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Gator Soccer - 3/6/07
Soccer team adds 4 recruits
By BRANDON ZIMMERMAN Gainesville Sun
Florida's soccer coach, in her 11th year at UF, has recently made an
interesting revelation about her team. More is not always better.
Which is why when Burleigh announced her 2007 recruiting class
Monday, it only included four players. Burleigh has discovered the more
players she has, the more players she has to sit on the bench. That often
leads to some unhappy teammates.
"It's hard to keep everyone happy when you have a large roster, in my
opinion," Burleigh said. "We've learned through the years we want to keep
the numbers smaller. That ensures everyone has a more specific role. It
also helps with our team unity."
The four new additions will give Florida 28 players when the season starts
next fall. That's a number Burleigh feels comfortable with.
"We just want to make sure everyone on our team can contribute in some
way," Burleigh said. "Only 11 people can play at once. When you get to
30 people (on your roster), that's when it starts to get unwieldy."
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