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| Wesley Wolverine junior #4 IF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE). |
HOMEPAGE ● coaches ● Wesley West ● DuPont softball field ● visitor’s guide ● admissions ► news: ►roster ► schedule ► stats ► winter camp. To contact the team, please write Head Coach Juli Greep at Juli.Greep@wesley.edu; to contact this blog, please write WesleySoftball@gmail.com. Other than being a parent of a player, this blog has no association with Wesley College.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
POWER OF PRACTICE
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From left, Wesley Wolverines senior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD)
and sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE) in the newly
refurbished and upgraded Peter Bielfield Weight Room.
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GETTING PRIORITIES STRAIGHT
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Click here for the full Kayla Bonstrom story.
Pictured above, Wesley Wolverine sophomore #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA). |
Thursday, December 29, 2016
FOUR DIII PERKS
Summary from an article posted online.
Click here for the full story headlined "Tips for student-athletes:
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| From top, Wesley Wolverines sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE) and senior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE). |
WOUNDED WARRIORS
Partners: ASA/USA Softball and
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball
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| www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball |
“It’s truly an honor to call the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team a partner, and we’re looking forward to spreading their inspirational message throughout the U.S. and the world.” -- ASA/USA Softball Executive Director Craig Cress.
Click here for the official homepage of the
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST).
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| Wesley Wolverine pictured: senior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE). |
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
SMALL COLLEGE BENEFITS
Click here for full story (featured below) by Katrina Wagner
titled "5 Reasons Small Colleges Are Better"
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From left, Wesley
Wolverines
freshman
#2 3B/SS Karina
Cardona
(Cooper
City, FL), Head Coach
Juli Greep,
Sports
Information
Director
Brett
Ford,
sophomore #8 OF
Megan DiRubbio
(Smyrna,
DE) and sophomore #13 Utility
Ashley Royer
(Lititz, PA).
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
PURPOSE, POSITIVITY, EXCELLENCE
NCSA Athletic Recruiting Facebook page
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| Wesley Wolverine junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE). |
Monday, December 26, 2016
2017 RESOLUTIONS
Let's start setting goals now
Wolverine student-athlete
resolutions for new year 2107
If you are a student-athlete looking for a new year’s resolution or to add to your what you already decided to change in your routine, check out one or more of the resolves below:
1. □ BUMP UP THAT GPA if only by .2 or a great deal more!
2. □ DEVELOP A NEW SKILL in your game, outside your sport and/or outside athletics.
3. □ IMPROVE ONE MEASURABLE ATLETIC STAT for a real impact and change!
4. □ VOLUNTEER/ RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY. Help others while also developing one's own personality and social skills.
5. □ HIGHEST OF SPORTSMANSHIP: resolve always to behave like a true champion, whether winning, losing, learning or advising.
6. □ BROADEN STUDIES, look into internships and/or study abroad.
7. □ MORE FOCUS & VISION: visualize and commitment to the results you want to achieve each & every day.
8. □ EXERCISE MORE w/aerobics, at the gym, etc. throughout the year to maintain endurance, strength, balance and flexibility!
9. □ JOIN A STUDENT CLUB, meet new people, learn new things outside athletics!
10. □ MORE WATER AND VEGGIES; less soda and fast food!
11. □ RUN, BIKE, SWIM, ETC. MORE, every day, easy to do and it improves health, prevents disease, sheds pounds, builds confidence, relieves stress and eliminates depression.
12. □ BE MORE POSITIVE; stay firm in finding the silver lining, always seeing the bright side.
13. □ INTENSIFY WARM UPS before games; determine to stay warmed up ready to play, ready to bat during games.
14. □ READ MORE. Pick up a book outside of class. Exercise your mind and creativity as well as your body.
15. □ ONE MORE REP in push, pull and resistance exercises.
Wolverine student-athlete
resolutions for new year 2107
If you are a student-athlete looking for a new year’s resolution or to add to your what you already decided to change in your routine, check out one or more of the resolves below:
1. □ BUMP UP THAT GPA if only by .2 or a great deal more!
2. □ DEVELOP A NEW SKILL in your game, outside your sport and/or outside athletics.
3. □ IMPROVE ONE MEASURABLE ATLETIC STAT for a real impact and change!
4. □ VOLUNTEER/ RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY. Help others while also developing one's own personality and social skills.
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| Wesley Wolverine senior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD). |
6. □ BROADEN STUDIES, look into internships and/or study abroad.
7. □ MORE FOCUS & VISION: visualize and commitment to the results you want to achieve each & every day.
8. □ EXERCISE MORE w/aerobics, at the gym, etc. throughout the year to maintain endurance, strength, balance and flexibility!
9. □ JOIN A STUDENT CLUB, meet new people, learn new things outside athletics!
10. □ MORE WATER AND VEGGIES; less soda and fast food!
11. □ RUN, BIKE, SWIM, ETC. MORE, every day, easy to do and it improves health, prevents disease, sheds pounds, builds confidence, relieves stress and eliminates depression.
12. □ BE MORE POSITIVE; stay firm in finding the silver lining, always seeing the bright side.
13. □ INTENSIFY WARM UPS before games; determine to stay warmed up ready to play, ready to bat during games.
14. □ READ MORE. Pick up a book outside of class. Exercise your mind and creativity as well as your body.
15. □ ONE MORE REP in push, pull and resistance exercises.
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| Wesley Wolverine junior #4 IF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE). |
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
ATHLETES = BEST EMPLOYEES
Summary of longer article
Former student-athletes
may be the best employees
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE titled "Why a Former Student-Athlete
5. "THE ABILITY TO TAKE A LOSS and turn it into fuel to succeed.
6. "EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - reading people, knowing how/when to give feedback or criticism.
7. "MOTIVATION to always be better.
8. "ADAPTABILITY. Going from winning to losing during a game.... what is the game plan? We have seconds to react. It'd be the same in the work place, whether it be new people, obstacles, or changes to a plan.
9. "PREPARATION, preparation, preparation...
10. "LOVE A CHALLENGE...
"Student-athletes understand what it means to have our name represent SOMETHING BIGGER THAN US. We understand that responsibility."
Former student-athletes
may be the best employees
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE titled "Why a Former Student-Athlete
Will Be Your Best Employee" at linkedin.com by Kirsten Dodds (Campaign Associate
at United Way of Calgary and Area)
Top 10 qualities learned or perfected from being a student-athlete that are attractive to an employer.
1. "TIME MANAGEMENT is studying for midterms and completing assignments on the bus ride home, after a heart-breaking loss... when your mind and body just wants to shut off and take the break it so needs...
2. "BEING PART OF A TEAM is second nature - this is so incredibly transferable to the work place...
3. "COMMUNICATION is right up this alley as well...
4. "WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK and be vulnerable in order to change for the better of the team.
Top 10 qualities learned or perfected from being a student-athlete that are attractive to an employer.
1. "TIME MANAGEMENT is studying for midterms and completing assignments on the bus ride home, after a heart-breaking loss... when your mind and body just wants to shut off and take the break it so needs...
2. "BEING PART OF A TEAM is second nature - this is so incredibly transferable to the work place...
3. "COMMUNICATION is right up this alley as well...
4. "WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK and be vulnerable in order to change for the better of the team.
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| From left, Wesley Wolverines sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE), junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) and senior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD). |
5. "THE ABILITY TO TAKE A LOSS and turn it into fuel to succeed.
7. "MOTIVATION to always be better.
8. "ADAPTABILITY. Going from winning to losing during a game.... what is the game plan? We have seconds to react. It'd be the same in the work place, whether it be new people, obstacles, or changes to a plan.
9. "PREPARATION, preparation, preparation...
10. "LOVE A CHALLENGE...
"Student-athletes understand what it means to have our name represent SOMETHING BIGGER THAN US. We understand that responsibility."
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
OUTFIELD SAVES GAMES!
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| From left, Wesley Wolverine senior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE), junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) and junior #4 IF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE). |
LIFE LESSONS
By Maggie Tabone
Sports have a lasting unique impact on our lives that cannot be compared to any other type of activity. Being an athlete is not always a smooth ride, and one learns many great life lessons about working with others, facing adversity and effort. These types of lessons relate to ‘real life’ more than people realize. Below are just a few...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE @ VARSITY VIEWS
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| Assistant Coach Brooke Donovan works with recruit P/ 1B Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA) at last November's softball camp. Dori will join the team as a Wesley College freshman in the spring 2017. |
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE!
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Two Wesley Wolverine seniors, who, through the past three seasons,
are always in the game,
whether on the field or off, from left,
#42 INF
Devin
Mackay
(Bangor,
PA) and #9
P/OF Lily
Engel
(Dover,
DE).
Click
here for the full article titled
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| Pictured, Wesley Wolverine sophomore #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA). |
Sunday, December 18, 2016
FIGHT FOR IT!
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| Wesley Wolverines pictured sliding from top, freshman #23 UT Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD), freshman #11 C Alyssa Zimmerman (Hagerstown, MD), senior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE). |
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