8K Run By Player
This was Gustavo's great 8K run today, finishing with a sprint at 3:36min/km.
Change of Weekday Practice Times + Practice April 17
The kids played until 8:15PM last night, and nobody wanted to leave. This is what it's all about: kids running, getting fit, and having *lots* of fun.
This is also the way in Brazil, where kids play from the moment they get home from school until well into pitch black darkness, and that is why they are so good.
Following this, we are changing the end time of our weekday practices to 8:15PM now. As last year, this will be extended to 8:30PM as we get more daylight.
M conducted his very own first practice last night.
It's Not All About Soccer
This kid is one of the Brazilian Sunday AM Kanata players. He is a very good soccer player as well, and what an amazing piano player and composer.
Watch Real Madrid and Barcelona on TV, Today and Tomorrow
The UEFA Champions League continues today and tomorrow. Today it's Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka's Real Madrid, tomorrow is Barcelona.
Please tape, record, and watch on TV (Sportsnet, Rogers ch. 27) if you can.
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Spectacular Practice April 16
The rain threatened but was nowhere near the field, and we received a gift of gorgeous weather for a very productive practice from very focused players.
Players practiced shooting, gk, backspin reception, and top spin and backspin (chip) long and short shots, long pass air reception, touching also a bit on golf technique :-)
What a jump!
Video: Watch some great gk saves, and great footwork on ball reception through moving and positioning in line behind the ball to enable a good reception:
Rain Policy
RAIN POLICY
- We practice rain or shine, unless the rain is too strong to continue.
- We do not practice if there are electrical storms occurring nearby. If these are on the forecast, parents are asked to remain nearby to pick their sons up, or to make arrangements and authorizations for other parents to pick them up or drive them, or go into their vehicles.
If practices are cancelled before they start, you will be informed by email
Fitness Stats April 15
71 runs submitted, 404Km. Way to go team!
These are the fitness stats as of April 15. Reminder that all players must do weekly runs of 4.0Km on their own this week (or 7.0K if in the 10K race).
In the lead for April is Gustavo. There are very unfortunately still a few players with a "0".
Practices Mondays and Tuesdays
Monday/Tuesday. As mentioned, we are offering practices 4 days a week until May 27. Based on the submitted survey responses and the coaching requirements, this is the player division for this coming week:
Monday 6:10PM-8PM:
- Francois
- Gabriel
- John
- Stefano
- Adamo
- Gustavo
- Hunter
- K'Paw
- Trevor
- Noah
Tuesday 6:10PM-8PM:
- Philip
- Dylan
- Venance
- Noorullah
- Alex
- Peter
- Liam
- Daniel V
- Shar
- We will try this for a couple of weeks and then reassess. Players may be asked to move from one session to the other.
- Players are always welcome to come both days, and the coaches would love that.
- If a practice is cancelled on Monday due to lightning, those players then come on Tuesday if they indicated they can come both days.
Slow and Steady Wins The Race
A spectacular 10K run today in great company, all the way to the light house by NSC. Started with a slow pace of 6:40min/km, increased to 5:40 by the 5k mark, then 4:50 the last Km, with a 100m sprint at 4:02/Km. 728 calories burned.
Slow and steady wins the race Tigger.Anyone can do this or better, specially 12 year olds.
Practice and Fitness Assessment April 14
Great practice today
These are the results of the fitness assessment:
7-20 (Lower slowdown is better).
Great results from Shar, Dylan, Alex, Francois, and K'Paw
Cooper: 12 min run: More is better
Great results from Francois, Dylan, Alex, Gustavo, Hunter and Venance
Illinois Agility test (lower is better)
Great results by Gustavo, and Stefano
Height Jump (more is better)
Great results from Alex and Daniel
Pizza Party Wednesday April 25
Come and meet your wonderful new team, club, and families. We are very lucky that the club has a club house, where its trophies and history are displayed, and a banquet hall for us to hold events.
- Bring the whole family Wednesday APRIL 25, 6:30PM, at St. Anthony's club.
- Cost: $9 per person (adults or children 6 years old or older), your choice of 2 or 3 slices of pizza + pop included. Draw for prizes for the players + raffle for all.
- Conditional on a minimum of 50 people attending. Respond by Saturday April 14 using this form (click).
Yes, it's April 25 not May.
Practice April 12
The beautiful sunsets again.
(click to enlarge)
We went for a short 3.2Km run This is how the players did and their times for the 3.2k.
1. Hunter 16:40
2. Gustavo 16:41
3. Francois 16:44
4. Alex 16:46
5. Liam 16:47
6. Adamo 17:05
7. Stefano 17:06
8. Peter 17:38
9. Trevor 17:40
10. Dylan
11. John
12. Daniel.
13. Shar
14. Sergio
15. Noah 19:30
16. Philip 19:31
17. Gabriel
There are many players who seem very out of shape, that is why we (and they should) go for runs and we work on fitness. We have about 40 days to get ready!
Taking Soccer Technology to The Next Level
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.
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.
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.
Muddy Fitness, Extraordinary Views
If you go for a run around Mud Lake, these amazing views is what you see today:
Fitness Gadgets
This watch is only missing a GPS.
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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