Soccer season started in November. The McKinley girls’ soccer team has been conditioning and practicing the last few months and are ready to play this season. This season differs from last season because the team will be competing in both Red and White divisions or divisions 1 and 2. Playing in both divisions will be hard so the team has doubled their preparation. Also, the team lost 9 seniors; only 10 players are returning and the rest are beginners.

To prepare the players this season, Shelby Costa, English teacher and team coach, encouraged her players to join the Honolulu American Youth Soccer Organization, an outside league, during the summer. Through the Honolulu AYSO, the players can improve the way they play and they will be able to interact with other students across Oahu.

Costa said, “I have a young team that is in the process of developing necessary skills as well as experience. Due to this, many of the girls who played when they were little and have trained are positioned on the back line. However, all players are full of enthusiasm and eager to learn. With time and effort, we are looking forward to improving the McKinley High School girls’ soccer program.”