U9 - Sandringham Dolphins

It was the best match of the season and we lost. Did it matter? NO - Besides for some basic errors we played well against a very tough team. All the boys gave it their all with Harry opened the scoring after 15 seconds. The boys are are starting to show where their strength lie and the coaches are using this to our advantage. Next weeks away game is early and somewhere near NSW. Lets make sure we all get a good nights rest. Thanks to Sue for scoring while I snapped away........

Congratulations to Harry on his "Most Valuable Player" award for outstanding improvement over the weeks

Coaches' Corner : We started with a bang as the boys pushed forward direct from kick off resulting in a goal by Harry Parker in 15 seconds. The Sandringham team were a skilled outfit and they kept both our keepers Flynn and Charlie busy scoring a few goals against us. We played quite well in the first half with a few good moves but the theme of the game was that we were caught out of position on a many occasions resulting in Sandy goals.We did manage to score a few more goals but in the last 10 miutes we struggled as Sandy lifted their game to a higher level. What everybody needs to remember is that we are here to have fun regardless of winning or losing, all the kids are doing their best and are contributing to the best of their different abilities and they all deserve praise for giving it a go in  true Stingary style.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 6-4 to Sandringham

Scorers Harry Parker (2), Karl Neubauer(1), Thomas Lang(1)

U9 - Sandringham Wolves (rematch)

The FFV once again messed up the fixtures and once again we faced the Wolves. We were a different team this weekend and our confidence and skills were up for it. With your humble manager shouting to his kids to "go hard" and cheers from the side it was great to see us dominate the game. Both goal keepers were great and Martin and Alex really are fantastic in defence. The game as ever was played in fantastic spirit and without a doubt the fact we have two amazing coaches who care about the kids is bloody awesome. Thank you all and I look forward to the next home game. (and Jackson tearing up the midfield)

Congratulations to James  on his "Most Valuable Player" award for last weeks "Quadi"

Coaches' Corner : Another good team effort resulting in some good goals , we are starting to get a bit more confidence which can be seen in the way we are playing. When we last played this team 3 weeks ago they beat us so it was good to get the win. Thomas had his first time in goals and did well ,Alex did goal keeping the second half and kept a clean sheet. The word on the street is that Arun will be back shortly after his broken arm - the plaster is off.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 4-2 to the Aspendale RED

Scorers James(1), Karl(1), Charlie (1) and Thomas(1)

U9 - Aspendale Stingray's BLUE

The day all started off with your humble manager forgetting the tops at home so I arrived at 11h03 to see the boys about to concede a goal. Suddenly Harry scored and it set the wheels in motion for Karl to also find the back of then net which then led to a absolutely stellar performance from James who slotted in four with Thomas sneaking in his first ever goal. Every goal was a gem which broke our very well matched opponents. Martin had his first ever stint in goal and as luck would have it, ended with a clean sheet. The boys made us very pound today as they we never selfish and played as a team in true Stingray style.

Congratulations to Charlie on his "Most Valuable Player" award for last weeks all-round effort. 

Coaches' Corner : A great team effort which resulted in a goal-fest for the boys, it was good to see some of the stuff we have been doing in training actually being done in the game.Everybody really tried their best and at the same time had FUN. It also really good that everybody is having a go at goalkeeping and James and Martin did really well today

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 7-1 to the Aspendale RED

Scorers James(4), Karl(1), Harry(1) and Thomas(1)

U9 - Sandringham Wolves

The first rainy morning of the football season but luckily most of us found shelter. It was a close game and I think the boys went in with loads of confidence. After a soft goal by Sandringham just before half-time oranges were substituted with lollies in the hope of giving them an unfair advantage but it was not to be. Very proud of the boys as while they lost their way a little it was a solid performance and they are all finding their feet.

Congratulations to Karl on his "Most Valuable Player" award for last weeks effort and scoring 4 goals

Coaches' Corner: A tough game where we had plenty of scoring chances but we missed most of them , we did score two goals though as a result of good team work , one of these goals came of a very good corner kick by Harry. We need to work on our defense at training as this let us down for most of the game'. Our goals came form Charlie and Karl.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 4-2 to the Wolves

Scorers Karl, Charlie

U9 - East Bentleigh Swordfish

Firstly I'd like to thank all the volunteers today.... it seems the kitchen is in much better shape this year. I'd like to apologise about the poor quality of the photo's as they were taken with an iFail 6. What a game, and while your humble manager retuned home to get the forgotten certificate, four goals had been scored. What unfolded next was something spectacular and the reason why we come week after week. The boys were fantastic and played as a team. I think the coaches need the most praise as they're really shaping the boys. Teamwork won today.

Congratulations to Alex on his "Most Valuable Player" award for last weeks great goal keeping.

Coaches' Corner:  It was good to see that our Wednesday training drills are having some affect as the stuff we are practising was actually quite useful in this game and led to a goals by Karl 4, Charlie 2 and Alex 1. Teamwork, going to the ball and a a quick release of the ball towards goal were the keys to winning. East Bentleigh were no walk in the park and it took some good goalkeeping as well to get a result, we had Flynn in the first half and Charlie in the second half who kept a clean sheet. All the boys are now getting into the groove and now looking forward to next week. This was a very pleasing result.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 7-2 to the Stingrays

Scorers Karl(4), Charlie(2), Alex(1)

U9 Brighton Rhino's

The BLOG is back - I hope we all have a great 2016 season together with loads of laughs, rain or shine. We have a new coach this year so the U9 Reds should really benefit from his experience. JT (not Justine Timberlake) are real assets to our team and come cheap, hell, they're free.

Coaches' Corner: 

We were ring rusty in the first half and lost 3 goals, in the second we found a new keeper in Alex who had some great saves conceding only one goal, we also had a couple of shots at goal which did not find the back of the net. We welcomed Harry and Thomas into the team and they both made a good solid start, now looking forward to getting back to Brown's next week and getting some of that good canteen food.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The score ended up 4-0 to the Brighton Rhino's

The Rookie

Melbourne Victory Tournament 2015

The first match of the year.... We gathered a few players to compete in the U8's, hell we even snuck in a few U9's but we were just not up to the hand-picks squads of Point C(r)ook, Templesone(d) and Knoxxx. It was a great day and as usual Tony set the standard and the kids had FUN. It's what Aspendale SC is all about, enriching young lives with the spirit of competition and fair play.

All the parents had a great time watching the boys and I hope to see you all in the coming months.

Coaches' Corner: Stingrays combined U8/U9 squad competed in the Melbourne Victory junior tournament at Gosch's Paddock on Saturday 7th March. We played 3 games against opposition from all over Melbourne, it was 4 aside, 15 minute matches with all players getting a good run  and there was a high standard of play , we played really well as a team and managed to to score 2 goals, although we did not win any games in true Stingray spirit everybody had FUN.  For the some of the boys it was their first ever soccer match and they are all now looking forward to the season proper. There was a big Stingray turnout of players ,family and friends as we also had a squad in the U10 competition, everybody had a really good day with most kids and parents attending the Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory game at night at AAMI park.

GO STINGRAYS! 

The Boys in Action: