Metro u15 G

TURNING THE TABLES IN 05/06

SOCCER TEAM LOOKS TO REVERSE FORTUNES FROM 2004/05 SEASON
Lower Island's u16 girls team website has been officially launched.

CLICK HERE to follow the fortunes of these keen athletes.

ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2005.06 SEASON

COACH NIGEL NAMES LISA's U16. IT'S A KONUNDRUM

Eight of the named eighteen  players selected have names that begin with K. If you include Elsbet who's last name begins with K, then you would have no problem in identifying half the roster. This is the 'konundrum' the parents must get used to not to mention the coach when giving instruction (three Kates, wow).

Coach Nigel (you will never find a K in his name) sent out an email broadcast last night in naming his roster.

Congratulations to those selected below;

Our Special K's
Kristyn L., Kate B.-L., Kieren C., Kassy L., Krista S., Kate P., Kelly M., Kate S. and Elsbet K.

Our Alphabetically Challenged
Stephanie P., Sarah R., Carly D., Janelle P., Megan L., Laura F., Mikey M., Amelia W. and Helena Bryn-McLeod

It would be an interesting 9 v 9 scrimmage with the K's vs. the Challenged! Have a great season girls.

TRYOUTS SCHEDULED FOR METRO U16 GIRLS

JUNE 21, 23, 24 6-8pm, ESQUIMALT SECONDARY SCHOOL


Tryouts for the Lower Island Metro U16 Girls soccer team has been scheduled June 21st, 23rd and 24th, 6-8pm at Esquimalt Secondary School. Additional sessions (if necessary) will be booked for June 26th / 27th with location and time to be confirmed.

All girls in the Lower Island District born in 1990 are eligible to attend the sessions. The coach for the 2005/06 season is Nigel Large.

Esquimalt Secondary is a grass field best accessed off of Ellery Street at Fairview Road (see map below). Bring soccer cleats, runners, sunscreen, lots of water and healthy snack for post tryout recovery.

LIVING LARGE IN 05/06

METRO U16's COACH IS A KEEPER

It's official and well, it's about time! Nigel Large is back as head coach of the u16 Metro Girls for the coming 2005/06 season. Lower Island executive unanimously approved the selection of Nigel and eight other coaches for the Metro/Selects program earlier this evening.

Competition will be fierce to make the team this season, a national year (meaning a provincial championship earns a ticket to the Canadian Championships). Besides having a new coach, new faces will definately be in the line-up as Sam moves to Alberta and Megan takes flight to Washington State. These girls will be missed.

Tryouts for the u16 girls Metro program will be posted on the Lower Island website and this site as soon as possible. Get the word out.

Welcome back Nige.

PRINCESS MARY TO HOST LISA METRO BANQUET

SEASON ENDING EVENT SCHEDULED MAY 6TH

Dinner, dancing, guest speakers and coaches awards are on the agenda as Lower Island celebrates the 04/05 season with a gala event on Friday, May 6th, 6pm at Victoria's Princess Mary Restaurant, 358 Harbour Road.

The event is for players, coaches and managers in the Metro/Selects and Lower Island Academy programs. The cost for the event is covered by fees paid for the program.

"We only sell tickets to parents ($20 each) whose player is receiving an award" wrote LISA Executive Administrator, Sharon Mareijka. "With potentially 200 people in the Metro/Select Program and 120 in the Academy it would become too big if all the parents wanted to go. Also, the players don't want their parents there!". Parents are to contact the LISA administration office with any questions or orders for tickets. Coach Jon will be in communication with our teams' award winner and her family.

All coaches are asked to prepare a 2 minute speech (red carded if a second too long). As a team, we are asked to bring along a door prize in the $20-$30 value. This is already looked after.

Please RSVP by sending an email to my attention, no later than May 1st. email me

SURREY UNITED TURFS LOWER ISLAND FROM A CUP

LOWER ISLAND GIRLS DISPLAY CLASS IN 2-0 DEFEAT IN SURREY Fourteen of the classiest ladies you will ever find walked off the field Sunday knowing that they gave an honest effort against a top seeded team in the Metro program.

Sunday's traveling group congregated in 3 locations as ten met at Commonwealth Pool, an eleventh at the ferry, two more at Tsawassen on the bus and the fourteenth at Cloverdale Park. Like the daylight's savings clock earlier in the morning, the girls sprang forward off the bus and into their pregame warm up on the lush green field while the parents congregated under umbrellas under a light and even patterned rainfall.

Five minutes prior to kick off, one of the referee's assistant approached the Surrey United manager to identify that the field was closed and to relocate to the field turf which was vacant 500 metres away. Upon explanation, the manager indicated that the Surrey United club president closed the field at the last minute even though the field was in excellent playing condition. This was contrary to any communication supplied by Surrey up to 6pm the evening before and even 30 minutes prior to kick off. The girls trooped over to the revised location and a short warm up was had on the faster paced field turf facility.

THIS WEEKEND'S AGENDA

FRIDAY PRACTICE @ UVIC, SUNDAY GAME IN SURREY
We train tonight at UVic's Field Turf 2a.
Note the time  6pm - 7:30pm

SUNDAY ITINERARY  Daylights Savings Time on Saturday - Set your clocks forward by 1 hour

Parents, siblings, family members are invited to travel with team. Cost is $16 round trip per person.

8am  Leave Commonwealth Pool parking lot to Swartz Bay

9am  Ferry departs to Tsawassen. Jon will identify a time for a team meeting on the ferry.

10:45am  Charter Bus departs Tswassen. Begin visualization and focus on task at hand. Team energy begins to build. We are in this together. Have full kit on by 11:10am (White Top, Red Shorts, Red Socks), grass cleats. Make sure that you go to the washroom on the ferry or on the bus.

11:15am  Arrive at Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey (Field #3, 64th Ave. & 168th Street). Organize on sidelines, kit bags lined up, prepare for warm up

12pm  Kick Off (we take it to Surrey for a full 80 minutes plus)

2pm  Bus departs for Ferry

3pm  Ferry departs to Swartz Bay

4:35pm  We arrive at Swartz Bay

IT'S RAINING, WE'RE TRAINING

GLASGOW FIELD IS OPEN TONIGHT FOR TRAINING

Let's get our game faces ready, cause LISA Girls rock!

THURSDAY PRACTICE SESSION OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED

EXTRA TRAINING SESSION SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY EVENING - 5:15 to 6:45/7ish
Jon announced an additional training session for this week at Tuesday's practice based on field availability. Lower Island were able to source field space at Topaz Park's "Glasgow" field. This field is next to the parking lot on Glasgow Street. We are sharing this field with the u14 Metro Girls.

There are no lights on this field. Please arrive as close to 5:15pm that you are able to.

Jon will be at the session closer to 5pm. Randy will arrive late due to meeting with LISA Metro Coordinator Terry Hughes at CRD office at 5pm.

REMINDER
Friday's session at UVic's field turf is scheduled from 6-7:30pm on field turf 2a.

ANOTHER REMINDER
Daylight's savings is this weekend (spring forward 1 hour). Our body clocks will be at 8:00am when we catch the 9:00am Ferry on Sunday. Therefore, rest and to bed at a decent hour on Saturday evening... and don't forget to move the clock forward.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 28th

INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR COASTAL A CUP COMMENCES ON TUESDAY
There is no training session on Friday, March 25th as five of our players are attending the Provincial tryout camp at Burnaby Lake's turf field complex while others are out of town on spring break holidays.

We will be at Topaz Park Tuesday evening and then at UVic on Friday evening. Schedule is as follows;

TUESDAY, March 29th - 5:30-7pm - TOPAZ PARK
FRIDAY, April 1st - 6 - 7:30pm - UVIC FIELD TURF 2A

Game in Surrey on the weekend of April 2nd/3rd (date/time/location still to be confirmed).

Hopefully all are keeping fit and getting touches on the ball when they can at home. For those interested, there is the Spring Cup hosted by UVic at their Field Turf facility this Saturday and Sunday (March 26/27). I believe that the full field is being used for this event. The Women's draw has UVic, Alberta, UBC and the Canada Summer Games Team. It should prove to be entertaining.

WE'RE IN IT TOGETHER