It's a relaxed league, no stress. I'm happy to lend a player to the other team if they are short because I'd rather play a good game than take advantage of a missing player and win. I mean, these are 8-10 year olds we're talking about.
And the refs are young, so if they miss a call or make a bad one, it's okay. Having been on the receiving end of obnoxious 15-year-old girls the first game I ever refereed back in 1996, I have added sympathy for newbie refs on the field.
But something changed tonight. Semi finals night, and our team being in 1st place got to play the 4th place team. And man, our opponents put up a good game...my girls really had to pull up their socks to get the victory.
And I found it a whole lot more stressful. I actually knew what the score was the entire game. So much for my non-competitive nature.\
6-4. Good game. Playing on Sunday in the finals.
They're a great bunch.
SUPER SUNDAY UPDATE:
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| Grace with her 1st place medal and Best Defender Award |
Anna's team were playing for third place (with Anna also in nets). She is the youngest and smallest on her team (of 11-14 year olds) and boy, does she look tiny in the huge goal. But she did them proud and they won 3-2, narrowly avoiding a shoot out which would have been hard to watch.
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| Anna saves a goal |
Erik's team ended up ahead 5-2 to win their championship game. It was the first time I've seen the boys play because I coach Grace's team at the same time, but I tell you, despite having some amazing players in the girls' league, watching the boys is like watching a whole different game. Really fun to see.
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| Erik Post Game |
2 comments:
Thanks for coaching again, Denise. And for letting the rest of us parents sit on the sidelines and socialize. The girls are having a blast.
You up for next year too? LOL
Jennifer
Congratulations to all your soccer stars - must be the coaching, right ;)
Not about winning and losing - it's about the lessons learned along the way and the fun that is being had
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