Season's End

Well girls, congratulations on a fantastic "league" season! No the "season" isn't over Margaret - don't worry we have plenty of tournaments to look forward to - but after our game last weekend I thought it was the appropriate moment to recognize your achievements this year.

Going into U12 Gold, there were questions about how competitive we might be against the larger clubs and especially those teams that had more experience playing in LISA leagues. I think you answered those questions emphatically! You played with heart, enthusiasm and smarts and I know every one of you is a far better player than you were in August. Perhaps most importantly you learned to play and behave as a team and each one of you should take a great deal of pride from that.

So on behalf of Rob, Willie and myself, well done and keep up the good work!

So where too from here?

First-off we have World Cups festival Mar 22-24. A number of you have signed-up for the WCF so you already know that it's a wonderful opportunity to play with friends from other U12 teams ( as well as EMS and WCA). Next year we'll even have turf to play on instead of the beach we've come to know and love!

Next up after that is the Full Field Tournament on Mar 29-30. I don't have a game schedule as yet, but we're sure to play some very talented teams no matter who we draw.

And to end the 2007-08 season we have the Gordon Head Jamboree on Apr 11-13. This should be quite the tournament and it will be nice to play in warmer weather (touch wood). We also need to plan our wind-up for that weekend so give me your ideas.

Then the cycle begins all over again with Spring League and World Cups Academy teams.