 |
||||
|
|
GSP Inferno 2006 Planet Paintball Tournament Results
This was the first tournament that the team had played in as a single team. All members came together and formed a cohesive bond, as I knew they would! Originally, there was supposed to be 4 divisions, 2 Rookie (-18 and +18) and 2 Novice(-18 and +18). Given the number of teams, they decided that there would only be 1 Rookie and 1 Novice division. We played this tournament under the name Team X-Fire Black. Two teams were entered, a -18 Rookie team and a +18 Novice team. The Rookie team took 8th place, and the Novice team took 2nd place!! A very respectable finish for a team that had never played any tournaments together!
For this tournament, all divisions, both Rookie and Novice, were merged together into one singular division. This meant that even the most inexperienced Rookies were going up against the most experienced Novice teams. A challenge, to say the least! Having now switched to our current name of GSP Inferno, we entered 3 teams, which were Inferno A, B, and C. All three teams performed beyond any expectations I had! As a coach, I couldn't have been more proud of all the players that day! Although all players each played with everything they had, I do have to recount the experience of Team GSP Inferno C! Inferno C consisted of Joe C., Matt S., and Brian. This was Brian's first time playing in two months. He had several things that prevented him from practicing with the team but having watched him last year through the MPL, I knew what he was capable of. To further complicate things, he was also bouncing back from a shoulder separation. Matt had never played tournament ball before - this was to be his first time. This was also the time when his mom came down to watch the tournament. Joe C. had just come on board the team, and had only practiced with us only 1 time, and that was during his try-out. I put the three of them together to see if they could gel as a team and I was certainly not disappointed! They gave it everything they had and placed fourth overall for the day! The entire team was filled with pride as C walked up to receive their trophy and cash prize!
|
|
||
|
|
||||
|
|