Head Coach Austin King’s 00 Boys team is in their second season together; last season, the club combined top players in two age groups to form this possession-based team. “We have some good speed on the flanks we like to use attacking from the back. Our goal is to be creative and press high up the field when we lose the ball to try and force mistakes from the opponent,” he explains. “This group is motivated by each other. They all want to play at the next level, and as such they push each other every session. This competitive environment helps them improve each week.” King says they have set goals for each year, including “achieving in showcases (Disney, CASL, Germantown), top four in the league we play in, and now we are looking to get all of our seniors committed and reach the State Final Four.” King says the group is very close. “We basically merged two good teams last year and were lucky enough that the boys realized
Last year brought good things for the 00 they needed each other to get better. They are Boys; they did well in the GSPL, won their constantly pushing one another, sometimes bracket at CASL with 11 players, finished to the point where I have to hold them back second in their group in State Cup Round in practice!” In addition to their athleticism, several players have also taken on leadership 2 to the defending Region III champs, and got goalkeeper Ben Pehr committed to the roles. “We had a few guys last year who set University of Alabama in Huntsville. the standard each night,” King says. “One King is proud of his team. “I love the of the older guys, Elijah Carr, did a good job competitive nature of this group. Pressed in helping the younger guys on and off the field. Jake Estes, who is a younger player, did a great State Cup, needing to win, we went down twice in the game only to come back and win 3-2. job stepping up throughout the year and is a They just won’t quit.” team captain now.”