Game #3

Soccer is a team sport. With that said let me tell you about our last game. I'll set it up for you so you can picture what we went through.

Cold, windy, lack of players and the best, the land fill about a mile away was ripe! We started the game with only 6 players (8 is a full field) Elle plays right forward. She knows her position and plays it very well. This is where the TEAM part comes into play. We were missing some of our key "team" players. It's hard to win a game with 2 good forwards, one defender (brittney, who is awesome!) and a very good goalie. Every time Elle and Emma would get the ball down in scoring range the other team would gang up on them, 6 on 2. They would struggle to keep the ball. It only took one mighty kick by a defender to not the wind out of their drive.

Every girl on our team that night (6) played the ENTIRE game. While the other team sub'd in fresh players every couple of plays. While covered in their blankets, our girls great parents cheered them on,

I could see in their cold little faces the frustration they were going through. Knowing if we had a full team playing they could have beaten this team easily.

In the end 4 - 0 was the damage. I had fun watching them play and their hustle was awesome. I am proud of these girls, they played their hearts out!

If you think it's just a game, you're wrong. It's a fun game!