No matches this Memorial Day weekend.
So, our upcoming matches are :
Saturday May 30th at 5:30 against Chargers FC in Westchester
Map link: http://tinyurl.com/c2lntj
and
Sunday May 31st at 3:00 against American SC in Mt Prospect
Map link: http://tinyurl.com/c786jm
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We're halfway through our season and I'm pleased with the way our season is progressing. With a few corrections, our team could easily be undefeated. More importantly, we are playing a good brand of football and seem to have developed a nice team spirit with a good attitude toward each other. Our players with previous Celtics experience are playing well and helping to bring the new players into our fold. The new and younger players are responding well, making great contributions to our team effort. All and all, it has been entertaining to watch our team come together.
From Sunday's game, I think it shows that our players have a "never give up" spirit in their make up. Down 3-0 in the second half with the team's number 1 keeper out injured, many teams would have quit - but not our players.
Staging a comeback that would remind some Liverpool fans of a match a few years ago in the Champions League Final, our U17 players fought back to draw even at 3-3 with about five minutes left in the match. Unfortunately, we couldn't hold the lead but our players still pressed for the equalizer - with only ten players - throughout the five minutes of added time.
It was an effort that underlines the fact that this is a very competitive division with very little separating one team from the other.
We can look forward to four more good matches starting next week with a rematch against Chargers FC.
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Finally, with the school year winding down, school sports seasons are coming to an end as well. So, I would like to schedule a few more training sessions so that our players get more work with professional trainers. I hope this will help them improve their overall game and help them to prepare for their Fall HS soccer season. Right now, we have two dates set up and more may follow if we get decent attendance.
They are: Monday June 1st and Monday June 8th from 7:30 to 9:00pm at Olympia Park.
If there are any changes to the location, I will post that to the website and via email.
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Thank you and have a great Memorial Day weekend.
