Athens Soccer Academy entered five teams into the Elite Games...Here is a brief Recap...
2 Under 10's
Under 12
Their bracket happened Friday night, and this is the only image on record, but be assured their play was inspiring.
The Team has never practiced, but because the talent base is so strong as individual players, they can overcome some of the what they lack as a team. This Team also has two players who are Club Ohio
Guests, and one Academy Player who serves as a Club Ohio Guest.
Also, as this team played, Alexander Soccer Club parents and coaches were actively cheering them on. It was a remarkable show of Soccer Community, and every player on these clubs deserves such respect.
Thanks ASC and CU.
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Under 14
So where is the kid we eventually lift in the video (the video is below click on the Raising the Goalgetter screen)? He hadn't arrived as we lined up for the team pic. Then we started the game, without him and without his brother, our defiantly strong #2 (and potential Captain).
Have you ever heard of an "Impact Player"? Well after casually arriving--I think the car got lost-- maybe four minutes after kickoff. Our impact player ran across the game to join the team.
We still didn't know how he was to become the Impact Player, and in the first game he seemed rather contained. Our first game was against the Cobras, and they won the night, after all.
Yet the Tiger had not awakened in Game 1. Game 2 was another matter.
His play was inspired, electric. He asserted two goals to overcome the opponent and we walked off the field winners. We knew we deserved that chance, but scoring was elusive, until the game changer decided, he needed this win.
Then we all got behind him, and played the final minutes in a rush of perfection...
High School Girls
The teams and the coaches, and ...even the parents make these events memorable and enjoyable. Well Done Belpre Fireballs, and everyone behind a soccer club. Soccer players need support, and don't we all!
This reminds me we are each artists working at our craft, and we have potential beyond our present expectations.
2 Under 10's
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| Pearls |
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These Pearls played well, had fun, and got some clowning done...
what more can you ask for?
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| Green Dragons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
The Dragons met with the Tournament Champions in our Final Match, and that experience capped off a long day for these talented players.
Well sometimes these humbling experiences move us in ways, and we grow.
The Dragons will continue to improve, and look for better match-ups next month.
Under 12
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| Red (and Green) Dragons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
The Team has never practiced, but because the talent base is so strong as individual players, they can overcome some of the what they lack as a team. This Team also has two players who are Club Ohio
Guests, and one Academy Player who serves as a Club Ohio Guest.
Also, as this team played, Alexander Soccer Club parents and coaches were actively cheering them on. It was a remarkable show of Soccer Community, and every player on these clubs deserves such respect.
Thanks ASC and CU.
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Under 14
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| Black Dragons |
So where is the kid we eventually lift in the video (the video is below click on the Raising the Goalgetter screen)? He hadn't arrived as we lined up for the team pic. Then we started the game, without him and without his brother, our defiantly strong #2 (and potential Captain).
Have you ever heard of an "Impact Player"? Well after casually arriving--I think the car got lost-- maybe four minutes after kickoff. Our impact player ran across the game to join the team.
We still didn't know how he was to become the Impact Player, and in the first game he seemed rather contained. Our first game was against the Cobras, and they won the night, after all.
Yet the Tiger had not awakened in Game 1. Game 2 was another matter.
His play was inspired, electric. He asserted two goals to overcome the opponent and we walked off the field winners. We knew we deserved that chance, but scoring was elusive, until the game changer decided, he needed this win.
Then we all got behind him, and played the final minutes in a rush of perfection...
High School Girls
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| Soccer Sisters |
We still have had too few trainings to match up well against these opponents. Unfortunately we picked up another likely concussion in this match, after our defender took a huge hit and smashed the floor hard.
Recover Well, L!
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Soccer Friends--The teams and the coaches, and ...even the parents make these events memorable and enjoyable. Well Done Belpre Fireballs, and everyone behind a soccer club. Soccer players need support, and don't we all!
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| Fireballs (Belpre) on Three! |
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| Respect between Coaches and Referee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back to Country--
This Tournament ends, and I drive home with a car full of High School Girls singing Taylor Swift songs to each other. We drop by a player's house, and her dad's art renders me speechless for a moment. I step out and capture what I can in the darkness... |
This reminds me we are each artists working at our craft, and we have potential beyond our present expectations.
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