The U4 team have named themselves The Alligators and they started the session off in impressive fashion. Our leaders on the field are returning players Sam (Eppley) and Lucas. Sam was showing his amazing speed and determination, taking the ball to the goal repeatedly. And as usual Lucas was using his head and staying ahead of the action, heading for the opposing goal to take a shot or running back to our goal to cover on defense. My new players, Cooper, Jackson, Sam (Atkins) and Elizabeth were all completely engaged in the game. I believe Jackson had a goal. I'm accustomed to having one or two kids on every team who are more interested in rolling around on the turf than in playing soccer but it looks like this time we've got a team of real players. All of the kids have very strong kicks too (especially Elizabeth! Man she can bring it!) and so practices should be very productive going forward. I have to note that I was especially happy to see my own Eileen getting so involved in the game. She's my youngest and a real fireball.
Thanks to the Eppleys for picking up the snack this week. The Meaghers will be handling snack duty next Saturday. The game is at 10:00 AM on field B.
The U6 team got off to a very strong start too. Kaitlyn was very strong in goal for us in her first game ever! She has a bit of a height advantage over the other kids so she is probably going to get a lot of time in goal. But the real surprise in goal for us was Maya. She was as alert and aggressive a keeper as you could want and she's only four. And Maya had great help from Cody on defense.
McKenzie also took a nice turn in goal and also played in the field with a lot of energy. Ethan was our solid rock in defense. He's got a strong kick and doesn't let the other team past him easily. Braden started out helping Ethan in defense but seemed to come alive when he moved up into a sort of midfield position. Cody, Will and Conner led our offensive attack early on and they were strong in the first half. But the game highlight was a play that Will and Conner teamed up for in the second half. Before we kicked off in the third quarter I explained to the boys that they should always stay on opposite sides of the field from each other so that the one with the ball would be able to pass to the other. That usually takes a while for young players to get but they took to it like ducks to water. Especially Conner, who was actually switching sides whenever Will was forced to follow the ball across field. That was impressive. But the big payoff was when Conner made a perfect pass from in heavy traffic straight across the front of the goal to Will who was waiting in perfect position. Will drilled the ball right past the keeper for a beautiful goal. It was sweet.
Our game next week is at 9:00 AM on field A. Will Blackburn's parents will be getting a snack for after the game. See you at practice Monday night, 6:00 PM.
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