Rick Woodard Quotes (9 Quotes)

In our district (8-5A) there are no ties. It's a win or a loss. Everyone should be doing the same thing as far as shootouts across the board.

He's very solid in goal, but his knowledge of the game and ability to read makes him very valuable in the field. His foot skills are extremely good.

This should definitely alleviate any doubts. This is what we were hanging on for.

We had trouble judging the wind in the first half and had several chances to score. We did better against the wind in the second half, but those long throw-ins hurt us. Now it's time to see how we bounce back from defeat.

That will be a new twist. I don't see weather being a factor this year.

My heart felt a lot better and I didn't lose any years off my life (Tuesday). Josh came up big for us when we needed him to and Tyler (Sullivan) made many big saves for us.

Once they scored, I was concerned with how we would react. We never quit, even in the last couple of minutes. I couldn't be more proud of the boys. I felt the first team to score would have an advantage. The other team was going to have to dig in deep.

Matches are always at a quick pace and physical in this tournament. You have to be on your toes every moment. That's a reason we've been back in this tournament for five straight years. All the Garland schools are really talented.

It is complicated. It might be hard to go back and refigure had you coached for 20 years with shootouts that entire time.