Off to Italy!

Wearing *our* club colours this group of selects will have an incredible experience during the last 2 weeks of August... you can catch them TONIGHT on the new 'A' (channel) TV at 5:45pm!

Countdown d-7 days!!!

08-08-08 :)

15-08-08 :)

Italia'08 :)

It`s going to be great!

(I wonder if they will show any Serie A during the ìn-flight ?)

pre-italia-practice

working on the defensive side of the game... holding the line, offsides etc...

Aiden was great in Goal making many good saves! he has really worked on his game this Spring and Summer!

this player has great skills and smarts! Not afraid to get stuck in!

Heads up and quick decisions!!!

great technique!

Nice shades Coach!!

Not sure what the 'Gorge beetle' was doing at the Park during the boys practice!

Just two weeks away!

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It is going to be a great 'road trip' !

Saanich Parks Contest!!!!

for details check it out HERE

just a reminder....

NO Saanich-area soccer club has permits to use the grass/dirt municipal fields!!!!

Saanich area fields are regulated by the municpality for organized events!

A great game!

In their fifth and final match at the BC Summer Games the VI#2 team coached by Mario and featuring: Ian, Justin, Jackson and Matteo played a great game! Matteo narrowly missed the net twice, Jackson had some great midfield action and one sweet shot on net. Justin saved the game with a goal line save near the end of the match, and Ian..well Ian was amazing. Mario proclaimed Ian to be the Tourney MVP and we have to agree with him! Congratulations to Ref Evan Fryer from Lakehill u17B Gold who was one of the best and most consistent refs at the BC Summer Games Soccer tourney!

Got one!

It went to PKs but VI#2 defeated VI#1 !!!

What an experience...

Three games of high intensity soccer, 96 of the best 12 year old players in the province! Just being here has been a great experience! Well done everyone! Thanks to the Players, Parents and Coaching staff!

BCSG 2008 Opening ceremonies in Kelowna

waiting for the party to begin!

above, no badge, no games !

Where's Coach Mario?Mario?

On the bus for Kelowna....

Zone 6a Head Coach Mario and some of his Lakehill u13 Gold Boys...

The boys have two games on Friday with warm temperatures expected [Mario will like that]we'll try to get some photos posted here, for Zone 6 Girls photos look here

"core" time....

above, waitin' for the doors to open!
below, improving your balance.... (PS: K is a great player!)

Thanks to Mario, Kat, Zeke and the many players! It has been a great two weeks of core+basics

Bare-foot at Braefoot has been great! Thanks to Braefoot Community Centre for running the two weeks of soccer camps and bringing in the great coaching and training! BCC is a great Saanich based community service provider!

The kids are havin' fun (and workin' hard)!

some of the "week 2 crew"

above: 'sling shot man'
keeping them connected!

not all fun and games...Coach Mario offering some pointers

Week two has been fun (so far) we'll have to see what the coaching staff has in store for the players on Wednesday! 2 hours of Comptons followed by 'the belts' then a break and back to the fields for another couple of hours! Action packed!

If you are looking for another camp consider Braefoot's Camp with Nico! details here: www.braefoot.ca

Boot Camp

Quote of the Week

Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon says players look forward to five-a-sides as boss Roy Keane joins in and the squad see it as a "chance to kick the manager". (Daily Mirror/BBC Sport)

may this never happen 2 u

summer training has begun!

above, Coach Pasta keeping an eye on the indoor session prior to the afternoon field session

above, more agility training with Zeke and Kat

danke for the memories....

Austria and Switzerland hosted a great Euro2008! The Spanish deserved their first major football title in 44 years and now its Lakehill '96ers time to see what they can accomplish in Kelowna and Italia! Good luck to all the Lakehill Boys who have been selected to the Zone6 teams and to the Italia team! Also: the Gold team announcements are being made, Silver teams to follow .... Stay tuned! PS: Mario is holding two soccer camps in July there is still space available, let him know! These are going to be great camps with 2 hours of endurance training daily along with plenty of field +ball time!!

Spain shoots better Penalties than Italia!

Looks like Mario is buying Robert lunch ;)

Euro - Upset!

The EURO2008's are getting interesting! Turkey upsets Croatia, Germany upsets Portugal and now the stunner Russia upsets heavily favoured Netherlands! Wonder what Italy will do on Sunday?

source: www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Only way to get closer to the action is to play...

Sitting in my Hotel room here in Orlando watching the EURO2008 on ESPN2 I saw this great commercial from Nike! Great 2 minute mini-video

deGroot 3 - pecorelli 0 ;)

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/

Hey TD did I make the team?

Good news!

Everyone who has attended a Lakehill u13B assessment and lives in-district has made a Lakehill team! anyone not living inside the Lakehill boundry will be placed on a team in accordinace with the Lakehill and LISA policies on team formation as per Article 13 of the www.lowerislandsoccer.com web site policy guide..

So far so good but did I make the Gold team?

Ah, we thought you'd like to know.. so here is what we've been told.. Coach Pasta aka Mario the Lakehill Technical Director has added up the scores and has assembled a list of players *but* it will be communicated via email to the players familes during the next two weeks (yes it could be that long) so stay tuned, if you are worried you can email HERE but you may not be able to get the final info just yet.. as soon as we know we'll get the word out.

Don't forget, the off season is just a training season.. keep up your running and fitness and ball skills!

At the Early Assessments

Great turn out for the final u13B 'early assessments' at Braefoot Park! Now the technical staff will review the scores and rank the players..don't expect to learn details of the teams till much later as there are still spots available on the u13 teams, instead the technical staff will meet to review and probably conduct another session in August so if you did not register you still can!

Always under the watchful eye of the clubs technical director!

'and where do you want to be?'

now parents this is what we are looking for so be prepared for when it is your turn!

Would you want to be struck by a close range Matteo shot? I wouldn't! ---

oh, it was a pass ;)

missing photos

more to follow!

EPL : ManU-v-WHAM

In todays EPL match the game seemed to be decided in the span of 5 minutes..here are the events as posted on www.bbc.co.uk/sports ...amazing!



1315: GOAL Manchester United 3-1 West HamOne of the goals of the season from United target Dean Ashton, who scores a quite brilliant overhead kick into the top corner from 12 yards after Wes Brown fails to clear a cross into the United box. Phenomenal effort.
1313: GOAL Manchester United 3-0 West HamParty time. Carlos Tevez cuts in from the left, skips past a couple of defenders and thunders in a rocket from 30 yards that swings about seven different ways in the air and flies past a flailing Robert Green. Even some West Ham fans are clapping. That was a touch of genius from the Argentine.
1311: GOAL Manchester United 2-0 West HamAn absolute gift, it's number 40 for the season and number 30 in the Premier League for the great Cristiano Ronaldo - but it's probably the easiest he's scored all season. Owen Hargreaves sends in a cross from the right and the West Ham defenders let it drop over their heads, the ball appearing to fly in off Ronaldo's thigh. Game over.

Great soccer site (MLS focus)

http://wvhooligan.com/