Sharks!

After the game I told them that they are the best team I've ever seen in their age group.  

They are.  They improved so rapidly over their play from last session and now show so much self-confidence that the transformation is almost hard to appreciate, as though when you see them play now you think, well, of course, they always play this way.  The truth is though that at the start of the last session things were rough for a few games and some of those games were hard to watch.  I don't mind the losses at all but watching the kids in games that they clearly aren't enjoying is difficult.   It's difficult when you see how hard they work in practice and how excited they are when they arrive for a game to then see them on the field with looks on their faces as though they are being punished.  They turned things around by the end of the session though and in this session, with the competition watered down a bit, the little Sharks and the big Sharks came together and developed a consistent style of play that served them well in every game (every victory).  These are great kids.  Thanks for letting me coach them.