U14s at Home to Poynton

As the U14s continue to improve all over the park, with hard work and good team spirit we welcomed Poynton, who this year are a couple of players short so they have a few guest players from Mellor.
10am and looking forward to the game, and all organised, playing on a great surface, refs ready, and away we go.  Jay strong at face today, came up with the ball and this set the tone for the remaining part of the morning.  Q1 finished and we found ourselves 7 - 0 up, with a lovely pickup and finish from Jacob, got us on our way.
Q2 was very similar in the outcome, and one of these goals came from a missed pass, and with the keeper expecting the attacker to catch the ball it eluded them all and found its way into the goal.
Q3 ended 3-1, and the Poynton goal was almost a replica of the Stockport goal in Q2, where it was a pass into the goal.  Q4 was 2-0 to the U14s and it all finished 17-1.
Stats for the day 8 different scorers, Jacob (4), Jay, Hugo (2), Finlay, Rhys (4), Joel, George (3), and James.  7 Assists, Jay (2), Hugo (3), Rhys and Luca.
Lots of praise in team sports get lavished on the attacking play and how the ball moves forward, quite rightly.  However, my only other thought is we are 7 games in, and the defence have conceded 16 goals, which is phenomenal.

Lots more photos on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/182853094@N08/albums/72157711839060421

Team

Won 15 of his 19 Faces contested

One of our Friends from Mellor

3 Wise Men

Junior Boys at 'Cale Green'

The blog is slightly different this week, as we had one of those rare occasions where all 3 junior boys teams were represented at the spiritual home of lacrosse in the UK.  U12s and U14s were always playing at home, and with recent bad weather causing Norbury's new ground to be waterlogged we hastedly switched the game to Cale Green.
Today was really a testament to how great the club of 'Stockport Lacrosse' actually is.  Firstly, once the U12s and U14s found out about the U16s having to switch they were accommodating by moving around the pitches.  The fact that all 3 pitches (were soft) but playable is a massive testament to the great work John, Barry and Colin do in providing our players with good (safe) playing surfaces for most of the season.  Not too mention the expense, the club have lavished on the pitches to give everyone the best experience.
Then really, lets look at todays opposition.  We all know how hard it is to get lacrosse represented in the heartland of junior boys lacrosse, so when our U12s are facing Liverpool (a relatively new team who brought 6 or 7 players) they could either refused to play, or they can accommodate the kids and coaches by loaning players and trying to make a morning of it.
On this occasion the U14s were faced with a similar predicament, with Rochdale (who only have a small squad) only being able to come with 6 players.  It was decided before the game, to give the result a 1-0, and play a training game, and try and offer the Rochdale players and coaches an opportunity to play.
Then finally the U16s, had a very even contest ahead of them against a Norbury team, with some talented players amongst their ranks.  However, the joint Stellor Team were a fair match, and made the most of a good team performance.  11 Goals today and all of them I would suggest were great team goals, good passing, and movement, and some energetic clearing from the stand-in keeper kept them pressing forward.
All in All a terrific day to be associated to Stockport Lacrosse.

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Respect for the Fallen

Respect for the Fallen