Battlefords United FC U-17s pick up silver at indoor provincials
After a rough start to the 2018 Indoor Youth Provincial Soccer Championships, Battlefords United FC’s U-17 boys team regrouped and made it to the final, where they came away with a silver medal after a 3-1 loss to Excelsior FC from Moose Jaw.
Battlefords United lost their first two round robin games, 3-1 and 7-3, but after talking things over themselves, they found their game, according to head coach Kat Huxley.
“The motivation to want to make it to the finals was there for them. They really wanted it so they worked hard for it,” Huxley said. “The first two games did not go how we planned…It just wasn’t us on the field and the team kind of sat down and we had a chat about it.
“A lot of these boys have played together for the last few years. They know each other. They’re friends. They’re friends on the field; they’re friends off the field. They all really, really want to win and they know how to push each other and motivate each other.”