BU10 Team 12

We had our first practice!
Only four players showed up :(  I ended up sending an email to all the parents chiding them for not keeping me in the loop, if their kids are not going to make practice.

I have two strong players, and two weaker ones (so far).  Trevor was a pretty good keeper last year; we'll have to see what shakes out when the rest of the team shows up for practice.

First game on Saturday!   Let's hope we do well...

Game #2

Played our second game.  Have to say...we were terrible!  Got crushed during the first half; players taking the ball from teammates; keepers forgetting to use their hands, players showing up at the last minute.

However, after a big pep talk at halftime, it was like parting the Red Sea. My forwards started staying forward, my keeper grabbed the ball, and instead of being outscored 6-0 in the 2nd half, we were outscored 2-0!  Even better, we managed to get the ball towards the opposing goal!  Missed the midfield, however.

What I still can't figure out, is why the players will BACK UP when the other team gets the ball. It is quite odd; they will run towards the ball, but when the opposing team get it, instead of aggressively heading for the ball, they will back up.  I guess they think that they are somehow stopping the ball, but all they do is give the other team time to go around them.

That's is what we are going to work on next week!