Our new Hawks club team has been practicing for months and has been so excited for tournament season. This weekend we kicked it off with the Beach Tournament on Oceanside Harbor. Over 3oo teams and 25,000 flocked to Oceanside, making parking a nightmare and EZ UP space a challenge. But once to the fields, our girls couldn't have been more excited. We had special tournament shirts designed and all 13 girls were ready for their first soccer games in the sand.
Joe's Crab Shack was one of the main sponsors
Joe's Crab Shack was one of the main sponsors
Delaney, Taylor, May and Madison chilling before the 1st game
Ready to take the fieldOur 1st game was against the Hawks Red team. The Red team came out strong and took an early 3-0 lead. Our sidelines were silent and our girls looked dazed, but they quickly perked up and fought back. Taylor played well as left forward, stopper and even had some nice saves for her 1st time ever in goal. Yes, goalie!! We finished with a satisfying 4-4 tie.
The girls bonding in between games.
Allison and Reanna had fun in the water and admired Matt's beautiful creation!
The girls even got a little dirty digging holes.
We also spotted Maddyn on the beach in between games. We play her United team in the morning, although she won't be there. I'm glad we at least got to see her today.
Before Game #2 
Taylor and Jessica were team captainsIn game #2, we played the Pumas from San Diego. We came out tough from the beginning and took an early lead. Taylor again played very well as stopper and left forward and got her 2nd goal of the day in our 7-3 victory. I could tell she had played tough when I saw sand in every crevice in her neck! It was nice to see her play so aggressively and with such passion. The girls had so much fun and can't wait to do it again tomorrow. We are guaranteed a 10:30 game against United and think we have secured a spot in the 2:30 semifinal. My wishful thinking has us playing in the final at 4:00. Oh I forgot, one game at a time!!
Lets just hope parking is a little easier in the morning...
