Today was my first under 12 game. Our game was against Malahide. I wasn’t too sure how this game was going to play out to be honest. I was pretty nervous I kept asking myself if I have been preparing the girls with the right fundamentals. I just wanted to make sure that the girls had fun today, win or lose. That’s all I kept telling them, to try their hardest and make sure they had fun. We worked on some drills in practice that we would use as our warm up that ran pretty smoothly. The girls were so cute they were all so excited for the first game. Almost too excited that it was hard for them to sit still. When the game started we scored straight away. Our team, including myself went crazy. We were all so excited for the girl who scored. What I loved most with my team was that when one of our players fell, the other four girls immediately ran over to her to help her up. It’s those little things that make me happy as a coach, cheering for one another and helping a teammate when they are down. We went on to win the game and I will never forget the smile on the girls faces afterwards. Hopefully the girls will continue to have fun and want to learn and love the sport as much as I do!
