The problem is more finding and keeping coaches than having enough players. He paints a different picture for the boys, however, as only seven schools fielded teams and two did not finish the season, but the other five made the playoffs, and Mater Dei Catholic advanced to the semis. Castle Park, San Ysidro, Mater Dei Catholic, Eastlake (Division II), Mar Vista, and Olympian all made the post-season. His Castle Park girls went 13-8 overall and made the playoffs, which were expanded to three divisions this spring, for the first time in school history. It’s open to anyone and the results are obvious.” He starts with a school district -based Saturday camp that is open to everyone and stresses fundamentals but in a light atmosphere. Kryjewski was fully aware that the cost of participating on a club team, which he tried to keep as low as possible while still providing a quality program, could be a drawback, so he developed a payment plan that spreads out the costs. He definitely expects the numbers to grow faster now that there are more players who can attest to having fun and learning a sport where they can contribute in high school. You just have to stick with it and keep the faith.” “It all makes sense but sometimes things don’t happen the way you hoped they would. “Middle school players would be able to join their high school teams having experience playing at the club level,” said Kryjewski, “and when we add fifth- and sixth-graders, they can transition to junior high and have even more experience when they get to high school. Kryjewski has a master plan and now is looking to move on to adding middle school athletes and, down the line, into the elementary schools. Virtually every high school in the South Bay has players participating with the club, not to mention a handful from the East County and the city. But we didn’t back off and it successfully spread itself.”Īs of June 1, there were 50 girls and 29 boys playing lacrosse with the Vipers, all the way from those who wouldn’t recognize a lacrosse stick from a stick of gum to those who went from the club to be star players with their high schools. The key then, as it is now, though, is getting the word out.
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We couldn’t blame it on that, and there was a lot of trial and error. We had no history, but we had a goal to balance all aspects of what student-athletes needed for a summer-fall experience. “We wanted to give a great product and sometimes had to do it on the fly. “There were challenges, that’s for sure,” Kryjewski said. Words like disappointment and frustration applied.īut the Vipers produced what they promised, despite having to borrow players from other teams to fill out their roster while competing in tournaments. He knew it wasn’t Little League or soccer, but he loved the sport and wanted to develop a club team that would compete statewide. After spreading the word as best he could, Kryjewski looked forward to the first tryouts.
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