Sunday friendly can be arranged soon

I went to talk with an under 12s team I saw training, and asked if they would like to play a friendly against us, and they were very keen to.  They could play either on a Saturday or a Sunday, and it would be on a full size pitch with full size goals, so at next weeks training session we will talk more about this.  The team play in the Bexley B league, where we could well be playing next year if we dont win automatic promotion in the Selkent League, so it would be useful to play a team in that Division so we have an idea of the quality of opponent we would meet if moving over to that Division next year.  I know they are a good side, and would be a good test.  Like us, they are training through the summer, so we could have a series of friendlies with them through the summer.  

But I wont arrange any weekend friendlies for a month, as I know the parents and players all dedicate so much time during the season, so I want everyone to have a break over the summer, as I have heard a runmour that there is more to life than football! Can that be true?!   

Something was amusing about the game yesterday, I was watching the opponents warm up, and they were doing a hard working build up, with lots of tackling and passing before the game to get their touch going.  We however went straight into the game after a team talk through the newsletter, but despite all their preparation, they didnt score a single goal, and we got seven!

Well done to Ron on very good training on heading for his half of the squad last night.  Splitting the squad into two works so well, before was a mess for me to have all 12 or 14 player to train in one go, which is why I often had to use matches as the training method as that involved everyone at the same time.  But splitting the team into two groups gives everyone double the time on the ball, and double the individual training, which is also why we are getting such good results.