And so it was that the pre-tournament activities... schedule for the last day of the season... right after the Spotswood game... started innocent enough with sandwiches, soft drinks (uh, for the kids) and carefree laughter....

... and after the meal the boys were encouraged to ’enjoy’ a game of kick ball... which we were to learn later was all part of the strategy to wear them out before... ’THE’ Tournament!....

Then suddenly without warning... Dietze, as he’s known at the Wednesday night league, took the field in his 1968 U.S. Olympic Team ’T’ and terminator glasses immediately getting into the boys heads with his ’reverse 30 degree’ heel kick.... 

... and so the game began with the Blast showing it was not the least bit affected by their earlier game, heavy lunch and kick ball diversion...

... while the spectators found the Aging Challengers (AC’s)... uh, shall we say, amusing?....

... realizing the Blast was not deterred... the AC’s immediately began to rely on their, uh, ’size’ for advantage.....

.. and so the game continued with the AC’s often triple teaming their adversaries!!!...

... running head first to intimidate with size and fear of painful collision!....

... the Blast had a few tricks of their own... the old ’slap to slow’ ploy!....

... as the game continued... speed against size...

...uh, did i say ’speed against size’?....

... on and on... with bursts of concentrated bravado!!....

... and miraculous saves!!!...

... and the old decoy ’I’ve fallen... help me’ trick...

... the double team scissor trip!!!....

... and then, of course, there’s the blatant, old fashion, push!!..........

... and so it was that the AC’s began to show fatigue...................

... with the triple team no longer working...

... while the Blast fought back!!... 'Uh, hurt much, Mr Dietze?'... ouch!

... while Joe pulled out the ever intimidating ’Rigney Raptor’ move!!!...

... and while there were moments of hard, clean and accurate play...

... the AC’s began to crumble......... anyone see my contact?.....

... finally resorting to the embarrassing last ditch effort of ’pants pulling’... disgraceful! ;)

... forcing the Mom’s to take the field to better even the odds!!!...

... while (vocally) adding their own set of rules and regulations!!!.. 'Yo guys!!!'

...and... of course... adding a GOAL... and an ’in your face’ celebration!!!

(And yes Trudy, never do anything you might regret when I’m around with my camera!!! ;)

Where’s our SAGE rep!?... or is that our Sage rep??!!

... and with ’high fives’ to the real winners... the '09/'10 U10 BLAST!!!!!!!!