Team Information

Team Facts

NICKNAME: Greyhounds

SCHOOL SONG: The Birchen

STADIUM/FIELD: Ordean East Field (3,000 capacity) (a.k.a. The Dog House)

ADDRESS: 301 N 40th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55804

SECTION: Section 7AAA

PRINCIPAL: Kelly Flohaug

HEAD SOCCER COACH: Dave Bergan

Program Philosophy

The Duluth East Boys Soccer team's philosophy centers on five core principles: hard work, patience, possession-based play, ethical intensity, and collaboration.

Possession-based play is the tactical foundation, emphasizing ball control to dictate game rhythm, create opportunities, and limit opponents. It requires technical proficiency (ball control, passing accuracy), intelligent movement, proactive pressing, and adaptability. Hard work is crucial for developing these skills, physical conditioning, and mental fortitude.

Patience involves deliberate ball circulation to exploit defensive vulnerabilities, demanding composure and calculated progression. Ethical intensity stresses fair play, respect, and integrity, with zero tolerance for unethical behavior. Collaboration emphasizes teamwork, communication, trust, and shared responsibility, fostering a "we" over "me" mentality.

These principles are interconnected. Hard work enables possession-based play; patience enhances possession quality; ethical intensity builds trust for collaboration; and collaboration strengthens all other principles. Our philosophy aims to achieve on-field success and to develop principled human beings.