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This sounds slightly familiar! Adidas plans world's first 'smart soccer match' for July



The company says that it will use its miCoach system to provide coaches with real-time tracking on players playing in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game on July 25, allowing coaches to track player performance on the pitch. Coaches will be able to access real-time player statistics, including speed, acceleration, and power output, from a tablet. The software also provides alerts coaches might need to consider.


Hat tip to Luisa.

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Practice Tomorrow 6:10PM

We have practice tomorrow 6:10AM to 8PM.

  • All players must bring both soccer cleats and running shoes.
  • All players and parents must have read, understood, and signed the Player and Parent Code of Conduct.
Nest practice is Saturday 9:30AM-noon.

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Players Must Do 3.5Km Runs This Week

As we begin the 2nd week of April, all players should be doing 2 weekly runs of 3.5Km this week (6.0Km for the 10k runners). This is for ALL players.

As of today, we have had 42 runs submitted, for a total of 228.25Km. Great work!




Targets:


Please submit your run online and you will be entered to win great prizes.

Remember: only very fit players can play the game.

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Practice April 7

Did you see the moon at 6AM today?

(click to enlarge)


Video:

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Zig Zag Run

This was Gustavo's run today. Can you guess what he was doing?


Video:

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Muddy Fitness, Extraordinary Views

If you go for a run around Mud Lake, these amazing views is what you see today:








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Fitness Gadgets

This watch is only missing a GPS.

The Basis  is the first continuous health tracker that measures heart rate at the wrist. A green LED on the underside of the watch shines light (the blood absorbs green particularly well) and then it measures how much light is reflected back. Blood volume is highest immediately after a heartbeat, hence the watch can determine pulse. Also includes a three-axis accelerometer to detect motion, electrodes to measure galvanic skin response, and heat sensors to track skin and environmental temperature, providing real-time data: steps, calories burned, heart rate.

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Kaka's Unbelievable Goal Today

Real Madrid also advanced to the UEFA's semi-finals by defeating APOEL 8-2 on aggregate goals.

You can see Kaka's amazingly curved goal here.

Kaka': "When I was little, I did not have a strong kick and I learned to hit the ball well to give trouble to the goalies. This was one of my most beautiful goals. Every day now I have more confidence in my game and in my far kick"








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Olympics Rant

As Maciej says, it's no wonder what we have not made to a WC in 25 years.  LTPD is finally addressing all this.

"Why can’t we turn a million kids playing the game in our country into eleven men playing for our country with any kind of success?"

"The last frustrating rattle before Canada starts to get things right. Governance reform is finally beginning, youth development finally being taken seriously. "

"Canadian soccer fans are sick of waiting for the future. It’s that simple.

Tired of finding the positives; exhausted with measuring the tiniest of successes; completely done with trying to sniff out promising little hints of better times to come.

A lot of us (and I’m writing this as a fan, first and foremost) invested the last lingering bits of our emotional capital in the under-23 team during the recent Olympic qualifiers. It looked so promising for a minute, the biggest men’s tournament berth since our one-time World Cup appearance was right there for the taking. We beat the Americans, the heavies of the competition, on their own turf. There’s no better win for any Canadian team in any sport, but this one was especially unlikely and sweet."

Read full article on Sportsnet.

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Penalty Kicks

Watch the goals from Barcelona x Milan yesterday here. What does the coach say about where to shoot penalty kicks? There is not way the keeper can get those shots. Nice and simple.

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Barcelona vs Milan Live on the Internet

For Rogers customers: the game is shown live free on the Internet in HD. http://www.rogersondemand.com/channels/sportsnet_world_live. You may watch from anywhere.



Contest winners: Trevor for predicting the first scorer (Messi), Raul for predicting the number of goals by Barcelona.

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The Heart of a 12-Year Old

This was Gustavo's 6K run today. Max heart rate: 197bpm. He still had a couple of bpm to spare. The coach was beaten in a sprint at the end.

1 minute video showing the run out of the GPS watch:







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Do You Ever Shop at Loblaws or Superstore?

Do you ever shop for groceries at Loblaws, or Superstores, Your Independent, etc?

This week only, we get 5% for any gift card order, which is yours to use as you please.

  • If you spend $500 in groceries, that raises $25 for the team
  • If you spend $1K in groceries, that raises $50 for the team

You get gift cards at full value for use at any Loblaws/Superstore etc, they never expire.

There is no catch!

Deadline for order: this Friday at noon (We will place the order as long as we get a minimum $3k total order).

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Photo Id Cards Needed

If the player is new to the team, we need his photo id card please.

  • If the player has an id card, kindly check the expiry date, and give us the card (we keep all cards in our team card holder).
  • If the player does not have a photo id card, we need to request one ASAP. Kindly send us a digital photo with these specs:

  • ·         Portrait orientation
  • ·         Please do no crop an existing photo. Take a photo for the sole purpose of the ID card
  • ·         Neutral background (white, light brown, etc.)
  • ·         No objects showing behind the player such as trees, soccer goal posts, pets, etc.
  • ·         Neutral facial expression
  • ·         Head and shoulders (not the entire torso)
  • ·         No head gear, bandanas, hats, etc. Glasses only if the player wears them to play
  • ·         No flash (no red eye) or shadows
  • ·         Small size (640x480 or so and file < 1MBytes)


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Practice This Tuesday

We are tentatively scheduling a practice for this Tuesday evening 6:10PM - 7:40PM, unless it rains.

Note that the Barcelona Milan match is earlier at 2:30PM, and it seems it is not available on regular TV. However, it is available streaming on the Internet. Link to be provided.

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Fitness Results For March

UPDATED April 2.

Submit your run here.

The team ran 108.75Km in March. This is a record, March is usually not the best month for running, but we were blessed with great weather.

Starting in April, the player who runs the most for the month will earn the Fitness Award for the month, and a prize. In addition, a random draw will be made among all those who submit more than 3 entries.




(Above table is missing one run)

Congratulations to all who ran. You are now fitter and healthier!

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Gift Card Program

The gift cards list is available here.

You  may choose from hundreds of retailers, including day to day names such as Metro, Loblaws, Food Basics, Shell, Esso, Canadian Tire, etc. The cards are for your own use. For example, if you $1k in Loblaws and Shell, you raise $35. These simply come off your team fees, and it's for stuff you use daily. It's a win-win for everyone.

The cards do not expire.

To order, we need to set up and account for you. Please contact us.

Next order: April 13.

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Canada Vs Mexico Tonight, For a Spot in the Olympics


Canada plays Mexico tonight for a spot in the Olympics. 8:30PM on Sportsnet (or live streaming  at sportsnet.ca). It will be very tough, but they defeated the U.S 2-0 earlier this week.

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch Canada play Mexico Saturday in the semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying on Sportsnet East, West, Ontario and Pacific. Coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m.

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Contest Part II: Barcelona vs Milan 2nd Leg

UPDATE: From Sportsnet.ca:  Tuesday programming alert: Watch Bayern Munich v Marseille live on Sportsnet and Barcelona v AC Milan live on Sportsnet World starting at 2:30 pm ET.

For Rogers customers: the game is shown live free on the Internet: http://www.rogersondemand.com/channels/sportsnet_world_live



This time one of the teams has to win. 

Homework for Tuesday after school" Watch Barcelona vs Milan tomorrow Tuesday 2:30PM on TV.  If possible, record and watch later, or watch live at 2:30PM on Sportsnet (we think), ch. 27 (Rogers), when you get home from school.

Contest for the kids and parents: Guess the winner, score, and scorers of Barcelona vs Milan (deadline: Tuesday 2:30PM). Enter Contest


Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola said his team will need to score at least two goals at the Camp Nou next week if they are to oust AC Milan and reach the Champions League semi-finals. Having failed to snatch an away goal to take back to Catalunya, the Spaniards' boss is worried that one goal at home won't be enough.

"I think we have to score more than one to go through and we'll try to do that," he said.

"Scoring away gives you a lot, but they were lucky because they didn't even get one free-kick around the box or a corner.

"They're a very strong team and I imagine one goal won't be enough.

"The (Nou Camp) pitch will be better, it will be faster and I hope we'll play well."

Pay attention  to:

- how the teams defend: ball anticipation, support from other defenders
- how they keep possession, passing the ball back and sideways
- where do the players stand on corner kicks and free kicks?
- how did the goals happen? what allowed a goal to happen, striker's skills or defender's failure, or else?
- why did offsides occur?
- watch how the goalie initiates plays (disregard long punts)
- watch how the goalie comes out of the net in order to provide outlet for a pass or as last defender, particularly Valdes
- what do the fullbacks do when the central defender has the ball in front of his goal?
- what do players do in the midfield when they do not have the ball?
- Watch right defender Danny Alves going forward, tirelessly back and forth. How much do you think he runs in match?
- Barcelona plays a possession game: Watch what Barcelona does after losing possession.
- and don’t try to imitate the Messi guy, he is a Playstation character superimposed on the real match as a marketing gimmick, does he really exist?




Barcelona:

1, Spain, GK, Víctor Valdés
2, Brazil DF, Daniel Alves
3, Spain, DF, Gerard Piqué
4, Spain, MF, Cesc Fàbregas
5, Spain, DF, Carles Puyol (captain)
6, Spain, MF, Xavi Hernández (vice-captain)
7, Spain, FW, David Villa
8, Spain, MF, Andrés Iniesta
9, Chile, FW, Alexis Sánchez
10, Argentina, FW, Lionel Messi
11, Spain, MF, Thiago Alcântara
13, Spain, GK, José Manuel Pinto
14, Argentina, MF, Javier Mascherano
15, Mali, MF, Seydou Keita
16, Spain, MF, Sergio Busquets
17, Spain, FW, Pedro Rodríguez
20, Netherlands, MF, Ibrahim Afellay
21, Brazil, DF, Adriano
22, France, DF, Éric Abidal
23, Spain, FW, Isaac Cuenca
24, Spain, DF, Andreu Fontàs

AC Milan:

1, Italy, GK. Marco Amelia
4, Netherlands, MF, Mark van Bommel
5, France, DF, Philippe Mexès
7, Brazil, FW, Alexandre Pato
8, Italy, MF, Gennaro Gattuso (vice-captain)
9, Italy, FW, Filippo Inzaghi
10, Netherlands, MF, Clarence Seedorf
11, Sweden, FW, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
13, Italy, DF, Alessandro Nesta
14, Ghana, MF, Sulley Muntari
15, Algeria, DF, Djamel Mesbah
16, France MF, Mathieu Flamini
18, Italy, MF, Alberto Aquilani
19, Italy, DF, Gianluca Zambrotta
20, Italy, DF, Ignazio Abate
21, Argentina, FW, Maxi López
22, Italy, MF, Antonio Nocerino
23, Italy, MF, Massimo Ambrosini (captain)
24, Sierra Leone, MF, Rodney Strasser
25, Italy, DF, Daniele Bonera
27, Ghana, MF, Kevin-Prince Boateng
28, Netherlands MF, Urby Emanuelson
30, Italy, GK Flavio Roma
32, Italy, GK Christian Abbiati
33, Brazil, DF, Thiago Silva
37, Germany MF, Alexander Merkel
52, Italy, DF, Mattia De Sciglio
57, Italy, MF, Mattia Valoti
70, Brazil, FW, Robinho
76, Colombia DF, Mario Yepes
77, Italy, DF, Luca Antonini
92, Italy, FW, Stephan El Shaarawy
99, Italy, FW, Antonio Cassano

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The Love Promo

The Love Promo from Colin Askey on Vimeo.

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