I’ll take another shot, with the caveat that these are nine year old girls and their play can vary a lot from week to week.
The three tournaments with the best field over the summer were Manchester , Surf, and blues. The finals were: Manchester- Blues 4, SDSC1. Surf- MVLA 2, Blues 1. Blues- SDSC 2, Blues 1. Based on these 3 tournaments I think the top 3 are:
- Blues (Best talent top to bottom, their new additions improved their team from last year)
- SDSC. Probably my favorite team to watch, especially their CB is a joy to watch)
- Eagles. (As steady and consistent as they come)
After that it’s a little fuzzy to me. I haven’t seen Ole play, but I’d give them #4 based on their result against eagles and I may be drinking a bit of the Kool-Aide that Luis keeps throwing out there. Legends played SDSC tough and deserve the #5 spot. They can beat anyone any given day, but aren’t consistently at the same level as the top 3.
After that, I have no clue. SD Surf has been disappointing, I think some of their results this summer come from their keeper being good enough to account for 2-3 goals per game. Albion has beaten both Blues and Legends. Slammers PA and the Galaxys have shown flashes. Slammers Cruz taken a few steps back. Who am I missing that should be in the 6-10 range?
It should be fun to see how the season goes, and sounds like Surf Thanksgiving will be a great tournament.