For a very short time, we switched Madelyn to 2000 Arsenal Premier. We thought it would be good to have her play with her own age. She had some good training sessions over the summer, and improved her skills with Coach Daryl. 
This was the one and only tourney she played in with Arsenal. They took 2nd place in the CCV Stars Tourney at Reach 11. They killed a few teams 17-0. The championship game was a little closer, losing 0-1. Madelyn played well.
However, for many reasons, we felt it was best to move her back to Barcelona, with Coach Jimmy. Thank goodness Jimmy took her back...
It was like she never skipped a beat. She jumped right in and was back on track in no time. And not 1 month after we moved her back to Barca, Coach Daryl was let go from Arsenal. So, it looks like it was a great move, just in the knick of time.
She made some good friends, and learned new skill sets. However, she and the team/coach was just not a good match for her. We also felt it was better for Madelyn, and the way she plays, to continue to play up a year. She seems to play tougher/more aggressive with the 10 year olds, than with the 8-9 year olds, as you can see in this picture. 
And we love Coach Jimmy and what he has done with her and the team. It was quite ironic that her first tourney back with Barca, they faced Arsenal 99 Premier, Gene's team. She went from playing with 2000 Premier to playing 'against' 99 Premier.
Madelyn played awesome, and the team finished in 1st place, beating Gene's team in double OT, resulting in shoot outs.
It really does feel good and comforting to be back with Barcelona. Everyone welcomed us back with open arms, which was a definite bonus. Looking forward to a great season ahead...
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