Samantha played in the Birmingham Bash soccer tournament with the black team last weekend and they dominated! They won all three of their games and got to play in the championship game! Samantha was a total star and scored LOTS of goals all weekend. Considering it felt like we were all standing on the surface of the sun on that turf, I was especially proud of how hard she hustled and how hard she played. Nothing slows her down!

I very sadly had to miss the championship game because I had to be at the pickleball tournament but Robert was giving me updates. At halftime I got “we’re down 0-1. girls are tired”…nooo! As soon as the second half started through I got “Samantha scored! 1-1!” and not two minutes later “Samantha scored again!” Woohoo! AFC won 2-1 and took home the gold in their bracket!

Awesome team win for a great group of soccer stars! Go AFC!

Regular season games have been in full swing all fall and Samantha has played mostly on the black team but also on the white team some. She plays striker and mid and is an excellent ball handler and scorer!

Lots of hustle, lots of fun!

Samantha has been playing Academy soccer this fall and it really has been a great experience. I’ve already seen so much improvement in her play and she seems to be loving so it’s been a win win! Playing with friends doesn’t hurt either!

We started the season with a bang with an out of state tournament in Georgia. It ended up being really fun, despite the terrible accomodations. We had to stay in the “team hotel” which ended up being about 45 minutes away from the field and a TOTAL DUMP. Oh well, it was just for one night. The girls played great and won one, tied one, and lost one.

I loved the one on one time with my best girl!

and Samantha loved the perks on time between games!

Proud of my soccer star!

Go AFC!