Unlike last year s roster filled with players returning for a second season, this pack is filled with new faces. The way City College is set up, Coach Lucarelli said, players don t have enough time to get to know each other. The first official day of practice was August 16. While Coach Lucarelli missed a week to take care of his father s funeral, assistant coaches David Vidrio and Nik Charalaghi took over the helm. Team work takes time, Charalaghi stated.
Several components have to jell.
Tactically the players understand, but this is more of a finesse team, and when we play a physical team we need to find the energy to fill the gaps. Starter Ronal Carballo believes the offense has to be more aggressive. We have players that can play, Carballo said, but we have to start working as a team. We need to work on issues such as scoring in the first five minutes. When we don t score first, we panic.