Gracie Plant, Kat Sykes, and Haley Marie Fisackerly can't help but smile when asked about the changes Tom Velek has brought to the Heritage Academy girls soccer program.
Whether it's the amount of running, the skill work, or the changing practice plans, there have been plenty of adjustments the players have had to make for their new coach.
But Fisackerly's smile is most revealing because the junior has played for Velek as a member of one of his Columbus United teams. As one of two girls on co-
Adam Minichino is the former Sports Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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