Sunday, May 27, 2007
Match Report Round 6
We have now decided not to play Round 3 since it would have had to be played on a Sunday and too many people were already committed.
U6 Wentworthville Waratahs ELRICH 8 def. U6 Ermington United CAHILL 0
This was our best game so far this season. This was not because of the score (which was half the normal score against us) but rather because the team played their little hearts out. We deserved a goal more than John Howard deserves unemployment, but we just couldn't make it happen. We had opportunities, though, which is a big improvement on previous weeks. The guys are really paying attention at training and we are slowly honing our skills. Our fault this week lay in too committed an attack. We ran the ball up time and time again, we regularly took it away from the opposition, we managed some good passing and (most importantly given last week's game) the guys managed to back each other up so that there was almost always two or three reds moving together with the ball. Unfortunately whenever we moved ahead we ran out of steam and couldn't finish our big runs off. All the Waratahs had to do was to take the ball past us and run it down the field while we tagged behind. Hopefully we will soon get to the point where our skills as a team will be enough to defeat the one or two better players on the opposing side.
The player of the match this week was James who played a beautifully balanced game in offence and defence. He showed all of the skills he had and then some. Geordie and Fraser were trying just as hard as James with both of them making field length runs on several occasions. Right behind them wherever they went was Seb, providing the backup we have been lacking. Lexie had a wonderful first half in goals saving all but two and then provided good defence on the field in the second half. Joel did a mountain of hard work to get the ball going forward. Every time he moved he was blocked, yet each time he regathered the ball and kept the pressure on the opposition. He was the "Energiser Bunny" - he just kept going and going. Jack was once again brilliant in defence. I'm going to have to nickname him "The Taxman" because he is always taking his slice of the action on the field. If Jack is the Taxman, then AJ is "The Wall". He didn't let anything past him and kept sending the game the other way with his powerful kicks, while Lachlan kept moving with the action and kept goal in the second half.
Although our guys don't seem to know whether or not they have even won a game at the end of it, I am still worried it will affect them later in life. Sure, this game could imbue them with determination, perseverance and spirit, but equally it could cause them to harbour a grudge against fat men with beards who wear red and white. I really don't want to be reading about a serial killer targeting Santas in twenty years time. When I played under 6 soccer and my dad coached my team we didn't win a game all season and only scored one (home) goal. At the very least I turned out adjusted enough to keep the voices quiet and coach my daughter in the under 6s, so there is hope for our kids yet. Our goal next week is...a goal.
U6 Wentworthville Waratahs ELRICH 8 def. U6 Ermington United CAHILL 0
This was our best game so far this season. This was not because of the score (which was half the normal score against us) but rather because the team played their little hearts out. We deserved a goal more than John Howard deserves unemployment, but we just couldn't make it happen. We had opportunities, though, which is a big improvement on previous weeks. The guys are really paying attention at training and we are slowly honing our skills. Our fault this week lay in too committed an attack. We ran the ball up time and time again, we regularly took it away from the opposition, we managed some good passing and (most importantly given last week's game) the guys managed to back each other up so that there was almost always two or three reds moving together with the ball. Unfortunately whenever we moved ahead we ran out of steam and couldn't finish our big runs off. All the Waratahs had to do was to take the ball past us and run it down the field while we tagged behind. Hopefully we will soon get to the point where our skills as a team will be enough to defeat the one or two better players on the opposing side.
The player of the match this week was James who played a beautifully balanced game in offence and defence. He showed all of the skills he had and then some. Geordie and Fraser were trying just as hard as James with both of them making field length runs on several occasions. Right behind them wherever they went was Seb, providing the backup we have been lacking. Lexie had a wonderful first half in goals saving all but two and then provided good defence on the field in the second half. Joel did a mountain of hard work to get the ball going forward. Every time he moved he was blocked, yet each time he regathered the ball and kept the pressure on the opposition. He was the "Energiser Bunny" - he just kept going and going. Jack was once again brilliant in defence. I'm going to have to nickname him "The Taxman" because he is always taking his slice of the action on the field. If Jack is the Taxman, then AJ is "The Wall". He didn't let anything past him and kept sending the game the other way with his powerful kicks, while Lachlan kept moving with the action and kept goal in the second half.
Although our guys don't seem to know whether or not they have even won a game at the end of it, I am still worried it will affect them later in life. Sure, this game could imbue them with determination, perseverance and spirit, but equally it could cause them to harbour a grudge against fat men with beards who wear red and white. I really don't want to be reading about a serial killer targeting Santas in twenty years time. When I played under 6 soccer and my dad coached my team we didn't win a game all season and only scored one (home) goal. At the very least I turned out adjusted enough to keep the voices quiet and coach my daughter in the under 6s, so there is hope for our kids yet. Our goal next week is...a goal.
# posted by David and Melissa @ 22:55 
