U7 THUNDER - 9/6/2008

Captain - Peter
MVP - Peter

2 weeks of pre-season training for the boys and now it was game time. I was a little worried to start. We only had 3 boys there to warm-up, but by game time, 7 of the 8 on the team were ready to play. I couldn't have been happier with the start of the season. I'm never quite sure how the first game will go. You see the boys in practice, but aren't sure how they will stack up against other boys their age. We did all right though. In all the THUNDER scored 18 goals today with nearly all of the boys scoring. Peter and Ryaninho lead the way with 5 goals each. At the beginning of the game all of the boys promised not to be shy, and that they would go after the ball as hard as they do in practice or at home. The agression was great and made the real difference in the game. We scored a lot of goals, but goals come really fast when there are no goalies. Some games we will score a lot, some games we won't.

Some highlights of the game (for me)
1) Seth and Jake the twin bulldogs. Nothing could stop these two. When the ball is in the middle of a pack of players I can always count on these 2 to break free.
2) Peter and Ryaninho's speed. These boys really run fast, and because of it, they both had several break-aways. There was no way they were going to get caught.
3) Blake's super kicks. On the sideline or from the corner, we all know Blake can send the ball across the field. We he scores he typically puts it in the top of the goal. I cringe and pray the he never hits another player in the face with the ball.
4) Ryan L was working out his moves. I saw him trick a couple kids pretty good that lead to break aways.
5) Jonathan only got a couple practices in with the team, but still played extremely well today. He stole the ball and carried it down the field several times for us. I think he will be a major force on the team this year.

I was very pleased. The boys should all be proud of themselves.
Kevin - We missed you but hope to see you at practice Tuesday.

Coach Jeb

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