At the FC Sporting Showcase

Hey Guys!

I was hanging out with the awesome Patrick Macintosh at the FC Sporting Showcase tournament yesterday. Its the first of what I hope will be an annual soccer showcase where video of top players is sent to Germany, and hopefully some of the players at the tournament will have the opportunity to play professionally in Europe. Some of theme may be represented by Patrick, who is a sports agent; for more info on that, go here. I saw some fantastic soccer. There were some high caliber teams there, and several of them played some really well.

And then there was Sagebrush FC.

Yeah.

These guys are based out of Reno Nevada, and let me tell you, they are capable of a whole other level. Don’t get me wrong, the other teams were good, and at some times were great. Sagebrush was just better. At everything. Yeah, EVERYTHING.

The biggest eye-opener for me was the INTENSITY that they played with, every player was 100 percent concentrated on the present instant that they were involved in. I saw them score 3 goals in 4 minutes against one of the top teams in Northern California. They don’t play at that level every single moment, but they are capable of a complete intensity and concentration on the game that is amazing. Add that to a level of technical skill that is fantastic and you have something remarkable.

Time for me to raise my game.

I must. I will.