It's getting hot in Texas! More 3v3 soccer video highlights from Friday, June 26th of our 3v3 Summer Soccer '09 league. The players played through the heat and scored some great goals again this Friday. The Nationals FC 98 girls joined us again to play against the boys. The 00 boys experimented by playing a game with a size 1 ball. Something we plan to start incorporating into certain games. It really requires them to be precise on the ball with their touches. It can be a great development tool for individual footwork and help players develop finesse with a larger ball. The only problem we ran into was the grass being too long. But it's great to see lots of players playing with confidence and taking on players 1v1.

To play soccer in Texas, sooner or later you have to learn to play in the extreme heat. The 2000 boys got a heavy dose of it in the 100+ degree temperatures at the 3v3 Live Dallas tournament on June 27th in The Colony, TX. I think any team participating in these temperatures deserves a medal just for finishing the day out. Although they did not advance to the championship game they did finish well all around outscoring most of their opponents by a fair margin. In total they scored 37 goals for and only had 11 goals against with 5 wins and 1 loss. It was the most competitive tournament of the summer so far and they gained some great team experience.

Players participating were Dylan, Kameron, Nick, Fabian, Jake and our guest player for this tournament, David. They all showed great skill and perseverance through the heat. Congratulations boys!

More video highlights from Friday, June 19th of our 3v3 Summer Soccer '09 league. We had two 98 girls guest teams come out including our own Nationals FC 98 girls. There were some great goals and some all around good competition between the 2000 boys and 98 girls. The 01 boys and girls also saw some good 3v3 competition on the smaller field. It's great to see good competition in a positive environment. Thanks to the coaches and parents all around.

Here are some video highlights from the June 12th 3v3 soccer games at Turner Fields. Severe weather threatened to cancel the fun but luck was on our side as the main storm turned south. It was a great night for 3v3 soccer as the Texas heat was held off by the looming storms. Three 01 teams played on the smaller field and three 2000 teams took the larger field. For the last game of the night we took all of the 2000's and mixed them up. It was a good night all around for 3v3 soccer action with some great goals.

Here are some video highlights from our first night of 3v3 Summer Soccer '09 league on Friday, June 5th. Players had lots of fun and it was a great night all around with some great goals. All of the kids got lots of touches on the ball and were able to try 1v1 moves in a positive environment. We look forward to more 3v3 competition in the coming weeks. Thanks to all the coaches and teams for their participation. If you might be interested in playing in our 3v3 league please contact us for availability.

The Nationals FC 2000 boys captured their second straight Kick It 3v3 championship this summer in Tulsa, OK on May 31st. The boys played 4 games on Saturday finishing with 3 wins and a tie in their 4th game of the day to FC Wild Wings from St Louis. They finished first seed in their bracket. On Sunday they played the FC Wild Wings in a rematch for the championship and came out on top 5-2. Congratulations to the boys for a great tournament. Players were Dylan, Cole, Nick, Jake, Fabian and Kameron. Great job boys!