Plano Labor Day Tournament 04's

Congrats to my Beloved Texas Spirit North on a GUTSY Effort in the Silver Bracket...We Gave Up a TOTAL of 2 Goals in 3 Games & Lost on PK's In the Quarter Finals...Way to Go Ladies!!!...

Best of Luck to the Silver & Gold Final 4 Squads...


DEUCEE'Sdaddy

Deucee, like the new avatar But.....you were up at 3:25 a.m.?

LP Owen 3
LP Paisley 1

Sting Searls 1
Solar Chelsea Gold 0

Silver Finals
LP Owen v. Sting Searls

Gold
Tulsa hurricanes 1 - 0 over LP Keegan (Tahlon Drake)

Lady Aztecs beat TX Spirit (3-0 I believe)

Heard Tulsa vs LA final is tied at half 0-0

Heard final Lady Aztecs over Tulsa hurricanes 1-0

Congrats to both teams

Well played tournament by all teams.

I agree with the above posters. It was a good tournament, and we had fun. Every girl out there was trying her hardest - even with the 100 degree heat! They are all warriors in my opinion! Good job all!

futbolfreak wrote:Deucee, like the new avatar But.....you were up at 3:25 a.m.?

Yeah, I Work the Graveyard Shift...


DEUCEE'Sdaddy

Sting Searls 3
Liverpool Owen 1

Good job girls. Very well played. There were alot of good teams in the tournament this weekend. It was a battle just dealing with the heat. Next weekend is supposed to be high in the 70's...it's a week to late in my opinion. I was told 602 teams total in all age brackets. Thats awesome.

Congrats Sting 04 Searls. We enjoyed our game in the semis. It was a tough battle.

Soccermom00 thanks for that. There are some amazing girls on that Gold team. Your goalie is very good and correct me if im wrong but the blond with the blazing fast speed that played up front...cant remember the number, probably shouldnt say if I did, but Im sure you know which one im talking about. Everyone was commenting how much speed she had. What a nailbiter

Thanks 04soccer, our goalie had an amazing tournament.

Ok last post tonight, work tomorrow...UGH.

One last Kudos to the Sting Searls 04 girls and coach Will.
Very good group of girls, great coach, great parents.

Back to league play next weekend. Good luck to everyone and have a safe week.

I didn't get to watch much of the Sting Searls team as my daughter was watching her friend play on the other field during Semifinals, but a few quick observations from a distance, their defenders are good size and they seemed to find a way to shut down the two outstanding forwards for Solar Gold, so that is saying something!

As far as the other Semi-final, The LP Owen team has some talented players, especially the one that scored several of their goals. The Paisley team was also impressive, a new group just put together and making it to the Semifinals Coach Tahlon Drake is doing an outstanding job with this group. Expect them to gel and improve over the fall.

In the gold division, Lady Aztecs looked sharp, very skilled players. LP Keegan 04 (Drake) looked really good as well. The Tulsa team has strong defense and their midfield gets back and supports defense very well, their goalie is outstanding as well. DT Scott has a really strong team, their passing and ball movement is impressive and their game vs Keegan was a fun game to watch on the bigger fields at High Point.

I'm sure I could go on...

Sorry for bad post but just wanted to comment on the coach of the Hurricanes (Shan Kitterman). He was a real nutball not only with his girls but with the opposite team and refs. I would not let this guy come back. I don't care who the guy is I was very surprise the ref took so much heat from the guy. If anyone has a video of the championship I recommend you post a clip of this guy.

This is note for you Tulsa academys, during his speech for second place he commented how Tulsa has no competion that he had to travel all the way to Texas for some real competition. I am not saying there is no competition in Tulsa because I am sure there is but this guy is disrespecting Tulsa soccer for you all.

Congrats to RASE 04 and Dalglish 04 for winning their respective divisions over in Arlington.

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Friscosoccer05

I think you are talking about Solar Gold's outside mids, not the forwards. They are quick and good shots. The Sting defense did manage to shut them down. It was still a good game and we look forward to rematch in the future.

soccermom00 wrote:Friscosoccer05

I think you are talking about Solar Gold's outside mids, not the forwards. They are quick and good shots. The Sting defense did manage to shut them down. It was still a good game and we look forward to rematch in the future.

Yes. Correct.

FCsoccer1 wrote:Sorry for bad post but just wanted to comment on the coach of the Hurricanes (Shan Kitterman). He was a real nutball not only with his girls but with the opposite team and refs. I would not let this guy come back. I don't care who the guy is I was very surprise the ref took so much heat from the guy. If anyone has a video of the championship I recommend you post a clip of this guy.

This is note for you Tulsa academys, during his speech for second place he commented how Tulsa has no competion that he had to travel all the way to Texas for some real competition. I am not saying there is no competition in Tulsa because I am sure there is but this guy is disrespecting Tulsa soccer for you all.

I wasn't at the game, nor do I have a 2004 DD that plays on this team -- but I will address his comment. The reality is that Tulsa generally has 1-2 top level teams in any age bracket, and in truth it is hard to find competition. My DD played on a 2003 team that would beat the other Oklahoma teams by 5-10 goals. When we came to Dallas though, we got tough games across the board. It's just a reality. I would guess he was paying tribute to the teams down there more than knocking the ones here. It's a feat for a team that age to compete with the top teams down there. If we had 8-10 teams the caliber of the top 8-10 in N. Dallas (in any age), our teams would be more successful when they travel. As for his behavior, I have traveled enough to N. Dallas to know that you probably shouldn't throw stones. I've seen Kat Webb spitting venom at 8 year olds like no coach I have ever seen. I've seen SRSA parents crowding the sideline hurling insults at players, refs, coaches, and anyone else that happened to come into their line of sight during a tight game. There is a fine line between passionate and crazy -- and I've seen way too many parents and coaches cross that line (myself included). Let's be careful singling out a single coach on a single team in a single city.

it's a matter of perspective and I would guess that perspective is skewed a little by a loss. You rarely see anyone post coplaints about a coaches behavior from a game that they won

jamestren wrote:

FCsoccer1 wrote:Sorry for bad post but just wanted to comment on the coach of the Hurricanes (Shan Kitterman). He was a real nutball not only with his girls but with the opposite team and refs. I would not let this guy come back. I don't care who the guy is I was very surprise the ref took so much heat from the guy. If anyone has a video of the championship I recommend you post a clip of this guy.

This is note for you Tulsa academys, during his speech for second place he commented how Tulsa has no competion that he had to travel all the way to Texas for some real competition. I am not saying there is no competition in Tulsa because I am sure there is but this guy is disrespecting Tulsa soccer for you all.

I wasn't at the game, nor do I have a 2004 DD that plays on this team -- but I will address his comment. The reality is that Tulsa generally has 1-2 top level teams in any age bracket, and in truth it is hard to find competition. My DD played on a 2003 team that would beat the other Oklahoma teams by 5-10 goals. When we came to Dallas though, we got tough games across the board. It's just a reality. I would guess he was paying tribute to the teams down there more than knocking the ones here. It's a feat for a team that age to compete with the top teams down there. If we had 8-10 teams the caliber of the top 8-10 in N. Dallas (in any age), our teams would be more successful when they travel. As for his behavior, I have traveled enough to N. Dallas to know that you probably shouldn't throw stones. I've seen Kat Webb spitting venom at 8 year olds like no coach I have ever seen. I've seen SRSA parents crowding the sideline hurling insults at players, refs, coaches, and anyone else that happened to come into their line of sight during a tight game. There is a fine line between passionate and crazy -- and I've seen way too many parents and coaches cross that line (myself included). Let's be careful singling out a single coach on a single team in a single city.

I am a parent from the crazy Okie team mentioned above. It is unfortunate we made a poor impression on FC Soccer 1. If you are a supporter of the Lady Aztecs please know we thought you had a great group of girls on the field. As for Shan and/or our other coach, I agree with James that it is tough to single-out a coach especially when you might have misunderstood his intensions. I feel very confident telling you he was complimenting not only the Lady Aztecs, but all the teams we played this weekend during his talk under the pavilion. We do come to NTX to find competition for our girls. I believe I know which 03 team is referenced above and they are in the same boat. As I said above it is unfortunate we made a poor impression. If it makes you feel any better we are fairly disliked by most of the 04G Oklahoma teams already.

Ahh...the club scene...if you are successful, you are not liked.

Of course if you really want to be liked, you could follow Obama's advice, and spread out your best players amongst the other teams in your league, allowing everyone to have a chance to win... you could also not keep score and give everybody a participation trophy for showing up..

10sDad wrote:Ahh...the club scene...if you are successful, you are not liked.

Of course if you really want to be liked, you could follow Obama's advice, and spread out your best players amongst the other teams in your league, allowing everyone to have a chance to win... you could also not keep score and give everybody a participation trophy for showing up..

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Yes, I don't appreciate K. Webb comments to kids/ref etc. either (my DD played once with her ) BUT she (webb) wasn't at this tournament otherwise I comment on her too.
I commented on this coach for the fact he was there and his attitude was in most of his close games. I am sure many saw this.

"Remember what age these kids are"

Great tournament, good competition.
It was our first experience playing 9v9. I really do not agree with playnig at High Point with full regulation fields and goals. Those were some huge fields and the goals were adult size. There were 11v11 games being played on those fields. That makes a big difference for this age group.
The carpenter fields were more appropiate size.
SO my only complaint is the high point fields, other wise great tournament.

FCsoccer1 wrote:Yes, I don't appreciate K. Webb comments to kids/ref etc. either (my DD played once with her ) BUT she (webb) wasn't at this tournament otherwise I comment on her too.
I commented on this coach for the fact he was there and his attitude was in most of his close games. I am sure many saw this.

"Remember what age these kids are"

I'll respond and try to let this issue die. Again, realizing that my DD does not play for this team -- but I do know those girls and those parents to some degree (small soccer community in Tulsa)... I, as a parent, choose the environment that I feel is most appropriate for my DD. My comment about Webb wasn't to disparage her, but rather point out there are plenty of high strung coaches out there. I appreciate your concern for what you feel is best for your daughter, and I respect your right to choose a coach who meets your criteria. That being said, I seriously doubt any comment made by the coach was intentionally directed at your team, your coach, or your parents. I find it despicable that you would take to a public forum and try to throw a coach of another team under the bus because he doesn't meet your standards as a coach. Those girls parents are well aware of who they play for and they set those expectations as parents. My guess is they are proud of their girls and would uniformly defend their coach. I am pretty sure these girls, these parents, nor these coaches need to be held accountable by a random parent on an opposing team. Believe me when I tell you that your motives are much more in question than coach Kittermans at this point.

Sure OK!!! I am the guilty party!