Had tryouts today. I was a little disappointed with the turnout this year, but the flip side of that is that I didn't have to waste time looking at kids who had no chance of making the team.

I think I've got a really good core group of six or so, but my bench might not be as strong as I was hoping for. There are some challenges there in terms of developing skills, but I've had a lot less to work with before so I'm not particularly worried.

We begin in January! My ninth team... I can't believe I've been doing it for so long.