Tonight was the last week of the season. For Keke that meant one more game. For Beenie and me that meant the Tournament. If we beat the orange team, the ones who beat us 4-0 recently, we would be playing in the championship game against the grey team who we've never beaten, ever.
We came out well, and played hard and the score was tied 0-0 at the half. As usual, the second half proved to be our undoing. Twice the orange team got behind our defense and had a three-on-one with the goalie. Twice they scored. Final score 2-0.
The good news was that it was one of those games where the kids left it all on the field. They had nothing to be ashamed of - they played hard and came up with the short end of the stick. That happens.
Coach Dina and I gathered them around after the game and handed out certificates and medals that had each players name on them. They were pretty cool (Dina found them and did all the work, I just handed them out). The best part was after we let everyone go, a few of the players came up to us to thank us for coaching, and several parents told us how much they appreciated everything we had done during the season - that their kids had had a great time! That made me feel really good.
Oh, the orange team and the grey team ended the championship game in a tie. They were scoreless at the end of regulation, then went through one full round of a shootout and ended tied 1-1. The league director talked to the coaches and they agreed to leave it as a tie. Cool.
Keke's game was good. Because we lost, I got to watch more of hers than usual. She told me that she had been playing defense for a while and had taken all of the throw ins. I think she had a great time playing. At least I hope she did.
We came out well, and played hard and the score was tied 0-0 at the half. As usual, the second half proved to be our undoing. Twice the orange team got behind our defense and had a three-on-one with the goalie. Twice they scored. Final score 2-0.
The good news was that it was one of those games where the kids left it all on the field. They had nothing to be ashamed of - they played hard and came up with the short end of the stick. That happens.
Coach Dina and I gathered them around after the game and handed out certificates and medals that had each players name on them. They were pretty cool (Dina found them and did all the work, I just handed them out). The best part was after we let everyone go, a few of the players came up to us to thank us for coaching, and several parents told us how much they appreciated everything we had done during the season - that their kids had had a great time! That made me feel really good.
Oh, the orange team and the grey team ended the championship game in a tie. They were scoreless at the end of regulation, then went through one full round of a shootout and ended tied 1-1. The league director talked to the coaches and they agreed to leave it as a tie. Cool.
Keke's game was good. Because we lost, I got to watch more of hers than usual. She told me that she had been playing defense for a while and had taken all of the throw ins. I think she had a great time playing. At least I hope she did.
