A perfect morning to play soccer as U11 kicked off against United on RSC field 12. United is a team that we like to play as they are well coached and have a really good group of players. We had been working hard on team play, communication and passing the ball around. And of course, pressuring the ball.

The first half was pretty even with us going in tied 0 to 0 at half. United was killing us on corners with the introduction of putting a couple players on the keeper. Not sure that is the most appropriate tactic at this age, but I  guess if it works. We utilized our short corner kick pretty effectively and it seems a bit more like soccer than just trying to bumble a ball into the net on a corner. We just don’t have any players that have figured out you have to attack the ball to score on a corner. So once again, a lot of balls dropping in front of the goal, but no one getting to it.

The second half was more of the same. The team looked really good with working the ball out of the  back. Moving the ball wide. Crosses into the middle. Good pressure all over the field. It was the same mistakes we have made in the past that let us down – diving in, sticking a foot in, turning our backs, poor first touch, bad pass. But we are improving. The game ended 0 to 0 and you could not have asked for a better effort from the boys. Great way to start the season.

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