Last week I received a call from the Oceanside Breakers team, asking us to participate in their upcoming tournament. He would allow us to play for $100 (normally $575) so how could we resist? With little notice to our players, we were able to put most of our team together and then borrowed two girls from the Hawks Red team to help us out.
It was a great opportunity to get more practice before the regular season and tryout some different line ups and hey...maybe even come out with another championship! We also played against two of the teams that we will see in the Presidio League so now we have a better feel for our competition. All in all, it was a fun weekend with lots of exciting soccer, but the scoreboard certainly didn't reflect that. We lost 1-0 against the Hotspurs, 2-1 to Oceanside (although we would like to protest this one!) and 3-2 against La Costa Matrix. We battled hard in all 3 games, but broke down on defense during key runs by the opposing teams and couldn't put the ball in the net.
Taylor played left midfield and left forward for all 3 games. She should be proud of her effort and stamina, but I think she would be the first to say, "This isn't REC anymore"! She really needs to work on making her moves quicker, passing sooner and improving her speed. The level of play is much more physical and intense.
We will see La Costa Matrix in our 1st game next weekend in the Carlsbad Tournament and we are hoping for some redemption. Until then, the girls can count of working hard at this week's practices...
Last week I received a call from the Oceanside Breakers team, asking us to participate in their upcoming tournament. He would allow us to play for $100 (normally $575) so how could we resist? With little notice to our players, we were able to put most of our team together and then borrowed two girls from the Hawks Red team to help us out.
It was a great opportunity to get more practice before the regular season and tryout some different line ups and hey...maybe even come out with another championship! We also played against two of the teams that we will see in the Presidio League so now we have a better feel for our competition. All in all, it was a fun weekend with lots of exciting soccer, but the scoreboard certainly didn't reflect that. We lost 1-0 against the Hotspurs, 2-1 to Oceanside (although we would like to protest this one!) and 3-2 against La Costa Matrix. We battled hard in all 3 games, but broke down on defense during key runs by the opposing teams and couldn't put the ball in the net.
Taylor played left midfield and left forward for all 3 games. She should be proud of her effort and stamina, but I think she would be the first to say, "This isn't REC anymore"! She really needs to work on making her moves quicker, passing sooner and improving her speed. The level of play is much more physical and intense.
We will see La Costa Matrix in our 1st game next weekend in the Carlsbad Tournament and we are hoping for some redemption. Until then, the girls can count of working hard at this week's practices...
