07/17/2023
Some thoughts and numbers from the 2023 summer Legends FC season. The OVPL season came to an end today. To date this has been in my opinion the best season yet competition wise within the OVPL but more important the development of our high school and college players! College and High School coaches know your guys are returning to their fall seasons ready to compete!!! This is year 3 for Legends and we are now seeing the once young guys start to become the older guys mentoring the new young players! So AWESOME to see our 16 year olds get competition against men and competing/providing for the team-showing all they do belong. My coaching staff has done an amazing job juggling vacations, injuries, work, training and games. Not once did we start a game with the same roster or starting eleven! It has killed me not to be able to attend any training sessions(do to working nights) but I am at ease knowing all my boys are in good hands!! Acceptance Home Mortgage, LLCAnswer Auto Repair EastBill Johnston NMLS Design Group ArchitectureOVPL SoccerLensing Garage DoorsSportiffLensing Home ShowroomGoebel Soccer ComplexSportstutorOakland City University AthleticsKentucky Wesleyan College Men's SoccerBrescia Mens SoccerUSI Men's SoccerIndiana Fire Academy SouthFCE UnitedSporting SIEvansville Legends FCOwensboro United Soccer ClubHanover College Athletics
-53 players went through program. Not counting guest players that showed up to train each week over the summer
-31 college players and 22 High School Players
-33 of those players have been rostered at least once
-6 of those being High School Players
-Our oldest player 23
-Our youngest 16 that played an OVPL game
-Oldest player we played against 33 (1990)
-10 games 6-2-2
-30 goals Scored
-15 Goals Against (best in River Division)
-1 HS player, Addy Day, scored from an assist from another HS player, Brandon ELIZARRARAS
-9 Universities represented
-12 High Schools represented
-6 clubs represented
-3 states and 10 cities represented
-10 different players have scored and 11 different players have Assist
-2 players have 5 goals or more
-3 player 3 or more assist
-32 training sessions over 2 1/2 months May 2-July 19
-5 outstanding coaches that believe in making players better on and off the field
-3 players had hat tricksZach Schoenstein, Zach Barton and Eyob McFarland
-One player Zach Scheonstein had 3 Assist in one game
-One torn Hamstring, 6 staples to head, two ankles sprains, 2 Groin pulls, 1 bruised/broken tailbone and one broken foot
-Traveled 1780 miles
-Played 7 teams from 3 states-Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
-880 bottles of water that I know of?
-25 large bags of ice and 3-4 emergency small bags delivered by Craig thomas or Laura Tichenor (couldn’t pull off game days without my Big Sis)during games Thanks
-Legends yellow cards 21 & Red cards 0
-Opponents yellow cards 20 & Red cards 4
-9 amazing sponsors that believe in me, the Legends Staff and our mission! This team doesn’t exist without YOU!!!!
-A true Evansville Legend at 74 years old, Dad-Pa-Steve McCullough, that has attended every Legends game and training session over 3 years and always reporting after training how many guys were there and the quality of training. Thank you Dad!
-1 amazing wife that allows me to turn our dinning room into the Legends Kit Room/Head Quarters for 3 months, game day sales, laundry, accountant, plus so much more! Supporting, since day 1, my crazy passion to provide our local players a professional environment to develop their game! I Love You Tamala!
