By Dan Plouffe
Families stick together when times are tough, so if that’s the case for the Ottawa Fury U14 girls’ team that lives with that family attitude, they should rebound from their current three-game losing streak stronger.
“The biggest key for this team has been the teamwork attitude,” notes coach Marcelo Plada, whose squad still carries a respectable 5-5-2 record despite the recent slide. “They’re sisters and I’m their big brother. We’ve got to work as a unit and a family, and I think that’s what they’ve done really well this year – sticking together and supporting each other.”
The Fury still have their sights set on an appearance in the USL Super-Y league finals tournament, which would be a nice reward for the hard work his young players have put in, Plada adds.
“They’ve made a lot of steps forward and progressed really well. In terms of development, it’s been awesome,” he notes. “They have their moments, but that’s soccer for you. Some days you have it, and some days you don’t.”