Our kids got their first two goals. Well done!
Pictures and video.
This Saturday afternoon several players and coaches and their families are running in the Ottawa Race Weekend, from 5K to the semi-marathon.
Therefore practice has been moved to 10:30AM to 1PM, at Britannia park.
Come and see us, and some real world class athletes at the fabulous Ottawa Race Weekend!
Here are the players of the week for May 17 to May 23.
Alex,
Aidan
David,
Jacob,
John
For coming to all practices, focusing, and participating in all activities (including the fitness runs!).
Congratulations to all.
The MVP for last night is... Aidan, always solid, and always playing hard and giving 100% effort. The team can always rely on him.
Well done, and thank you.
Please note that the Grandeur field is shared with another team on Thursdays, at least for the time being.
Some pics from today vs Internationals:
For this Saturday 2PM please bring both cleats and running shoes. The field may be closed so we may need to find an alternate location nearby.
The plan is for
We now have 5 entries on the fitness system, with one player running 6Km! Thank you!
Responses and the form at at the right hand side menubar.
The system will automatically compute the total distance ran by our team. Individual players will have totals shown manually.
David is the last remaining player with 100% attendance in pre-season. For his efforts he receives a $25 gift certificate from SportCheck, or a jersey from the Brazilian squad, at his choice.
Closely behind are Gustavo, Jacob, Mekuria, and Francois with 95%.
Thank you to those who come to most (or all!) practices.
Once regular season starts, the percentages will be reset. There are a couple of players below the minimum of 75%, this is your chance to fix it!
We are holding an 'optional' practice Thursday night. Since we had matches Tuesday and Wednesday it is understandable that players may be tired, so they can skip this session.
This light session will cover feints, turns, some shooting, speed training, fun stuff.
We need to know whether there is enough interest. Please do let Raul know if your son intends to come. Session is at Grandeur and only if the weather is good.
PRACTICE IS CANCELLED to allow the players to recover from our matches this week
I have now collected 3 nice aluminum water bottles left behind by our players, and a pair of crocs.
Please come to the garage sale, ongoing at my car's trunk.
Sorry, the black jacket is gone, sold back to its owner.
Many players played a great match last night. Dylan was our MVP. He was a giant on the field and showed how a defender should play: aggressively anticipating opponents passes, taking balls from the strikers, beating them on the run, shadowing them closely, don't letting them turn, positioning himself between the ball and our net, decisively taking the ball out of danger, giving his heart out for the team.
Thank you Dylan!
Here are the players for the week for the week May 9 to 16. During pre-season, these are the players who attended every session in full, arrived on time, worked hard, and focused on the activity at hand.
Alex,
David,
Dylan,
Gustavo,
K-Paw,
Shar,
Solan
Well done.
We have registered the team in the Hornets tournament July 9 and 10. If your son is not available these days please let us know ASAP.
We are registered, but confirmation depends on them having availability and the right number of teams.
After our tryouts several players were asked to work on their endurance and were asked to do 5Km runs. This is extremely important and not optional. Several players are below optimal fitness conditions, and all can use improvements in speed and endurance.
All players are invited to use the form below to register their runs. You do not need to start with 5Km right away, you can start with an easy 3K run and increase from there.
5Km runs can be done in any manner, and need not be fast. However, we suggest that they are done in interval training mode, alternating fast sprints with slower jogs. For example, 200m fast, 800 slow. Long runs per se are counterproductive to soccer speed.
3/4 of a victory is simply being fitter than the other team.
Remember: FITTER PLAYERS GET MORE PLAYING TIME
Access form here, or through link on the right side menu bar. Enter runs ran after May 13 2011 only. Access Form.
The player with the longest distance ran at the end of the each month, and overall at the end of the season will receive a prize - besides more playing time.
The system is based on the honor system. Please enter the data as accurately as possible.
Click on photos to enlarge.
Congratulations to:
Brian
Aidan
Mekuria
David
Dylan
Gustavo
Shar
K-Paw
Francois
Sam
Peter
The players of the week for April 23 to 30 are:
Mekuria, David, Dylan, Francois
Well done!
