Minarets Boy Soccer has had a big change this season since both teams, Varsity and Junior Varsity, got new head coaches. Previous Varsity Assistant Coach Juan Ibarra stepped up as the Head Coach for Varsity while his brother, Julio Ibarra, has taken the assistant coach spot. The Junior Varsity team will be led by Anthony Castaneda who has been helped out both JV and Varsity over the past few years.
I recently interviewed Varsity coach Juan and he had a positive outlook on this year's season and the future of the program. His main goal for this season would to "have a good turn out of players in all aspects on and off the field. I believe that in order to have a winning season we need respect and discipline on and off the field, I would really like to make it to playoffs and obviously everyone's end goal is the championship.“ Looking toward the future, he also wants the program to continue to grow, by having two full teams and eventually adding a Club team to compete outside of the school season.
The Boys Teams are already underway with the 2018-2019 season and this early start has to do with the two new teams in Minarets’ division, Orosi and Orange Cove. Our boys already have done two weeks of grueling conditioning and have completed tryouts. With both JV and Varsity being picked, the teams are practicing hard for their upcoming scrimmage against Mariposa on November 15, 2018
