Two weeks ago, Team Coyote suffered the worst loss of the season, falling to a very good team that was aggressive from the outset. Combine that with the fact that the Coyotes were missing 3 of their players until halftime, and that resulted in the other team being able to run up the score on the 'Yotes, making it all but improbable, but not impossible, for the team to make a come back.
As the second half of the game got underway, the Coyotes came to life (with the arrival and addition of the missing players), and peeled off 5 unanswered goals in the 3rd quarter. That narrowed the gap, but the Coyotes were still down by at least 7 goals at the end of the Third. You have to give the Team credit for making a comeback, and not giving up. The effort was there...but we fell behind too much too early, and just needed about one more quarter, and I think we might have been able to pull out a big upset come-from-behind win!
As the 4th Quarter got started, the Coyotes kept up the comeback attempt, scoring at least 3 more goals, but the other team wasn't done either, scoring a couple more of their own.
losing end of a good old fashioned behind the woodshed whooping!
I am not sure what the exact final score was, but it was Coyote Ugly...I am guessing at least 15-7.
Last weekend, the Big Coyote had a class to attend, and so the team was left in the capable hands of Coaches Joseph and Jens. I am told that the Coyotes played hard and tough, but once again came up on the short end in another hard fought game, losing by a score of 6-4. Though the loss is disappointing, this coach is still proud of the team effort and the fortitude with which the 'Yotes are displaying on the field. They don't give up and quit when they fall behind, and you can always count on the Team to keep trying. That is a commendable trait of our team!
When you coach soccer, you expect that some days are going to be days that your team shines and looks unbeatable...when the ball bounces your way all day, and every shot you take on goal seems to find its way to the nets. Then, there are those days when just the opposite is true...for one reason or another, the team doesn't play up to their potential, the ball bounces the wrong way, and try as you may, the ball just will not go into the goal! But, like the Coyotes, this Coach doesn't know the meaning of the word "surrender". When you lose a game (or two), you pick up the pieces and regroup, try to touch on some of the problem areas in practice, and get out there and do it again the next week.
We only have 2 games left this Spring season...and only one more practice after this week. Next week at practice, I hope we can get enough of the team to show up so we can practice on a U-6 field, since Team Coyote will be graduating from U-5 and will be entering the U-6 level in the Fall.
The big difference in U-6 vs U-5 is that U-6 has goalies, and the Coaches cannot be on the field with the players during the game. So, it is necessary to really concentrate on passing, defense, and positions, which is what we will try to work on next week in practice.
A final word in closing: Don't give up, Coyotes! We can still pull out a winning season. No matter what, play hard, play tough, and HAVE FUN! Until Saturday.......here are some soccer drills the Coyotes might want to begin practicing:
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