Optimistic Losers

You would think after three straight losses, we would be hanging our heads and disappointed about how things are shaping up, but we are not. Don't get me wrong, we would be happy to be on the other end of these 1-0 losses, but there is so much to be excited about, it is hard to remember that we have not scored a goal yet, and we are winless for the 2009 season. True, we have not scored a goal, and ties and wins have eluded us, but so many great things have happened.

We are creating opportunities, possessing with purpose, defending with intensity and continuing to get better each half. It is our goal to improve each half that we play, and so far we have accomplished that goal. We have some bigger goals that we need to start scoring and winning to achieve, but I think we can all sense that the flood gates will eventually open. We have half returners and half freshmen, and that makes for an interesting mix. It has potential for difficulty, but these women have decided that it is going to be a non-issue. They have come together so quickly and with more chemistry than we could have hoped for, and the goal now is to keep that going as classes start and people begin to flood the campus and dorms.

We are in phase two of our three phase motto this year. We want to "come together, stay together, work together." We have come together just fine, and now that there are a number of distractions that could seep into the mix, we need to focus on staying together. When those two things happen, it will be easier to continue to work together, and I have every confidence that good things are going to happen for this 2009 team. Records cannot speak to how entertaining and well-played our first three contests have been.

The next three matches will be just as entertaining as we come upon some tough competition, but I feel we are more prepared for that portion of our seasonhan we would have been had we chosen to lighten our load at the start. Playing good teams only makes us better...and that is working so far.