Fall Soccer is Fast Approaching

I hope everyone is having a great summer and hopefully that soccer ball has seen a little use since the end of the season. I just wanted to send out a reminder that the Y's early registration is going on now, but I believe it ends on Sunday. So, if you are planning to enroll your child for Fall 2012 soccer you may want to go ahead and do so this week.
Also, if you could send me an email or reply to this post as to whether or not your son will be playing this season, I would appreciate it. We are begining to get requests for other kids to join the team but before I tell those parents yes, I want to make sure all those who were on it last season get a spot.

Thanks,

Kyle P McArdle
mcardleclan@gmail.com

Soccer clinic tonight and Thursday

Just an FYI for anyone who is interested. There will be a free clinic at the Arsenal park tonight and Thursday from 5:30pm - 7:15pm

Kyle P McArdle

The Fire Remains Undefeated

I hope everyone enjoyed the season. The boys played great and greatly improved from beginning to end. We had a very good game Tuesday, closing out the season with a 6-0 record. Great job all around!
I want to especially compliment Vinson and Kolbe regarding the improvement that was made. By the end of the season, these two boys who were a little unsure about playing, running hard and even sweating at the beginning of the season, were focused and determined to play as well as anyone else by the end.
But all of them, Patrick B., Clark, Patrick Michael, Augustine, Thomas, Keegan, Josh, Eli, and Sean all played great and improved much throughout the season. Coach Jeff and I were both very proud to be your coaches this year. Thanks for the great season, and don't let that ball collect dust over the Summer. Make sure to get outside and practice juggling, dribbling and shooting at something so we can have another great season in the Fall.

For all who will be at the Bi-Annual Augusta Fire, End of Season Cookout, we'll see you on Saturday. For those who will not be able to make it, we'll see you next season.

And last but not least, the video is up, and once again Gemma did a great job with the video directing this week. Thank you to both Gemma and Nora for the recording of the games throughout the entire season, you two did a great job and we certainly wouldn't have had these games available for the family and friends to view without you.

Have a great Summer,

Win # 5 with 1 to Go!

Great win today guys! The first half especially, may have been the best I've seen them play all season. Everyone contributed, 4 different players scoring (Clark, Patrick, Kegan and Kolbe) and just a great game all around. The video is uploaded to the blog,  hope you all enjoy. And remember, we still have one more practice and one more game to finish out the season. Let's make sure we finish strong.

Have a great rest of the weekend,

Game 4's Another W and Going Strong

Good game last night boys! We did play a team that was much younger then us, which certainly played a part in the blow out that was last night. We were however able to work on stringing some passes together, moving the ball around and playing a few different positions.  We've got two more practices (Thursday and Monday) and two more games (Saturday and Tuesday) left of the season. Let's keep up the good work and keep moving forward.

Enjoy the video that is now uploaded, a little shaky this go round, but thanks to all those who contributed to the filming.

See you all tomorrow,

Half way through the season, still a long way to go!

I'm a little behind on this post and uploading the video to the blog. I've still yet to have a chance to view it in it's entirety myself. But "it's better late than never" as they say.

Tuesday's game we played very well, although we did play against a much younger opponent. But the boys did great and they are continuing to get better week by week. We're keeping our positions a little better, looking for the open man (some times) and beginning to understand the game better as a team. All this in addition to the ball control getting better each week, we are bound to have a great rest of the season. Let's keep it up, we still have half a season to go.

Special thanks to Nora Bernard for filming the video. I hope you all enjoy.

Game 2 - Much Better

Good game last night guys. It seemed we were a little less bunched up and held our positions much better. Coach Jeff even pointed out how he actually heard some of you talking to each other.

We got off to a quick start in the first quarter with Kegan scoring a goal to give us the lead. Clark was then able to stick two more in the back of the net to extend our lead to 3-0 by the end of the first quarter. As the second quarter lineup came on the field, you could tell the Bulldogs were no match for us. Patrick Bernard scored another goal and by half time we were up 4-0. And that was all we needed.

The second half we came mighty close to giving up a few goals, but in the end our defense prevailed.  Great work all around, let's keep improving for the remainder of the season. Special thanks to Geema Bernard for filming the game which is  now posted. Hope you all enjoy.

Good Start to the Season But a Long Way to Go!

Good start to the season boys. We looked a bit shaky at times throughout the game last night and we've got some kinks to work out with the new lineup of 5 a side, but all in all it was a good start.

Tonight's game started off fast, by halftime with several shots having just missed the netting or hit the posts, we remained tied 0-0.  In the third quarter, Clark Jackson was finally able to get us on the board with a great strike in the back of the net to lead the game 1-0. Then at the beginning of  the fourth quarter, Patrick Bernard, like only Patrick B can, extended our lead with a great goal to put us up 2-0. And with our defense holding up strong, we maintained that lead to the end.  Great job guys, though we have much work to do, good start and good win.

A special thanks to Nora for recording the game. I hope you all enjoy the video, please feel free to pass the link onto your family and friends.