At the close of each soccer season, the league we participate in holds a 3-on-3 Competition for those who wish to participate. We've never taken part, but this year, a few kids from Alex's team specifically asked if he would join them in the team they were assembling. Alex rose to the challenge and accepted. Game day was this past Saturday.The morning kicked off with a 3-game Round Robin competition where each team faced off in 3 10-minutes games to determine the seeding for the competition. The first game was against some familiar faces from the GRPC league. Despite the imposing appearance of their pro-looking uniforms, our team, the All Stars pulled off a shut out. The following 2 games didn't go so well with our guys losing both.
Despite the setback, the All Stars were still in it for the actual competition. These are longer games with two 8-minute halves. The first game caught everyone off-guard when the opposing team never showed; apparently something was lost in translation and they left after the first round. So our guys walked away with a bi and got some much needed rest. The second and final game found the All Stars pitted against a comp team from MOT.
Now, keep in mind that, Alex's team was made up of a 5 kids who have only ever played in a non-comp league. And at least one had only played 1 year. Some of the teams that signed up, liked the team from MOT, were local comp teams who have been practicing and playing together for some time.
The All Stars were able to score 2 very impressive goals against the MOT team and held off some fierce charges on their goal. Despite this, they lost 4-2. But watching these kids grow as a team in such a short span of time was amazing.
The morning ended with the All Stars placing 6th overall. Congratulations Team.
