Our U13 boys were in Erie, PA this weekend for the Erie Premier Cup.
Our record was 1-2 over three games. Beyond the score, a lot of good things
happened that really motivate me to work on what didn’t go well.
This week we will reinforce our
ever-improving shape, work on 1v1 defending again, finishing as well as
attacking and defending crosses.
Coach Paul will put the boys through a physical workout as well.
Most important about the tournament, the
boys had a good time together away from the field at the hotel and our team dinner
at a local restaurant. Our other
U13 Boys team was also there and they had a chance to cheer each other on at
certain points.
The 2 games we lost we fell victims to our own
slow starts. I am always nervous
with this group hen I don’t get a full warm-up in and get them focused on the game. It’s tough at tournaments because there
is very little free grass to get the ball moving and organizers like to get games
started as soon as possible following the previous game.
What is getting me more excited with each
passing game is that we are spending more time in the opponents half than ever
before. The last two years it wasn’t
rare for us to be shutout, but this year we have only been shutout three times in
14 games. We also left a few tournament winless in 2011 and 2010, but that has yet to happen this season.
This week we have a league game and will be
missing a centre defender and our leading scorer. This will give some other boys a chance to step up and show they
can contribute at the same level.
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