The Sedalia Soccer 305 Spin U10 and U11 Fall Season Video is now on YouTube.com in two parts. The video consists of over 900 pictures and some video clips from our 2010 Fall season playing in the KC Metro League. Highlights include the KC Wizards v Manchester  United Game, Other Wizard games, the swim party, league games and tournament games.

Video Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNyILOzOuzo 

Video Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg3sq5ItSt4

It is safe to say that a Sedalia Soccer 305 Spin end of season party is definitely a must attend event. And yesterday’s gathering at El Tapatio was no exception. With 60+ in attendance and great food, drinks and conversation, El Tap was rocking.

For the Awards portion of the program, awards were presented to:
Brandon Aquilar – Jo’bulani ball for juggling 25 (this season we had 4 players – Tanner, Riley, Ian and Brandon) reach the magjc 25 juggles.
Colby Edgar – a Jabulani ball for consistently reaching 22, but not quite making 25
Hunter Gilliam – Golden Boot U11 – Jo’bulani – 19 goals this season
(Dylan Hayden was second with 5 goals – we had 7 different players score for U11)
Riley Moore – Golden Boot U10 – Jo’bulani – 11 goals this season
(Trenten Leary was second with 10 goals -we had 8 different players score for U10)
Alex Esquivel – Ballon d’Or – The Most Valuable Player Special Award for Commitment and Dedication.
Whistle to Whistle, Plays for the Shirt, Plays from the Heart
Alex received a plaque and an Authentic Wizards Team Jersey
All the boys received a trophy and a certificate
Coach received a 305 Spin flag and it was announced that the parents nominated Coach for the MYSA Coach of the year award which will be announced in March at the MYSA AGM. THANKS!!

All the boys also received a 22 minute video including 900 pictures and some video taken during the season. These pictures included the Wizards v Manchester United game, the swim party, Wizards games and action from all the season games including the moms v players game.

A special thank you to HA Perez and the staff at El Tapatio for being such great hosts and putting on such a terrific party. Sedalia is very lucky to have El Tapatio and we are very luch to have you as a patron of our teams. THANKS!!!

Our goal for the tournament was to at least be in contention to go to the final. The boys had done just that with their good win over Shawnee Elite. We were playing a strong BVSC side that we had met earlier in the season in the Tournament in the Woods. It was a blustery day with a strong wind blowing across the field and temperatures in the 50′s. Some how we were playing on a field with full size goals. The field ran down hill and was one of the worst pitch’s we had played on all season.

The boys were in  great spirits and ready to go. Our captains chose to go uphill the first half. BVSC kicked off passed down the field and ran right by our defenders and put the ball into the back of the net. How many times have we given up the early goal this season? Definitely something to work on for the spring. This woke us up and we had some efforts, but BVSC were having the run of play. The boys were playing tough and started to find their rhythm.

BVSC were awarded a direct kick outside the box and the kick went high into the air and ended up in the far corner of the 24′ goal. The shot would have just gone over the goal on our normal goals. The boys kept working and created some good chances. We went in to the half only down 2 to 0.

In the second half, we were going down hill and immediately started creating chances. In the 4th minute Hunter sent a direct kick from midfield through for Brandon to run on and he finished his run with a well timed shot into the back of the net. We were definitely back into the game. BVSC put in their 4th on a corner and put us down 4 to 1, the boys once again picked things up and with a nice run of play, setup Hunter to pull us  back 4 to 2 with 10 minutes to go in the game. We pushed up to try to get the third and created some good chances. BVSC found their 5th and put the game away 5 to 2.

The boys  gave their all and lost to a good BVSC team. BVSC went on to lose to SSC Fury 2 to 1 in the final. We were always in the game and had we started better could have easily been 0 to 0 or even up 1 to 0 in the first half. Sometimes the breaks don’t go your way. The boys deserve lots of credit for fighting for 60 minutes and believing they could turn things around. Fall 2010 is very similar to Fall 2009. Lots of hard work, tremendous growth and strong competition in every match. Anybody remember spring 2010? I can’t wait to start training for spring 2011.