Camaraderie key to teams' performance
Sara Medina
Posted on: 7/14/10 Section: Sports
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After a tough 2009 season for both the men's and women's teams, the entire soccer program is depending on its teamwork and camaraderie to bring them together.
Both teams are armed with brand new head coaches to implement changes and bring a winning record back, which is much more familiar territory.
"I have never seen that happen to PCC," said newly appointed men's Head Coach Edgar Manvelyan of the team's 0-20-1 record for 2009. "We've never had a season like that. I've been involved with the program for a long time and we've never had a winless record."
Before acting as an assistant coach at PCC for a number of seasons, Manvelyan spent two years playing for PCC's men's soccer team. He helped the team reach state semifinals in 2002 and achieve an East Division championship in 2001 while acquiring top honors as a two-time All-South Coast Conference First Team selection. Manvelyan still holds the second place spot for all-time leading scorer in PCC's men's soccer program.
"Last year something happened. The group didn't work so they made some changes," said Manvelyan. "I have my new ideas here. I will promise that we are going to have a winning record; that's what I'm shooting for. To have a winning record and to make it to the playoffs and hopefully we can build on that."
As returning players, forward Rimar Daisley-West and defender Francisco Castro are hoping the new group of prospects mesh well with the returners, making for a more unified team.
Daisley-West said that the team's biggest problem last year was that it had trouble playing together as a team. "Now, already starting from spring season, I've already seen people coming together and playing the game the way it's supposed to be played," said Daisley-West. "That's what I'm looking forward to this season and seeing Coach improve that."
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