Recent things

So recently I have had a futsal tournament that I had to try out for and then the tournament started on Saturday. It was and hour and a half away and the first game was at eight.

We had to be there 45 minutes early so that meant that we had to leave at six am.

We made it on time but every time before the game I had to go number 2.

We won the first game and the second one but the second one that day was at 7 pm which was horrible.

Then the next day was Sunday and I had only one game at four which was better which we also won.

I usually play right back in the formation 2 2.

My mom also found out that she could use this thing called tallow which was animal fat and you could use it on your face and you could use it for frying things so they don't stick.

My mom cooked with butter and the egg stuck to the pan but when she used tallow it did not stick one bit.

We won the game on Sunday after going to church and watching the end of Manchester united vs Liverpool that meant that we were going to the semi final vs the Manhattan kickers that we lost to last time in the semi finals.

This time we won 6 - 4 it was a good game.

Then there was the final which was us GPS Ma red elite vs Brazilian United.

They score the first goal and then I scored my first goal of the tournament with a volley.

Then after half time it was 9 - 5 for us.

But then they started scoring goals with ther to giant people.

At the ending it was 9 - 9 and we went to pk's they scored their first one and then we scored ours too but the goalkeeper pulled the ball back onto the line and the referee's called it no goal then they scored again and then the same thing happened again like the first one and they won.

It was really sad afterward some of the players were crying.

we got are medals and then we went home feeling that we should've done better.

When we got home my knee was really hurting because I slid a lot on the wood and now it hurts a lot.

This was a learning experience and I hope that we can do better in futsal next weekend.

and today I am going to play soccer with my new pure controls soccer cleats.

Futsal

So I really like playing soccer but there is another sport that is somewhat related.

It is called futsal.

It is played on a small hard wood floor and small nets and of course a smaller and heavier ball.

There are only 10 people playing at once on futsal.

1 keeper and 4 field players.

To have more control over the ball you should trap it with the sole of your foot.

You play the game a lot quicker and you don't have much time on the ball, so if you have a shot and don't have enough time to load, just toe punch it it, works really well because the ball is heavy.

I have a futsal tournament this weekend with the GPS new England regional futsal team.

There are a few formations that you can play, a 2 2 a 1 2 1 a 2 1 1 or even a 1 1 2.

It is really fun because you can do a lot of flicks and there are a lot of goals.

I am a little nervous for the tournament this weekend but I have played futsal before and I hope to play great.

I recommend you try to play futsal sometime.

Futsal

  So I play a lot of soccer but most of it is like on turf or on real grass. But then I had a futsal tournament. It is played on a basketball court made out of wood. It is a really small field and the ball is very small too. It is pretty fun. Our team plays a 1 2 1. So one center back to midfielders and one striker. There is also a keeper of course. The center back (which I play) gets the ball the most. So he has to think fast and do strong passes so the defenders do not steel it from him. I am having another tournament in a month or so. The nets are smaller so it is harder to score. Also when you try to roll the ball you sometimes get stuck because the ball stops. The best shot is low in the corner on the ground because the keeper doesn't really want to dive on the wood. Also it is a lot better to work the ball close to the net and just place it then just shooting from half field. The ball is also heavier and is harder to shoot high and will not bounce as much as a regular soccer ball and not even close to a basketball:). I have a practice today on turf and it is going to be a bust day because my brother and grandma have stuff right before my soccer practice so I have to b e ready for them to come then we go. I only hope we make it on time. Personally my favorite is still on real grass.:)