Ivan Mirković Sees the Other Side of Open Tryouts with Sacramento Republic FC.

This past weekend Sacramento Republic FC held the first round of their open tryouts, with the first of many groups of young players vying for the attention of the coaches and talent scouts in attendance. Among those talent evaluators was a man who just a few years ago might have been one of those young players looking for his big break. That man was none other than Republic holding midfielder and…

VooDoo Search South For Talent

  NEW ORLEANS, La. – The New Orleans VooDoo will hold two additional open tryouts for the upcoming 2015 season.

  The VooDoo will host its second open tryout on Saturday, December 13 at D1 Birmingham Sports Training Complex, 1651 Independence Ct., Homewood, AL 35209. Registration will begin at 1 PM with the tryout starting at 2 PM.

  The VooDoo will host an additional open tryout the following day, Sunday, December 14, at Nashville Sports Training Complex, 7115 South Springs Drive, Franklin, TN, 37067. Registration will begin at 10 AM with the tryout starting at 11 AM.

  The tryouts will consist of the 40-yard dash, short shuttle, broad jump, individual drills, and 1 on 1’s. The workouts will be conducted on artificial turf fields, so participants are encouraged to wear cleats. Kickers ARE included in the open tryout.

  Head Coach Dean Cokinos will conduct the workouts and evaluate the players.

  “We had great success at our first open tryout in New Orleans,” said Head Coach Cokinos. “We will invite several of the attending players from that tryout back for our training camp in 2015. As this is a rebuilding situation, we are expanding our search. Historically, Birmingham and Nashville and their surrounding areas have produced some quality football players. I have used the D1 facilities on multiple occasions over the years, and we have always found players at those tryouts that were able to come in and contribute to our teams. I am looking forward to these two upcoming workouts.”

  Prospective players can pre-register for the open tryout and may do so by downloading the tryout application and sending the completed forms to the VooDoo Football Operations Department via fax, at (318) - 224 - 2771, or via email to [email protected]. The registration form is available for download at www.aflvoodoo.com on the Home Page.

  For any questions regarding the open tryout please call 888-277-5526 ext.132.

New Orleans VooDoo Football Tryout:

Date: Saturday, December 13

Time: Registration will begin at 1 PM

Where: D1 Birmingham Sports Training Complex, 1651 Independence Ct., Homewood, AL 35209

Surface: Field Turf (proper shoes required)

Fee: $80.00 (cash only)

Drills: 40-yard dash, 20-yard short shuttle, etc.

  New Orleans VooDoo Football Tryout:

Date: Sunday, December 14

Time: Registration will begin at 10 AM

Where: Nashville Sports Training Complex, 7115 South Springs Drive, Franklin, TN, 37067

Surface: Field Turf (proper shoes required)

Fee: $80.00 (cash only)

Drills: 40-yard dash, 20-yard short shuttle, etc.

  Additional Information:

·      There are no hotel arrangements being provided.

·      There is no full contact and therefore no need for shoulder pads.

·      Appropriate dress consists of workout clothes and shoes suited for          Astro turf and Field turf

·      No refunds provided for any reason

·      Tryout will be conducted rain or shine

·      Please send any game film and player bios to [email protected].

The paleo challenge is back, with a little hiatus last weekend going to Vermont and celebrating my birthday. I’m renewed and back though and feeling wonderful all over again. I have to say, one of the worst nights was going out to a Thai place for lunch with my bosses to celebrate and my stomach did NOT agree with my meal whatsoever. Painful, to say the least. I think I definitely learned my lesson that night; since then my digestion is back to normal after returning to Paleo living on Tuesday. Once again I’m back to being starving ALL the time, that’s one of the things that gets me. I’m constantly looking for something healthy to snack on and since I can’t always find something being in the back office now, I’m filled with water and tea until lunchtime.

I made a great meal on Tuesday following my Birthday WOD. It was pretty brutal, but I enjoyed it a lot. Tabata HSPU, Wall Balls, Kettlebell Swings, and Pull Ups. By the time I got to the pull ups I was dying a bit, but I survived through it. Since my hip/knee aren’t quite right at the moment, I rowed 1600m afterwards while everyone else ran the mile instead. Using my new Ninja cooking machine, I made Spicy Ginger Lime Chicken. Oh my goodness, boyfriend described it as orgasmic. I gotta say, I love when I do things right. It’s definitely been yummy leftovers, I love it. The recipe will be posted later since it’s at home and right now I’m not. I know there’s been a lack of recipes lately, but it’s just been so busy between home and work that I haven’t gotten the time to transcribe anything. I’m on it, I swear!

Yesterday we did the WOD at home because we didn’t feel like leaving the house for some reason and I just picked up the bar and started going. No biggie.

Warm Up: 50 Air Squats 50 Hand Release Pushups

WOD:

2 rounds: 6 Clean and Jerks (65#) & 6 HSPU 2 rounds: 6 Power Cleans & 24 Dips 2 rounds: 6 Power Cleans & 24 Hand Release Pushups

Cool Down: 50 Bicycle Crunches 50 Sit Ups