It was an exciting game this week at Ladue for the Jungle Cat Kittens. We played the SLAP 7/8 squad who were planning on giving us quite a fight. The 1st and 2nd quarter the Kittens played very well. On offense we scored a beautiful 2 on o from Thomas to Michael B. This was something we have not worked on at all in practice but it was evident after the 2 other cross goal passes we scored that the Kittens understand this concept. The oppurtunities we had to set up the offense also went well. The team was spread out and the wings and flats released well to get the ball down the pool.
Defensively Coach Ray and I constantly told the players to play passing lanes. This was something you could tell they were thinking about and actually doing. Occasionally the other team snuck a little to close to the goal for comfort but hopefully everyone understands that their head must stay on a swivel and they need to be constantly watching the action and the person they are defending.
The third quarter we had a slight letdown and the other team came back making the score 5-4. After a pep talk from the coaches the team came out ready to play in the 4th quarter and ended up posting a win of 8-4.
The things that coach and I were really proud of were the placement of players on offense, our 2 on o and 2 on 1 cross goal passes, our releases, and our passing lane defense. Things started to seem to click.
Kudos to Peter D. for being the player of the game. He had a 1 on o and took all the time he needed to fake the goalie and score. He also drew a kickout when driving hard to the goal while keeping his defender on his back. All in all a great effort. It was a great win for the Kittens.
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