Coming Soon!

Custome Iowa Lakes Soccer Scarves have been ordered from the company and are in the process of being made! We will begin taking official orders in approximately 4 weeks. We will be getting information out to you about how to order. I'm sure we will also be selling them online out of the GoalKick store in town...we still need to get their approval. But, we you will have various ways to purchase the scarves very, very soon!

Indoor Soccer Underway!

The Iowa Lakes soccer athletes have been working hard coaching soccer-enthused kids in the Spencer community this month. The ages of the kids range from kindergarten up to high school. The coaches have been learning new soccer techniques to instruct the kids in the indoor facility and have been really having a good time doing it. Many have admitted that they thought it would be easy to teach them new skills, but when it was time for practice to start, the coaches had to come up with creative solutions to work with a different age group than what they were used too. We’ve only seen success out of this challenge thus far.

When asked why she likes coaching indoor, Karen Sosa responded, “I love coaching in the indoor facility because it is a very rewarding experience. First of all we get to interact with kids of all ages and help them develop their skills… Coaching indoor is fun, especially knowing that maybe one day one of these kids will go on and have a future in this sport, and you as a coach was one of their inspirations.”

The indoor season will be through December and the second session will begin in January through March.

The men’s and women’s teams will be starting more community service this week, as the Goal Kick indoor soccer league opens their doors for another season. The indoor facility is located parallel to the Lakers game field and will be a great opportunity to stay involved with soccer. Along with playing in the local adult leagues, our athletes will be coaching the younger kids and helping them progress in their soccer abilities. Adult league games will be played on Monday and Tuesday evenings and the youth plays at various times throughout the week. Come check it out!

Welcome to "The Lakehouse"....

Welcome to "The Lakehouse"!

This is the house where the Iowa Lakes Soccer Program play every one of their home matches! Although only a few games have been played here thus far...the vision is for THIS to be the HOUSE that is defended by every Iowa Lakes Soccer Player that ever steps on the field. It is a fairly amazing place for a first year program...but, more importantly is going to be a really IMPRESSIVE and AMAZING place going into the future!

The inaugural game in 2009, enjoyed over 500 fans at our very first match in history!

2009 Men's Season Ends...2010 BEGINS!

The 2009 Inaugural Season (for the men's team) came to and end last week...which means that 2010 BEGINS! The first season of a program is always a tough one for a soccer program because your goals truly don't change, but it is a little unrealistic to expect instant success. But with that being said, we found a great deal of success for a first year program. It was a tough season mainly because the expectations from everyone grew quickly with early wins and a win against the 2008 ICCAC Champions....but, the injury bug midway through the season changed all of that.
But, it is very safe to say that as a first year program...we were able to show people that we will have a program that puts teams on the field that will play with class and the game environment will be one that all teams enjoy playing at. All in all...that the program will be a class act. That is the vision...that is the plan.
But, maybe even more so than 2009, I am really excited about 2010 which has officially begun for Iowa Lakes Soccer. 2010 is exciting for many reasons...here are just a few:
-We now know what we are getting into and can do a better job of recruiting.
-The women's inaugural season begins in 2010.
-Recruiting is going great!
-We will have an offseason to make us stronger.
-More community service will mean more fans at games in 2010.
-More night games in 2010....will mean more fans at games in 2010.
A great program is never built in 2 months...and to players and people from the outside, that is really all we have had together to build this program so far. Pretty exciting that the expectations are already so high for Iowa Lakes Soccer! That in itself will only make us stronger...which makes me much more excited for 2010.

The first ever Iowa Lakes Halloween costume scrimmage at “The Lakehouse” was a great time for everyone involved. This year we combined the Men’s team with a few of the Women who are getting geared up for their first season next year! The weather was gloomy but it didn’t stop these creatures of the night from coming out and playing one last game.

The teams were the Ghouls, led by Jessica Cannova and the Goblins, led by Jayke Vallette. Heath Reynolds did announcements and doubled as a referee who was quick to blow the whistle or award a penalty kick. The teams played two 25 minute halves due to the cold weather. After lots of laughs and 4 goals a per team the match ended a draw.

Following the match the fans voted on winners for the team costume contest. In fourth place Coach Vallette who was dressed as a very attractive woman. In third place was Alex Seaman as his alter ego “The Redneck Hunter.” Second place was locked up by Francisco Ochoa dressed as the best looking Japanese masseuse the Lakehouse has ever seen. In First place with the best costume of the day was Alan Ramirez as the “Lakehouse Janitor” not only was the field spotless but he made a few great saves in the goal during the scrimmage.

Already the players are talking about next year’s game and all the funny costume ideas that they have. It was great having fans out in the cold weather to support and Everyone with the Iowa Lakes Soccer Program appreciated everything you did to cheer us on this year!