BUSA 04 GIRLS BIRMINGHAM UNITED SOCCER ASSOCIATION IS A CLUB THAT attack in numbers whenever we get the opportunity,” Coach Doran has been around for a long time, so there is something fresh and explains when describing his team’s style of play. exciting about a team that is relatively new to the club that provides A healthy level of competition and a close-knit, positive training new opportunities. The 04 BUSA girls team with Coach Sean Doran is atmosphere helps to keep the team in top form and focus on their goals. that team. Coach Doran picked up the club in their fall season and has Their philosophy of building from possession comes with wanting to looked at ways to build the team with a mix of old and new. “The core play attractive football that is not only winning them games, but is of the team has been together for a number of years, with many of them fun for others to watch. The girls are all motivated to do well for the starting on the same U10 team together,” he explains. “But in recent team, and also for the chance to gain a spot in the 04 ECNL team. The years, some outside players have joined with members of the team team starts the season with set team and individual goals, and with coming as far as Gadsden and Tuscaloosa.” the help of one-on-one meetings with players and coaches, they work As a team, their motto of “pass with a purpose” echoes the tiki-taka throughout the season to stay on track to meeting those goals. Last style that made Barcelona a powerhouse of European soccer. “We like season, they were winners of the CESA Invitational in Greenville, to build out from the back, play through our central midfielders, and South Carolina, and were finalists in the local Birmingham Bash.