Some youngsters might approach playing in a new youth soccer league with trepidation, especially if they don’t know any of the other players.
Logan Ulrich relishes the thought.
“I don’t have to worry about upsetting any of my friends,” she explained. “I can be a lot more aggressive.”
Ulrich, 10, was invited to play in a Kansas City-based youth futsal league this winter.
The Jefferson Elementary School fourth-grader began practice Tuesday as a member of the Tri-County Flashes, a squad featuring primarily players from Olathe and Paola.
The Flashes are competing with the Kansas City United Premier League in January and February. They’re in the league’s Tier 2, explained Brek Ulrich, Logan’s father and coach with the Iola Blue and Gold Soccer Club.
Ulrich led Blue and Gold in assists in the Paola Fall Soccer League in September and October. Blue and Gold went 8-3, winning the regular season title and taking second in a postseason tournament. Ulrich averaged an assist per game. She earned the invitation to join the Flashes after the team’s coach saw her play in the fall.
“I know a couple of girls from the La Cygne team from when we played them. That’s about it,” she said.
Futsal is a modified form of soccer played with five players per side on a smaller, typically indoor, field.
In a related matter, Blue and Gold’s practices for an upcoming spring session will begin Jan. 25.
For more information, contact Brek Ulrich at (620) 228-0578 (cell), 365-2781 (work) or via email at brekulrich@hotmail.com.
