March Newsletter 2025

Welcome to the Kings Hammer March Newsletter! This edition features 2025/2026 Tryouts Save the Date, KH Elite Girls ID Session Information, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to info@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Save the Dates: 2025/2026 Tryouts!

Save the Date! Kings Hammer Xenia Tryouts will be held May 5th-8th & May 12th-15th at the Eakle Soccer Complex.

U13(2013)-U19(2007): May 5th-8th
U7(2019)-U12(2014): May 12th-15th

Official dates, times, and registration will be announced soon, so stay tuned!

Upcoming Elite Girls ID Session

Would you or someone you know be a great fit for Kings Hammer Elite? We’re holding an Elite ID Session for our Elite Girls programs for Open to current Kings Hammer players or Elite-level players that are not currently registered for an ECNL club. All interested players must fill out the form attached below to receive further information.

Elite Girls ID Session Info

Who: Girls U13(2013) – U18(2008)
- Open to current Kings Hammer players or Elite-level players that are not currently registered for an ECNL club
When: March 30th
Where: Miami Valley Christian Academy

Click here to fill out the required Elite interest form.

Kings Hammer Players get Called Up!

We want to give a huge congratulations to these KH ECNL G11 ladies on their invitation to participate in the USYNT Regional ID Center! Aniah, Parker, Sydney and Aubrey took part in the ID session on March 19th right here in Cincinnati. Way to go, ladies. We are so proud of you!

Kings Hammer Shines in Spring Event Series

This month, Kings Hammer has hosted three incredible tournaments: Boys Turf Classic, Girls Turf Classic, & Elite Spring Thaw. Each weekend, our Kings Hammer Cincinnati and Xenia teams put their best foot forward and gave it their all in hopes of bringing home some Championship hardware. When the weather got rough, our players persevered to get the job done. Congratulations to all of our teams who have been named Champions and Finalists at these events this month. We love seeing your hard work pay off!

Catch Episode 5 of Kings Hammer Healthy Habits!

Welcome back to the latest episode of Kings Hammer Healthy Habits presented by OrthoCincy! You can catch it out on our Facebook and Instagram pages. We’re putting our players health knowledge to the test and invite you to play along at home! Check out our feature each month on our social pages for trivia that can help you perform better on & off the pitch.

March Education: Improving Through Failing

This month, we came across a terrific article from Lexington United Soccer Club, a youth soccer club in Massachusetts, that really hit the mark. We wanted to share that article with you below.

“FAIL BETTER.” BY LEXINGTON UNITED SOCCER CLUB

“Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better”

Samuel Beckett

Fail Better. What an amazing philosophy for a coach to embrace when dealing with players. I initially wrote “young players”, but why limit that philosophy to a particular age group? Isn’t it our responsibility as coaches to place players in an environment that is challenging and stretches them as both people and players? This doesn’t stop when a player hits a certain age or level, but must always remain present for growth and development to occur.

“Ever Tried, Ever Failed.” Sadly many players haven’t truly tried because they are afraid to fail or they have tried and were punished for failing and decided it wasn’t worth the struggle. Too many players fall into the latter category because a coach has placed results over development and stifled their creativity by demanding they “play it safe”. Players that play it safe at too early an age are the ones that never develop the skill set to “take a player on” in the final third or look for the half chance in the penalty box. Instead they pass the ball to their teammate because they don’t want to take ownership in case they fail. I’ve watched countless games where coaches and parents alike shout at kids to shoot the ball, but these are the same people that throw up their hands in disgust when a player misses the target or the ball gets saved and exclaim “Billy was open, why didn’t you pass the ball”. We can’t have it both ways.

Click here to read the full article on our Education page!

GK Union Save of the Month

Another month, another set of fantastic diving saves! Congratulations to Savannah of Kings Hammer Cincinnati and Jace of Kings Hammer Swan City winning the February GK Union Save of the Month! Way to put your skills on display!

Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them! Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group. Be sure to share throughout the spring season and YOU could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month.

Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages and on the GK Union page.

BRAND NEW KINGS HAMMER FAN GEAR

Kick off 2025 with some awesome new merchandise! We’ve added new fan gear to our Kings Hammer Shop that you’re sure to love! Now with extended sizing, we have Kings Hammer t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more available at shop.KingsHammer.com. Check it out now!