99 Lady Danger Impress in Mayfield

By Kristen Mitchell

The 99 Lady Danger of Paris TN traveled to Mayfield, Kentucky this weekend for their opening tournament of the spring 2009 soccer season.

Dressed in all red the Danger girls got off to a great start against MC Elite as Sophie Carter scored two quick goals. In the second half Goalkeeper Chynna Haas saved a Penalty kick to protect her first shut out of the season and a Danger win with the final score at 2-0. The Danger posted 11 shots while MC Elite tested Haas on 14 occasions.

In the Saturday afternoon game, the Danger managed to overcome the terrible conditions and put on a display that excited the large amount of Danger followers. Kara Grace Brogdon opened the scoring with a looping shot over the goalkeepers head. A quiet end to the half meant a 1-0 lead for the Danger girls at intermission. The second half started brightly and the Lady Danger pressed for more goals, Kara Grace Brogdon added her second while Sophie Carter and Riley Browning added to an Erika Blaine thunderbolt. Solid defending led by Captain Giovanna Owen and Sami Millette helped Chynna Haas pick up her second consecutive shutout as Danger Keeper. The score read 5-0.

Sunday morning started slowly and after finding themselves 2-0 at half time against SI United the 99 Lady Danger battled back and were rewarded by a left foot goal from Sophie Carter, as the girls pushed on lead by the driven play of Gracie Clayton. Time expired handing the Danger their first loss this season.

In the final game of the tournament against MC Extreme the Girls knew that if they won they could still win the tournament out right depending on other results. A Kara Grace Brogdon goal midway through the opening half took the Danger into half time with a 1-0 lead. Fatigue and poor playing conditions then began to affect the players as they began to slow down, a scrappy goal from extreme meant the game finished tied at 1-1.

As the game ended the girls found out they had finished second and collected their medals. Danger Head Coach Sean Fraser commented ‘’The mentality of our players is first class, we’ve come away disappointed with second, that shows they’re hungry for more, I’m really proud of every one of them.’’

The 99 Lady Danger now sits at 3-1-1 on the season and they will travel to Jackson TN, on Saturday for action against Tennessee Rush.

Notes from Coach Sean (March 29)

Hi Danger followers.

i hope you enjoyed the weekend just as i did.

i think we've come a long way in the short space of time that we've been in season. Our girls did us proud on saturday beating MC Elite and WKYFC 2-0 and 5-0 respectively. I thought we played with great spirit and work ethic while the quality of our play was top class. The most pleasing part for me was the way we defended as a unit. It wasn't just an individual effort but a team effort and the shut outs were a collective success.

Sunday (today) i feel we just ran out of gas. We were burnt out and the state of the fields didn't do much to help. I must say it's hard to get into a flow/rhythm when the ball doesn't roll or bounce.

Looking at the positives we must feel good about our weekend, finishing second is a great start to our competetive season and like i told the players, i am and we should be proud of them and the effort they have put on display.

This upcoming week is a big week as we seek to build on our success so far, we play Jackson Rush on saturday and for me personally its a huge game. Its also an opportunity to get back to winning ways.

We will practice Tuesday and Thursday as normal this week and look forward to getting even better.

Finally i would like to add that the kids looked great with all their new gear on, arent we flash!!!!

Have a great sunday night!!!!

Coach Sean

Coach Sean Notes (March 21, 2009)

Hi Danger fans

Not much to report this week after just two practices, it seems like weve slowed down alot, probably because of the cancellations of practice and the weather last week.

two decent practices this past week will help us build on our confidence that we have already gained.

We have a tournament in Mayfield this next weekend and in the days upcoming its going to take focus and hard work to get us to where we need to be.

As far as i know, all of our stuff came in and were waiting on embroidery and then it will be handed out this week.

thats for reading and enjoy your weekend

Coach Sean

Notes from Coach Sean, March 14th, 09

Hi Danger Parents,

well this week was very slow with us not having any practices, just the game on monday afternoon. I cant get used o this Tennessee weather, red hot and sunny on monday while practice cancelled because of snow on thursday!

The weather made it a perfect day for soccer and we got off to a great start with Sophie Carter scoring two great goals. After letting two slip we managed to pull out the win with Riley Browning scoring a far post shot from a Gracie Clayton pass.

I was really pleased with the energy and speed we played with while the response to my coaching was great, we really learned alot about ourselves. I was particularly excited about the strength of our defense (Chyna, Sami, Giovanna and Kaylynn) we didnt look to have any problems at all

Hopefully with a little more work and effort we can go onto better things, again we looked comfortable on the ball and looked to pass and play what i like to call 'pure soccer'.

Thanks for being there and making it a great occasion.

On another good note the uniforms and warm ups are all in and ready to be printed monday, so we should be fine to have them given out sometime this week at practice.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Coach Sean

Practice Cancelled (Thurs, March 12)

Practice has been cancelled for today, our next practice is scheduled for tuesday

Notes from Coach Sean, March 7th, 09

Hi Danger fanatics,

After completing our first week under the new regime i would like to say that the coaching staff is very pleased with the progress made in such a short period of time, as a whole the team has improved through individual work and positive attitude, it would be a lie to say that there hasnt been or wont be any teething problems, but as a whole myself, Denny and Kristen have felt really good about our acheivements so far.

Consistency will be the key this season, as we search to improve on the past three seasons, consistency not just from the players but also the coaches and anyone involved with the club. Consistency during practice, games and any other team event.

Yesterday i was particularly pleased with the way the players tried to pass the ball, Obviously i dont want to get carried away with this as we havent had a true game situation yet, but all we can do is look at how its gone so far, and i think our 8 , 9 and 10 year old girls have acted and worked with real maturity this past week. I thank them all for their hard work, but let this be a call for even more. More hard work and more determination to GET BETTER.

Looking forward to the game on monday, its going to be exciting, were not sure if the warm ups and uniforms will be in, if they arent we will work something else out. We will be kicking off at 5, i would like for the players to be there no later than 415 unless thats impossible (please let me know) we have a good pre game warm up and i would like for them to 'get in the zone' with plenty of time before the game!

We will not practice tuesday after the game on monday! our next practice will be thursday, we had 5 practices this week and i really do not want to burn out the players or have them missing homework, rest is also just as important as work!

again, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment on these blogs. you can click on the comment word below my notes and it will allow you to have your say. its great to hear from you guys and get an insight into your thoughts

have a great weekend, see you monday!!

Coach Sean

Saying Goodbye (Notes from Kelly)

I never expected when we became part of the Paris Danger Team that it would also become a family of sorts, but a family it has become. Saturday we gathered to say goodbye to part of our little family, the Yanagisawas. With us since the first practice ever held as a newly formed team two years ago, it is hard for any of us to imagine the team without Himeno and everything that she brought to it, Koki and Yuki with their never-ending reserve of positiveness, laughter and grace, or Tsukino and Kotono with their bright smiles and playful spirits. We send you off with much gratitude for having had all of you as part of this team, with hopes of a wonderful life for you back in Japan, and dreams that someday soon our paths will meet again. It truly has been an honor. Arigato, sayonara, and WE WILL MISS YOU.