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The girls soccer team at the Catholic elementary school where I teach didn't have a soccer coach, and since h.s. basketball had just ended, I agreed to coach them. I had 19 girls try-out, with only 2 who had ever played on a soccer team, but since I wasn't about to cut anyone who wanted to try and play sports, needless to say I had my work cut out for me. But I did have one SUPERSTAR, so she helped a lot.
Anyway, the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) tournament was this past weekend. The first 2 days are round-robin format. My stud had a club tournament, so we only had her for 2 1/2 games. We lost the 1st, somehow tied the 2nd, and lost the 3rd w/out my stud 8-0. For the last game we played the top team, who hadn't given up a goal, but I did have my stud for that game (playing her 7th game of the weekend-she was exhausted, so I just put her at sweeper).
Sooooo, the 3 coaches of the other team all had USC hats on. They absolutely looked like the typical elitist USC pricks that I hate. My school's colors are green, so I was in full ND gear. The coaches seemed cool enough, and they had seen us play, and I joked that I hoped that they didn't beat us the way USC had beaten ND last year. He smiled and said that they just wanted to have fun, and they weren't there to embarrass anyone (his team was REALLY good, and my girls were a bunch of mostly small Hispanic girls who just played as hard as they could).
Long story short, we played our best game, and they couldn't get past my stud. They scored a goal early, but we held our own and kept it at 1-0 the entire game. Well, these 3 guys bitched at the ref THE ENTIRE GAME! Gave us no credit , the way they bitched and moaned. But they were still winning. Finally, w/ one minute left, the ref calls a foul on them (bad call, I admit) right outside the penalty area. Everyone in the stands knows what's coming; my stud, exhausted, walks up slowly to take the kick. For all you soccer fans, think Beckham vs. Greece. Anyways, she stepped up and put the ball in the top right corner. ref blew the whistle and we tied 1-1. Jubilation on our side, screaming on their side.
Keep in my mind, the other team already advanced to the semi-final round. The game meant nothing. AND IT'S A FRIGGIN 8TH GRADE GIRLS SOCCER GAME! But these USC pricks ran to the refs complaining, then RAN to the tournament director screaming for a protest and demanding the refs be fired. It was un-freakin-believable. I'm like, what happened to 'we're just going to have fun?' Yeah, fun, until a team you were supposed to smoke actually played with you.
So, that's my story of why USC sucks (again). Sorry it was so long; just had to tell it to my fellow Domers...Go Irish!
The girls soccer team at the Catholic elementary school where I teach didn't have a soccer coach, and since h.s. basketball had just ended, I agreed to coach them. I had 19 girls try-out, with only 2 who had ever played on a soccer team, but since I wasn't about to cut anyone who wanted to try and play sports, needless to say I had my work cut out for me. But I did have one SUPERSTAR, so she helped a lot.
Anyway, the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) tournament was this past weekend. The first 2 days are round-robin format. My stud had a club tournament, so we only had her for 2 1/2 games. We lost the 1st, somehow tied the 2nd, and lost the 3rd w/out my stud 8-0. For the last game we played the top team, who hadn't given up a goal, but I did have my stud for that game (playing her 7th game of the weekend-she was exhausted, so I just put her at sweeper).
Sooooo, the 3 coaches of the other team all had USC hats on. They absolutely looked like the typical elitist USC pricks that I hate. My school's colors are green, so I was in full ND gear. The coaches seemed cool enough, and they had seen us play, and I joked that I hoped that they didn't beat us the way USC had beaten ND last year. He smiled and said that they just wanted to have fun, and they weren't there to embarrass anyone (his team was REALLY good, and my girls were a bunch of mostly small Hispanic girls who just played as hard as they could).
Long story short, we played our best game, and they couldn't get past my stud. They scored a goal early, but we held our own and kept it at 1-0 the entire game. Well, these 3 guys bitched at the ref THE ENTIRE GAME! Gave us no credit , the way they bitched and moaned. But they were still winning. Finally, w/ one minute left, the ref calls a foul on them (bad call, I admit) right outside the penalty area. Everyone in the stands knows what's coming; my stud, exhausted, walks up slowly to take the kick. For all you soccer fans, think Beckham vs. Greece. Anyways, she stepped up and put the ball in the top right corner. ref blew the whistle and we tied 1-1. Jubilation on our side, screaming on their side.
Keep in my mind, the other team already advanced to the semi-final round. The game meant nothing. AND IT'S A FRIGGIN 8TH GRADE GIRLS SOCCER GAME! But these USC pricks ran to the refs complaining, then RAN to the tournament director screaming for a protest and demanding the refs be fired. It was un-freakin-believable. I'm like, what happened to 'we're just going to have fun?' Yeah, fun, until a team you were supposed to smoke actually played with you.
So, that's my story of why USC sucks (again). Sorry it was so long; just had to tell it to my fellow Domers...Go Irish!
