RTSC Impact vs. HVAA Fury, 9/13/2025
One of the fun things about access to game footage is it occasionally catches AMAZING stuff. You also get to listen back to your cringey coach yelling (side note: we’re not ever as bad as I fear), and it can consume hours of an obsessed coach’s time. But a 45 second sequence made my heart melt then swell with pride when I stumbled on the game tape from this fall’s away match vs. Huntington Valley AA’s 2015 Fury (champions of the 2025 EPYSA Challenge Cup in our silver division, btw).
I marked the timestamp of the play, sent a link to Coach Chris and Coach Justin immediately, and later that night fired off a proud email to the brass and coaching leadership of the club.
If you just want to go watch it, it’s embedded further below. But first I’d like to tee up…
An awesome goal to me isn’t about one moment of brilliance—it’s about 20 little decisions done well, one after another. This clip is a perfect example of how far the boys have come: calm, confident, interconnected soccer starting from our own goal and ending in the back of theirs.
Here’s what made it so satisfying:
1. GK Wes centers the goal kick
A simple but clever detail—putting the ball dead center forces the opponent to defend honestly and creates options on both sides. Love it.
2. Calm pass to Boden at LCB, who is deep and wide
The shape here is textbook. No build-out line anymore, yet the boys naturally fall into proper support positions. That’s growth.
3. Boden plays a composed line-breaking pass into CDM Ryan M
Great support angle, clean first touch. Exactly what we want from a CDM showing for the ball.
4. Ryan M feels pressure, scans, and switches to RCB Ryan P
This is big-time soccer IQ…don’t fight pressure, use it. Switch the field and make the opponent chase.
5. James (RM) widens, Jack (CM) tucks into central support
The whole team shifts with the ball. This is the stuff early in the year you don’t always see.
6. Ryan P waits for the ball to settle and lets the team reset
Patience! Using width instead of playing into trouble in front of our goal.