GoFrogs.com recently caught up with senior midfielder Jackie Torda to get her thoughts on the upcoming soccer season in her second installment of her summer journal. Torda was a second team all-conference selection last fall and was honored as one of the top 38 players in the nation for the 2009 season.
Torda's Summer Journal
Only five weeks until preseason beings and I am already counting down the days. This summer has been great. I've been able to relax a little bit, but I'm ready to get back into the routine of training, practicing with the team and competing for a championship.
With the World Cup going on and nearing an end, its sad that team USA will not be there for the final. I was rooting for them and was sad when Ghana got that overtime goal. They had a good run though and I am now looking forward to the next Women's World Cup.
We begin team workouts this week. I'm really looking forward to it because it is usually a little less painful when you have your teammates running next to you, opposed to running on your own. It will also allow us to push each other to our potential, hold each other accountable and make sure we are giving it our all on every sprint.
We are lucky to have some of the incoming freshman moving onto campus this week for summer school classes. This is great because it allows us to get to know each other a little bit before preseason actually starts. It will also benefit them and hopefully help them adjust to the Texas heat a bit.
Each day I drive by the field, I nearly crash my car as I peek to check on the construction of the new Jane Justin Fieldhouse. They sure have made a lot of progress on the construction in the past month and it is really starting to take shape. I can't wait for it to be complete. This new fieldhouse is just another example of how the Fort Worth community supports our university, athletic department and student athletes.
A few weeks ago, we helped out at some of our youth summer soccer camps. We had a ton of youth players come in, move into the dorms and see what it is like to compete at an elite level for a few days of intense soccer. We were going from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., and wouldn't go more than two hours without touching a soccer ball. It was great to make friends with these young players who look up to us and admire our accomplishments on the field. We met some great players, but more importantly some great people. It was great to see them progress as the camp went on and I hope they had just as much fun as we did.
I was able to take a trip up to Omaha, Neb., to see the TCU baseball team compete at the College World Series. I had never been to Nebraska, but I can definitely say that I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will be going back again next year. All of Fort Worth and TCU is so proud of what the baseball program has accomplished this year. It just goes to show that TCU is being put on the map as one of the most competitive and elite universities in the nation. We are all so proud of the baseball team for all their accomplishments and thank them for all the memories they shared with us this season.
We have 51 days until our first game against Texas Tech and I'm itching to get on the field and show them what we are made of.
"If you sacrifice early, you'll win late."
-Charles Haley
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