To recap this weeks games I will..."yawn"...oh, sorry. I will have to say there wasn't a lot of excitement. Or better yet, all the excitement was stored up until the very last game!!
The Recap;
Saturday
EMFC 95 Magic 0 vs SSC 95 Hotspur 0
FC Portland 0 vs THUSC Sodium 0
Sherwood Force 0 vs USA Hotshots 3
Sunday
USA Hotshots 0 vs ESUFC Arsenal 0
OR Rush 95G Nike 1 vs SSC 95 Hotspur 2
Bracket Standings
OR Rush [13 pts]
THUSC Sodium [10 pts]
EMFC Magic [10 pts]
USA Hotshots [9 pts]
SSC Hotspur [9 pts]
LOSC Extreme [7 pts]
Sherwood Force [6 pts]
ESUFC Arsenal [5 pts]
FC Portland 4 pts]
Bracket Notes:
With so many games left it is still pretty up for grabs. Although, if teams are going to make a move, they better do it now! Magic with 10 points only has 1 game remaining where Arsenal & Rush have 4, FC Portland 5. With LOSC going to Cali and missing 2 games, they are really at a disadvantage given they only have 2 games left for a total of 7. Sodium could conceivably max out at 16 points by winning their last 2 games but with Rush having 4 left; will probably have to settle for second place. The dark horse would be Hotshots. If they win out the fall they could capture the bracket lead. In doing so they would have to go through Sodium, Hotspur (playing well right now) and a much improved Arsenal squad. A daunting task.
Notes from the sidelines;
The take-a-ways from Saturdays tie with FC Portland are important.
First, Sodium created great opportunities. Sodium had many, many chances to score. Keep building those opportunities and the goals will come.
Second, Sodium can score from everywhere. The mids started looking at the net instead of passing this match. I know Laura Camp had at least 3 attempts herself and Jill had at least 2. Keep that up and the shots will fall (or at least a forward will be there to mop up!).
Third, the defense is starting to rise up. This fall Sodium is tied with bracket leading Rush in goals allowed with only 3. Saturday, Taylor Luty didn't get an opportunity to stop a shot in the first half, and only got to stop one in the second. Thank goodness the defense passes back to her.
Fourth, Sodium has got to finish, finish, finish. Just keep creating those great opportunities and they will fall.
I was a little disappointed to see the low turnout of Sodium players at the high school practice Sunday evening. You can tell who is rising up and playing their best since 4 of the 5 starting defenders were there. The practice consisted mainly of finishing drills, would have been nice to have some mids and forwards there to work on it. We only had 4 show up I think. It's about commitment ladies. When you are struggling in a particular area it is important to understand what is going wrong and work on correcting it.
I don't think our inability to put the ball in the net is cause for concern though. Look at the U12 season when Sodium went on to win the State Championship, we didn't win a game in October of that season and had such a 'peaks and valley' season it was hard to watch. This year we recognize our talent level and know what we are capable of. Keep working hard and creating those great opportunities and the shots will fall. I think the flood gates are going to open soon and when they do, and when Sodium gets a taste of a few blowouts, watch out!!
From under an umbrella at the 18-yard box, Sodium faithful yell; GO SODIUM!!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Week 7 Recap
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If I remember right the email about the HS practice came that very Sunday around Noon time. Giving about five'ish hours to prepare, that is if you got the notice right away.
FYI, your count is off. More than just defenders were there.
The email from Kristina was sent at 11:25AM. I was at the entire practice. Regarding the players showing up, in the post you will read; "We only had 4 show up I think." [mids & forwards] Meaning; there may have been more, there may have been less. We have 5 starting defensive positions. Left & right back and 2 middle defenders. The fifth is the keeper. 4 of those players were there.
What was the point of this comment?
Just the disappointment. email went out too late.
Good to see that in team issues arise from your ego-blogs.
I gotcha. With the amount of texts flying between the girls I just thought more, regardless of position, were going to be there.
In my personal opinion, any opportunity to practice with older, more experienced players, is a great one. I can totally understand if a player didn't get the message or already had plans since it wasn't a scheduled practice.
Next time. :)
Ed
"Good to see that in team issues arise from your ego-blogs."
First, if you read the comments, the poster was referring to the timeliness of the email. No "in team issues" here.
Second, if you don't like it, don't read it.
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