Team 2 - U8, Tim Hortons - U8, 2009 (Listowel Minor Soccer)

The final two games of the regular season were against Elma #1 and Elma #2. The team worked really well together in both these games and came out on the short end with a pair of 2-1 losses. Not bad for having lost 9-0 and 10-0 to these teams the first time we played them! The team hustled after the ball and did not give the opposition as much time as in our previous matches with these two teams. A few miscues led to a couple of the goals by the Elma squads, but there were also many good scoring opportunities that were thwarted by some strong defense and goaltending in both these games. The ...

Games #7 and #8 were against Elma #1 and Elma #2. I am unsure if it was the heat or the school trips on each of these Tuesday's but the results were not pretty. The squad suffered losses of 9-0 and 10-0 respectively. Aside from a few players, there was a lack of effort and running after the ball in each of these games. The goalies (Austin/Dakota and Matthew) in both games were left at the mercy of the opposition but did make many magnificent saves to keep the scores at what they were. School was done after these two games, so the coaching staff was expecting more effort in game #9 versus ...

The first half of our season is completed with our record standing at 1-4-1. The more important thing is the fact that the kids are continually improving and playing better soccer each and every game. Now we are looking forward to the second half of the season and where we are going from here.

In games #3 to #6 the Listowel U8 #2 team showed awesome improvement. In game #3 against Listowel #4 the team showed more hustle after the ball and a better job moving the ball forward. This resulted in the team scoring their first goals on the year by Nikki Eaton and Kody Heimpel. The result was a 5-2 loss but the kids again played better soccer than the first two games. After a practice which concentrated on playing defense, the team came out for game #4 against Listowel #1 to prove they listened to what we were teaching them. The team managed to score two goals again (Kody and Desmond ...

Attention all parents: Please try to have your player at the field between 6:30 and 6:45pm at the latest so we can get in some warmup and ready to play the game at 7:00 sharp. Thanks, The Coaches