04 Labor Day Tournament

Cleansheets wrote:

FriscoSoccer05 wrote:This is way more entertaining than the crazy spam posts that have been showing up at 6am last few days.  

Yeah I called one of those numbers that claimed they could answer all your questions. Someone with an Indian accent told me LP Owen would sweep the PLD tourney....Dang Gina! Is it to late to get my money back?

If this happens, I want that number. Then I'm taking my DD and moving to Vegas. I wonder if there is a NvSoccer.net ?

adufresne wrote:

Cleansheets wrote:

FriscoSoccer05 wrote:This is way more entertaining than the crazy spam posts that have been showing up at 6am last few days.  

Yeah I called one of those numbers that claimed they could answer all your questions. Someone with an Indian accent told me LP Owen would sweep the PLD tourney....Dang Gina! Is it to late to get my money back?

They'll probably be the only LP team that breaks a sweat this weekend.

We'd be happy to switch brackets with your team to allow you the opportunity to make one of those other LP teams break a sweat.

KnKsDad wrote:

adufresne wrote:

Cleansheets wrote:

FriscoSoccer05 wrote:This is way more entertaining than the crazy spam posts that have been showing up at 6am last few days.  

Yeah I called one of those numbers that claimed they could answer all your questions. Someone with an Indian accent told me LP Owen would sweep the PLD tourney....Dang Gina! Is it to late to get my money back?

They'll probably be the only LP team that breaks a sweat this weekend.

We'd be happy to switch brackets with your team to allow you the opportunity to make one of those other LP teams break a sweat.

I was kidding, but been there, done that. Now is y'all's chance to earn that respect you're longing for tho. I'd stay put if I were you.

I'm just throwing a thought out there.

If I was coaching, I would want to play the three hardest teams possible.

Think about it.

You get three games, regardless.

-If you advance, then that's fantastic. You would have proven that on that given day, your team was clicking
-If you don't advance but show well, then you could be secure in the thought that this was a great tourney and you played some of the best. You can hold your heads high. Remember, it is just a tourney and there is still league play to go.
-For those vindictive types, you can then go down the road of the other top teams bringing in "ringers". LOL!

The fear is, if your top team is EXPECTED to win the bracket and you get bumped by a fluke from a lower ranked team. This may make you look even worse, as people will rub the fact in that you lost to a "scrub" team.

People are always looking past the game that is right in front of them and worrying about winning something that may never come to pass.

Good points C&R.

When the brackets first came out, I was pretty vocal about being in such a difficult bracket, even though we've had good results against most of the other teams in the other brackets unlike our own where we've only won 1 out of 5 games.

But not being expected to win has its advantages. Playing 3 of the top teams will only prepare us for what really counts, league play. If the coach chooses, we can tweak things a bit without worrying about advancing and winning a medal that is probably unattainable anyway. We can see how it works against very motivated teams who do have a good chance of making the finals and adjust against the next team and if needed the following week in practice without having to experiment in league play when every possible win will be crucial for us to stay in D1.

Good luck to all the teams out there and here's hoping for all games to be competitive, even against the LP teams

SD69 wrote:Good points C&R.
But not being expected to win has its advantages. Playing 3 of the top teams will only prepare us for what really counts, league play. If the coach chooses, we can implement things we've been working on in practice without worrying about advancing and winning a medal that is probably unattainable anyway. We can see how it works against very motivated teams who do have a good chance of making the finals and adjust against the next team and if needed the following week in practice without having to experiment in league play when every possible win will be crucial for us to stay in D1.

Good luck to all the teams out there and here's hoping for all games to be competitive, even against the LP teams

I agree with what you are saying.

If you are expected to lose, then anything you do that is positive in a game is a win.

It's like us trying to box a professional heavyweight boxer (unless some of us are pro boxers). If we get in ONE good punch, then "WOOHOO!"

Coach&Ref wrote:I'm just throwing a thought out there.

If I was coaching, I would want to play the three hardest teams possible.

Think about it.

You get three games, regardless.

-If you advance, then that's fantastic. You would have proven that on that given day, your team was clicking
-If you don't advance but show well, then you could be secure in the thought that this was a great tourney and you played some of the best. You can hold your heads high. Remember, it is just a tourney and there is still league play to go.
-For those vindictive types, you can then go down the road of the other top teams bringing in "ringers". LOL!

The fear is, if your top team is EXPECTED to win the bracket and you get bumped by a fluke from a lower ranked team. This may make you look even worse, as people will rub the fact in that you lost to a "scrub" team.

People are always looking past the game that is right in front of them and worrying about winning something that may never come to pass.

Exactly.

or your team is expected to win no matter what so you just play who is in front of you

KnKsDad wrote:

Coach&Ref wrote:I'm just throwing a thought out there.

If I was coaching, I would want to play the three hardest teams possible.

Think about it.

You get three games, regardless.

-If you advance, then that's fantastic. You would have proven that on that given day, your team was clicking
-If you don't advance but show well, then you could be secure in the thought that this was a great tourney and you played some of the best. You can hold your heads high. Remember, it is just a tourney and there is still league play to go.
-For those vindictive types, you can then go down the road of the other top teams bringing in "ringers". LOL!

The fear is, if your top team is EXPECTED to win the bracket and you get bumped by a fluke from a lower ranked team. This may make you look even worse, as people will rub the fact in that you lost to a "scrub" team.

People are always looking past the game that is right in front of them and worrying about winning something that may never come to pass.

Exactly.

I agree.  I said I have no issue with the bracket that we're in.  I do have issue with 1 team in particular's path to the Finals.(and I don't mean their bracket)  But no one consulted me on the seeding so yes, we will play who's on our schedule. No big deal. Just as I suspect everyone else will.

Anyone heard any quarterfinal scores. Felt a tremor all the way down here in Joshua. Didn't know if it was fracking or something else

Elite(ish)- 1
D'Feeters Black-2

Well now I know what "DeFacto" means...must be Latin for bootball.

Congrats Defeeters. Big win!!

Of course PYSA is showing the score wrong. First the brackets and now this? LW must have something on the TD ;-)

Defeeters won 2-1 and yes I noticed some panic on the field when they were down. The most kicking I have seen from them. DD hasn't lost to a 04 team since I think she was maybe 5 and that was DTS so its a bitter pill for her to swallow. Saw problems in the FCD game that were even more obvious in the feet game. Time to get back to work

What: RASE & Friends Ice Cream Party

When: Monday September 1, 2014

Where: Blue Sky, The Colony

enjoy it while you can. Gonna be a shame for you guys if LP still walks away with a PLD

Wow!!! Upset of the Day

guess we get to find out what a labor day holiday is really like

Oh Lordy!

go99 wrote:enjoy it while you can.  Gonna be a shame for you guys if LP still walks away with a PLD

Why would it be a shame if LP Premier wins? Same coach, but a different set of girls that actually won their quarterfinal game. Practice next week could be a little awkward if Premier has the trophy and the points if they win. Hope you and your crew don't have to go on suicide watch after this.

Congrats to D'Feeters!

go99 wrote:enjoy it while you can.  Gonna be a shame for you guys if LP still walks away with a PLD

Yeah...ummmm...I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

no it would be a shame for all the other teams (great for LP) elite goes down and LP still ends up on top. Why would it be awkward? And as far as me and my crew go I will be fine I didn't lose and she will come thru the loss and improve or she needs to find something else to do. Can't take losing then competitive sports isn't for you. She has almost no losses in her age group her brother only won 1 game his first year of select D1. Now he is playing in the US development academy. We will see what she does with the bitter pill of defeat.

Cleansheets wrote:

go99 wrote:enjoy it while you can.  Gonna be a shame for you guys if LP still walks away with a PLD

Yeah...ummmm...I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

I'm going LP premier for the win. Scotties are my sentimental favs and Defeeters are actually the team I thought had the best chance to take down elite (didn't think it would be this weekend)

Cleansheets wrote:

go99 wrote:enjoy it while you can.  Gonna be a shame for you guys if LP still walks away with a PLD

Yeah...ummmm...I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

Judging from the scores this weekend it's anyone's tourney.

oh and my sucide watch is for the ManU games