Jenn has not let her injuries discourage her. In fact, I think it has motivated her. She has discovered how much the game means to her and has comeback at a level that is improved from when she was last healthy. She is a very smart and tough player and will help our defense.

Sara is the most skilled of the three goalkeepers, but they all have different strengths and any of them can play depending on the opponent. Both Jackie and Kristin have made great strides since last fall and all three goalkeepers have the capability to step in and play if they are needed. I think Kristin and Jackie took news of Sara coming here as a challenge and have welcomed the competition.

This year seems really different (than the previous two seasons). The players feel more comfortable with my philosophies and I feel more confident in relaying what I believe in to them. Everyone seems to be on the same page at this point and I feel that we are much further ahead of where we were last year in terms of both physical and mental fitness.

My job is to let you know how to think about evidence that has been discovered,

I think injuries played some part in our club not performing as well [during the season]. We never had our club together very long. Unfortunately, the little bit of time we did have them, we didn't play very well during that time period.

2003 has been magnificent, if only for the fact that I had no major injuries,