Nado GU8/U9 showed up to the SoCal Cup the past weekend, July 10-11th, with only having had one practice.

The girls played in a U8/U9 bracket, but the Nado Select team was compiled of all U8 players and only one U9 player. It was the first tournament for almost all of the players, except for Abigail Dunbar and Daisy Cuthbert, returning U8 players, and Lilly Cuthbert, returning U9 player.

The girls did an amazing job this weekend and they can all be extremely proud of a second place finish (out of 5 teams). The final was hard-fought, but the team lost 1-0 vs a much bigger U9 FC Heat.
 

“The team went into this tournament with little expectation since the girls were playing up and it was their first tourney, but from the get-go the girls played aggressively and with zero fear! They weren’t worried about the size of the players they played against. The combination of ALL of the new U8 players working hard with the leadership of Abigail, Daisy, and Lilly helped the team to great success. This tourney, as well as others that we are participating in, will have a tremendous impact on the team as we prepare for the Presidio season. The greatest teacher of the game is the game itself.” said Coach Beesan Abder-Ruhman.

 

Nado GU8/U9 Players: Players (Back Row L-R):Georgette Herrera, Bryn Bartenstein, Daisy Cuthbert, Coach Beesan Abder-Ruhman, Abigail Dunbar, Gracie Gehler, Lilly Cuthbert, and Michelle Cervantes; (Front Row L-R) Delaney Nickerson, Rose Cuthbert, and Emily Hunter