The Journey in Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Trip //  Trapping the ball, sophomore Taylor Takahashi takes on the opposing team, South Tahoe, at Lake Tahoe Community College Field. Takahashi is one of the few sophomores to continue to play on Coronado’s Varsity Soccer team. (Photo Courtesy of Jagger Holt)

Coronado Soccer is one of the most competitive sports at this high school. The women’s soccer team kicked the school year off by taking a trip to Lake Tahoe to  and play some of the best teams in Northern Nevada. This opportunity lets them play together for the first time as a team. Securing a winning record of 4-0 they come back to start the real season.

Coronado Women’s Soccer has been going up to Tahoe for a long time now, dating all the way back to 2017. It is a tradition that helps the soccer team get some games in before the real season starts. This year, nine new players joined the team and went to Tahoe. Soon to see if there will be good competition, they have to prepare and hope that they will be able to work together as a team to beat these teams they played.

“The games were super fun!” Takahashi said. “Our first 3 games weren’t as hard, and the competition wasn’t as good. Our last game against Gorman was a tough fight, and I’m glad we came out with the win. With our team, we have no trouble getting along with people. we were all really excited to meet the new girls, and we all got along well and bonded as a team together.”

This new season is just the beginning for our women’s soccer team. They have been practicing ever since intramurals started late this summer, which helped them get to know each other and play with each other a little bit before they had to play a game. However, playing a game is very different from practicing with your teammates. By seeing how they play getting a sense of  how they should adjust your game to whoever is on the field. It is very important to get their touches in with their teammates, and it is also important to get to know each other in a way that does not involve soccer. 

“We had many bonding activities up in Lake Tahoe,” Takahashi said. “The bonding activities we did were going to the beach together, playing volleyball on the beach, going mini golfing,  having team dinners, and just hanging out in our rooms. I feel that it helped us get a lot closer as a team off the field because we were spending a lot of time together. It did help transfer on the field because we were communicative with each other, and everything was connecting. We also got to see what we needed to work on when we got back, so we can get stronger for the upcoming season.”

The Coronado Women’s Soccer team has just begun their bright season ahead. They have shown they are willing to work hard, continue to unite as a team, and grow together as the season progresses. They hope that their hard work will pay off and will continue to take it one step at a time. However, in Lake Tahoe, three out of the four games were not as tough of a challenge for our Coronado girls. As they come back to Las Vegas, they will have a tough road ahead of them that they will have to work through to get into the playoffs as they have done previous years in a row.