Congratulations to the 2007
VCCL champions!
Congratulations to the
U-17 Boys Elite, U-12 Girls Elite, U-13
Girls Elite and U-18 Girls Elite for winning
the championship in their respective VCCL divisions!
With a record of three wins,
two draws and one loss, the U-17 Boys Elite,
coached by Anthony Sherwood, clinched the
regular season on the penultimate weekend of VCCL play.
Coach Sherwood, in his
eleventh year of coaching at the club, elaborated on
what his goals have been for the group, “I
have placed a tremendous amount of expectation on the
players and as a team, we are continually working
towards the goal of playing an attractive style of
soccer while also being as competitive as possible in
every game. There are days when our soccer is of a high
quality, however, we don’t get the desired result, and
of course, there are those days where we don’t play that
well but manage to grind out the result. As a team, we
are trying to find that balance of playing well and
getting the result. The boys have a strong training
mentality, which ultimately, will determine how far they
go as individuals and as a team.”
Coached by Kelley
Schmidt and Chris Friant, the
U-18 Girls Elite continued their complete dominance
in the VCCL with six wins and only one defeat. The girls
have only lost two VCCL regular season games since U-12
picking up ten VCCL titles along the way! The U-18 girls
have proven to be one of the top teams in the clubs
history! Well done ladies!
Kelley Schmidt had
this to say about the group,
“After a kind of a slow start to the season and despite
many injuries during the season to key players the girls
worked extremely hard to accomplish their 10th
VCCL Championship.”
With a very impressive
record of six wins and only one loss, the U-13 Girls
Elite clinched the VCCL title on the last day of
games with a 1-0 win against SOCA. This comes on the
back of a last place finish in the previous VCCL
campaign….well done girls, what a turnaround!
Danny Salmon, coach of the U-13 team, has done a
fantastic job with the girls and his impact is clearly
evident with these results.
Danny had this to say
about the team, “These young
ladies are a credit to the club; they have tremendous
passion for the game that we all love. The talented
group was formed from the combination of our three U-12
Strikers teams last year and each of those teams coach’s
Erwan, Mike, Lindsey and Summer have contributed greatly
to our success this season. I am fortunate and grateful
to be associated with this group of players”
Also with a record of six
wins and only one defeat, the U-12 Girls Elite
team, coached by Brian Griffin won the
final game vs. SOCA to clinch the VCCL regular season
title.
On the team’s
achievement and its potential, Brian says, “The
girls are a very talented group who work extremely hard
for each other. Through their hard work and dedication,
we have improved as individuals and as a team. The girls
are now a cohesive unit who are a pleasure to coach. If
they keep up their drive, they can become a very strong
team year in and year out; the sky is the limit”
Again, congratulations to
all the VCCL champions and we look forward to another
great spring campaign in 2008 when the U-11 through U-14
teams will be in action!
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