Danger place second in Round Robin action.

By Kristen Mitchell

The 99 Lady Danger of Paris Tennessee hosted a round robin this weekend at Memorial Park in Paris TN. The tournament had three teams; the other’s being MC Elite and Clarksville Royals. The tournament rules included 3 points for a win, and one for a tie. The tiebreaker if needed would be goal difference.

In the opening contest The Lady Danger entertained MC Elite. Coach Sean Fraser had to reshuffle his line up without Sophie Carter (Knee) and Riley Browning (Out of town). He was however boosted by the return to the squad of Sami Millette who has been suffering with a bout of the flu.

Dressed in white for the first time this season the Danger controlled the first half having the lion’s share of possession but failed to fashion a clear goal scoring opportunity. The game remained goaless at the interval. The second half was much of the same with the Danger dominating possession until a breakaway goal for Elite spoiled the show, neither team managed to record more than a handful of shots. MC Elite held on and claimed a 1-0 victory.
In the second game of the day MC Elite knew a win would secure the winner’s trophy. They dominated play and ran out eventual 3-1 winners.

Clarksville Royals then raided the Pizza and water part of the concession stand before they took on the host team. The Danger again controlled the game from the start with Gracie Clayton going close to opening her Danger goal scoring account. However, It was Kara Grace Brogdon who opened the scoring to the delight of the large Danger following as she latched on to a cross from Gracie Clayton firing into the net from 7 yards out. The Danger closed out the half with Giovanna Owen, Rudi Beth Wimberley and Kaylynn Jarnigan defending with great maturity. The second half was again dominated by the Danger who provided many flashes of brilliance from all over the field. Solid defending and goalkeeping helped Chynna Haas pick up her third shutout of the season. The final score finished 1-0 and the Danger placed second in the round robin.

Coach Sean Fraser commented ‘Our girls fought hard, they’ve had that eye of the tiger all week and came out and did us proud. It was a real team effort today’

The 99 Lady Danger now sit with a record of 4-3-1 and have a few weeks off with their next scheduled event being the Calvert City tournament on May 2nd.

Notes from Coach Sean (April 5)

Hi Danger fans.

A dissapointing day yesterday as we fell victim to a 3-1 scoreline to a Jackson Rush team who i think we will all agree we had the beating of!

Without wanting to make excuses i do believe that if we had practiced Thursday we would have been better prepared! However we have to look at the positives, which when scrimmaging you always have to look for. One of the biggest things was the quality of our defending at times! We had their forwards sealed up for most of the game! Big word being most! it only takes one second of sloppy concentration anywhere on the field to make a mistake and give your opponent an opportunity!

I told the girls after the game that it was great for us to learn that, We now know and will have it in our minds that we have to concentrate for every second! i think were going to be a stronger team because of this experience (By experience i mean conceding 3 goals late in each period of play)!!!

As we all know Sophie got hurt towards the end of the game. Were looking at her being out for a week with a strain of her left mcl!! On behalf of Paris Danger i would like to wish Sophie a speedy recovery. Sophie has scored 7 goals in the 6 games we have had so far!

Next week is a big week for us, we host a round robin tournament and i would like you to start getting the girls ready! theres a trophy for the winning team there and being the hosts, we would love to keep it in Paris! Just a quick note, We will be busting out the new white shirts, red shorts and Tornado socks for the games!

Let me assure you that we will be getting some work done in practice this week!!! I'm excited and were at the stage now where we are ready for that big push!!!

With Sophie being out for the week it is an opportunity for someone else to step up and earn a starting spot! not just while she's out but even when shes back!

Also i would like to mention that next week we will be selling refreshments possibly including water, gatorade and Burgers. Lets all pull together and make this happen.

Finally i would like to thank Denny Millette for all his hard work this season so far, he has decided to step down and enjoy watching Samy progress froma Dad's perspective. Much of the teams success stems from the hard work of Denny and im sure you will join me in wishing him a very enjoyable season.

I would also like to thank all of the people who do things behind the scene's that many of us dont see. Again much of the kid's success and ENJOYMENT is down to the hard work you guys do. The people include Kelly Blaine, Nina Owen, Shannon Browning, Heather Carter and of course assistant coach Kristen (Krum - haha). If i have forgot to thank anyone else please dont take it personally! you know i am very gratefull!

See you all Tuesday! Have a great rest of the weekend!

Coach Sean

Paris Danger 1 – 3 Jackson Rush

By Kristen Mitchell

The 99 Lady Danger travelled to Jackson for scrimmage action against Jackson Rush this past weekend, and despite an early goal from Sophie Carter the physical Rush managed to pull through with 3 goals and win the game.

The Danger got at The Rush from the first whistle and Sophie Carter fashioned a dangerous cross to Riley Browning which brought solid defending to keep the scores level. After three or four surges forward the Danger managed to break the deadlock, Sophie Carter crashed a 30 yard effort into the bottom corner on a direct free kick.

As the half wore on the Rush gradually wore down the Danger backline and forced Chynna Hass into proving why she is one of the top keepers in the age bracket. Eventually they found a breakthrough and scored what the Danger girls will call a sloppy goal!

The second period was all Rush offense, while the Danger defended solidly lead By Sam Millette, Giovanna Owen and Kaylynn Jarnigan. With seconds remaining, a concentration lapse allowed the Rush to go 2-1 up.

As the game was only a scrimmage the two teams agreed to play 3 periods of play. The final period was all Danger as the girls dressed in Red shirts and shorts piled on the pressure, Gracie Clayton showed her dribbling skills on several occasions which brought great success down the right and left flank’s. Again with time expiring The Rush scored with a 20 yard strike which flew into the bottom corner of Chynna Hass’ goal.

Danger Head Coach Sean Fraser simply said ‘we just let it get away from us, but we have learned that we have to concentrate and work for the whole game, That will help us when we get to competitive match play’

The Danger slip to 3-2-1 on the season and will host a round robin classic this weekend at Memorial Park in Paris, TN. They will entertain Murray MC Elite and Clarksville Impact. Games are scheduled to begin at 10am.

Practice Tonight! April 2nd

Practice has been cancelled tonight due to the extreme weather conditions!

The game on saturday is still on, and details will get to you either today or tomorow!

We will wear red shirts, red shorts and white socks on saturday and all players must wear warm ups and bring their team bag!

Have a great day!

Coach Sean

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.

Notes from Coach Sean, Feb 28th, 09

Hi everyone,

its saturday and time to talk, all things Danger!

To be honest there isnt much to report except that were all gearing up for a good week of practice starting monday. Kelly has done a great job ordering the warm up suits and tactic board for practice and game use!

Monday i had a few spare hours so i got out and sold some of that lovely toffee! I havent had time to since then, i managed to sell 38 bags monday to add to the 40 last week.

The older Danger had their camp this week and they had a great week! Sophie Carter came and helped them out in the scrimmage game today and did extremely well. Late in the 2nd half of the game she went on a mazy run beating 2 or 3 people and shot just wide from 15 yards.

Looking forward to seeing you all this monday and hoping that you are getting the kids ready to work!

have a great weekend

Coach Sean