To summarize the 3 games and our day quickly:
We won our first game 2-0 and lost our next two games 3-0 each. In both 3-0 losses, our boys were playing well but allowed themselves to stop pressuring and challenging for short periods of time. The last two teams were stronger than us. It was a great example of how you CAN play with them if you get in their face on every pass and how you get flattened when you stop running.
We were playing with only two reserves all day long (illness, vacations, etc) and that helped everybody play a lot.
Every player on our team had some personal success moments and we saw an improvement in one aspect or another of each boy.
Our heading was the most notable team improvement and changed our overall effectiveness in a game.
We had many good examples of 2/3/4 players pressuring an area and winning the ball.
Our goalkeeper was struggling to hit the ball in recent weeks but today he had a great day.
We held our shape fairly well. We play an attacking 4-3-3 and we still have to master where our holding midfielder should be at all times. When he gets lost it puts extra pressure on our central defenders. This will improve with more practice.
Our passing was hot and cold. But continues to get warmer with each game.
Our main weakness is still getting to the ball first and the strength of our tackling. That is something we will continue working on. There are some other weaknesses or course, this this is the most glaring.
Our focus at training this week will be winning the ball in a 1v1 and getting to the ball first.
The boys demonstrated today that, for Coach Paul and me, the program has been time well spent.
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