… not that that was ever in doubt, but I mean, I really, really love coaching.

Beacon Ultimate won the Scarsdale Fall Invitational today, closing our fall season with a record of 13-1, including two huge tournament wins. Today, everyone played well. We brought 18 kids to the tourney, and in three of our four games, everyone played… and everyone played well.

My kids have heard me say this all the time, great plays are a lot of fun, but playing great will win more often. Today, they played great. There were a lot of really spectacular plays, but what was so amazing was the little plays… how many times our man-to-man defense shut down an opposing team… the times we scored when no pass was longer than fifteen yards and no stall count went higher than three… the times veterans worked with newer players on and off the field to make sure they knew what to do… the ten girls from the Beacon girls team that came to cheer us on and all the parents who did the same despite 40 degree weather… the list goes on and on.

This group of boys is a team. They play beautifully, they work hard, and as long as they keep working hard, this is a team that should have a chance to challenge for a national title.

What unbelievable fun.