US VS. US VS. THEM

++ US - 4 VS. US - 4 VS. THEM - 3
huh?
well 'they' actually scored 3. we actually scored 4 and the other half of us actually scored 4.
uh huh.

goal stars actually forfeited against us, so technically we won.
as team 'coach', i guess it falls on me to say something about our play. you guys probably know more about how to play now than i could ever tell you, so i'll make general comments instead, which will probably have no effect on the outcome of our games.

1. keep our positions.
2. pass more often. (this will prevent us from over exerting ourselves)
3. take more shots on goal. regardless of location or opportunity!
4. make a move. we need more pass and go! anyone who has the ball should have at least one option to pass.
5. go hard. go often. we have more than plenty of subs. one hard minute, then take a breather.
6. keep our positions. stay goalside (between the defender and our goal) when defending.
7. the most dangerous person is the person with the ball. if they are coming at us and you are the only defender left, don't run at the guy with the ball. just keep running back with them, keeping yourself between the ball and the goal. in other words you are 'containing'. don't make a stab at the ball. eventually someone else from our team will come back to help.
8. have fun. winning is only 99%. no, just kidding. have fun. if matt yells at you, yell back at him. no, just kidding on that too. but seriously, have fun.
9. i feel like i should have 10 things just to round out the list.
10. if you don't know, ask. someone, out of 19 of us should have an answer. (it may not be the correct answer, but someone will have an answer.) its like containing. eventually someone is gonna know the correct answer and will come to help.
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