Did you remember the story about the college soccer player from New Mexico who got suspended for pulling a girl's ponytail during a game? Unfortunately that stuff happens in girls' soccer all the time, but most of it doesn't get shown on national television.
In Anna's game this weekend, a girl on the other team punched one of our players right in the face. And...that wasn't the first time she's pulled punches. She hit the same girl during an indoor game a few years back. She got thrown out of that game but this time the ref said he didn't see it so he couldn't call it. Everyone on the sideline saw it and you should have heard the uproar. I was really proud of our player. She showed integrity and a lot of self restraint by just walking away.
In Kayla's game yesterday, a girl on the other team got a yellow card for purposely sweeping the feet of a player and then... she got another yellow card for cussing out the ref when he gave her the first yellow. (2 yellows= 1 red so she had to leave the field.) The last time we played this team...the same girl got a red card for deliberately hurting one of our players. The worst part is that she is the coach's daughter!
My kids are not perfect and I'm sure they have done their fair share of pinching and elbowing, but if I ever saw them show behavior like that on or off the field that would be pretty much the end of their soccer career!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Banat 98 Girls Win Season 1!
It's official! Kayla's team won the first season of State League! They were 7-0 and almost went the whole season without being scored on. In the very last game yesterday the other team got a fluke goal and broke their perfect record. Even though they beat the other team 8-1 the girls were really bummed about letting a goal in. BUT....I think that over 60 goals scored and only 1 against is still incredible!!! Way to go girls!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Big Wins
Big wins for the girls in soccer this weekend. Kayla's team won 7-0, is still undefeated and have not been scored on in regular season. Anna's team has been struggling with injuries this season and has had to play short almost every game. This week our goalie got a red card for obstructing a scoring opportunity...uh...isn't that her job? Another player got 2 undeserved yellows and 2 of our borrowed players had to leave at half time to go to their game. Anna's team played the whole 2nd half with just 9 players and actually finished the game with 8. Trials like that prove what a team is made of and Anna's team is made of steel! They scored 2 goals in the 2nd half and won the game 3-1! So proud of them for keeping their heads up and playing their hearts out!
Go BANAT!
Go BANAT!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Confessions
1. I drink way too much Coke.
2. I am going to be 40 in a month.
3. Sometimes I use my husband's razor to shave my legs (and pits).
4. When I got to classes at the gym I have to be in the same spot every time or I get really grouchy.
5. I go to Chipotle so much that they know my order before I tell them.
6. I still sleep with my purple teddy bear (sometimes).
7. I get annoyed with people very easily!
8. The toilet paper has to roll over not under. Sometimes I change the rolls at other people's house so they go the "right way".
9. I don't like ice cream!
10. I hate going to the movies!
11. I spend way too much time on Facebook.
12. I want to write a book.
13. I don't like to go shopping. I haven't been to a mall in 6 months!
14. I'm starting to enjoy cooking. (just a little bit)
15. I love to watch tv!
16. I keep a journal (not a diary, a journal).
17. I could live in a hotel and be happy!
18. I wish I could stay home and not work!
19. I am already dreading my kids growing up and going to college.
20. I cry at sad commercials.
21. I am a really bad listener. I tune out easily.
22. I don't miss teaching...yet.
23. I love having my feet rubbed.
24. Mice freak me out!
25. I'm nosey and like to listen to other people's conversations.
26. I don't like animals (especially dogs)
27. I'm very competitive and get mad when I lose. (I've been known to quit when I'm losing)
28. I don't try things if I think I'm going to fail.
29. I obsess about a lot of stuff.
30. I don't like getting in trouble!
2. I am going to be 40 in a month.
3. Sometimes I use my husband's razor to shave my legs (and pits).
4. When I got to classes at the gym I have to be in the same spot every time or I get really grouchy.
5. I go to Chipotle so much that they know my order before I tell them.
6. I still sleep with my purple teddy bear (sometimes).
7. I get annoyed with people very easily!
8. The toilet paper has to roll over not under. Sometimes I change the rolls at other people's house so they go the "right way".
9. I don't like ice cream!
10. I hate going to the movies!
11. I spend way too much time on Facebook.
12. I want to write a book.
13. I don't like to go shopping. I haven't been to a mall in 6 months!
14. I'm starting to enjoy cooking. (just a little bit)
15. I love to watch tv!
16. I keep a journal (not a diary, a journal).
17. I could live in a hotel and be happy!
18. I wish I could stay home and not work!
19. I am already dreading my kids growing up and going to college.
20. I cry at sad commercials.
21. I am a really bad listener. I tune out easily.
22. I don't miss teaching...yet.
23. I love having my feet rubbed.
24. Mice freak me out!
25. I'm nosey and like to listen to other people's conversations.
26. I don't like animals (especially dogs)
27. I'm very competitive and get mad when I lose. (I've been known to quit when I'm losing)
28. I don't try things if I think I'm going to fail.
29. I obsess about a lot of stuff.
30. I don't like getting in trouble!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Banat BEATS Sereno!
The biggest rivalry between my girls' teams is Sereno. Fantastic club who finished 1st in both the 96 and 98 levels leaving our girls in 2nd place. (Which isn't too shabby)
Rewind to State Cup Last Year- Banat 98 beats Sereno 98 and knocks them into the losers bracket. Sereno works their way back up and beats Banat not once, but twice to win State Cup. In the state of Arizona Sereno 1st...Banat 2nd.
This season: Banat sweeper leaves and goes to Sereno. Banat gets several new players who are fantastic and starts the season undefeated with 49 goals for and no goals scored against them!
Saturday- Banat plays Sereno and beats them 1-0! Total on the year of 50 goals for Banat 0 against!
Kayla (Ini) was the hero of the day as she saved TWO goals from being scored. Sereno never knew what hit them, as they saw for the first time the new and improved Banat 98 team! Of course they had a million excuses for why the lost, but truthfully they just got beat by a better team!
Rewind to State Cup Last Year- Banat 98 beats Sereno 98 and knocks them into the losers bracket. Sereno works their way back up and beats Banat not once, but twice to win State Cup. In the state of Arizona Sereno 1st...Banat 2nd.
This season: Banat sweeper leaves and goes to Sereno. Banat gets several new players who are fantastic and starts the season undefeated with 49 goals for and no goals scored against them!
Saturday- Banat plays Sereno and beats them 1-0! Total on the year of 50 goals for Banat 0 against!
Kayla (Ini) was the hero of the day as she saved TWO goals from being scored. Sereno never knew what hit them, as they saw for the first time the new and improved Banat 98 team! Of course they had a million excuses for why the lost, but truthfully they just got beat by a better team!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Focus Group
Over the years I have participated in a few of those focus groups for marketing research. You get paid to sit in a room and share your opinions....what could be more perfect for me?! Among others I've done one for diapers and one for teachers on math curriculum. Just last week I got called to one that helps radio stations decide what music to play. I sat in a room with 50 other women age 35 and up and listened to clips of 800 songs! It was pretty interesting. We each had a little wireless handheld device that we turned like a volume dial. Up if we liked the song and down if we didn't like. The guy in charge played the hook for about 50 songs at a time and we moved the dial accordingly. He had a computer screen up front that received the information and graphed it. He told us that he would take the information he collected to several radio stations the next day and present them with the information. That's how the stations determine which songs to play on the radio and which ones not to play.
We got paid $65 and there was a drawing for an extra $100, which I thought I would win, but did not win. Bummer! The night was pretty fun but there was this woman behind me who could not shut up! She talked the entire time and sang along to every song! It was really annoying! She thought she was funny and would make these sarcastic comments. I thought the guy in charge was going to kick her out at one point. There is always one in every class that has to be the class clown and for some reason they always sit by me....UGH! She was also eating beef jerky which smelled horrible! (You should not eat stinky food in a roomful of people!) I kept thinking to myself what would Kayla do now. She probably would have turned around and told her to be quiet! Gotta love that Kayla!
We got paid $65 and there was a drawing for an extra $100, which I thought I would win, but did not win. Bummer! The night was pretty fun but there was this woman behind me who could not shut up! She talked the entire time and sang along to every song! It was really annoying! She thought she was funny and would make these sarcastic comments. I thought the guy in charge was going to kick her out at one point. There is always one in every class that has to be the class clown and for some reason they always sit by me....UGH! She was also eating beef jerky which smelled horrible! (You should not eat stinky food in a roomful of people!) I kept thinking to myself what would Kayla do now. She probably would have turned around and told her to be quiet! Gotta love that Kayla!
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