This week

Hey everyone,

Thanks to those that made it out to the school for practice last night.  Unfortunately, the club was only able to secure that time for us in that gym so we'll do the best we can in the gym from 5:30-6:30 on Tuesday's.  I'll try to get off work earlier than usual to get there on time.

Kim will have game details out to you soon and I'll post them here for you as well.

Tidalwaves were Terrific!!!

It was a very solid game today played by both teams.  Our Tidalwaves did a very good job passing the ball around.  Our forwards did well to stay up the field and get open so the defenders could pass the ball up to them.

It was tough to defend that Gorge team at times as they always had a couple forwards up waiting for a through ball to be played and we got caught a few times with our defenders pushing up on the attack and not recovering quickly enough.

Midfield has got to cover the whole field so it is a very tough position to play.  Midfield rarely gets to walk and rest on the field as they are responsible for attacking as well as defnding.

Overall it was a very good effort and a nailbiting victory that entertained our many fans!

GAME ON!

Hey guys!  Fields are open so we'll see you all at 9:30!

Bring it on!!!

Game Saturday

Hey guys!  Happy (american) Thanksgiving and good luck to those of you going to do some Black Friday shopping!

Our game is on Saturday at 10am at Sooke fields.

If it continues to pour with rain then our soccer game will likely be cancelled:(

If it dries out a bit I'll see you all on Saturday morning at 9:30:)  (except for Alana who will be mountain biking in the mud!...AWESOME!  Have fun Alana)

Hello!!!!

***update***fields are closed***no practice tonight***

It seems like so long ago that we were on the soccer field together!  OK, it's only been a week...However the fields are currently closed so please check the field conditions before you head out tonight.

We did get quite a bit of rain last night so it is doubtful that they will be open for tonight.

The club will be announcing some gymnasium info at a meeting tonight so we'll try to make sure going forward that we'll at least be able to practice when the fields close.

This week in soccer

First of all...Congratulations to the UVIC Vikes Mens soccer team for winning the CIS national championships this weekend on home soil!  Some very good soccer action against some top level university teams!  UVIC are now the champs!!!

Also, Victoria Highlanders FC season tickets are now on sale for their upcoming season.  $84 gets you a season ticket to watch all mens and womens games and kids under 12 get in for free!  This should be the level that our local soccer players strive to be at one day!  It's a great level of soccer to watch and the family friendly crowds make it very exciting to be a part of!  Further to that, with each season ticket sold this year (1st 1500) you become an OWNER of the team.  The current ownership is creating a community owned soccer club.  Let me know if you'd like more info or simply click HERE for details.  This could be an easy way to do some Christmas shopping:)

Now the Tidalwaves news:)
The fields are currently closed.  If it stops raining we should be ok for a Tuesday practice.  If it keeps raining the fields will stay closed.  We are working on some gym time for Tuesday nights so as soon as we get that info, Kim will send out an email and we'll also post it up here.

At this point, we're going to go to one practice per week until the new year and the weather gets better.  This age group usually only practices once per week anyway but we wanted to get some extra time in to kick off the season and get some extra work in which has gone very well for us.  So starting this week, we'll be practicing Tuesday's only.

Check the field status in the morning!

Hey guys!

With all of this rain we've had in the last 24 hrs please make sure you check the field status before you head to the field in the morning...

We're scheduled to play the Peninsula Strikers at 10AM at our home field.  Please be there by 9:30 to get a proper warm up. 
Players, please let your parents know that it is important to get your legs and bodies warm so that you're ready to play when the whistle blows.  It's also a great idea during warm up to get your foot on the ball at least 50-100 times before the game starts so that you are able to make some good passes right away.

See you all in the morning.  We may need to parental assistance to set the fields up so hopefully some of you are ready for that;)

Have a great night!

No practice on Thursday

Just a reminder...there will be no practice on Thursday, November 10th.  For those reading this today, that means tomorrow;)

Please take some time to remember those whom have served (and currently serve) this Country on rememberence day on Friday. 

See you all on Saturday.  Game info to follow.

Fields are open

Hey everyone!  Despite the rain we've seen the fields are OPEN!

We'll see you all out there from 6-7:)

Tidalwaves are looking gooood!

Excellent work everyone!  Your passing and game shape is really coming along.  Keep working hard at practice and we'll really start to pull away from the other teams out there:)

Gane time tomorrow is 10am at our home fields in Sooke.  Please be there at 9:30 and we'll get our legs all warmed up and ready to play:)