Back to .500

Tough game last night.  We got off to a great start, James scored a spectacular goal in the first quarter to give us a 1-0 lead. And the way the boys were playing, I thought there would be several other goals throughout the night. The first half we were playing aggressive and determined to keep the ball off our side of the field and pushing it up on offense.  The Cyclones then, got a couple quick goals.  Two came from our defense just not attacking the player fast enough as he was approaching the goal, as that particular player was surprisingly able to shoot from 10-15 yards out, which he did and score. The other goal came from a throw in and the only player that touched the ball was ours, we were inside the orange crease at the time, so that goal should not have counted any way. 

In the second half, which is when most of the goals against came, we looked a lot more reserved than we did in the first.  Not as eager to attack the ball and giving the other team a little more opportunity to drive it down on offense.  The Cyclones were a very good team and remain undefeated, so there is nothing for us to hang our heads about, at least not for very long.  We did not get out played last night, we just made a few errors that I as the coach, take full responsibility for and know it may come into account when the decesions are made next season as to whether or not to renew my contract. 

We practice on Thursday at 6pm, field 9 and will work on some of these mental mistakes in preparation for our final game on Saturday October 16th.  Our record is currently 3-3-1. This last game will determine whether or not we have a winning season and I have a good feeling we will.  We will be playing the Avalanche who beat us once this season, and I think the boys are going to want some revenge.  It's been a good season so far, the boys have learned a lot, improved significantly and I believe, they have had a lot of fun.  Let's keep it up for one last match and finish strong.

Go Fire!

- Coach Kyle