Crawley Town FC Soccer Schools returned for two weeks during Easter, and spirits were high with Easter egg hunts, fun games and lots of football action. We achieved a record attendance for number of children on our Soccer Schools on Friday 13th April, with a massive 50 taking part! This broke the record of 36 last summer. The aim is now to replicate numbers on our next Soccer School, running from 29th May to 1st June 2018.With the action came a focus on harnessing and developing key skills and various other important elements of sport, such as confidence building, communication skills, and teamwork. Our coaches instilled the four Premier League values: Be Fair, Be Inspiring, Be Ambitious and Be Inspiring. These values help develop social skills for children and this is reflected in the attitudes and enjoyment throughout. Head of Football Development at Crawley Town, Dan Garrod spoke about the achievements, “Averaging 28 children per day and with a high of 50 on one day, the … [Read more...] about Crawley Town Community Foundation: Soccer School’s record attendance
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Girls soccer: Opportunistic Knights win
DeKALB – Coming off a grueling run at the Freeport tournament and facing a tough DeKalb defense, Abbie Lomahan and Kaneland knew they had to connect on any chance they had. The Knights made the most of their limited scoring opportunities, including the go-ahead goal by Lomahan in the second half of a 2-1 win at DeKalb. “We started off a little rough. We had a long weekend,” Lomahan said. “But once we got into it, we started to connect passes and develop opportunities to score.” Kaneland (8-2-1 overall, 1-1-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) played two overtime games Saturday in Freeport, beating the hosts but falling to Sycamore in the title game. With the Barbs (10-5, 2-2) dominating the pace of play throughout, Lomahan said the Knights had to make the most of their scoring chances. “They are a really strong team and they held us for most of it,” Lomahan said. “Whenever we got a chance to shoot, we were going to take it. That was really … [Read more...] about Girls soccer: Opportunistic Knights win
Prep soccer: Opportunistic Kaneland knocks off DeKalb
DeKALB – Coming off a grueling run at the Freeport tournament and facing a tough DeKalb defense, Abbie Lomahan and the Kaneland girls soccer team knew they had to connect on any chance they had. The Knights made the most of their limited scoring opportunities, including the go-ahead goal by Lomahan in the second half of a 2-1 win at DeKalb. "We started off a little rough. We had a long weekend," Lomahan said. "But once we got into it we started to connect passes and develop opportunities to score." Kaneland (8-2-1 overall, 1-1-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) played two overtime games Saturday in Freeport, beating the hosts but falling to Sycamore in the title game. With the Barbs (10-5, 2-2) dominating the pace of play throughout, Lomahan said the Knights had to make the most of their scoring chances. "They are a really strong team and they held us for most of it," Lomahan said. "Whenever we got a chance to shoot we were going to take it. That was really important for us because … [Read more...] about Prep soccer: Opportunistic Kaneland knocks off DeKalb
Five former England stars join Soccer Aid line up
More stars have joined the Soccer Aid 2018 line up - with five former England players confirmed for this year's charity match. David Seaman, Phil Neville, Danny Murphy, Jamie Redknapp and Robbie Fowler have all signed up to the England team - taking on the likes of Usain Bolt. Robbie Williams chose St George’s Day to announce the huge boost for his home squad, who will play on June 10 at Old Trafford Football Club. With nearly 200 England caps between them, they will join Paddy McGuinness, Yaya Toure and Sir Mo Farah, who are also on the team. Jamie Redknapp has played for Soccer Aid in previous years. He said: “Every former pro will tell you that they really miss playing, so I jump at any chance to pull my boots on again – especially for Soccer Aid for Unicef. "I’ve not done too badly in these games over the years but I think both line-ups this year are stronger than ever." Gordon Ramsay, Olly Murs, Mark Wright, Brendan Cole, Joe Wicks, Clarence Seedorf, … [Read more...] about Five former England stars join Soccer Aid line up
Robbie Williams unveils former England stars for Soccer Aid For Unicef match
Life by Press Association April 23, 2018, 1:48 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Robbie Williams has chosen St George’s Day to announce five new stars for his England team ahead of the Soccer Aid For Unicef match in June. The singer revealed former Three Lions players Jamie Redknapp, David Seaman, Phil Neville, Danny Murphy and Robbie Fowler will play against Usain Bolt and the Soccer Aid World XI. The game is scheduled to kick-off at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium on June 10. The latest additions to the England team – who boast nearly 200 caps between them – add to an already impressive line-up of celebrities and former professional footballers. They include Sir Mo Farah, Gordon Ramsay, Olly Murs, Mark Wright, Brendan Cole, Joe Wicks, Clarence Seedorf, Robert Pires, Yaya Toure, Jaap Stam, Patrick Kluivert, Edwin van der Sar and Kevin Pietersen. All the money raised by the match … [Read more...] about Robbie Williams unveils former England stars for Soccer Aid For Unicef match