Scrimmage-tissue sandwich

University of West Florida Alum

We traveled to the Pensacola Futbol club again, but this time got to play on one of their stadium fields that was luckily in great condition. The UWF alum were probably the best all around team we have faced yet. They were fast, technically good and could threaten with quick passing and long balls. We matched them well during the first half but as the game drew on our fitness tipped the scale in our direction. We were able to keep our composure and cover our marks better than them during the second half  and managed to absorb most of the procession. The final score ended up being 3-3. Tudd scored twice and Dunne scored once and assisted Tudd on his second. Kyle had a breakout game playing out on the right side and ran past the defense pretty much every time he touched the ball. All-in-all we had a great time matching up against a skilled team and came away with a significant confidence boost.

Suiting down after the scrimmage

Tissue Revitalization

The following morning we headed over to the NAS gym and participated in a group stretching and foam rolling session led by a Navy physical therapist. There were some painful howls when we rolled out our IT band's, quads, and the tissue on the outside of our legs just above our knees.

Rolling our calves

I think we made an good impression on the physical therapist when James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" came on the radio and a number of players who will go unnamed, broke out into a sing along ballad. Scott was man-of-the-stretch match as he knew all of the yoga poses and was complimented on his knowledge of the warrior pose.

Nate, rolling away

Allied Forces Soccer Team

After our session at the gym we had a day of rest before taking on the Allied Forces club team that night. A team consisting of local Floridian military members. We played at our training fields on the NAS, so no travel was necessary. The Allied forces were in shape and very fast, but their technical ability was not quite as good as the UWF Alum, we dominated play for the majority of the night. We scored early and remained ahead as we tallied a number of other goals throughout the night.

Discussing tactics before the scrimmage 

                     courtesy of Diane Martinez

Diane Martinez, a team friend of the Allied Forces snapped some great pictures during the match. They are posted below. 

Scott battling for a header

Mike FC taking it to the touchline

 Brett lining up to strike a free kick

Allied Forces on the left, All Navy on the right