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Thanks to everyone, was a great weekend on and off the court.
Good work Tim, Jamie and rest of Brighton and all those who helped out the tournament together.
Great location, courts and format - really liked timed games w/ unltd goals. Although I appreciate that there were some big score lines which weren't nice to be on the receiving end of. Unfortunately, when a team starts conceding goals, most start pushing up to get something out of the game, only then to get scored on more and more, making the score line escalate. But when teams were closely matched, unltd goals made the game more dynamic. For me, 15 mins, unltd goals, felt perfect.
The UK scene is really showing great growth. I saw a lot of players and teams step up to put on good performances. A lot more thinking is going into games on and off the court, which is good to see.
Of course, massive thanks to my Cosmorico team mates, Seabass and Marc. Was a real pleasure to play with 2 of the the very best players around. Seeing you both do such awesome things in the games, was inspiring, esp Seabass. You really make playing goal keeper such a valued position, when many teams approach it as the last position anyone wants to be in. You attack the ball as a GK and control the D with such skill and confidence, yet still integrate your out field play seamlessly - true world class player!
It was a good learning experience for me, as I've been a one team player for so long. Although, it once again proved to me how important team play is (at any level) and that by working together as an equal 3rd, will really help achieve great play.
Thanks for the good times and the jelly trophy of course was delicious - NOT!