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Sandcrab Kylie Moylan dribbles the ball against her Panther opponent Aracely Cortez. Photos by Michele Meyers
Coach Ben Noboa, his Pine Ridge Panthers and Jim Lundy.
Angelo Rossi and George Bellingham helped Jim Lundy get the 6v6 soccer league started again.
Pine Ridge Panthers Aracely Cortez and Suzanne Lherisson.
Seabreeze Sandcrabs Katey Collins, Morgan Long and Patricia Perez.
Seabreeze Sandcrabs coach Alex Perez.
Pine Ridge Panthers Adrianna Torres and Kady Martinez.
Morgan Long with the goal against Kady Martinez.
Sandcrabs Riana Prasad and Kylie Moylan
FPC Bulldogs and coach Pete Hald.
FPC Bulldogs coach Pete Hald.
FPC Bulldog Ariana Johnson passes the ball away from her opponent.
FPC Bulldogs Jada Williams and Katelyn Steiner high-five.
Bulldogs fight for the ball. Ava O'Malley (FPC, pink)
DeLand Bulldogs remove their jewelry prior to the game.
DeLand Bulldogs coach Duane Danchuk.
Water break for the DeLand Bulldogs.
The high school girls' 6v6 soccer league kicked off on Saturday, June 12 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. Organizer Jim Lundy welcomed four area teams to the soccer fields: the Seabreeze Sandcrabs, DeLand Bulldogs, Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs and Pine Ridge Panthers.
A 6v6, or 6-a-side, game consists of six players per team on the pitch at one time as opposed to the maximum of 11 in regulation games. It is a fast-paced, strategy-based game that is a welcome change for the players. Rules are modified to accommodate the field size. In Saturday’s games, no slide tackling was allowed and offsides does not exist in 6v6 soccer.
“This is why I do this,” Lundy said. “The girls do so much, all the time but this is a chance for them to do something fun and different in their sport. Once they figure it out, it gets competitive.”
The FPC Bulldogs said they are always ready to play. Coach Pete Hald said his team does not practice for this league, but they do meet.
“We are in the weight room for 90 minutes, (three mornings per week,)" Hald said. "On Wednesday nights we meet to play indoors and usually have about 30 girls. Last Thursday was our first night of free play and there were about 20 girls that showed up.”
Teams will play doubleheaders beginning Saturday, June 19, followed by two additional game days to establish seeding for the league tournament later in the summer.
This story was updated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, to add context to Coach Pete Hald's quote.
