{"id":158691,"date":"2026-02-14T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=158691"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:14:33","slug":"still-kicking-episode-8-the-battle-for-the-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=158691","title":{"rendered":"Still Kicking &#8212; Episode 8. The Battle for the Top Spot."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gc7MLQAP3w?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Episode Eight: Battle for the Top Spot.<br \/>\n\u23f1\ufe0f 28 Minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The storm isn\u2019t just on the field \u2014 it\u2019s in the sky. Torrential rain pounds down as Coach Green drives to Burlington City\u2019s biggest test yet: a showdown with Polonez FC, a skilled and experienced side built on Polish heritage. The stakes couldn\u2019t be higher. A win means Burlington climbs to the very top of the league.<\/p>\n<p>From the warmup, Coach Green sets the tone: \u201cThe game starts here.\u201d His pregame talk is electric, reminding the players they\u2019re living the beginning of the best season of their lives. What follows is ninety minutes of pure intensity. Fast, furious, and unforgiving. With the match hanging in the balance, captain Mark Shatz delivers a moment of magic \u2014 a short free kick that finds midfielder Andrew Clark, who buries the decisive goal late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Burlington City remains unbeaten. The dream is alive. And with 3 points secured, they rise to the summit of the league.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Don\u2019t miss Battle for the Top. Rain, rivalry, and resilience collide in the match of the season.<\/p>\n<p>About the Series:<br \/>\nStill Kicking follows Shaun Green as he steps into the world of an over\u201150 men\u2019s soccer team and attempts to rebuild something real with Burlington City FC. From preseason doubts to sideline tactics to kitchen\u2011table conversations, this documentary goes beyond the scoreline to explore leadership, team culture, and what it means to keep competing when the world expects you to slow down.<\/p>\n<p>SoccerCoachTV, over\u201150 soccer, Burlington City FC, Shaun Green, Still Kicking documentary, men\u2019s soccer documentary, rebuilding a team, pre\u2011season match, soccer coaching journey, leadership in sports, team culture, inspirational sports stories, over\u201150 men\u2019s league, soccer coach.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0gc7MLQAP3w\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode Eight: Battle for the Top Spot. \u23f1\ufe0f 28 Minutes. The storm isn\u2019t just on the field \u2014 it\u2019s in the sky. Torrential rain pounds down as Coach Green drives&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":158692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-how-to-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/158692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}