Soccer team seeks playoff run
- K.B. Yeboah is returning as head coach.
- Registration begins Feb. 11.
By Matt Bishop, Staff Writer
OCCC’s Club Soccer is hoping to make a run at the playoffs this spring. Preparations are under way for the spring season starting in February.
K. B. Yeboah is returning for another year as the club soccer coach.
Yeboah said he is excited for the season to start and hopes to see the team make the playoffs.
The soccer team showed potential last season, but finished in a five-way tie for the three remaining playoff spots and were left out by way of tiebreakers.
“We put ourselves in that position for the tiebreaker,” Yeboah said. “I think this year we can make the playoffs if enough people come back.”
The soccer team had about 17 players who showed up to practice and games on a consistent basis last fall.
Yeboah said he encourages all his players from last season to return because the team had success.
“We had a good team going, and I hope we can get everybody back and pick up where we left off,” Yeboah said.
“If they are in school, I hope they come and play again.”
The date of the first game is undecided yet, he said.
Jalal Daneshfar, director of the Oklahoma Collegiate Club Soccer League, said the season will commence either Feb. 23 or March 1.
Registration for the season will start on Feb. 11.
Yeboah said he plans on starting practice on Feb. 11 as well.
Players may sign up by showing up to the practices.
The soccer team holds its practices at the south field on the OCCC campus near the May Ave. entrance.
Recreation and Sports Specialist Eric Watson said he will be posting fliers around the campus giving students information about how to join the soccer team.
Players interested can also contact Eric Watson at 405-682-1611, ext. 7786 or Coach Yeboah at 405-255-7735.
A schedule has not yet been released because the number of teams participating is not known, Daneshfar said.
“After the deadline for team registration passes, we will make a schedule as soon as possible,” Daneshfar said.
Matt Bishop can be reached at SeniorWriter@occc.edu.
