SOCCER STUFF

Here’s some stuff from the world of the berrytribe family soccer season. From oldest to youngest.

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TJ’s team is called the “scorepions”, but um yeah…. we didn’t do much SCOREing. However, today was different! We played a man down and made as many goals today as we have made all season- go figure. Crazy I tell you. Crazy! It was fun to coach today- not because the won so much as because the didn’t stand around acting like they forgot they were playing soccer. I love soccer, but this team made me think sometimes that I might suck at coaching. Here’s the crew.

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Tyler’s team is currently in first place- undefeated with one tie. “The Storm” has been raging all year with some very gifted and talented athletes. Today Tyler scored again, a great shot where he beat his opponent, then waited for the goalie to make a wrong move and perfectly shot it in goal. I was so fired up for him. We have the semi-finals next weekend and then the final match for first place on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Pretty cool. Here’s that crew:

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Finally, there’s Jake. We decided to pull Jake this year from our AYSO league and put him in a league where they only train in ball skills, don’t have a “real team” and show up on saturday for a mini-field game that is 4 v 4 with small goals. The kids then try and get control of the ball and “go to goal”. It’s perfect for his age bracket- though lots of injuries on the coaching staff kept this from being all that it could have been. I still like the concept better for his age bracket though. Here’s Jake with the crew on the last day (last weekend) and another with his buddies from our neighborhood.

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Oh.. and I started playing indoor again on Sunday nights with the “has beens”. That’s good for my soul and my health. I love playing indoor. Last Sunday I scored twice. Rock on. No pic of me and my team. Sorry. I’m too fast for the camera 🙂