Soccer-Girls

• July 27-30 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Orono Youth Soccer Camp
  • Volunteer Sign Up (email Coach Murray directly to sign up. The sign up sheet is now locked).
• Monday-Thursday, August 3-13 | Captain's Practices from 9 -11 a.m. (optional)
• Sunday, August 9 | Car Wash Fundraiser at MidCountry Bank in Long Lake. 9-11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. shifts. No pre-sign up. Just show up!
• Sunday, August 9 | Corn Day Parade. Line-up at 10 a.m. near Hackberry Park. Parade begins at 11 a.m. 
• August 17-21 | Tryouts/Coaches' Practices
  • August 17-18 | 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. at OHS Stadium
  • August 19-20 | 8:30-11:30 a.m. at OMS Fields
  • August 21 | 9-11:30 a.m. Yoga and team meeting

Summer Strength Opportunities

• Spartan Strong | Offered through Community Education. This strength and conditioning program is open to all and aims to cultivate maximal athletic performance by offering specialized instruction on technique, form, and execution.
• FitHaus Performance | The FitHAUS summer program is designed to increase strength, power, explosiveness, speed, muscle endurance, and conditioning of high school athletes. All experience levels welcome.

Captain’s Practices

Captain’s practice is OPTIONAL. Please do not contact coaches about these practices. Details will be emailed by the captains.

• Monday-Thursday, August 3-6
  • 9-11 a.m. at OHS Stadium
• Monday-Thursday, August 10-13
  • 9-11 a.m. at OMS Grass Field

Contact Captains

Contact captains with any questions

• 2026 captain contact info. coming soon!

Tryouts

Practice will start on August 17, 2026. See "Expectations," below, for more information on try-outs.

You must attend all practices in their entirety in order to be considered for varsity or junior varsity. We will email you updates on this. 

• Practice will start on August 17, 2026

• August 17-18 in Pesonen Stadium from 8:30 a.m. -12 p.m.

• August 19-20 at the Orono Middle School fields, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

• August 20, 9–11:30 a.m. Yoga and team meetings 

• You must attend all practices to be eligible for varsity or junior varsity consideration.

Week of August 24

• Varsity | Practice 3-6 p.m.
• JV and B-Team | Between 3-6 p.m. (start times TBD)

Questions?

erin.murray@orono.k12.mn.us 

Expectations

We encourage everyone to come out for soccer no matter their ability level. We will not make any cuts and you will be placed on a team according to your soccer abilities and fitness levels. The most important qualities are improvements over previous seasons, a good attitude, and being a great teammate.

Technical Skills

At tryouts, we will do drills and look for the following: 

• Speed with the ball: dribbling with and without cones
• Striking: distance and accuracy with both feet
• Crossing: from the outside of the field to the center (or far post)
• Shooting: power and accuracy with both feet
• Defending: one-on-one and with teammates
• Passing accuracy with both feet
• Ball control: first touch, ball out of the air, and beating players 1v1

Juggling

• Everyone should be able to juggle at least 25 times with their feet! Returning players should increase their juggles by at least 20 juggles. We will be evaluating you on this during the first week of practice. 

Fitness Standards

Two fitness tests are conducted during tryout week:

Shuttle Run (Cone Test)

• 12 total shuttles: To the 50-yard line, back to start, then end at 50-yard line (so total of 150 yards)  in 30 seconds 
• 35 seconds of rest between each sprint

2-Mile Run

• Goal: Complete in 16 minutes or less (we added a minute!) 
• Route: MS parking lot → past baseball fields → Willow Dr. → Kelly Pkwy → Old Crystal Bay Rd → back
• Players who have not previously met 16:00 minutes are expected to improve their time
• Players who have previously met 16:00 minutes do not need to beat their prior time (injury prevention)
• Optional early run dates will be offered. So, watch for announcements.

To prepare: be physically active 4–5 days per week this summer

• Club players: rest when your season ends, then gradually rebuild with the ball
• Non-club players: work with a soccer ball 3–5 days per week for at least 1 hour

Earning Shuttle Reductions

• Run a certified, officially-timed 5K (3.12 miles) in 26:00 or less (26:01 does not count)
• Race must occur between June 4 and August 16
• Submit proof (official results or finish-line photo with time) to Coach Murray before August 17
• Reward: 2 shuttles off

• No extras completed = 12 shuttles
• All volunteer events only = 6 shuttles
• All volunteer events + 5K in 26:00 = 4 shuttles

• Polar Plunge = 1/2 shuttle (if raised $100+)
• Shoreline Fire Department = 1/2 shuttle
• Referee 3v3 = 1/2 shuttle
• Lunds & Byerlys = 1 shuttle
• Soccer Camp = 1/2 shuttle per day (max 1)
• Car Wash = 1/2 shuttle
• Corn Days Parade = 1/2 shuttle
• Service Project (Captains' Practice) = 1/2 shuttle

Only OWS-sponsored volunteer events count toward shuttle reductions.

Our number one way of communication will be email. It is not necessary to have a social media account.  All important information will be sent in emails.

• Email: Please email erin.murray@orono.k12.mn.us to be added to our contacts. Captains will also send out emails about captain's practice and use my contact list.
• The All Program Calendar, above, is our program-wide Google calendar. You can add this to your personal or family calendar. Once teams are made, each coach will also have a separate team calendar. 
• The competitive calendar, below, will be a feed from the Metro West Conference. You can see all sports schedules from this page.

Social Media

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OWSoccer this will be used for updates after the games and announcements. 
• X: https://x.com/oronogsoccer this will be used for updates after the games and announcements.
• Instagram: @oronowomenssoccer will be used for announcements and promoting our program.

Erin Murray, Head Coach
erin.murray@orono.k12.mn.us

Ms. Murray has been the head girl's soccer coach at Orono for 18 years. She has been named the section 6A coach of the year in 2005, 2008, 2017, Class A coach of the year 2017, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Minnesota Small School Coach of the year 2014 and 2015 and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Regional Small School Coach of the year 2014 and 2015. She has also been awarded Orono Westonka Soccer Club 2021 Competitive Girls Coach of the Year and Orono Promising Alumni 2016. Ms. Murray is also the first female President of the Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association (MSHSSCA), MSHSSCA Past-President and President-Elect, previous Section 6A coordinator, current MSHSSCA All-State Girls Coordinator (all classes), previous MSHSSCA Top 10 A Girls Poll Coordinator, previous MSHSSCA All-State Girls Class A Coordinator and conference coordinator. She led Orono girl's soccer to state championship in 2009 and 2014, and state runner up 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Her teams were also Wright County Conference champions in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, with section championships in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

Natalie Soper, Varsity Assistant
Socceroperations@oronowestonkasoccer.org

Caitlin Tripp, Goalie Coach
caitlin.p.tripp@gmail.com

Brandon Hunt, JV Coach
brandon.hunt@orono.k12.mn.us