As you can probably guess from the title, the soccer team has concluded the season winning a grand total of ZERO games. Let me tell you about the game before I get into the coaching fail.
The game, in a word, awesome. The girls played their butts off. We failed to capitalize on some really good scoring opportunities, but they really played great. Actually, both teams really played great. At the end of regulation, we were tied 0-0. The score had more to do with the awesome defense played by both teams. Both teams have really gotten much better during the season (even though we missed tons of games and practices due to the rain).
Since this was part of the Regional Tournament, we had to decide a winner. The normal process for this is called "Kicking from the mark." If you have ever seen any soccer, the mark is the penalty spot on the field. The coach, me, picks 5 players (that were on the field at the end of regulation) and gives the ref the order in which they will kick. It is basically the kickers versus the goal keeper. Most goals win. If we are tied after 5 kicks, you repeat.
1st round: weak kick by them, but our keeper bobbled it and it goes it. Miss kick by our girl, misses the goal. (1-0 them)
2nd round: good kick by them, goal. Teh Daughter makes an AWESOME kick (not just saying this as her Dad, it was the best kick of the night), goal (2-1 them)
3rd round: miss kick by them, missed the goal. Our girl make a great kick, but the goal keeper made an even better save. It was really spectacular. (2-1 them)
4th round: good kick by them, goal. Miss kick by our girl, missed the goal. (3-1 them) End of game.
It was really a great experience and the girls played so well. A couple of these girls could be very good if they keep on playing (they just need a better coach then me, as you shall see).
Coaching FAIL:
Right before the start of the last period started, my best defender decided that she wanted to sit out. In her defense, she has played every single minute of every game except for the 1st game. She has been awesome and was playing great last night. So she sat. The girl (H) that was rotating with teh Daughter at goal keeper didn't want to play keeper the last period (she is also a good mid-fielder/striker). I put my #4 keeper in hoping that we would score with teh Daughter and H playing offensive positions. FAIL and FAIL.
The #4 keeper was really struggling during the kicks at the end and we would have been much better off with either teh Daughter or H playing there. I learned today that I could have switched out the keeper during the kicks. FAIL
Oh yeah, I ran 2.08 miles this morning. Sorry BMI active will not let me go past 2 decimal places when I map my run, but I am pretty sure it was 2.082112544 miles. (No, I will not list times because they are pathetic)
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When I first read this post I thought you totally sucked until I read the part where you ran 2.082112544 miles, then I realized you ROCK because that's an AWESOME number ... then it occurred to me that you just SAID that because you're trying to steal my bestest girl - Teh Loose Moose - from me, because you know those irrational running numbers get her all het up - which led me back to YOU SUCK!1!
ReplyDeleteI may be over-thinking this.
Nevertheless, Needle, you DO suck.
Hands off Teh Moose!
On second thought ... have you seen her feet?
She's all yers, Needle.
Congrats to Teh Daughter, her team and, YES, even to the COACH for a season of playing the game for the best reason: Because it's supposed to be fun.
Stop defaming my hooves, Glaven. Like there's something peculiar about an extra toe knuckle or three and some coarse, errant hairs. GAWD! Mr. Moose rarely even notices these "abnormalities" when they're wrapped around his antlers.
ReplyDeleteAnd Needle, you sound like a pretty good coach. Remember: Fall down seven times, but get up eight.
Ah, fuck it. This team sounds hopeless. Best advise them to just throw in the towel.
Anyone who coaches kids organized sports deserves at least a small amount of kudos. Dealing with the poor organization of the league, the overbearing parents, bad officiating, apathetic kids, etc. will test anyone's patience.
ReplyDeleteThat said, obviously you failed as a coach. All good coaches at this level win all their games ;)
I'm looking forward to having kids and watching them play sports. No way I could coach though. I have tons of respect for parents who do!
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