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Day 1 - Saturday 8th November 2008
The day started @ 10am, and after a brief introduction of the coaches, Mr Begent, Mr Kovacs and Mr Brown (in order), the pupils were put into groups, and then off with their coaches on the field.
Mr Begent was in charge of the Senior group, whilst Mr Kovacs had the responsibility of the Junior Group.
The 2 groups were told of the learning objectives of the day, and overall 'theme' (dribbling). Each training session is centred around the theme, with emphasis on key points, and learning outcome
s.
As usual, the morning starts with 2 superskills, and then drills specific to the theme of the day.
The weather, although slightly cold, was perfect for a day of football.
The junior group enjoyed the game of 'British Bulldog', and managed to include their newly found arsenal of 'superskills of the day' during the game.
The Senior group were enjoying their 'street soccer' with Mr Begent, using the special 'Kage Goals'.
The games were intense, and the teams were put into their 'National Teams'.
No 'love' was lost between the teams, and winning was the menu of the day.
The games were all played in tremendous spirit, and the pupils were a credit to themselves with their behaviour and respect towards each other.
After Lunch, the 'Tournament began'.
Argentina ...
Great Britain ...
Spain ...
Germany ...
The competition was fierce, no quarter was given, and none was asked! The kids were determined, and wanted to win the tournament!
The games were exciting, action packed, and had just about every kind of drama ... from the Goalkeeper scoring, to Nasser tackling children twice his size! (Sorry Francois).
David was having trouble keeping Nasser marked, (despite being on the same team :)
Yannis showing great German determination and skill, in a 'British' shirt.
Some fantastic skills on display by all pupils, showing off their newly developed 'Superskills'.
The matches were closely fraught contests, with some surprising upsets, and fantastic goals.
All the photos taken on the day, can be found here.
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League table at the end of day 1:
Day 2 - Sunday 9th November 2008
After the excitement of the previous day, Sunday had a lot to live up to!
As usual, the day started with an introduction to the days 'theme' (Defending). The teams were then told of the results, and league standings of the tournament from day 1. A very close league table showed very little difference to the teams rankings. This meant that today's tournament could have a real effect on the overall outcome!
The day started with the usual 'superskills', where the seniors were taught the Cruyff Turn, and the 'Reverse Cruyff'.
The skills were particularly tricky, and the pupils coped extremely well. Even exceeding our expectations with the quality, and accuracy of the skills.
The Key points of defending, were the Jockey position, (as if you were sitting on a horse!), bent kness, (like a spring), and one foot slightly forward (allowing you to turn quickly). The final point, was for defenders not to 'dive in'. This is fatal for defenders to commit to a sliding tackle, and then being left on the floor as the attacker dribbles past you!
The Junior group struggled with the concept, and Mr Kovacs did an excellent job in coaching a particularly difficult subject.
I was impressed by the enthusiasm of the senior group, led by the excellent Mr Motivator himself, Mr Begent.
The Junior group had progressed from their 1v1 on day 1, and moved on to 2v2.
They were particularly excellent with their organisational skills, and the football on display was truly excellent. With special mentions to the 2 Alex's playing some excellent passing and moving football, while Janczuk's team were defending with true grit.
The Senior group were participating in some defending drills, that included mini competitions between the 'national teams'.
The Tournament was the best day yet! Excitement, drama, tears, arguments, tantrums, and complaints (and that was just the referees!).
I managed to get some video footage of some of the games, please see the 'photo' page for more ... this one was from Maors fine dribble, which sadly ended in hitting the post.
The matches were certainly becoming more competitive, but the nature of the players remained friendly, and fair throughout.
There were some fantastic goals being scored, and even Andy managed to 
score (he is a goalkeeper) from his own goal, 'lobbing' the keeper (David Fuhrmann) - who could do nothing as the ball floated over his head.
The top scorers so far are ...
- R. Fuhrmann = 3
- D. Lahav = 3
- A. Foster = 3
- C. Mautner Markhoff = 3
2 Days, 12 matches remaining. Plenty of goals to come yet!
The table so far ...
Spain looking in a great position, and with a returning key player on day 3, they are posing a threat to Germany. Great Britain, the biggest suprise so far, have yet to prove themselves, with some 'big' name players, it's not always the favourites who come out on top!
A big thank you, and well done to everyone who part!
Day 3 saw the introduction of the 'theme of day', passing.
The league table was announced in briefing, with Germany taking a strong lead, whilst Spain were closing the gap, and quickly!
Superskills today were: 'Squeezy Push', L-Shape and balancing the ball on the neck! The superskills were recapped, and the difference between day 1 and day 3 were impressive to say the least!
The Key points of Passing were: Selecting the surface, (inside, outside, laces, sole, heel, toe), weight of pass, and accuracy. Surface was selected for the type of pass, and the weight of the pass was all about ensuring the ball reached it's destination. Finally accuracy was the final key point.
Today was slightly different, as we held a 'Football Golf' competition. 6 Holes were set up around the facilities, were the objective of the modified golf game, was to strike the 'hole' (cone), with your football, from a set distance, within as few 'swings' (passes) as possible.
There were many obstacles, such as rivers, lakes, sandpits, and even a 'crazy golf' hole in the Key Stage 2 playground. The countries playing the leagues would accumulate their scores, and the country with the fewest points would add +2pts to their league standings.
The competition was extremely close, and most noted for Sarah Fuhrmann scoring a 'hole in one' on arguably the most difficult hold (hole 5).
The standings were ...
| Sarah | Fuhrmann | 20 | Germany |
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| Daniel | Lahav | 22 | Great Britain | |
| Dominic | Burgess | 24 | Great Britain | |
| Blazej | Raszewski | 24 | Germany | |
| Adam | Foster | 27 | Germany | |
| Adelaide | Hayes Elliott | 27 | Argentina | |
| Lukas | Mautner Markhof | 27 | Great Britain | |
| Christoph | Mautner Markhof | 28 | Spain | |
| Casper | Pages | 28 | Germany | |
| Alex | Van der Meij | 28 | Argentina | |
| Francois | de Decker | 29 | Argentina | |
| David | Fuhrmann | 29 | Great Britain | |
| Rodrigue | de Decker | 30 | Argentina | |
| Paolo | Martino | 30 | Germany | |
| Danika | 30 | Argentina | ||
| Matteo | Martino | 31 | Argentina | |
| Olek | Janczuk | 32 | Argentina | |
| Jakub | Jankowski | 32 | Germany | |
| Alex | Phan | 32 | Spain | |
| Wladek | Janczuk | 33 | Germany |
The Golf was a great success, with Great Britain winning overall, (+2pts) whilst Sarah took the coveted first place.
Due to time restrictions, we only managed to play 2 of the tournament matches ... but not to worry, Tuesday will be an afternoon of tournament matches to catch up!
One of the most exciting days. Plenty of goals, plenty of action, plenty of learning.
The superskills of the day were by far the most difficult for both groups - the 'Jay-Jay Okocha', 'Step over' turn and 'Rainbow flick' were as difficult to perform as they are to pronounce! Both groups acquired them, and developed them with their own personal flair to a very high level 
indeed.
The key points of shooting were:
Selecting the surface, Power, Accuracy.
The 3 types of shot that were learnt:
Inside 'Banana', Outside 'Banana', laces.
Mr Kovacs spent some time with the goalkeepers, in a short clinic, and we used the 'shooting' practices to test their newly found agility.
The most difficult of the shot, was the outside of the foot (Banana). The angle of approach had to be just right, and the foot had to be angled in a most uncomfortable way; not to mention hitting the ball 'off-centre'.
The seniors had a more demanding shooting practice, with Mr Begent putting them through their paces.
The final Tournament ...
The final day of the tournament ... and the atmosphere was electric.
The current standings were Germany in the lead with 15pts, closely followed by Spain with 9pts (who had also recently won a recent quiz +2pts). Argentina were looking stronger than they had all week, and Great Britain were still lingering in 4th place (although they had won the Golf the day before +2pts).
The top scorers at this point were: C. Mautner Markhoff, D. Lahav, R. Fuhrmann, Maor and Foster ALL on 3 goals.
With everything to play for, the games began with purpose and an intense rivalry.
Spain had a poor start to the afternoon - not with their football, but with attitudes of key players. Already under pressure, one player removed himself from the pitch, after feeling aggrieved by a sibling. Despite feeling this abscence, once Spain had adapted to the circumstance, they actually began to play much better and results were finally going their way - too little, too late. The disapearance affected the whole team, and unfortunately for Spain, were let down.
Argentina showed real grit and determination, led by Adelaide who, despite injuries, played with her heart on her sleeve. Argentina went down a man, with Alex Ven der meij getting injured early on, leaving Argentina short. After a re-shuffle, Argentia found their feet once again, and battled through to earn a draw against their closest rivals Spain. A thrilling 2-2 match.
Out of nowhere, Great Britain had a fantastic comeback, winning 5 consecutive games, whilst the leaders of the table were having an indifferent day, losing 2 key matches, the gap had dissapeared, and the 2 teams were on even points! The only thing seperating them was their Goal Difference (Goals Scored, minus Goals Conceeded).
Germany now under intense pressure from Great Britain, were beginning to wobble slightly. Their once dominant position was now under threat, compounded by losing to Great Britain in open play, they suddenly found themselves on equal points. Their rock solid defensive record was the only thing seperating them from the 'goal machine' that is Great Britain.
Germany were resilient (as Great Britain soon found), and they had conceeded the fewest goals for a reason! Undeterred, Great Britain made one last push to put them over the top ...
The final games ...
Germany and Great Britain were seperated by 1 goal. Both on equal points; Great Britain with a fantastic scoring record, against Germany, with the best defensive record.
At the other end of the table, Spain and Argentina were also on equal footing, with only 1 goal seperating the 2 teams as well! Incredible turn of events!
With Germany playing Argentina, and Great Britain playing Spain, both teams needing to win, and needing to score higher to break the goal difference ...
Great Britain were overpowering Spain, who were still without their leader ... 5 Goals to 0, Spain were now playing for pride.
On the other pitch, Germany were beating Argentina 3-0. All too aware of the scoreline, they knew they needed to score at least 2 more to top the table.
Suddenly, Spain managed to score through Rachel Fuhrmann, 5-1. This meant that the Goal difference between Great Britain and Germany was equal ... !
Germany knew they only needed to score one more for that all importan +1 Goal Difference ... Casper Pages leading the team, drove forward and scored a fantastic goal in the top right corner. 4-0.
What a final ... what an afternoon!
TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
DRAWN |
LOST |
GOALS FOR |
GOALS AGAINST |
GOAL DIFFERENCE |
POINTS |
TOTALPOINTS |
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| GERMANY | 12 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
24 |
(+1) Quiz |
25 |
| GREAT BRITAIN | 12 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
6 |
21 |
(+2) GOLF (+1) Wall Challenge (+1) Skittles |
25 |
| ARGENTINA | 12 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
19 |
-9 |
12 |
12 |
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| SPAIN | 12 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
24 |
-9 |
10 |
(+2) Quiz |
12 |
The Awards ...
Each coach has 3 awards to give ... Coaches Player, Most Improved Player, and Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Mr Begent awarded as follows:
Senior Group
Coaches Player |
Most Improved |
Adam Foster |
Rachel Fuhrmann |
Most Valuable Player (MVP) |
David Fuhrmann |
Mr Kovacs and Mr Brown awarded as follows ...
Junior Group
Coaches Player |
Most Improved |
Lea Fuhrmann |
Maurycy Janicki |
Most Valuable Player (MVP) |
Alex Phan |
Top Goalscorers were:
Daniel Lahav, 7
Adam Foster 6
David Fuhrmann 6
Golf Winner
Sarah Fuhrmann
A big thank you to all ...
See you soon ... ?
The photos taken on each day will be placed here.
You will be taken to an external site (Google Picassa) where the photos are hosted.
If you would like to be sent any of the photos, please email Mathew Brown (mat@foottoball.co.uk).
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