bababooey
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Congratulations to all teams that made the semifinals and finals. Beach DeMelo proved they will be a force to be reckoned with the remainder of this year and into next year. Not sure how the DA will affect that team (and other teams of course). My dd's team lost to DeMelo in the quarters. They were able to end the game 0-0 in regulation (only to lose in PK's). I agree with Generik, DeMelo has talent at many positions.
I also think that Blues should hold their heads up high in making the finals to this tourney. Having only one sub for six games in three days is tough on any team. Maybe Bobak should have done something about having extra bodies for the weekend, but it does not seem like the Blues players shied away from the challenge. My dd was exhausted after four games, so an extra two games would have been brutal.
While an argument can be made (which I have done in the recent past) that the ECNL teams are the cream of the crop in So Cal at G03, this past weekend showed that a non-ECNL team can win when some of the ECNL teams are involved. So much talent at this age group....it amazes me that the So Cal ODP team doesn't dominate every minute of every game.
Now on to the regular seasons for all. Best of luck to you and your dd's!
I also think that Blues should hold their heads up high in making the finals to this tourney. Having only one sub for six games in three days is tough on any team. Maybe Bobak should have done something about having extra bodies for the weekend, but it does not seem like the Blues players shied away from the challenge. My dd was exhausted after four games, so an extra two games would have been brutal.
While an argument can be made (which I have done in the recent past) that the ECNL teams are the cream of the crop in So Cal at G03, this past weekend showed that a non-ECNL team can win when some of the ECNL teams are involved. So much talent at this age group....it amazes me that the So Cal ODP team doesn't dominate every minute of every game.
Now on to the regular seasons for all. Best of luck to you and your dd's!