Sunday 20 June 2010

Year 4 Girls at the BLUs Tournament 20th June







What a great Tournamnet for the Foxes - it made my father's day and I don't even have a daughter.


We took a squad a 9 - Sophie Mc (Cpt), Anna D, Sophie C, Ella T, Molly H, Phoebe, Marielle, Emily C, Bryony - to play all comers at the BLUs Tournament.



Our group started with a 0-0 draw against Longwell Green U10s who ended up pipping us for second spot and a place in the semi. Then came a great 2-0 win against the BLU's Colts with goals from Anna D and Captain McConnell (and our best ever goal celebration).



We then played the giants from the land of St Nicks U10s who are really rather good and really very big. We may have lost this one but a win in our final group game would have given us a chance of progressing. Up came another BLUs side and it is fair to say that, if Phoebe's shot had gone in rather than hitting the post, a win would have been a fair result. In the end we had to settle for a draw and third place in a group of 5 - in an U10s Tournament. And we are only U9s in case you haven't noticed.



All the girls should be proud of themselves - because we are. All the way from Marielle in goal to the midfield trio we were excellent but Bryony deserved to be named player of the Tournament.



Monday 14 June 2010

Foxes Win Medals At Rockleaze


Hugs, kisses, cheering and congratulations - and that was only on the sidelines as the talented lads from Y6 crashed their way into the final of the Rockleaze Tournament on Sunday. Hurrah!

Gabe Kerfoot became The Special One as he slotted a coolly taken shot past the Sefton Park goalkeeper in the last minute of the semi-final - putting the Foxes in the final and thus avoiding a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out. Well done Gabe.

And in the final against Rockleaze the boys were narrowly beaten by a well taken goal. But the boys certainly were not out played - we had our chances - and the game could have gone either way. Unfortunately, it went their way.

The day hadn't started quite so well for the Y6s. After a promising start in the first match against Golden Hill Sonics, the boys gifted the Sonics a draw and went on to lose their next game.

The coaches were about ready to put on their Foxy jackets and go home when the boys found their form and the goals began to flow. They finished second in their group - on goal difference. Their semi-final was against Sefton Park, who had beaten the boys - in a penalty shoot-out - in the semi-final of 2008 (not that we hold grudges - but revenge was sweet).

The whole squad played tremendously well and were a credit to the club: Kris Carr (captain), Hugo Cullum, Joe Feehily, Gabe Kerfoot, Ben Lawes, Eddie Marshall, Jamie McConnell, Harvey Morgan, Oliver Williams and Tom Wistow.

Head coach-in-chief Paul Williams said: "After a shaky start, to get to the final and lose narrowly to the strongest Rockleaze squad is a great achievement.

"We played some brilliant, high energy football which impressed the crowds and the other teams' managers. The coach of the Sonics rang me today to say how lucky they felt to get a draw against us, and how they felt that we were the best team they played against by far."

COME ON THE FOXES!

Other Foxes teams narrowly missed out on reaching the finals. Y5s won all their group games - a fantastic achievement - only to be knocked out in the semi-final. The Y4s were on fire in the group only to be beaten by Shire Colts (again) in the semi.

Y3s and Y2s looked impressive in their Festival of Football sections and all the children won medals.

The club and school should be proud of the good behaviour and sporting brilliance shown by all our teams on Sunday. Well done teams and a HUGE thank you to the coaches.

Bring on the End of Season Tournament.

Friday 11 June 2010

Training moved to grass beside St Monica's

Training tomorrow (Sat June 12) has been moved from our usual site near the cafe to the grassy area next to St Monica's (where school Sports Day used to be).

The move is due to the take over of the Downs by the Race For Life. We will return to our usual place next week.

Wednesday 9 June 2010

Is this goal of the season?

Here's a contender for goal of the season by Joseph McMurchie, Y3, at St Nicks Tournament.

Monday 7 June 2010

Y3 Foxes gambol in St Nick's sunshine 5th June


In the sunshine of a Saturday afternoon 14 committed Foxes took on all-comers as Monty Nash stepped up from Year 2 to help bolster the two squads.

Westbury Park Blue Squad team of Henry, Stanley, Eddie, Ewan, Sam, Ludo and Matthew played five excellent matches. All the boys gave 100% effort and managed to keep their concentration for over 4 hours. WP Blue lost 3 games 1-0 and drew one game 0-0 and in each of these games it was very close with WP Blue probably having most of the pocession. With a little more luck in front of goal we could have won these games! In the final game against the best team, WP Blue lost quite heavily but we were reduced to five available players against six by that stage. During the tournament the boys really impressed with their commitment. WP Blue player of the tournament was Henry for his tireless running and sportsmanship despite some less than sporting tackling from some teams. A very large thank you to all the parents who came and watched despite the very hot weather and disapointing results.

Westbury Park Red Squad comprised Billy, Tee-Jay, Jack, Harrison, Joseph, Josh and Monty. Late starts and delays meant that our first match was nearly an hour late kicking off shortly after which we had to say goodbye to Billy. However the 6 players who remained played their hearts out! Josh passed beautifully as two excellent goals from Joseph and Harrison set us on our way to a 2-0 victory. A stunning long-range free-kick from Harrison put us within a whisker of winning our second, only for a late equaliser against the run of play to peg us back to 1-1. Jack and Monty set up Joseph perfectly for him to score two more and give us our next victory 2-0. By the 4th match tiredness was setting in, but great goals from TJ and Harrison brought our third win 2-1. And in the final match despite legs so tired they could barely move we still looked the better team, Monty just missing as we drew 0-0. Final result - played 5, won 3, drew 2. Unbeaten. Man of the tournament went to Monty for his fearless tackling, excellent passing and determination to run and run and run!

We could not be prouder of the effort everyone put in and the sporting way in which all the Foxes played. Some beautiful football played in the right spirit. Congratulations to all who took part.

Sunday 6 June 2010

Year 4s Do Us Proud At St Nicks


Well - after winning silverware at Thornbury and reaching the final at Clifton, being knocked out in the semi-final at St Nicks may feel like a let down. No such thing. Our 'Red Team' (Harri TD, Harry F, Joey, Ollie K, Sam L, Owen, Omar, Raul) did brilliantly well to finish second in a strong group of 7 teams. Lots of football, lots of hard work and a deserved place in the knock-out stages. The semi-final itself against a good St Nicks team could have gone either way, but the boys should be proud of what they achieved.


The 'Blue Team' (Jack T, Jacob, Max, Aidan, Danny, Nick, Sebastian, Archie) fought hard and should have won at least one game but three draws and three defeats was not enough to see them out of their group - but at no stage were they overpowered by any team.


The St Nicks Tournament is a great chance for the Foxes to to play teams we would otherwise never come across. Most of them play in competitive leagues and have been around for, oh, ages. So our overall performance was enough to make the coaches content old men.


Now onwards to Rockleaze....

Saturday 5 June 2010

Y2 shine at St Nick's Football Festival

Guest coach Platineo and regular Y2 coach Tamsin accompanied a squad of 8 Foxes to the St Nick's Tournament. As an U7 event this took the form of a Football Festival, but for those interested the stats were: Played 6, Won 4 Lost 2, Goals for 10, against 6.
Credit must go to all of the Y2 coaches this year. The whole squad were a joy to watch, all playing for the team and all making contributions. Joseph and Jude split the goalkeeping, both pulling of some fantastic saves, whilst Betty, Lulu and Alex provided the stable platform at the back allowing Eesa and Sam Rowland to roam the midfield, and Josh Jarvis to score goal after goal. Sam, Alex, Jude and Joseph also found the back of the net.
Fantastic stuff, with no mistakes at either end.
Special mention must also go to Archie Watts and Ben Jarvis, who took on the role of 1st team coaches, and set out positions and subs for the whole morning. Brilliant!