This weekend Year 4 have a mini-tournament against Clifton United & Sefton Park Scorpions at home on The Downs at 10am.
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Foxes Girls vs BLUFC Girls - 23rd May - The Foxes Win
A sunny day on the Downs in mid-May and a well-earned victory over the Blues. Who could ask for more in life?
A mixed-age group Foxes team (mainly year three, with two year fours and one year five - super skipper and defensive general Ollie P) took on a mixed-age group Blues team (an even mixture of year threes and fours).
The final score (6-1 to the Foxes) may have been slightly inflated by the goal scoring excellence of an on-loan Blue (Imogen who would make most, if not all, year 4 boys teams I've seen) but as the Blues only goal was an unlucky own-goal by the Foxes defence I'm not sure that her presence affected the overall result. Indeed one of the best bits of football of the whole game came from a mazy Anna D run, a well timed pass and a great shot from Olivia. Total football.
Some great all-round performances - Olivia was excellent, Anna R as cool as ever, Anna D a perpetual motion machine in green and white, Ella a rock in defence and Tia solid on the pitch and brave in goal.
Thanks to BLUFC for the game and for generously lending their better players and congratulations to Tia - player of the week.
A mixed-age group Foxes team (mainly year three, with two year fours and one year five - super skipper and defensive general Ollie P) took on a mixed-age group Blues team (an even mixture of year threes and fours).
The final score (6-1 to the Foxes) may have been slightly inflated by the goal scoring excellence of an on-loan Blue (Imogen who would make most, if not all, year 4 boys teams I've seen) but as the Blues only goal was an unlucky own-goal by the Foxes defence I'm not sure that her presence affected the overall result. Indeed one of the best bits of football of the whole game came from a mazy Anna D run, a well timed pass and a great shot from Olivia. Total football.
Some great all-round performances - Olivia was excellent, Anna R as cool as ever, Anna D a perpetual motion machine in green and white, Ella a rock in defence and Tia solid on the pitch and brave in goal.
Thanks to BLUFC for the game and for generously lending their better players and congratulations to Tia - player of the week.
Monday, 18 May 2009
Y3 Girls V St Nicks (16 May 2009)
St Nicks 6: Foxes 2
View from the pitch: A Foxette writes...
Another fantastic game for the Year 3 girls, but not quite a win!
Everyone played really well, including Anna Davis who got Player of the Week.
Anna Reynolds scored a goal from a short shot, and Emily Thomas and Bryony did some fantastic saves.
Anna Davis ran up the pitch with the ball and almost scored a goal. You could hear Ian Davis’ cheers for miles around!
Sophie McConnell did a fantastic pass to Anna Reynolds who then scored her goal.
Tia had a really good match in her first game and got well stuck in.
Sophie HR did some good clearances and never put her coat on at all! It was a very rainy day so that might be a record!
Sideline view from Coach Dave:
The Yr 3 Foxettes have a problem.
It’s a nice problem.
We are overrun.
St Nicks girls recruit from Chipping Sodbury (pop: 26,855) and on Saturday eight brave girls turned out to face the rain and the Foxes.
The foxes recruit from Y3, Westbury Park School (pop: 30) and they just kept coming. We divided into two teams of seven a side, and still had to play subs!
First on were Bryony, Sophie HR, Tia, Sacha, Anna R, Emily T and Sophie Mac. St Nicks, who are a good team, piled on the pressure but they couldn’t crack the green and white wall. Bryony put in some terrific saves, Sacha and Sophie HR were solid and stuck in at the back and soon the ball went forward. Pressure told, and we ended the first game 1-0 up.
Change ends, change teams, on came Anna D, Molly H, Phoebe, Ella, Emily C, Marielle, Sophie C and returning Foxettes Isabel and Molly R. Another brave battle followed, including an astonishing leap from Isabel in goal to tip a scorching high shot over the bar. It rained, pretty much incessantly, but the girls weren’t bothered. St Nicks found it so hard they had to resort to fancy tricks (passing) and eventually managed a well taken goal to level the game.
Cheering in the rain for fifteen minutes might sap the spirits of some, but not our Foxettes and their loyal band of travelling support. When Anna R came out of defence to try her hand up front and then put away our second goal, the touchline erupted. And throughout the morning morale was kept high and no-one even thought of going home early.
Sadly the Foxettes fight wasn’t rewarded with victory. A couple of skilful goals and some confusion over our goal kicks put St Nicks ahead, but these are training games and the girls are learning in leaps and bounds.
In her first match ever Tia kept her nerve and made some crucial tackles. Isabel and Molly R were very welcome returners, Isabel’s goal kicks sailing high over all heads. Sophie Mac, Emily T, Anna D, Phoebe and Anna R battled for every ball up front and ran their socks off.
All 16 could be mentioned in dispatches, but how long have you got?! In truth, we saw great teamwork, great spirit, some astonishing saves, and two great goals. Well done girls!
View from the pitch: A Foxette writes...
Another fantastic game for the Year 3 girls, but not quite a win!
Everyone played really well, including Anna Davis who got Player of the Week.
Anna Reynolds scored a goal from a short shot, and Emily Thomas and Bryony did some fantastic saves.
Anna Davis ran up the pitch with the ball and almost scored a goal. You could hear Ian Davis’ cheers for miles around!
Sophie McConnell did a fantastic pass to Anna Reynolds who then scored her goal.
Tia had a really good match in her first game and got well stuck in.
Sophie HR did some good clearances and never put her coat on at all! It was a very rainy day so that might be a record!
Sideline view from Coach Dave:
The Yr 3 Foxettes have a problem.
It’s a nice problem.
We are overrun.
St Nicks girls recruit from Chipping Sodbury (pop: 26,855) and on Saturday eight brave girls turned out to face the rain and the Foxes.
The foxes recruit from Y3, Westbury Park School (pop: 30) and they just kept coming. We divided into two teams of seven a side, and still had to play subs!
First on were Bryony, Sophie HR, Tia, Sacha, Anna R, Emily T and Sophie Mac. St Nicks, who are a good team, piled on the pressure but they couldn’t crack the green and white wall. Bryony put in some terrific saves, Sacha and Sophie HR were solid and stuck in at the back and soon the ball went forward. Pressure told, and we ended the first game 1-0 up.
Change ends, change teams, on came Anna D, Molly H, Phoebe, Ella, Emily C, Marielle, Sophie C and returning Foxettes Isabel and Molly R. Another brave battle followed, including an astonishing leap from Isabel in goal to tip a scorching high shot over the bar. It rained, pretty much incessantly, but the girls weren’t bothered. St Nicks found it so hard they had to resort to fancy tricks (passing) and eventually managed a well taken goal to level the game.
Cheering in the rain for fifteen minutes might sap the spirits of some, but not our Foxettes and their loyal band of travelling support. When Anna R came out of defence to try her hand up front and then put away our second goal, the touchline erupted. And throughout the morning morale was kept high and no-one even thought of going home early.
Sadly the Foxettes fight wasn’t rewarded with victory. A couple of skilful goals and some confusion over our goal kicks put St Nicks ahead, but these are training games and the girls are learning in leaps and bounds.
In her first match ever Tia kept her nerve and made some crucial tackles. Isabel and Molly R were very welcome returners, Isabel’s goal kicks sailing high over all heads. Sophie Mac, Emily T, Anna D, Phoebe and Anna R battled for every ball up front and ran their socks off.
All 16 could be mentioned in dispatches, but how long have you got?! In truth, we saw great teamwork, great spirit, some astonishing saves, and two great goals. Well done girls!
Monday, 11 May 2009
Thornbury Tournament - the round-up
Year Three Boys
The boys did us proud and both teams were only knocked out on penalties.
We split them into two squads:
The Green Team consisting of Sam L (Capt), Archie, Danny, Sam P, Harry, Raul, Ollie K, and Max.
The White Team with Omar (Capt), Sonny, Jacob, Alec, Ollie C, Aidan, Owen and Sebastian.
The Greens played three, won two and drew one in their group and finished top. They then entered the knockout stages of the Cup Competition and played Coombe Dingle A in the quarter finals. A very close 0-0 draw took the game to penalties which sadly (understatement) we lost 2-0. There were great performances throughout but Player of the Tournament for the Greens was Harry who played really well in defence and midfield.
The Whites were in a really tough group and drew one and lost two. Both defeats, however, were by the only goal in the game and in all three games we came really close to drawing or winning. The quarterfinal of the Plate Competition (for sides that finished third and fourth in their groups) saw a great win against the Thornbury Falcons and the semi final saw us batter Wotton Rovers nil-nil (if you know what I mean). We had so many chances to score that I can hardly remember them all. Anyway back to dreaded penalties and unfortunately, despite Owen's great save of their first penalty, we lost 2-0 again. Player of the Tournament for the Whites was Sebastian who was here, there and, indeed, everywhere.
The Foxes played some lovely football, scored some good goals and ran their hearts out. I have a feeling that we should practice penalties at the first available opportunity.
Well done to all those who played.
AndyW
Year Four Boys
Very well done to the Foxes U9s. We struggled for enough players but Archie Watts in Y3 came to our rescue and played in goal, and later Jack Clarke dashed from training on The Downs to take the place of Ollie W who had to leave after the group matches. So the squad was:
GK Archie Watts
DF Romi
DF Ollie W
DF Jack Clarke
MD Georgios
MD Ben J
CF Ollie D
First match was against the hosts Thornbury Falcons B to whom we conceded an early goal but we stuck to our task and deservedly Georgios scored to equalise, final score 1-1. Second match was against arch rivals Rockleaze Rangers A, again we conceded an early goal but Archie kept us in the game with a fantastic save down to his right-hand post late in the first half. In the second half we soaked up a lot of pressure with resolute defending and again got our just deserts when Ollie D equalised, final score 1-1. In the last group match we played unbeaten Abbeymead Rovers A and, for a change, conceded the first goal but Ollie D equalised to get his second goal, final score 1-1. That meant we were unbeaten with 6 points the same as both Rockleaze and Abbeymead, unfortunately they had both scored one more goal than us so they finished 1st & 2nd and we finished a very unlucky 3rd.
That meant we went into the Consolation Cup quarter finals against Wotton Tigers. Jack replaced Ollie W and we continued playing really well as a team, keeping our shape and working hard at all times. Unusually we scored first with what proved to be the only goal of the game when Ben J picked up the ball deep and drove forward to eventually boot the ball emphatically into the roof of the net, final score 1-0.
In the semi-final we came up against Golden Hill Sonics B which proved to be a very tight game with few clear chances, final score 0-0. This meant penalties, which were taken in a special area in front of lots of spectators, 3 each and then sudden death. We missed our first 2 and they scored 2 unstoppable pens which Archie could do nothing about, so we were out but unbeaten in open play!
I'm sure the boys all really enjoyed the day and very much deserved to get as far as they did.
Thanks again to both Archie and Jack for coming to our rescue and playing so well, they can both consider themselves honorary Y4 players.
Rob
The boys did us proud and both teams were only knocked out on penalties.
We split them into two squads:
The Green Team consisting of Sam L (Capt), Archie, Danny, Sam P, Harry, Raul, Ollie K, and Max.
The White Team with Omar (Capt), Sonny, Jacob, Alec, Ollie C, Aidan, Owen and Sebastian.
The Greens played three, won two and drew one in their group and finished top. They then entered the knockout stages of the Cup Competition and played Coombe Dingle A in the quarter finals. A very close 0-0 draw took the game to penalties which sadly (understatement) we lost 2-0. There were great performances throughout but Player of the Tournament for the Greens was Harry who played really well in defence and midfield.
The Whites were in a really tough group and drew one and lost two. Both defeats, however, were by the only goal in the game and in all three games we came really close to drawing or winning. The quarterfinal of the Plate Competition (for sides that finished third and fourth in their groups) saw a great win against the Thornbury Falcons and the semi final saw us batter Wotton Rovers nil-nil (if you know what I mean). We had so many chances to score that I can hardly remember them all. Anyway back to dreaded penalties and unfortunately, despite Owen's great save of their first penalty, we lost 2-0 again. Player of the Tournament for the Whites was Sebastian who was here, there and, indeed, everywhere.
The Foxes played some lovely football, scored some good goals and ran their hearts out. I have a feeling that we should practice penalties at the first available opportunity.
Well done to all those who played.
AndyW
Year Four Boys
Very well done to the Foxes U9s. We struggled for enough players but Archie Watts in Y3 came to our rescue and played in goal, and later Jack Clarke dashed from training on The Downs to take the place of Ollie W who had to leave after the group matches. So the squad was:
GK Archie Watts
DF Romi
DF Ollie W
DF Jack Clarke
MD Georgios
MD Ben J
CF Ollie D
First match was against the hosts Thornbury Falcons B to whom we conceded an early goal but we stuck to our task and deservedly Georgios scored to equalise, final score 1-1. Second match was against arch rivals Rockleaze Rangers A, again we conceded an early goal but Archie kept us in the game with a fantastic save down to his right-hand post late in the first half. In the second half we soaked up a lot of pressure with resolute defending and again got our just deserts when Ollie D equalised, final score 1-1. In the last group match we played unbeaten Abbeymead Rovers A and, for a change, conceded the first goal but Ollie D equalised to get his second goal, final score 1-1. That meant we were unbeaten with 6 points the same as both Rockleaze and Abbeymead, unfortunately they had both scored one more goal than us so they finished 1st & 2nd and we finished a very unlucky 3rd.
That meant we went into the Consolation Cup quarter finals against Wotton Tigers. Jack replaced Ollie W and we continued playing really well as a team, keeping our shape and working hard at all times. Unusually we scored first with what proved to be the only goal of the game when Ben J picked up the ball deep and drove forward to eventually boot the ball emphatically into the roof of the net, final score 1-0.
In the semi-final we came up against Golden Hill Sonics B which proved to be a very tight game with few clear chances, final score 0-0. This meant penalties, which were taken in a special area in front of lots of spectators, 3 each and then sudden death. We missed our first 2 and they scored 2 unstoppable pens which Archie could do nothing about, so we were out but unbeaten in open play!
I'm sure the boys all really enjoyed the day and very much deserved to get as far as they did.
Thanks again to both Archie and Jack for coming to our rescue and playing so well, they can both consider themselves honorary Y4 players.
Rob
Year Five boys
Paul's squad had high hopes of glory at Thornbury, with arguably the strongest Foxes line-up ever assembled.
The group stages went exactly to plan. In the first game, the hosts, Thornbury, were clinically dispatched 2-0, with high quality goals from Hugo and Ben. Our second match was against newcomers Windsor Drive. An experimental line-up with Oliver Williams up front, possibly for the first time ever, crushed Windsor Park's resistance in the first half with three well worked goals, two from Gabe and a thunderbolt from Ollie W. The lads took their foot off the pedal in the second half to conserve energy, and 3-0 was the final score. The final group game was against Avon Athletic A, who had also won their first two games. A great team effort, particularly from the defence, Kris and Harvey, restricted the opposition to one shot on goal, whilst Eddie and Ben slotted home two more superb strikes. We had therefore stormed the group with three wins from three games, seven goals scored and none conceded, the best record from any of the four groups.
We went into the main competition quarter-final in confident mood against Avon Athletic B. After dominating the opening exchanges, our energy seemed to drain and Avon gradually got into the game, drawing some excellent saves from Jamie in goal. The match was evenly poised well into second half, so we went looking for the winner in order to avoid the dreaded penalties. Unfortunately, even Jamie couldn't keep out a pile driver into the corner, and with only 30 seconds left the dream was over for another year.
I would like to give credit to all eight boys, none of whom complained when it was their turn to be substitute or goalkeeper. One of these days we will maintain our performances for a whole tournament and WE WILL WIN SOME SILVERWARE.
The squad was: Jamie McConnell (capt.), Oliver Williams, Kris Carr, Eddie Marshall, Harvey Morgan, Hugo Cullum, Ben Lawes and Gabe Kerfoot. Well done lads.
Paul
Andy's squad was drawn in a very tough group facing Avon Athletic, Slimbridge Scorpions A and Thornbury Falcons B.
In the group games the team went down by the odd goal in all three matches which meant a very tough quarter final slot in the Consolation Cup. But this is when the team really saved their best performance. Against very good opposition Jack scored a great goal in the first half, finishing a flowing move featuring Joe, Danny, Lukha and Tom. We held our lead into the second half and Jack came so close to doubling our tally with minutes to go. But then disaster struck: Tom was pushed aside (surely a foul ref?) with just seconds to go and the defence (momentarily caught out of position for the first time in the match) conceded the latest of late goals despite James' bravest efforts to keep the ball out. And so to penalties and as this is the Foxes you know what happened next.
So another quarter final appearance and although it wasn't our day I was very proud of everybody in the squad for their commitment and skillful football on the day. Well done to everyone and especially Joe who captained the team with aplomb and confidence.
The squad:
James (fantastic goalkeeping exploits)
Tom (masterminding our defence)
Adam (tenacious midfield exploits)
Oliver D (great strength in the tackle)
Danny (silky skills and free-kick king)
Lukha (midfield dynamo)
Jack (golden boot)
Joe (Captain Marvel)
Andy
Year 2 Foxes enjoy romp against Bishop Road 9 May
18 eager little Foxes turned up on a sunny Saturday morning for a re-scheduled friendly against Bishop Road. In contrast to many of the teams we play, Bishop Road is a developing team that, like Westbury Park, is based on a local school. So the emphasis was very much on playing in a sporting spirit and everyone enjoying the games. The players were split into 2 squads. They played 2 matches each.
Orange Squad (Coach - Colin)
Isaac, Matthew, Jack, Monty, Billy, Joseph, Jago, Stanley, Harrison.
Green Squad (Coach - Rob)
Ludo, William LP, Henry, Josh, Sam, TJ, Teya, Eddie, Brody.
On a fast, flat surface the Foxes could play their emerging passing game. With good ball control, the Foxes dominated all their matches and the goals flowed. Bishop Road tried hard in all their games. Only some excellent defending and goal-keeping kept the Foxes at bay.
The headline results were - played 4, won 4:
Match 1 - Orange Squad
Foxes won 6:0
Goals - OG, Jago, Joseph, Stanley, Harrison x2.
Match 2 - Green Squad
Foxes won 7:1
Goals - TJ, Sam, Ludo, William LP, Josh x3.
Match 3 - Orange Squad
Foxes won 5:0
Goals - Jago, Joseph x2, Harrisonx2.
Match 4 - Green Squad
Foxes won 4:0
Goals - Eddie, Sam, Josh x2.
Players of the week - Josh, Joseph.
Well done to all the Foxes that played!!
Orange Squad (Coach - Colin)
Isaac, Matthew, Jack, Monty, Billy, Joseph, Jago, Stanley, Harrison.
Green Squad (Coach - Rob)
Ludo, William LP, Henry, Josh, Sam, TJ, Teya, Eddie, Brody.
On a fast, flat surface the Foxes could play their emerging passing game. With good ball control, the Foxes dominated all their matches and the goals flowed. Bishop Road tried hard in all their games. Only some excellent defending and goal-keeping kept the Foxes at bay.
The headline results were - played 4, won 4:
Match 1 - Orange Squad
Foxes won 6:0
Goals - OG, Jago, Joseph, Stanley, Harrison x2.
Match 2 - Green Squad
Foxes won 7:1
Goals - TJ, Sam, Ludo, William LP, Josh x3.
Match 3 - Orange Squad
Foxes won 5:0
Goals - Jago, Joseph x2, Harrisonx2.
Match 4 - Green Squad
Foxes won 4:0
Goals - Eddie, Sam, Josh x2.
Players of the week - Josh, Joseph.
Well done to all the Foxes that played!!
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Westbury Park V Henleaze Tournament - Sunday
This Sunday (April 26) will be the forth annual football tournament between Westbury Park and Henleaze schools.
There will be football matches for all years from Y1 to Y6, as well as fun and games for reception children.
Everyone at Westbury Park is very welcome to join in.
The tournament takes place on the playing fields at Henleaze School and kick-off will be at 2pm sharp. Please arrive by 1.30pm and report to the year coach.
Reception: Rhod TD
Y1: Ben Perry
Y2: Simon Nash
Y3: Andy Wistow
Y4: Rob Jarvis
Y5: Paul "The King" Williams
Y6: Andrew Bowyer
There will also be a final tournament presentation, as well as, a beer tent, soft drinks, cake sale, face painting, penalty shoot-outs and general merriment.
If you see Andy Marshall struggling to take down the goals - particularly if it's raining - please give the poor fellow a hand.
Oh yes. The WP Dads V Hen Dads kicks-off at 4pm.
There will be football matches for all years from Y1 to Y6, as well as fun and games for reception children.
Everyone at Westbury Park is very welcome to join in.
The tournament takes place on the playing fields at Henleaze School and kick-off will be at 2pm sharp. Please arrive by 1.30pm and report to the year coach.
Reception: Rhod TD
Y1: Ben Perry
Y2: Simon Nash
Y3: Andy Wistow
Y4: Rob Jarvis
Y5: Paul "The King" Williams
Y6: Andrew Bowyer
There will also be a final tournament presentation, as well as, a beer tent, soft drinks, cake sale, face painting, penalty shoot-outs and general merriment.
If you see Andy Marshall struggling to take down the goals - particularly if it's raining - please give the poor fellow a hand.
Oh yes. The WP Dads V Hen Dads kicks-off at 4pm.
Y2 Easter success at Bristol Rover's U7 tournament 7 April
The Easter break brought an invitation for a squad of 7 little Foxes to the first ever Bristol Rover's U7 5-a-side tournament at Filton. 12 teams entered. Most from long-established clubs. There were new rules, a new surface and purpose-built pitches to get used to. Despite never having been in a tournament before, the Y2 Foxes played brilliantly.
In the group stages, we played 3 matches. First up were Clevedon Town. The Foxes romped into the lead. They played a flowing, passing game which lead to goals from Harrison and Henry to put us 2-1 up at half time. In the second half, Joseph latched on to a stunning back-heel from Harrison to put us further ahead. Although Clevedon scored again, the result was never in doubt and we won a stylish game, 3-2.
Next up, Coombe Dingle's A team. Again we roared into the lead, Harrison burying a rebound from Joseph's first shot. Despite trying to play lovely passing football we were pegged back. Josh, Jago, Henry, Eddie and TJ helped defend magnificently and it was all to play for in the second half. Unfortunately the contest was ruined by some extraordinarily poor refereeing, including the introduction of new rules half way through the match. The result was that 3 "dodgy" goals were allowed and we went down 1-4. Despite the set-back, the Foxes were the first to congratulate their opposition in a very sporting manner.
The final group game saw a mismatch with a young scratch team from Shire Colts. They were a mix of Y1 and Y2 players. Sadly no match for the Foxes. Josh scored a hat-trick, Henry bagged a brace, Harrison scored his 3rd goal of the day and TJ and Jago both scored to make the final result 8-0. All played in a very friendly atmosphere.
As group runners-up, we went into a quarter final against Stoke Lane. The Foxes dominated from the start with more flowing, passing football. Countless shots went close and only a magnificent individual effort by the Stoke Lane keeper kept them in the match. With full time and penalties approaching, Joseph broke the deadlock and the Foxes won 1-0.
Our semi-final opponents were the mighty Bristol Rovers Football Club. By far the best team in the tournament, they played with authority and skill. The Foxes tackled their hearts out and some magnificent passing deserved a couple of goals. Jago was brilliant in goal, but the opposition were just too good and we eventually lost 0-5. It was some consolation that BRFC went on to win the final 6-1.
For a small school team to have done so well against so many bigger, more-established clubs is a fabulous achievement. Thanks to all who made themselves available, supported or played. A proud day for the Foxes!
Squad - Jago, Josh, Joseph, Harrison, Henry, TJ, Eddie.
Players of the week - Henry & Jago.
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