When looking at the Wings already impressive roster, we have to feel grateful that we have such an experienced and willing to recruit staff behind the club. Let’s look at another expansion team entering the league this year, such as the Rochester Lancers. When clicking on the team section of their website we are treated to a wish list of players that the club have given unnecessarily long nicknames to in order to perhaps persuade them to re-sign with the team. (Last year they were the Rochester Rhinos) The list consists of one player that has actually signed with the team. That player being the 42 year-old Doug Miller whom the club has dubbed “The Franchise.” Miller’s twenty plus years of professional experience provides Rochester with a decent start to the creation of an MISL squad, but when compared to what LeBaron Hollimon, Sammy Lane, and the managerial staff have put together for us in Wichita, we should all be very thankful. LeBaron and the staff have signed an MISL MVP, an MISL Championship Game MVP, an MISL Rookie of the Year, and considerable bag of mixed talent and experience that I believe makes the Wings a playoff team at the very least.
With this post I aimed to spotlight my favorite pre-season signing, but instead I have very possibly highlighted the most important element of the new Wichita Wings, the coaching staff. There are just two of them but both Hollimon and Lane have the Wings experience and most importantly of all they have the passion for not only the indoor game but the indoor game in Wichita. Having Roy Turner’s soccer mind and contacts aiding them doesn’t hurt either.
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