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abejas adult league

2008-07-06T08:53:00.000-07:00

here are some pictures of our 2nd game abejas vs deja-vu .though we lost this game 2-0 we played a phyiscal game a tough game for both sides.the abejas is mix of young players and some veteran players by this i mean over half of our team is playing in this league for the first time.and they are young most players are under the age of 14. so i'd like to take a minute to thank our veterans for taking these young ladies and working with them i know that this is a challenge but what would a team be without one so thank you go's out to jessica-maria-paula-nereida-lori-angi-imelda-hilary. our season just beginning and were sitting in the middle of the pack.it's going to get good down the stretch. for the abejas are getting better as a team and were getting healthy for we had a few injurys and we had few players out but were all back now and that means that everybodys excited and ready to go.play hard abejas play to win above all have fun.the abejas are as follows. jessica salas-maria moreno-imelda guzman-hilary pederson-paula alarcon-angela vargas-erica ramos-crystal lopez-lucero botelo-hoy lim-kristie galindo-reyna ceron-nereida alvarez-suhie calderon-jimena marulfo-nelli arreola-venessa ybarra-lori buendia-and anna

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June 7-8, 2008 - Abejas U-14 at Wichita Tournament

2008-06-21T14:37:00.000-07:00

The Abejas U-14 team went to Wichita for a two day tournament. Most of us drove out Friday afternoon and spent the night at the Garden Inn hotel. This is a badly run and maintained hotel - don't go there in the future ;( At least the girls were able to relax in the pool for a couple of hours. On Saturday the team played two games. The first game was against ??? and we were blown out 0-??? The girls were rather bummed out. The second afternoon game was against ??? and the girls were starting to fight back; losing 2-5 in the end. The team shook off most of the disappointment by playing pi-donkey-donk (sp?) in the hotel pool.

The next day (Sunday) we played our last game against ???. This was a very close and exciting game. Although the other team had 65-70% time possession, they simply could not get past the Abejas' defense. Very impressive. We were tied 0-0 at the half. The Abejas came out even stronger during the second half and there was a more balanced time of possession between the two teams. Unfortunately ??? scored a goal and we lost 0-1 in the end. The team deserves a good round of applause for a great fight and a good game. Here are a few pictures I took during the first half; my battery died during the second half ;( If you would like a quality print, let Coach know and I will send him the hi-res pictures to print.

I would like to thank all the parents who helped transport the girls to/from the games and also providing them rides back home.

2008-06-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

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May 31, 2008 - Abejas U-10 (0) vs ??? (1)

2008-06-14T18:11:00.000-07:00

The Abejas made it to the championship round, playing against ??? for third place! Unfortunately we had to forfeit the game because only 5 players showed up :-( Instead of being a real game, both teams agreed to play a friendly game. Stephan (Deanna's brother) played goalie so both teams had the same number of players on the field. It was nice to see Deanna be more aggressive this game and go after the ball.

May 24, 2008 - Abejas U10 vs ???

2008-06-14T16:55:00.000-07:00

Coach asked me to post some pictures I took of this game. It was the last game of the regular season. [If anyone wants a print, please let Coach know and I will send him the hi-res version so he can get a quality print.]

2008-04-27T19:07:00.000-07:00

April 19-20, 2008

This weekend we competed in the Mason Wendel Memorial Tournament in Hutchinson, KS finishing 5th overall. We started off with a 3-1 win over McPherson. Our second game was against River City Flames Red which ended 0-9 against us. Our third game on Sunday was a 2-2 tie against the Wichita Shockers leaving us with a record of 1-1-1. The photos below show a bit of the fun the girls had.

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Abejas U-14

2008-03-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

Our indoor season has also come to an end. Our final games were as follows:
Abejas vs Aztecas 2-11
Abejas vs Cochorritos 5-8
Abejas vs Chivas 4-5
Abejas vs Brazilians 3-1
We played the Brazilians twice at the end for the girls Championship which we won 4-1 which game the Abejas the first place trophy for U-14 girls along with individual medals. That Abejas victory got us into the playoffs where we played the Aztecas 3-8 and we ended up in 3rd place overall in the U-14 division. Congratulations to the girls for their accomplishments. We beat out Cochorritos (4th), Chivas (5th), Brazilians (6th). Congratulations to Andrea, our goalie, she did extremely well in the indoor season. In general all the girls played very well. Good luck to the girls headed to the middle school soccer team (you know who you are). I look forward to reuniting with this team somewhere around June for some tournaments and the outdoor season as we will be playing in the women's league. I feel confident we can compete since we had a few friendlies with various women's team and held our own quite well. We are waiting for our sponsors this year and will be getting some new equipment when the time comes.

Abejas U-12

2008-03-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

The Abejas U-12 have finished out their indoor soccer season. Our last 4 games went like this: Abejas vs. Santitos 11-3
Abejas vs. Chivas a close one 5-6
Abejas vs. Pulgas 1-11
Abjeas vs. Moscas 8-11

We went to the playoffs where we lost in the first round to the Aztecas by a score of 3-8. The Abejas U-12 had a good season and we will continue to keep practicing for the Club Azzurri Mason Wendel Memorial Tournament in April along with our outdoor season with the Champions League. The girls seem to be fired up about going to the tournament in Hutchinson and are just waiting for game day. I seem to be losing a bit with this team and am considering an additional coach to help us refocus. Perhaps some time off may be in order. This concerns me because I see a repeat of my teams mentality from when we went to Topeka. We started out with a good focus but by the time we actually got to Topeka the focus was not there. As of today, March 29th, we are in contact with another team out of Garden City to have a friendly game. The U-12 division has a lot of talent and in my opinion we will be hard to beat, but we are potentially able to sabatage ourselves by lack of focus and intensity. We have some new players that have joined us that are good players and they are Marissa Ontiberos and Jackie Solis. I believe that they will bring new breath to us. Marissa is a steady worker and we are waiting for Jackie to return from having her tonsils out. In closing, I congratulate the Abejas U-12 on their indoor season and am excited to see what this team will do in the coming months. A special note goes out to Scarlett Real, she became team captain and is, along with Erica Ramos, the leading scorer for the Abejas. I believe Scarlett led in both divisions for goals scored.

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January 19, 2007 U-14

2008-01-22T16:36:00.000-08:00

Abejas vs. Brazil 3-1

Coming into this game we had played a few friendly games with a women's team which we won. These games were good for us as far as preparation for this game, although I noticed during these my girls were playing a very physical game. This isn't our style of play, we are more of a touch the ball team. By this I mean that we look for seams, open players, and pick our shots so I was kind of concerned coming into this game that we were going to play physically rather than possesion time. Come game time I saw something in this team that I don't recall seeing in a long time. I saw a gleam in their eye, they really wanted this game. This is a coach's dream, when you players come out with this kind of mindset. There had been a lot of talk between these two teams and now the talking was over. It's game time! The Abejas and the Brazilians have made bets against each other as to who was the better team. All of the following players contributed: Erica, Marlene, Crystal, Lucero, Andrea, Nelli, Leslie, and Jaden. This was a total team effort from beginning to end. The referee blew his whistle to start the game and immediately the Abejas took control of this game, making their statement. We came out and scored 3 points in the first half and the Brazilians weren't able to do anything. Erica scored the first goal with an assist from Marlene. Crystal scored the second off a pass from Marlene and not to be outdone Marlene took it upon herself to score the third goal. Marlene physical presense in the midfield along with Crystal and Erica's threats from the outsides made it very difficult for the Brazilians since they didn't know which way these girls were coming from. Lucero at defense along with Nelli made it impossible for the Brazilians to penetrate leading to a shut out in the first half. The beginning of the second half was the beginning of my worries for we changed our mindset from being a finesse team to a physical team. The second half was just about who was the toughest team. A lot of pushing and shoving. The Abejas showed their toughness and I as a coach know how tough this team is since I've been with them quite a while. The Abejas like playing physical games but I feel that this team plays better when using skill and touching the ball. We gave up one goal towards the end of the game and made some eyepopping goal saves which got the crowd going. At one point the Brazilians had the ball inside the goalie box but somehow Jaden got a leg on it and Andrea had her hands on it but it was still loose. Lucero came out of nowhere and cleared it down the court ending that threat. That finished out that game for us. The Abejas were very pleased as a team and as a coach, it's always a pleasure to see that in your team. I'm proud of all my players in this team effort.

January 12, 2007 U-14

2008-01-22T16:25:00.000-08:00

We're Back!

Abejas vs. Chivas 1-8

After a long layoff we came in to face the Chivas. We had a lot of rust since we haven't played in almost 3 weeks. We've been indoors practicing and playing the U-12 girls so we played okay. I feel that this is a very strong division but I know the Abejas U-14 girls will come out and give it everything they have. I'm not so sure they really care if they win or lose against the boys. I think what matters to them is that they want to come out and have fun playing a game that they enjoy. I think the Abejas are focused on an upcoming game against the other girls U-14 team. My understanding of the Brazilians is that they feel they can beat the Abejas. This leads me believe that we didn't overlook this game but are more focused on the upcoming game. The Abejas have a couple of winable games coming up. Regardless of the win-loss column we will be in the playoffs at the end of the season. I look forward to a big upset come the end of the season which is going to anger some people. I say this because of our past experience in playoffs. Our history is that we usually knock someone off.

January 19, 2007 U-12

2008-01-22T16:13:00.000-08:00

Abejas vs. Aztecas 5-5

We had total control throughout the whole game. Again we were missing key players. In order for us to be successful, WE NEED ALL OUR PLAYERS. I consider this game a victory for us as we showed that we were capable of beating some of these teams. The Abejas had this game 4-1 at halftime. In the second half of the game with about 8 minutes left, we broke down. As a coach, I made some adjustments that I probably shouldn't have. I cost my team some very important points. I have complete confidence in my players. When I put my players in difficult spots, I'm hoping and I'm confident that they will fill those spots. In the second half of the game I put Scarlett at defense and Paulita at forward. Scarlett did well at defense but we weren't able to put up any points. The Aztecas came back and put up four goals on us and took the lead 5-4. They held that lead until 20 seconds left in the game when the Abejas struck the equalizing goal to tie the score and that's how the game ended. This game was a crowd pleaser and as a coach it's always rewarding to hear the crowd reaction when your team performs well. The Abejas were complimented on their play. A very entertaining game. Should we continue to play like this we will come out in good shape. Our next game is also winable for us.

January 12, 2007 U-12

2008-01-22T16:05:00.000-08:00

Abejas vs. Las Moscas 2-11

We played hard in this game, but as in all of our games to date, we were lacking players. This is currently the number two team in the league and without a complete team it is very difficult to beat them. We were never in this game. Again, Scarlett scored all our goals. She needs full support and once again it was not there. Cynthia's goalkeeping is getting better as time goes, and when she gets used to using her hands more it will continue to improve. Once this happens, we can cut down on the amount of goals scored. The top two teams are putting up big numbers of goals on us. We will be facing these teams again and hope to improve against them. We have 4 games remaining and I am optimistic that we will be able to win at least two which I hope will put us in a good playoff position.

January 5th, 2007 U-12

2008-01-22T15:56:00.000-08:00

Abejas vs. Chivas 4-8

This game was real close at halftime. Overall this game was a lot closer than the score reflected. We even held the lead at one point. Chivas came on strong in the second half and pulled away and we were not able to recover. As usual, Scarlett scored all the points. So far this season, Scarlett has scored most of our goals. Coming into our fourth game the Abejas have our work cut out for us as our record is 1-3. We have a tough game coming up as we will be facing the number 2 team next week. Scarlett will be needing more help from her teammates in the coming games as far as taking shots and assisting. I feel that if we can help her out up front with scoring we can improve and will have better chances in future games. We need everyone to show up consistently. When players only show up here and there we have trouble getting in sync. We are halfway through the season and if we can get a whole team effort we should be able to make a playoff bid.

Summer in Topeka, Practice in Dodge

2008-01-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

COACH

2008-01-18T17:57:00.000-08:00

Coach is probably one of the most nicest coach a team could have, but at some point and time I know he gets on every ones nerves. He especially gets on mine. He makes me so mad that sometimes I want to yell back at him but its not my fault. He likes it when we get mad at him for some weird reason. But over all he is a cool coach. From Your Suckiest Player ?????

abejas u-14 girls soccer club

2008-01-05T09:18:00.001-08:00

Dec. 9 2007
Abejas vs Brazil
The Abejas won this game 5 to 4. Though score was close the Abejas
should have won this game 5 to 4 but due to the fact that the girls were nervous,
first game in the season and all, but once we got going we played fairly well. Our practice sessions showed me that we were ready for our season opener.
The Abejas U-14 girls club is as follows: Erika Ramos, Nelli Arreola, Jaden
Butcher, Andrea Estrada, Leslie Martinez, Evelyn Martinez, Crystal Lopez, Vannessa Franco, and Marlene Valverde.
Abejas came out and took control of this game Marlene aka Ruby, our team captain,
took control of her team and as a result we took control of the game. The Abejas never trailed in this game. Ruby scored 3 goals and Erika Ramos scored 2 goals. We had a strong defense. Holding our defense down was Leslie Martinez. We gave up four goals, but of these four goals 3 of them were the result of a team break down. So we have some work to do as whole team on the defensive end. A majority of the girls were scared of the team and I had to address this repeatedly for we had played this team on several occasions in the past and I felt that this game should have been a blow out on our side, but because we played scared the game turned out to be close. At one point we had this team down 3 to 1 at half time, but the second half they rallied to get it to 1. The Abejas played hard but played with little emotion, but we've always been a team that plays with our emotions on our sleeves, by this I mean that these girls know each other very well and they communicate in their own special way on the field. You can say that they do their talking on the field even though they don't talk, the way they play shows they communicate.
Andrea Estrada is our goal keeper, the team loves this girl's game at goalie position and they will go great lenghts to protect her. Andrea is one
tough cookie. Our substitutes are getting better at filling in, Nellie has this thing that she's not worthy but I strongly feel that Nellie holds this team together somehow. I know that Nellie will come around before season end. Nellie is the key at the defensive end and I lean on her, count on her on the defensive end because shes alot better than what she leads on to and its my job as a coach to bring the best out of her. Nellie has always been our defensive line and the Abejas will need her strong mentally/physically.

December 15, 2007

Abejas vs. Aztecas 0-13

I don't have a whole bunch to say about this game since the score says it all. We didn't show up to play and what we did play we showed no character. I should emphasize that the Abejas, being a girl's soccer club plays in a mostly boys league. Besides the Abejas the Brazil team is the only other girls's team. So the win/loss column doesn't always make it easy for us. We had no leadership in this game. At the end of this game I appointed Leslie Martinez, and Marlene Valverde as team captains. Hopefully this will change our game having appointed leaders to look to for guidance. I think Marlene is a good leader offensively and she has a lot of ability to motivate her players. This game got so ugly that at one point we were just watching the balls go by us. We had 8 shots on goal compared to their 26 and we must straighten this out if we have any hope of making a run for the playoffs. Shots on goal is a key issue for us. In order to score you must take shots and we didn't do this in this game. As a result they teed off on us but we'll be back and will face them again with different results. For the girls it's back to the gym to get ready for the next game.

December 29, 2007

Abejas vs. Cochorritos 2-11

I'm really disappointed in this game and that's to put it lightly, for I set a goal in this game to increase our shots on goal and it was not accomplished. This was our starting intention but we immediately fell away from this goal. Andrea at the goalie position played extremely well under duress. They put a lot of pressure on her and she held her own during the game. I can see why this team is so high on her. We took one shot on goal in the first half and that was it. The second half of the game we continued to do the opposite of what I had set out for them to do. We were constantly trying to outdribble and outspace them and we couldn't but I felt that we could outshoot them and we didn't because no shots were taken. The last five minutes of the game we took several shots at goal. I was pleased with this but it was to late in the game. We made 2 points off penalty kicks. Jaden Butcher scoring one and Marlene Valverde with the other. Jaden Butcher is coming on strong, and I feel that Jaden is going to be key to our attacks. She plays extremely hard and she plays with a chip on her shoulder. I have addressed this with the team and my thoughts are because of our situation in a mostly boys league we need to play with a chip on our shoulder to make a run in this division. Come playoff time the Abejas will be there.
Erica Ramos and Crystal Lopez need to step up for they also are key players. Having said that, the Abejas will be taking a close to 3 week layoff with no practices or games and I don't know how that will affect us come our next game. However, practice will be starting again and we will have a little bit of time to prepare for our next game.

Indoor Soccer Season

2007-12-30T14:23:00.000-08:00

The indoor league this year is being run by the DCCC according to Futsal League rules and is played in 2 20 minute halves with 5vs5 on the pitch.

The Abejas U-12 team consists of Paulita Ramirez, Scarlett Real, Anel Diaz, Jailene Rayo, Norma Olivares, Jackie Solis, Marissa Ontiberos, Vanessa Ybarra, Cynthia Rodela, and Jessica Lopez.

We began our indoor season on December 9, 2007 vs. Santitos with an 8-3 win in our U-12 division. Our U-14 division began on the same day with a 5-4 win over Brazil.

This u-12 game at halftime was 3-3 and because Santitos was a physically smaller team the girls did not play at their full ability. Paulita Ramirez, Scarlett Real, Anel Diaz, Cynthia Rodela, Jessica Lopez, Jailene Rayo all played. Players missing were Norma Olivares, Jackie Solis, Marissa Ontiberos, and Vanessa Ybarra.

Some of the parents were concerned that the girls were not playing up to their potential so we made half-time adjustments and came out the second half in control of the game and won 8-3. This U-12 team is a very talented team and should fare well throughout the season.

December 15, 2007 Abejas vs. Aztecs 6-9

This game we lost but I think we would have won had our team been complete. Players missing included Vanessa Ybarra, who is a key midfielder. Though the score was 9-6 the game was a lot closer than the score reflects. I look forward to facing this team again. Scarlett Real worked extremely hard this game and was the only goal scorer. Paulita Ramirez also played extremely well but needed to be more agressive in her shooting. I believe she should have taken more shots. Anel Diaz held her own at goalie and will improve at this position as the season goes on. Everybody contributed this game and we looked good even though we were lacking some key players.

December 29, 2007 Abejas vs. Las Pulgas 1-20

Half of our team didn't even show up for this game, we were missing several key players. Paulita Ramirez, Vanessa Ybarra, Jailene Rayo, were missing and Norma Olivares was late. We played as best as we could. Scarlett Real, Marissa Ontiberos, Jackie Solis, Anel Diaz, Cynthia Rodela were our starting five. Jessica Lopez and Scarlett Real were our two offensive players with little support resulting in our loss. Las Pulgas are the best team in this division to date. We will need to do some major work to compete with this team. Jessica Lopez played extremely hard in this game and is improving at a rapid pace. She should be a handful as the season progresses.

2007-12-30T13:53:00.000-08:00

This is several of our U-8 players during a fall 2007 Champions League game.