Game One was great fun and everybody really played well. We kept it close and with a little better defense we should be able to handle any team. I was thrilled to see some really tough goal keeping from Nicholas and Justin. Fearless! Christian gave us everything he had, running all over the field. Maddie and Madison played very tough, energetic defense. By the second game Jordan was really getting back into the soccer groove and when she went in on offense she was all over the field attacking the ball. Liz, Erin, Avery and Helen, being the players who have played with each other previously naturally form the core of our offense and Erin had two sweet goals in game one. But the obvious spark to the offense was Paisley with her speed and determination. Just a great game all around.
In game two it was obvious that everyone was getting tired and despite some great play including some very well coordinated attacks on goal we just couldn't keep up enough to prevent the opposition from dominating. I'm proud of everyone though. They all wanted to play the whole game and only came off the field when I insisted.
Tuesday in practice we'll work on a few basics of the various field positions in order to build on some of the good team work we saw today. See you then.
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