\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lindsay Hart\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0a8087a310300bed5030cb4253ce733d\"},\"headline\":\"New coach brings new ideas\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-05T19:29:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-05T19:30:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":704,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"DHS\",\"Lindsay Hart\",\"Sandow\",\"Soccer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NEWS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/\",\"name\":\"New coach brings new ideas - UPDATE ONLINE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-05T19:29:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-05T19:30:12+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/new-coach-brings-new-ideas\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE ONLINE\",\"description\":\"H.H. 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