Weight Watchers 16 GY Saxons 5

Weight Watchers 4 GRS 9 

AFC TRAWLERMEN

 Trawl have to be credit with keeping match alive, day before team was struggling to get team out, as it was they got a team out including just three regular players.

An early Trawler-men goal got them off to a great start, Newton then levelled, from then Trawler-men had to work hard to keep Newton from a second. A late last minute Newton second goal spoilt  night.

 Blaine led 4-2 and 6-2 before a late Scartho charge brought them 5-8. Two more goals in the last minute took them to 7-8. 

Scartho was beaten by the clock.

 Weight Watchers have taken on the BBS games, BBS are left with debts to cover after leaving league without completing matches.

On a high after beating Saxons WW accepted a second game against GRS All Stars, a game to far, GRS on their day belie there lowly league position.

WW previously played as BARCA in the Kent St. Thursday League.

Contact Phil Wakefield 'WACKER' 07506804443 

Clee Wanderers  are a long established reliable squad of players, the team plays in the Tuesday Futsal League.

A six team tournament played of two pitches with teams in groups of three.

The worst scenario was that one group would be East Marsh vs. East Marsh Inter vs. Everglaze. The three strong Kent Street teams have played each other many times.  So what happens when a random draw is made – all three teams are in same group.  Group 2 was unknown quantities on Kent Street (Franklin College) vs. Grimsby Soccer Club vs. the youngest team (Toll Bar).

Games were straight 18 minutes, third foul a free 10 meter shot at goal, no sliding.  Referees was asked to be strict on ball into play i.e. Players gave kicker minimum three meter space.

Everglaze gave the tourney a shock start with a convincing win over East Marsh (4-1).

East Marsh Inter then opened up a can of worms holding Everglaze to a draw (1-1).

East Marsh finally opened up against East marsh Inter with a resounding win (6-1).

Everglaze winning group with four points.

Group two was a riot of goals, Franklin immediately adjusted to smaller Kent St. pitch beating GSC (6-1) and Toll Bar (13-1).

Grimsby Soccer Club beat Toll Bar to take group second place.

The finals was played on two adjacent pitches, on pitch one Everglaze and Franklin dished up a futsal treat, both teams tested each other to the limit, in boxing parlance Franklin College might have nicked it on points.  Final score 0-0.  Only 0-0 because two brilliant keepers made it that score.

Penalty shoot out, after all players had scored Franklin missed, leaving Everglaze deserving Champions on the night.

Grimsby Soccer Club lifted their game a level to surprisingly beat East Marsh 7-6 in the contest of second placed teams.

Want to enter next Thursday's tournament night - 07980 286663

Franklin College

Scartholonia 3 Vs  Willow Valiant 14 

Willows welcome back 'emmo' who started the game off with a cheeky lob, 'Chizi' firing on all cylinders was too much for Scartholonia keeper.

 
Streetsoccer 9 Vs New All Stars 6

Streetsoccer's Dan Taylor showing defensive qualities & hitting New All Stars on the break, New all stars 'dico' hitting the bar from a fierce shot. 

Shamrock Rovers 1 Vs Franklin College 11

Franklin started excellently attacking and defending as a team, 'Brooks' playing in a defensive position showed true skill in keeping the ball.  Franklin's Steve Goodwin the difference only failing to keep a clean sheet by 1 goal that ended up as a miss kick to sum up Shamrocks night.  Shamrock might lose tight games, to lose by ten is a new sensation.

 
Trawl 2 Vs  All Blacks 5

A game that went down to the wire, very heated at times with 3 yellow cards being issued and 5 fouls each per half and 3 penalty claims. All Blacks 'Yam' unplayable at times.

 April is seeing Novartis host a month of friendly year 5/6 games. Ten teams are participating, all but two (Grimsby Soccer Juniors & Ameshi) are experienced at futsal.

The teams are trialing new rules, all put forward at a recent team managers meeting, before submitting to LFA as 'actual rules.'

Team managers have asked that the slide tackle rules is re applied, that goal keepers throw the ball out when the ball is their hand, and that games are reduced to three fouls before the 10 meter penalty shot applies.

Spectators are being asked to watch from the opposite side of the field to the team coaches and players.  

All apparently worked well on the first night, with the exception of the gaol keepers throwing the ball.  Not being allowed to kick the ball, I am reliably instructed, to many gaol keepers opted for the long throw. At the meeting managers said they did not want GK's to kick the ball long as it was not teaching team mates how to pass and move and create space.  Are Gk's taking the long throw option because team mates are not creating space for themselves, is it because the GK has no confidence in his team mates or is it bad practice.

Foreign junior team managers I have watched in the UK insist, win or lose, that their Gk's are constructive.  I am of the same opinion,  short term the team may lose some games, long term the players benefit.

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Second Avenue Resource Centre

28^th February     –             4^th April 2011

Week one of the sessions did not augur well.  Three players turned up, none of which was a local youth.  The players who did turn up was aware of myself and futsal, all are currently playing for Grimsby Town or Scunthorpe United ‘schools of excellence.’

Week two was similar but with three local lads involved.

Week three increased to a dozen players including as they were now know, ‘the Grimsby Town lads.’

Week four saw a sudden increase to sixteen players, the ‘Grimsby Town lads’ dropped out at this point as they wanted to train specifically to be better players, the locals was more concerned with playing and as a group was very mixed ability.

Weeks five and six started with sixteen players and increased to twenty as the session continued.

The last two weeks I spend playing 4v4 and 5v5 futsal on the two smaller marked net ball courts.  All four teams played each other one game, ensuring everyone got maximum number of touches of the ball.

Finally we finished with a futsal game (five a-sides with rolling substitutions) on the full size futsal court.  Less touches of the ball, they wanted to copy the adults, and, most important they enjoyed it.

The last ten minutes was played out with everyone on the pitch; a ‘warm down’ without mentioning the phrase.

All through we adhered to strict futsal rules.

Overall the standard of behaviour was high, the manners were good, and the help and support I got was excellent.  Swearing meant exclusion, this happened only once, and was rescinded following week after a personal apology.

The local lads loved playing with and against the better ‘Grimsby Town Lads,’ weeks five and six they was asking were they where and why they was missing.

All was disappointed the session was not being organised every week, all were aware that there was a notice on the Reception door that another six week session was commencing May.

The numbers and support could be harnessed to make a Nunsthorpe & Bradley Futsal (football) Club.  I have ideas on this that I would be pleased to discuss at a mutually convenient time.

Course Coach

Kevin Bryant

All Things Relevant

O-W-K-N

Last time out Blaine did not manage a full squad and lost.

This time GRS struggled due to early kick off and suffered same fate.

Not the anticipated result for Trawler-men.

Dan Mawer is recruiting some experienced futsal heads to show his young inexperienced team  how to play. It's working.

Fresh was Fresh. O-W-K-N played back to back games.  Top result in circumstances.

I text Dan Mawer could he play back to back games? Reply ' that's great, 2nd and 3rd games'

He was being ironic, meaning a second game was to much for his team.

Trust when he gets to University they make him read the book, 'Eats shoots and leaves.'  Its about the value of punctuation.

Scartholina could not play due to 11v11 game, Saxons are cut down with injuries and Keelby had wrong match time, Newtons had read fixtures wrong. 

Wednesday went from being best organised League to worst organised over night.