After weeks of practicing in the local sandy creek bed, these girls were ready for their 5v5 sand tournament...Beach Soccer Jam at Fiesta Island. They were split into 2 teams, Beach Ballers and Sand Blasters, for more playing time. Allison's team, the Sand Blasters, was coached by Dan in the first game (due to a schedule conflict).
They faced Liverpool in their first match yesterday and won 6-2!
Faith and Allison
Reanna, Zoey, Allison and Turbo
Unfortunately, we had to face the Beach Ballers in the 2nd game and they beat us 6-2, although it was a nice friendly competition! They all posed together after the game.
We stopped at The Habit to feed our hungry players on the way home. Not only did they devour their burgers and fries, they still had room for ice cream!
We were back again this morning with several cheerleaders!
Today, they were armed with a little "warrior" face paint and both teams needed wins in their morning game for a shot at the championship.
Before the Sand Blasters morning game, Allison and Faith participated in the War of the Keepers. It was a one on one battle for keepers in punting and blocking shots. Neither of them advanced but they enjoyed the competition.
The Beach Ballers won their morning game 5-2 and the Sand Blasters won 9-0 over Crusaders to both advance to the championship...our best case scenario. Allison even scored a few goals to help her team! She loved getting time on the field.
It was a tough battle for the title between these two teams, but the Beach Ballers won 6-4. All of the girls were great sports, cheering each team on and congratulating all on a great weekend. They all got to take the medal stand to collect their Champions and Finalists medals.
Allison had a great weekend...playing a little goalie, providing some strong defense and even scoring 3 goals. All of the girls played some very physical soccer and we can't wait to see how it translates on the grass in our upcoming summer tournaments. We all left very sandy, sweaty and wind blown, but it was a great weekend of soccer!!
