U8 FIRE - 10/4/2008

Captains - Landen, Logan
MVP - Logan (Half field goal!) Jaden (Ferociousness)

Outstanding game Saturday. The competition was much better this week than we've seen. They had some very tall and fast players that made it difficult for us in the 1st half. The team worked it out in the 2nd half and had a very offensive half. Poor Cole never seems to see any action when he plays goal. Which is good for the team, just boring for a keeper.

We had several outstanding plays in the game. We had good saves by the keepers and solid defending. One specific incidient that stands out was Logan's half field shot. We know that at this age group, keepers often float out of position. At half-time Coach Eric and I encouraged the boys to shoot from outside of the box. This way the could practice taking long distance shots and possibly get lucky with a few goals as a result. Too often the boys feel like they need to walk the ball into the goal. I want them to be comfortable with taking shots.

So Logan took the advice and hit a real zinger. Good job.

All the boys are playing very well. The next 3 games will get progressively harder. I know the teams we will play and they have all done very well this season. With some determination and hard work, I know the boys will hold their own - and even produce some surprises here and there.

Coach Jeb