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Congratulations to the teams that advanced to the semis today. Too bad our team is out and I don't get to go back today to watch those games.
I ended up watching a couple of Blues and Strikers games along the way (the top flight teams). I also watched Surf, Arsenal, D'Feeters, Solar Chelsea and a few other teams play from this flight. There are some great players from each and every one of the teams I watched. One of the things I noticed from all of these teams is the coordination of the defenses. There were some amazing strikers out there on display this weekend and rarely did I see a center back make a mistake. So many of these defenders were cool and calm under pressure.
A few other observations:
I ended up watching a couple of Blues and Strikers games along the way (the top flight teams). I also watched Surf, Arsenal, D'Feeters, Solar Chelsea and a few other teams play from this flight. There are some great players from each and every one of the teams I watched. One of the things I noticed from all of these teams is the coordination of the defenses. There were some amazing strikers out there on display this weekend and rarely did I see a center back make a mistake. So many of these defenders were cool and calm under pressure.
A few other observations:
- I watched the Strikers v. Arsenal pool play game on Saturday. Shocked that I never heard RB screaming. My dd and her teammates were sitting next to the Strikers bench for this game and after the game I asked her if RB was screaming at his players. She said he was calm all game long. Maybe that's why they lost that game (j/k).
- I watched the Surf team play Beach Hodson. Very close game. Surf seems to need a real scoring threat, but their defense is legit. However, the goal that was scored by Surf was a thing of beauty.
- I watched the Blues v. D'Feeters game. Very close game. Very tense game too. The Blues parents seemed like they were on pins and needles all game long. Met a dad from the D'Feeters team during this game. Very nice guy.
- I think Strikers had the shortest bench from the teams that I saw. Only 2 subs. Congrats to the players for getting to the semis.
- Surf Cup continues to be the most well-run tourney out there. It seems like they have everything figured out before the tourney starts.