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Chat Live with ODU men's soccer coach Alan Dawson and selected players on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.
Head coach Alan Dawson is entering his 11th season as ODU's head coach. He is the winnings coach in ODU history and a four-time CAA Coach of the Year.
The Monarchs
Captured the Colonial Athletic Association title last year and advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA College Cup. ODU hosts the 33rd annual Stihl Soccer Classic
With Massachusetts, ODU, William and Mary and Central Florida, Sept. 12 and 14.
Just click on the Live chat box and send in your questions about the upcoming season.
Please enter your questions in the form below and they will be answered on the day of the chat.
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Moderator: Welcome everyone to tonight's
chat with Trevor Banks and head coach Alan Dawson. |
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| Pat (Norfolk): Trevor,
Is youth and high school soccer
big in Wisconsin?Best of luck to
you this season. |
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Trevor Banks: Not so much high school as
club soccer. Club soccer is
very visible. We went to a lot
of high profile showcases and
tournaments. |
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| John (Virginia Beach,Va.): Alan,
I noticed the league has gone more
to a wednesday-saturday schedule.
How will that be helpful to you
and the team? |
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Coach Dawson: This is a change brought about
by the coaches which will
help the players and give them more recovery time and
the fact that the matches will
be in the evenings will also
help with attendance. |
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| Carly(Virginia Beach): Trevor,
how do you see yourself as a senior helping to develop this team? |
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Trevor Banks: Naturally as a senior I take on
the responsibity to take on
the leadership of the team whether I was the captain or not. I think it is how I was brought up to take over and
be a leader. |
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| Tim: Tough early schedule as always.
Do you see the squad coming around? Look forward to seeing
you guys this weekend. |
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Coach Dawson: traditionally we play a difficult
schedule. St. John's and SMU
are both top 10 teams. It has
been very good for us in evaluating our team. We have
made progress and are very
exctied about the direction of
the squad. |
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| Paul (SUffolk): Alan,
The league is always so strong
every year, how does a coach prepare for such a night in night out battle? |
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Coach Dawson: The league presents you different types of challenges,
depending on the team, and
venue. You have to be prepared to play no matter the
circumstances. Sometimes you
have to win ugly... |
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| Terry: Trevor,
What is your major and what are
you looking to do after graduation? |
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Trevor Banks: I am majoring in communications with an emphasis on film video
production. After graduation, Ideally would like to get drafted and develop a career
in the MLS. |
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| Tom (Norfolk): Good win Sunday Alan, beating your
old college coach. Best of luck
the rest of the way. |
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Coach Dawson: THank you very much Tom. |
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| Ben (Virginia Beach): Alan,
How are David Horst and Yomby
Williams doing on the pro-level.
I thought I ready that David started a game for Real Salt Lake. |
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Coach Dawson: Dave is doing very well and they consider him the future of
the franchise. Yomby is with
Puerto Rico which is one of the
top teams in the A-League. |
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| Meghan: Trevor,
Did you play anyother sports
besides soccer growing up? |
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Trevor Banks: I played basketball up through
my sophomore year in high school. I had to retire to put
my major focus on soccer. |
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| Larry: Where will this year's CAA
Tournament be held? |
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Coach Dawson: This year's highest seed will
host the CAA tournament. |
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| harry (portsmouth): What makes it so tough to win on
the road? |
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Trevor Banks: Obviously there are hostile crowds in some venues.
It is something you have to deal with. Traveling sometimes drains you out as
well as having to keep up with
your studies. It can get overwhelming sometimes. |
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| Bill(Virginia Beach): Trevor,
In what ways do you think you
have grown since coming to ODU? |
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Trevor Banks: In a lot of ways, I think I have
become more discipline on how i approach games. Getting
physically prepared as well as
mentally. I also feel I understand more of what it
takes to lead a team. |
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Moderator: Well everyone, thanks for the
questions and hope to see you
all this weekend at the Stihl
Soccer Classic. |
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