The Nationals FC 04 girls played in the Dallas Kick It 3v3 tournament in The Colony, TX on May 15th & 16th. They faced some tough competition and physical play in their first Kick It tournament. Finishing 4th they continued to improve each game and gained some valuable game experience to build on in the future. Participating players were Hailey, Sofia, Addisyn, Ava, Kiley and Riley. The girls continue to develop their skills and 3v3 game experience and look forward to more tournaments this summer.

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The newly formed Nationals FC 04 girls debuted in their first ever 3v3 soccer competition. The Pot 0' Gold 3v3 tournament was held at Blue Sky Sports Center in The Colony, TX on April 3rd. They played in the combined U5/U6 coed division of the tournament. They faced 2 boys teams and 2 girls teams including clubs from Solar and Texas Spirit. Finishing with a record of 2-2 they improved each game with a strong finish against a top Solar boys team. In preparation, the girls had started training 3 weeks prior to the tournament. They look forward to continuing their training for the Kick It 3v3 Dallas tournament in May. Congratulations to Addisyn, Hailey, Kiley, Riley and Sofia for a great first 3v3 tournament.

The Nationals FC 00 boys participated in the Pot O' Gold 3v3 tournament held at Blue Sky Sports Center in The Colony, TX on April 3rd. They boys split up into 2 teams of 4 and invited some guest players to play with them. The Nationals FC White team consisted of Kameron, Jake, David and Jordan. The Nationals FC Blue team had Nick, Fabian, Dylan and Alex. The boys scored some great goals and followed them up with some equally good celebrations. Both teams finished in the top 4 in the tournament and had a fun day of 3v3 soccer.

The Nationals FC 2000 boys began their 2nd day with their final pool game against the Charlotte Hurricanes. The boys played with confidence and controlled most of the possession. They finished the game with a 5-1 win to secure the second seed from their pool going into the playoff round.

As a second seed, Nationals FC drew the Samba Dragons, a third seed team from New York. The boys started strong, controlling possession in the game and ended halftime with a lead of 3-0. In the second half, they were up 4-1 and were looking to finish off the game as they had done in the first half. Unfortunately their defense lost composure in the last few minutes of the game and gave up 4 goals. The game losing goal came just seconds before the final whistle. No matter what team you play, making too many mistakes in 3v3 will cost you goals. It was a very hard loss with tears and disbelief on their faces after the game. They knew they should have done better. The boys learned a very hard lesson today. One they will not soon forget I'm sure.

The Nationals FC 2000 boys played 2 games in their first day of the 2010 Kick It 3v3 World Championships. Their first pool game they faced Chicago United, 2 time champions and number 1 ranked team in the nation. The boys had a slow start dropping 6 goals before coming back to post 3 of their own. It was a challenging game but they gained some great experience going forward.

In their second game they faced the Kraze academy, a local Florida team. The Nationals FC boys finished with a 10 to 1 win. They will play their 3rd pool game at 9:30 in the morning to position themselves for a playoff run.

The 2000 boys took their final training preparation indoors for the Kick It 3v3 World Championships. For the past two weeks they have played indoor matches at Frisco Indoor Sports against other local 3v3 teams making the trip to Disney. The boys mostly faced older teams consisting of 99, 98 & 97 boys and girls. It was great competition for all and allowed the boys to get their game rhythm down. The boys will be traveling to Orlando, FL at the end of the week and will play their first pool games on Saturday at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex. Best of luck boys!

The Nationals FC 2000 boys participated in the 3v3 Summer Splash tournament held at Blue Sky Sports Center in The Colony, TX. They competed in the combined U9/U10 division and finished with a perfect 5-0 record to win the tournament. Although the heat was bearing down it didn't affect their will to win. They overcame the heat as well as being down by goals in several games to come back and win. We had some great combination play, outstanding individual skill and some great shots at goal. You'll see one header goal near the middle of the video from a cross by Nick that was perfectly executed into the back of the net by Fabian. It was a beautiful day with some beautiful soccer.

All 6 players gave an outstanding effort and played with inspiration. Participating players were Dylan, Cole, Nick, Fabian, Jake and Kameron. Congratulations to the 2000 boys for another great 3v3 tournament.