girls youth soccer

[McGiver]

week #1
under 8 girls won on saturday 2-0 (tinkerbells)
under 10 girls won tonight 2-1   (Blue Angels)

week #2
under 8 tied 1-1
under 10 won 5-2

go, girls, go!

[purposefulinsanity]

and a sock to keep the mess at bay!

I've always wondered do Americans really wank off into socks?  And is it a custom in other countries?

i used to when i lived at home, it was a good way to hide the evidence.
well, besides swollowing it.

but now i just by 100 count shop rags...

weekly!

Did you never think of using tissues or toilet paper? Then you could flush the 'evidence'

[McGiver]

its a mess.
the damn stuff falls apart.

and what about the parts i missed, like on the cieling, stomach, face, etc...

[McGiver]

week #1
under 8 girls won on saturday 2-0 (tinkerbells)
under 10 girls won tonight 2-1   (Blue Angels)

week #2
under 8 tied 1-1
under 10 won 5-2


week #3
under 8 won 3-0
under10 Lost 1-2*

*only had 7 girls show up, we may field 9.  the other team had 12.

i am proud of both.

[Leto729]

Thats good.

[McGiver]

thanks kevv.  i appreciate that.
really.  i have been feeling down about it all afternoon.  i feel for the girls, they played the entire game and they played their hearts out.  they literally fell over at the end of the game.  they all have a fire in their belly and gave 110 Percent.  the other team scored their 2 goals in the last two minutes of the game.
it was  heartbreaker

[purposefulinsanity]

You shouldn't feel down about it, you've coached then well and its unrealistic to expect to win every game-as well as a lot of skill, there's also a certain amount of luck involved.

I can see why you're proud though- it seems like you've got them working really hard

[McGiver]

You shouldn't feel down about it, you've coached then well and its unrealistic to expect to win every game-as well as a lot of skill, there's also a certain amount of luck involved.

I can see why you're proud though- it seems like you've got them working really hard

i suppose i will feel down about it until tuesday, when, at practice, i can communicate to them exactly how proud i am of all their hard work.

[purposefulinsanity]

I would tell you that you shouldn't feel down about it but I know that would be unrealistic advice.   Go they have a match every week?

[McGiver]

I would tell you that you shouldn't feel down about it but I know that would be unrealistic advice.   Go they have a match every week?

yes, except for thanksgiving weekend, i think.

[purposefulinsanity]

So did you manage to get them feeling good about their excellent efforts at the weekend at training yesterday?

[McGiver]

So did you manage to get them feeling good about their excellent efforts at the weekend at training yesterday?

yes.

i told them how proud i was of their hard work in the game.  sometimes you lose but its always the effort that matters.  and as a reward, i let them run practice yesterday.

i informed them that they did exactly what they had promised to do (give 100 percent), so i really didn't have anything that i needed to instruct them on (even though i do).  they set up this elaborate rules type scrimmage and selected teams.  they laughed and smiled the whole time.

i cautioned them that on thursday we will go back to working hard.  and encouraged them to have fun today.

[Callaway]

 

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[Leto729]

Yeah telling them that they gave 100% in there effort even is more than winning or losing a game. Making the game and practice fun also teach them a love of the game.

[McGiver]

thanks, and thanks.

yes, my POV is that skill levels are different, i just think its an important life lesson to teach them that working hard is something that should always be a source of pride.
if they work hard, the skill will come.