Soccer season has officially ended. I am so proud of the way the girls finished the year out. Over the weekend we traveled up to Seoul for our final tournament. Despite a growing collection of team injuries (I am becoming a pro ankle taper), the girls played two of the best games of the season in the tournament and finished the weekend in third place. It was a fun trip filled with lots of laughter, a few tears, and a whole collection of awards: 6 all conference team spots, 5 all tournament spots, top defender award, Most Valuable Player award, coach of the year award (this is the 2nd year in a row Tiece has won this!), and the league sportsmanship award.
I am especially proud of the team for winning the sportsmanship award again. This was the second sportsmanship award win of the season. By receiving the award as a winning team, the honor showed that our first award was not just out of pity. Instead, it reaffirmed that the girls of TCIS really do display remarkable sportsmanship. And they really do. The girls were constantly cheering for each other and for their friends at other schools. I don’t think there was a single school that didn’t have at least one friend on our team. The girls kept a great attitude, played tough (but clean), interacted with other coaches, were friendly with refs (even when calls did not go our way), and treated each other with respect. I was really proud to say I was one of their coaches.
All in all, this was a fantastic season. I am sad to see it end.
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