After starting the season being generally ‘thrashed’ as a Club, our teams are starting to find their form and pull back with goals, players on the pitch, subs lined up and eager to get back on, and with a few ‘wins’.
Of course it’s not about the goals (it is about the goals) but we aren’t allowed to say that. Youth soccer is more about the team, the playing, the sportsmanship and the skill aquisition. But taking the goals out of soccer is like taking the sun out of the sky.
So WELL DONE to all our TEAMS for your hard work defending and striking and everything in between.
Last week I wandered over to one of the older girls’ teams, Under 12’s The Seahorses:
Interview with Elsie-May Brown:
What do you call it, Soccer or Football?
Soccer.
Is there anything different about soccer this year?
Bigger pitch, lots more off-sides, more on the field.
Tell me about your soccer friends, do you know all of them from school or are you a mix-up?
They are all from mixed schools so I have made new friends along with some I already knew.
If there is one thing you could be better at on the pitch what would it be?
Definitely dribbling the ball.
What is your secret soccer skill? What sets you apart from the rest?
Elsie-May: I’m a twin! Confuses people everytime. I’m also one of the oldest, but the shortest.
Interview with Georgie Brown:
What do you call it Soccer or Football?
Soccer
Is there anything different about soccer this year?
Bigger pitch, more people, bigger people.
Tell me about your soccer friends, do you know all of them from school or are you a mix-up?
I have made new friends this year.
If there is one thing you could be better at on the pitch what would it be?
Scoring goals, passing and dribbling.
What is your secret soccer skill? What sets you apart from the rest?
I’m a twin and can be fierce with a smile.
by Katie Lowes
