Wow it’s Sunday night already.  Another weekend down.  This weekend seemed to move really slow.  Wait..  Maybe that’s cause I didn’t do a thing today but just sit here all day long.

OK, so it started off yesterday with some soccer practice.  That was a fun 2 hours in the sun.  Then I helped my wife get her classroom ready for the kiddo’s that start tomorrow.  I finished up the night watching Street Kings, which I have to say was a really good movie.

This morning I played around with mazzie (our dog) and lounging around really.  I did some work around the house but not much really.  Ended up watching Coyote Ugly.  Not too bad of a movie really.  Then we watched this new DVD I got.  David Crowder Band Remedy DVD + CD..  That was simply awesome.  Finished up the night and currently watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Now don’t get me wrong I like watching the Olympics but sometimes when they show the same sport over and over again (*cough, cough, swimming, gymnastics, diving, volleyball) it gets old quick.

So did you all have a good weekend?

Well the tournament ended for us last night after the third game and even though we lost all three games, it was a huge learning experience for the girls and they finally get to know what it is like to play in competitive soccer.

The first game Friday night as a blow-out 0-7 to Tyler Tsunami 95.  This was our first game to play competitive and the first game since last spring.  Our girls were really nervous and that played a huge part.

Saturday morning we played Fort Worth United 95 Blue and we played a lot better but started to fall apart in the second half.  It was good to play this team as they will be in our league come September.  WE lost 0-5.

Saturday evening we played East Texas Elite 95 and we lost 1-3.  This was a really good pair up and we should have won this game but we still are not clicking and communicating as a team.

In less than 2 weeks we will be heading for Austin for our second pre-league tournament.

Play is completing today for the National Championship in the age groups.  In a previous post I mentioned that D’Feeters were knocked out in the U14 division.

U15:
Dallas Texans 93 Red finished up yesterday [Saturday] winning the Championship in U15.  They won over So Cal Blues-dodge 2-1.

U16:
Dallas Texans Red 92 finished up this morning winning the Championship in U16.  They won over Eclipse Select 91-92 3-2.

U17:
Dallas Texans 91 Red finished up their final game in a tie and went to PK’s.  They were playing Eclipse Select 90-91.

U18:
Sting Dallas 90 lost to Colorado Rush Nike 0-3 to end their National Championship run.

So a big congrats goes out to the Dallas Texans club for winning at least 2 National Championships this weekend and possibly a third.

U17 division finished up the last game tonight and now the final pairings are set for the championships.  Here are the North Texas teams playing for the championship title.

U14:
North Texas Team is out - D’Feeters 94

U15:
Dallas Texans 93 Red vs. So Cal Blues-Dodge @ 7:15pm Saturday

U16:
Dallas Texans 92 Red vs. Eclipse Select 91-92 @ 10:00am Sunday

U17:
Dallas Texans 91 Red vs. Eclipse Select 90-91 @ 8:15am Sunday

U18:
Sting Dallas 90 vs Colorado Rush Nike @ 7:45am Sunday

Good luck on the finals North Texas Teams..

U14:
D’Feeters 94 lose 0-1 to FC Stars.  It looks like the National run is over.

U16:
Dallas Texans 92 Red win over Sting Dallas Royal 92 | 0-1 to win Pool A.  They should move on and play Eclipse 91-92 for the Championship on Sunday at 10am.

U18:
Sting Dallas 90 lose to Colorado Rush 0-1 but remain in the bracket to play for the championship against Colorado Rush on Sunday at 745am.

U17 bracket plays the last game tonight at 7pm and then all the championship brackets will be set!

Dallas Texans 93 Red won game #3 against Scorpions Elite 4-1 to move past Slammers FC for 1st place in Pool A.

So if I read this right, they will be playing tomorrow night against So Cal Blues-Dodge - 7:15pm ct for the championship.

Good job..

U14 and U18 teams are playing right now..
Will update later on today with this info..

I think it would be awesome to be there watching these games right now!

Related Posts:
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U15 Standings Page

Dallas Texans 91 Red lost tonight against Eclipse Select 90-91 with a score of 1-2

Goals for the game: (from the US Soccer Site)
DTX - Becka Rivera - (64:00)
ECL - Carly Smithe - (18:00)
ECL - Leah Fortune - (8:00)

This will put the Texans into a 2nd place tie in their bracket.

All teams that I’m following in my last post will all play the final bracket game tomorrow and will post some updates to scores when I can check out the scores..

While I don’t watch every match every weekend, or go see the local professional team every game, that doesn’t mean I love soccer.  I grew up playing soccer with my dad coaching me almost my entire youth soccer career (I think 1 year I played on another team) and I have also accumulated about 15 years of coaching experience at all youth levels.

Now that I’m coaching once again after a year or two off, I have jumped back into or onto a competitive soccer team.  Yep I have probably written something about them before but we are a new team that has been training for almost the last year in preparation to move into the competitive leagues.  So naturally I’m now interested in following all of the competitive clubs in the area.  Now we are not a Lake Highlands team (Lake highlands is the premier competitive league in North Texas) so I don’t mind checking out how other teams do especially since they represent North Texas Youth Soccer.

So this week (started last night) is the Youth National Championships.  There are quite a few North Texas teams that have made it and are playing for the National Title in there age division.  So here are the current results up to this time.  Most of these teams have played 2 games already in there bracket:

U18:
Sting Dallas 90 - 2-0-0 (1st Place)

U17:
Dallas Texans 91 Red - 1-0-0 (1st Place)
** Play 2nd game tonight at 7pm**

U16:
Dallas Texans 92 Red - 1-0-1 (1st Place)
Sting Dallas Royal 92 - 0-1-1 (3rd Place)

U15:
Dallas Texans 93 Red - 0-0-2 (2nd Place)

U14:
D’Feeters 94 - 0-1-1 (3rd Place)

Good luck to the North Texas Teams..

I will update and post new scores when they come available.

Our soccer team is moving forward after a long training streak.  This week we have finally got our team registered and then today we have applied and registered for our first two tournaments.

Basically we have until August 15th to get this team of 13 ready (maybe 14) for there first shot at competitive soccer.  We are participating in a tournament in Fort Worth that weekend, and they will probably get 3 games on Saturday alone.  I guess it just depends on the number of teams.  Then labor day weekend the team is going to head south a few hours down to Austin, TX.  This should be a fun tournament as this will be right before league play starts and we are not playing at home!  lol   It should be a lot of fun..

League play starts 1 or 2 weeks after that till early December.  So the season is starting after 9 months of hard training.

Here is another Friday round of local shorts. (might be something I do every Friday)

2 Pit Bulls euthanized after attacking 2 year old in Fort Worth:
The girl remains in critical condition at the hospital. Hope she makes it. The dog owners indicated that both of the dogs were female and neither one was registered or vaccinated. Great now she might have to deal with rabies to. The dogs are going to be tested.

Man killed on 360 in Arlington:
Man was stuck by a truck on Hwy 360 on an off-ramp last night around 7:45pm. They rushed him to the hospital in critical condition. He later died @ 9:35pm.

Back Itch in Fort Worth:
A guy who’s back was itching apparently grabbed the first thing he say to itch his back. Unfortunately he accidentally shot himself, lol. I guess that what happens when you stay up late drinking and playing poker. You forget your gun is loaded, haha….

FC Dallas:
FC Dallas next home game is this Sunday the 18th at Pizza Hut Park against the LA Galaxy (Hopefully Beckham plays) Currently FC Dallas is 2-2-3. Not very impressive from what I have watched so far this year.

Stars:
Stars won game 4, but are still losing the series 1-3. Game 5 is back in Detroit on Saturday at 12:30pm (ct). They better sharpen up the skills since they have to win the next 3 in a row to move on.

Cowboys:
New Stadium ticket prices were released and they start at $59 per ticket.. Wait, who really cares.. “Go Seahawks” lol