Fantastic year ladies! As our team motto states, you started strong and finished strong. Hard to believe we started indoor practices 9 months ago!
Be proud of your achievements. No doubt victories are nice (which we did a very good job), but I am more pleased with our quality of play. Some examples:
- Our passing game looks beautiful at times. As good as the pros! Give-n-gos and overlaps are becoming a bigger part of our game.
- Ball control moves - although we can continue to get quicker, I liked the creativity.
- Shielding the ball - I am really pleased how our team got "tougher" this year, but in a fair, sportsmanlike way.
- Midfield play - I like how you adapted to a third level of field positions.
- Throw-ins - nice to see at the U10 level our team rarely makes a bad throw-in.
- Left (Opposite foot) - Nice to see that for several of you, your "weaker" leg, is not so weak any more and that you are using it more naturally.
- Good habits - I am extremely pleased to see that you are developing good habits, such as not toe-balling. The strength will come and trust me, the things you can begin to do with the ball!
- Team shape - No muffins on our team!
- Teamwork - Thanks for being a focused group with a great attendance record. You make it fun for me!
Keep practicing over the next few months and I will see you in the fall!
Notes:
(1) End of year party at the Kiefers: Sunday, August 3.
(2) Sign up for Travel Assessments for next year are available at the ASA site. Next year is U11 - 9 versus 9 players. Assessment dates for the U11 players are Sunday, September 14, 8:30 - 10:00, and Sunday, September 28, 12:30 - 2:00. They are held at the North French Fields. Any questions, please ask!
(3) Reminder: Travel players CAN play Fall House (they just can not play in the House Spring session), if they would like to get an early start on the season! Register online until August 17. Same uniforms as last year.
