Woolwich U14 boys win gold at Ancaster tournament
THE WOOLWICH YOUTH SOCCER Club has posted another tournament win – this time coming from the U14 boys’ Western Region Soccer League team.
The team headed south to Ancaster for the annual Heritage Days Tournament, facing teams from London, Hamilton, Waterloo, Thorold and Guelph. The boys took top spot in their age group. It was a big accomplishment, says team manager Jeff Brethauer.
“We were quite happy with that. It was a big tournament there. There were about 200 teams through all the age groups, so it was a really high-level tournament,” he said.
Brethauer credits the excellent teamwork from the boys for getting them to the gold medal.
“There weren’t any really big plays, I think it was just that we won the championship after a hard fought battle with Guelph,” he said. “We were playing teams that were above us and we did quite well against everybody there.”
The tournament started with a three-game round robin portion, with the Woolwich Wolfpack finishing with two wins and a loss. They won their semifinal game, and went on to face Guelph in the championship.
First, they faced the Guelph Royals, which resulted in a 1-1 tie. Next up was the Hamilton United Elite Regional team, where they lost 2-1. The final game in the round robin was again the Waterloo United. Woolwich won with a score of 1-0.
The gold medal game, against the Guelph Royals, saw only one goal and it was for Woolwich. The game ended with a 1-0 score, clinching the gold for the Wolfpack.
Brethauer says it was all about the boys putting in their best effort.
“It was just that we have 18 boys on the team and all of them just came together and played with the team. We had to use a backup keeper, because our keeper was injured, and he did great for us. Everyone just played excellently as a team,” he said.
Next up for the U14 boys is the Ontario Cup this coming weekend. The team will face 12,000 other players from soccer clubs from all over the province in 22 divisions. They don’t get a break, heading to the Robbie Tournament, an international tournament on Canada Day weekend, to face teams from around the world in Toronto.
So, clearly, this worked. These days, people are far more skeptical of what smart actually means, despite the blip that is the Trump campaign.
Luckily, the article I read points out several things you can do to fool people into thinking you are far more intelligent than you truly are – as if that’s even possible.
Of course, the author covered the normal bases like wearing glasses – although in this case they did not mention the attached nose and moustache variant that I typically use. Another easy trick they suggested is to sign your name with the addition of a middle initial. Apparently, this adds to your perceived intelligence. This is such an easy fix I might add two middle initials when it is important.
The author also suggests you look people in the eye. I know this is hard to do while telling those hunting and fishing stories, but it is important, apparently.
Another ebullient ruse discussed on the periphery is to speak, or should I say utter melodious tones, expressively. Also write simply.
And if you don’t drink in public, but appear to believe in yourself, keep pace with the crowd, dress for success and draw graphs people will be tricked into thinking you are much more intelligent as well.
Now, I’m not really sure that Stephen R. Galea believes this. But I do know that after donning my glasses and remaining parched from lack of drinking, I have confidently looked myself in the eye via mirror and marveled at this expensive suit that I happen to be wearing.
All this is fine, but I think that they are missing several things. For instance, as an outdoorsman, I have discovered that the phrase, “You try it first” does a great deal to make anyone I was with appear smarter. Also, if you are not the person who says, “Hey. Watch this!” witnesses will refer to you as the “smart one” when investigators ask.
Obviously, you don’t have to appear to be smarter than you are all the time. In fact, I use this skill sparingly so that I don’t intimidate the other intellectuals that I fish and hunt with. Often, it’s even easier to appear dumber than you are for long stretches of time and I’ve been told I’m good at that too. Then when you get back to normal, people will see the huge improvement.
Now, if you’ll excuse me I have decided to draw a graph to illustrate my trout fishing success. I happen to think this is a good idea. Indubitably.