{"id":2810,"date":"2013-03-20T22:57:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T05:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2013-03-21T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T23:23:34","slug":"u10g-2nd-place-sage-brush-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/?p=2810","title":{"rendered":"U10G 2nd Place Sage Brush Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NSA – Sagebrush Story – 032113 _click to download pdf file<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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RENO, SAGEBRUSH TOURNAMENT, March 16-17: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/strong>In what first looked like an inevitable march to another first place finish, our U10 Girls took second to a gritty, seasoned opponent at Sagebrush. On the tournament\u2019s first day, playing on a tidy pitch, beneath the cottony Sierra Mountains, our girls clobbered their first two opponents by a dizzying \u2013 7-0, 10-2.<\/p>\n

And with each goal came another NSA roooll!<\/p>\n

That night, the girls were giddy from the day\u2019s wins and partied at the restaurant with cake and autographed soccer balls for birthday girls Grace, Sunaiya and Alex. Later, they took the celebration to the bowling lanes \u2013 girls, parents, brothers, sisters and U11 boys too, all knocking down pins and leaving soccer on the field for the night.<\/p>\n

Day 2 began with a pregame cheer encircled by our U11 Boys, and another victory. Later the girls would cheer on the boys from behind their \u201cbench,\u201d and then lead the boys in their own NSA roooolls for scored-goals. When asked if he was accustomed to all that winning, Coach Fred answered, \u201cWe often win, but the game results are tertiary to the girls learning.\u201d (Hmmm<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Three hours later, the girls faced the Belmont Gryphons in the championship game. The Gryphons were big. Really big! And fast. And urged on by the jarring voice of their coach, the Gryphons narrowly beat our girls 2-1. After the game was over, the girls trekked slowly, shoulder-to-shoulder across the field to meet parents for sympathetic words and hugs to mask the disappointment.<\/p>\n

What did Coach Fred do? <\/em>He just smiled and called for ice cream.<\/p>\n

You see, he saw the game differently. He saw them take steps together toward playing a possession-with-a-purpose kind of game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn Game 2, the girls worked together to set up a 1v1 for Ally Tomasetti against the opposing keeper,\u201d he explained. \u201cAND at the beginning of Game 3, against a very determined team, they kept composure and possession for almost 10 minutes around the mid and front third of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s what earned them ice cream.<\/p>\n

In other words, the focus is on the long term growth of the girls. Individual game outcomes really don\u2019t <\/em>matter, when compared to the potential inside each of our children. The real \u201cgoal\u201d (:o) is to unleash that potential by enabling them to develop their strengths and face their weaknesses, without becoming overwhelmed by the game. It\u2019s their game, after all.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf young kids I worked with still love the game when they are 80,\u201d Fred told me recently, \u201cI would have done something good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow let\u2019s go get some ice cream!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 Coach Fred <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

### Michelle Cantelme<\/p>\n

Link to Pictures<\/p>\n

From Fred Brunton<\/p>\n

U10 Girls<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/Onehandfullproductions\/NSAU10GirlsRenoSageBrush2013?authkey=Gv1sRgCKmgpaqUr76JLA&feat=email<\/p>\n

U11boys<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/Onehandfullproductions\/NSAU11BoysRenoSageBrush2013?authkey=Gv1sRgCKrHgY2aiI6hFw&feat=email<\/p>\n

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NSA – Sagebrush Story – 032113 _click to download pdf file     RENO, SAGEBRUSH TOURNAMENT, March 16-17: In what first looked like an inevitable march to another first place finish, our U10 Girls took second to a gritty, seasoned opponent at Sagebrush. On the tournament\u2019s first day, playing on a tidy pitch, beneath the … <\/p>\n

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