EASTER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT (LE TOURNOI) LA FERTE BERNARD
EASTER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT (LE TOURNOI) LA FERTE BERNARD
Dear Player/Parent,
Louth Old Boys are proud to have been invited to participate in our Twin Towns, La Ferte Bernard's Annual Easter Football Tournament.
We have been invited to enter two seven aside teams (maximum of ten players per squad). This years age group is for players born in either 1996 or 1997, priority being given to players born in 1996 as the 1997 players can participate in next years tournament.
We will be travelling in two mini buses to the ferry/fast-cat crossing from Portsmouth in the early hours of Friday 2nd April and arrive back in Louth during the early hours of Tuesday 6th April.
The remaining seats left on the two mini buses will be taken up by the Team Managers and Trainers, the designated drivers and interested parents.
We will as we have over the past twenty years be staying in pairs as guests of the families of the La Ferte Bernard Football Club, all families involved have been checked for suitability through their football club.
Briefly once you have arrived your itinerary will be:-
Friday; you will meet your hosts at the 6pm reception and return to their homes to have an evening meal and spend the night.
Saturday; following breakfast and some free time in the morning you will be taken to the afternoon preliminary grading tournament playing until around 7pm before being collected to return to your family homes for an evening meal and another night's sleep.
Sunday; following an early breakfast you are taken back to the all day tournament and trophy presentation (9am - 7pm) before being collected to get washed/changed and return to the Gala Football Dinner with your family hosts.
Monday; free time until you all meet to depart around 12 noon with your trophies!
We as a Club have been participating in this tournament with other clubs from around Europe for over 20 years and we very much hope there will be enough interest to ensure we participate in 2010.
The cost of the trip will be approximately £75 each (the Club subsidise the overall costs) plus some spending money and a small gift for your French hosts, all insurances are covered by the Club.
More detailed itinerary and contact information will be given to those players/parents going to France.
If you would like to be considered for a place in one of the teams to represent Louth Old Boys then please let your Team Manager know as soon as possible.Louth Old Boys Juniors Mid Season Report
Louth Old Boys Juniors Mid Season Report
Old Boys have completed the year with most of their teams having a good first half to their seasons in the Mid Lincs County Youth Football League.
The new U7 team have had a fantastic response to Beetle Towse search for players to form a new team and have already played a few friendly fixtures against established teams in preparation to enter the league next year.
The U8 managed by Nick Vamplew play in a non-competitive league and have had a lot of success from the nine games they have played so far with Peter Brinn and Bailey Wright already netting 18 goals each this season.
The U9 team play in the A League and currently sit in 4th position with Luke Kirkland netting 17 goals already for his manager Fabian Coonghe.
The U10 also play in their A league sitting comfortably in 2nd place with Jamie Goddard claiming 14 goals so far for his manager Simon Aldrich.
The U11 are in the A league for the first time this season following their successful promotion last year and hold 7th position with Daniel Challis scoring 9 goals so far this season for manager Gary Boswell.
A special mention must go to Ewan Findlay’s U12 team who were promoted last year into the B league and have played the whole of 2009 without dropping a single point, they are in 1st place in the league, about to play in the quarter finals of the Lincolnshire County Cup and have Josh Day as leading goal scorer in the league with 30 goals!
The U13 managed by Ian Warsap play in the A league and are in 2nd place with Corey Cuncliffe leading goal scorer with 9 goals so far this season.
The U14 have two teams, the first team play in the B league and currently hold 3rd place and looking for promotion for manager Neil Findlay with Alex Carter netting 17 goals so far this season. The other U14 teams are a new team for this season and play in the D league, manager Duncan Hardcastle is pleased with their start and hold 6th position with Kyle Glentworth scoring 16 times so far this season.
Brian Ley U15 play in the B league and they to are looking to gain promotion, currently holding 3rd spot they have Conner Bradbury as leading goal scorer with 7 goals to date.
The U16 also have two teams, the first team are in 3rd place in the A league and manager Steve Coulam would love to win their league in this their final in junior football with son Bradley currently top goal scorer with 6 goals. The second team play in the B league for manager Lisa Wilkinson and hold 7th spot again with son Josh as current leading goal scorer with 6 goals.
With the start of the New Year all 170 plus registered junior player at Louth Old Boys along with their two senior teams are looking forward to getting back to playing on a Sunday at their London Road home. All games kick off at set times and for more information please visit Louth Old Boys web site at www.lobjfc.co.uk
