Bend Weekend Round Up

Thanks to Shannon, Bailey, Bethany and Scott Hall for hosting dinner Saturday night at their home in Bend. A great time was had by all! Thanks to Tom for coaching the girls Sunday against a high caliber U13 Bend Storm team. Sodium was just out-played by the bigger, faster, stronger first place team from Bend. The girls played hard in the frigid temperature allowing only one goal in the second half, but the Storm proved to be just too tough as they put three in the net the first half.

Take Aways
Tom brought up some good points after the game that I think need to be revisited;
First - We need to play harder and take the games more serious. We need to celebrate wins but also get a little pissed when we lose! Take it personal in other words. No more excuses. From today forward EVERY game should be played as if it were our LAST!
Second - We need to double team more and not get beat at midfield and close to the goal. We let Storm have WAY too many opportunities that could have been avoided with smarter play and execution.
Third - Don't ride the coattails of last year. Yes, we are the defending State Champions (U11) but that won't win us any games! We have to go out and play better, get better and work harder every practice and every game to be better. Being cocky is no substitute for being the best you can be EVERY game and beating other teams into the ground. We need to lead by example and our reputation will take care of itself.

Up next; 4/12/08 - Rec #1 @ 11:00AM vs ESU Arsenal. The first game of STATE CUP!!

GO SODIUM!