Jan 14 v [...]]]> With 3/4 of our League season complete, we’ve earned a rest over the holiday period.    Our cup win at Shipton means we play Ludgershall at home in the qtr-finals on Feb 2, which pushes back our League game v Stockbridge (a) to 18 Feb.  So, the fixture list looks like this (weather permitting);

Jan 14 v Shooters (a)

Jan 28 v Shooters (h)

Feb 2 v Ludgershall (h) Cup Qtr final

Feb 18 v Stockbridge (a)

We’ll look to train on the Saturdays when we haven’t games.

thanks

Jim/Todd

Before then, on July 23rd (9-10.30), we say adieu to this season (a cracking vintage) with an inter-Leopards friendly, Awards and [...]]]> In our first confirmed fixture of the new season, we travel to Whiteley Wanderers for our debut appearance in the U15 Hampshire Cup, Sat Sept 10th.  Full details to follow, but please mark in your diary.

Before then, on July 23rd (9-10.30), we say adieu to this season (a cracking vintage) with an inter-Leopards friendly, Awards and nibbles afterwards.

Ahead of this, please send me have your nomination for Players’ Player of the Season by Friday 22nd July.

thanks

Jim

2.  We still have spaces for the [...]]]> 1.  This is a gentle reminder (for those that haven’t already dropped them off or spoken with me) that we’d like Club registration forms (available at www.littletonjfc.org.uk) by this Thursday.   (Chick is now Treasurer, so we’re keen we collect the dosh and forms promptly to make his life simpler…)

2.  We still have spaces for the Wyvern 6 a side tournament on 9 July; please let me know if you’re interested as soon as possible.  (First come, first served).

3.  So many of the coaches and boys are away over coming weeks that our next and final training session will be on 23rd July, when we’ll hold awards ceremony. Details to follow, but we’d love to see as many parents as possible before we wrap up a great season together.

thanks

Jim

THIS SEASON; we’re back at the Cage this Saturday, to continue the education that is the small sided game – while we have access to the pitch, and we’re having fun and learning, [...]]]> Before the Summer holidays hove into view, we need to seek closure on and celebrate this season, while preparing for the joys of next.

THIS SEASON; we’re back at the Cage this Saturday, to continue the education that is the small sided game – while we have access to the pitch, and we’re having fun and learning, we’ll keep going.   We’ve entered the Wyvern 6 a side tournament on July 9th; please let us know if you’d like to play.  And sometime, we need to gather to recognise the boys’ progress and achievements at an end of season Awards bash.  Damian will post voting options on the website shortly (Players’ Player, Trainer of Year, etc), but we are open to your suggestions for venue/format…

NEXT SEASON; as most of you know, we have entered the TESTWAY YOUTH LEAGUE (www.twyfl.co.uk), which plays 11 a side games on a Saturday morning.  We’ll train on TUESDAY evenings at Worthy Down (7.30-9), which we recognise breaks a 6 year routine/rhythm of Sat/Sun football, but frankly, it gives us old ‘uns the time/space to do things other than Leopards football on weekends (spend time with rest of family, enjoy carefree Saturday nights, have a lie-in or explore other cultural avenues on a Sunday), while giving more boys (a squad of up to 20) a stab at league football.  It offers us all a new challenge and some new road trips to new locations (Whitchurch, Shipton Bellinger, Stockbridge…adios, M3).

After wide consultation, the club has decided to deepen our relationship with the Saints Foundation by having their coaches run training sessions roughly fortnightly (in term-time).  The aim is to improve the boys’ (and coaches’) skills, develop our  teamwork  and help us all get more out of the beautiful game. While this means next season’s fees will go up (£90 full members; £60 associates), it comes after 3 years of flat fees, and the club running at a loss last season.  Feedback from parents and managers welcomed (indeed encouraged) the commitment to development, while suggesting even at new rates, Littleton football represents extraordinary value.  We hope you agree, and look forward to playing more football before we endure August’s rain, and to writing a new chapter together next season, for which we invite you to sign up via 2011/12 Club membership forms (posted on www.littletonjuniorfc.org.uk ).  (Sadly, space limitations mean we cannot accept new members).  We’d  appreciate receiving completed forms with payment by June 29th.

Finally, thank you for your support in electing Damian (webmeister), Chick (Treasurer) and me (chair) to the Club Committee at the recent AGM.  We look forward to working hard and having fun together in taking the club forward without diluting our commitment to the Leopards.    As ever, we welcome your feedback, comments and involvement.

Thanks,

Jim

Het [...]]]> We plan on having 2 further sessions this season; this Saturday (July 10), we train as usual. The following (July 17), we hope to have a friendly lined up, so please let me know if you’re able to make it so we can draw up the teams.

Het op Holland.

Jim