During some parts of the year we have to recruit or find players to join our soccer team so we can keep improving through out the year, etc.  One thing we did this year was to get business cards done with our club logo, team name, and our coaching info.  One idea that we can use for next year would be promotional pens.

We could get our club logo on them and our phone number and we could hand them out with our business cards.  Then when open workouts and tryouts come around they can remember our team name year round.  We will have to double check in to this and put this plan into action for next year.  Hopefully using this method might increase our tryout rate by two or three times the amount from last year.

So Ike came close to us today.  We pretty much saw some rain and some good gusts of wind but that was pretty much it.  However down South by the coast, most not so lucky.

They canceled our soccer game today but not until we drove up there, walked to the field and got rained on.  They did cancel some games last night, so the question really is..  Why didn’t you just cancel all the games this weekend instead of some and make people drive up there this morning and waste time and gas.  Oh well..  Just had a nice day of no soccer and I got to work on the office some more and watch tons of hurricane news coverage.  Now just watching the OU Sooners play my home town University of Washington…

Go Sooners..!!

How is your Saturday going?  or how was your Saturday?

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!

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