Today the boys had games at the same time in two different locations. I decided to go to Corwin’s because I had been favoring Charles the last couple of weeks.
Unfortunately, it was another game totally dominated by Corwin’s team. By the last quarter the coach had told the kids not to score, but just play “keep away” from the other team near their goal. The final score was only 6-1 because the offense was cut back starting by the second quarter (after the team ran up 3 goals in the first 10 minutes or so). Corwin played defense while he was in so he didn’t get much action, although by the end of the game Corwin’s team (less the goalie) were all in the far quarter of the field.
Corwin had a mixed game. The only score by the other team involved blowing past Corwin on the way. On the other hand, Corwin did better later, making some good blocks and kicks to disrupt the few times the other team generated an attack. He does need to hustle more, though — he tends to leak when the ball isn’t coming close because he doesn’t want to move until it’s clearly necessary, rather than running even when someone else makes the stop.
But because of the dominance, the game itself was only moderately interesting. The one neat bit was a passing score. A player made a drive in on the left and took a shot, which was deflected by the goalie. Another player was (precisely as drilled in during practice) hanging out on the other side of the goal and just tapped the ball in for the score. No big kick, just tap, score. Sweet.