Saturday 29 September 2018

U12s Stockport vs Mellor

U12s Stockport VS Mellor. Away

Mellor, to most it`s just a small village on the outskirts of Marple Bridge, but if you are an opposing Lacrosse player, 
the very name itself seems to carry an undercurrent of dread. This School based team play Lacrosse as part of the school curriculum and it pays off well for the club, in the quantity of players the club are able to choose from. 
Without offering too much respect Jacob B opened the score from face off with a clean flip out of  the back of his stick to run and shoot inside Frederick’s side net.
From there on during the rest of the quarter, Stockport looked a little hesitant wondering what to do when they got the ball, eventually improvising by  running into numerous defensive players.
Stockport lost a lot of possession from non passing attacking and untidy ground balls up against plenty of year 7 seasoned players,  Mellor replied in the first quarter with 6 goals giving Stockport’s very young team  a demonstration of accurate passing and catching.
1st Quarter  Stockport 1 Mellor 6  

Q2
With some much needed support and direction from the coaches, Stockport started to get it together a little, with some passing starting and plenty of fight and enthusiasm for the ball on the ground they gradually looked like a good opposition for Mellor.
For much of the u12s  this will be a year of learning how to play Lacrosse effectively  from moving the ball around to being an effective player from a tactical point of view. 
2nd Quarter  Stockport 2 Mellor 8 

Q3
Stockport actually drew with Mellor in this quarter and constantly improved as the game went on, as the coaches made some adjustments towards an offensive play, a couple of missed opportunities but a lot of effort made in the right direction.  Some good possession and running from Henry Parker and Ethan as the rest of the team learned the benefits of marking when you haven’t got the ball instead of all running towards it.
3rd Quarter Stockport 4 Mellor 10

Q4
An enjoyable quarter to watch, as Stockport actually started to move the ball around and work the X position on an occasion, the Stockport boys played throughout with the most enthusiasm and effort of the teams. The Stockport keeper was kept busy throughout the game and it was a good experience for all of our new team players against an experienced  and established team like the current Mellor U12s.

Final Score Stockport 7 Mellor 15



Goals from Jacob Bradbury 5 Ethan Livesey 1 Dan Teal 1

                                                                   Ethan`s ball.
                                                                      You have it!
                                                                     #12 Olly
                                                       You can't let it touch the ground!
                                                               #12 - I'll race you?
                                                    Move i`ve got to save the world!

New kid on the block #20 Jacob.

                                                                   #19 Dan Teal


                                            Where do you think you are going with that?
                                                Give it here!

                                                                       Henry's Ball
                                                                        #7 Felix

                                                              #3  Euan showing good pace.
                                                           #42 George great in defence.


                                                                         #22 Archie
                                                                       
                                                                             FORE!
                                                                           


Dan not taking one for the team?
...you came second, but that doesn't mean you have to like it!





















Monday 24 September 2018

U12s at Home to Brooklands

A new season and practically an all-new team with just a few exceptions saw the Stockport Lacrosse U12s team off to a competitive start to the 2018 - 2019 season. Brooklands were the visitors who showed up with just 8 players, this meant that some of the Stockport players had to defect, reluctantly, for a short period of time each.
Brooklands had a better start to the game with the opening goal and a lively no 9 player as Stockport found their feet in their new team set up,  Stockport working hard, replying by 3 goals to 2  by the end of the first quarter.

Q2 was just as lively with Josh in the Stockport goal making numerous saves and keeping the score down finishing Q2 by 5 : 3 to Stockport.

 Q3 Stockport lost a lot of possession from poor passing and jumping the gun at face off, leaving the keeper with a lot of work keeping the ball out, with the Stockport team starting to show some signs of tiring and loss of focus with some missed chances as Brooklands fought back, an evenly matched quarter with Brooklands pressuring the gap to finish Q3 8 : 6 still to Stockport.

 Q4 the home team seemed a little disorganised towards the end of the game which finished with a 13 all draw, in a game they could have easily won by maintaining some composure and a little more stamina and some defending, according to the quarter stats. It was a very close match enjoyed by all with lots of goals and chances at either end. Well done to the Stockport boys who worked really hard and were enthusiastic throughout and a positive start for the match and the new season. A difficult draw when you’ve worked so hard in the early quarters.

Stockport 13 Brooklands 13

Goal Scorers,  Daniel Teal 6  Jacob Bradbury 5  Henry Parker 2
The squad looking smart in the new kit




Good to see the warm-up being taken seriously

Brooklands had a spare man in the middle this time





















































Josh is our last line of defence





...but he's up to the task











Top quality coaching is always on hand, young Josh has other priorities than listening to his Dad















I think this was Henry beating the keeper for one of his brace, he certainly put in a shift on the day





Always competing, tough but fair
Jacob might get a few more chances this year to perfect his celebrations
Another good claim by Josh


The face was fiercely contested all day
Good sportsmanship all around, as it should be