The Setup
Larkfield Boys Under 11's 05~06 are part of the Larkfield Football Club which Incorporates Larkfield Boys, Larkfield Juniors, Larkfield Youth & Larkfield Girls.
Season 2004-2005 Summary(Larkfield Boys Under 10's )
A very successful year for the squad, Aylesford Tournament winners in September 2004, Challenge Cup Winners in April 2004 and 3rd place in the league. Not bad for a team that was preparing for 11 a side football the following year.
The plan was simply, enjoy the season, spend time learning and developing the skills required for 11 a side football that was only 12 months away, and establish our strike force, our midfield players and our defensive unit.
We started with 13 players, increased the numbers to 14 in the autumn and ended up with 13 by the end of the season. We tried to play all the boys every week and in the main succeeded, only in the tightest of tight games did we fail in this respect.
Our league campaign ended as shown below;
Finished 3rd, Played 40 games, Won 25, Drew 8, Lost 7.
In those 40 games we scored 65 goals and conceded 20, of those 20 conceded 6 came in one match, but we don't talk about that game, it is far too painful.
Cobdown at the end of April saw us win an enthralling Challenge Cup Final 3-0 against Barming Youth. To get to the final we had to see off Senacre then the current holders and previously unbeaten Coxheath in the second round, what a titanic battle that was. Staplehurst and MPE were also beaten on our route to the final.
The huge smiles, grins and cheering from the boys at the end of the final was a joy to behold, they had worked very hard all season and deserved their rewards. The celebrations had to be seen to be believed, the boys jumped, they shouted, they screamed and we are sorry about the goalposts.
Traditionally we finish the season's summary by detailing who scored the goals, this year will be no different. But first, a big thank you must go to those who did not get onto the score sheet but contributed by stopping attacks and putting in those match winning tackles and saves, your contribution was just as important as your team mates goals
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Scored
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Joe
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20
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21
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Mitchel
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25
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16
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Callum
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25
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16
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Daniel
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25
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7
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Ryan B
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25
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6
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Nathan
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25
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5
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Kieran
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23
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5
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Louis
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24
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3
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Luke
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16
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2
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James
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22
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2
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Gareth
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23
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1
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Ryan C
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25
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0
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Jordan
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23
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0
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Alex
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25
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0
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Home fixtures
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Ground :
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Brookfield School
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Kickoff :
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10:30 am
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Arrival time:
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9:45 am (away as advised)
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Training
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Ground :
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Larkfield Rec
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Time :
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Wednesday's 18:00
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Team Colours
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Main Strip :
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Yellow / Black
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Second Strip :
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Red / Black
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Season 2005 - 2006
It does not seem that long ago that some of the players in this squad were playing a year up in the under 8's league, now we have arrived at `proper' football, 11 a side football, big boys football.
What is going to happen this year? Will teams that have been traditionally strong fail? Will teams that have concentrated on having a large squad from the beginning of mini soccer now come to the fore? Who knows, but one thing is certain the football is going to be entertaining.
This year our squad has changed again, James and Joe have left and we are delighted that Bunter, Josh and Harry have joined us.
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The squad for this season is:
Daniel (Captain and Midfield)
Alex (Goalkeeper)
Ryan C (Defence / Midfield)
Ryan B (Midfield)
Louis (Midfield)
Nathan (Midfield)
Bunter (Striker)
Mitchel (Defence / Striker)
Callum (Defence / Striker)
Josh (Striker)
Gareth (Defence)
Kieran (Midfield)
Luke (Midfield)
Jordan (Defence)
Harry (Midfield)
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Can we do well? Yes, there is no doubt about that. Will we do well? Yes, but how well remains to be seen.
This is a huge learning curve, there is a lot for the boys to take in and adjust to, but pre season indications are positive and looking good.
Reports and photographs of the squad's progress this year will be posted on the web site at regular intervals.
Action Pics
Senacre Dolphins(A)11/09/05
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u11's age group winners at the Aylesford Tournament beating Barming Youth 6-5 on penalties after the game ended 0-0.
Challange Cup Winners
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The Team Management
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Adam Capper (Mgr)The Guvn'r
Football runs in Adam's blood, his support for Chelsea knows no bounds, he was heard to say during the boys first get-together in 2001 that Chelsea were the only team to follow, unsurprisingly a large number of boys appeared the following week in the `correct kit'.
Feared by everyone, his `press-up' punishment for boys who don't pay attention is often carried out by the watching parent as they hear their surname being screamed across the park at the offending squad member.
Adam wants all his teams to win games, he looks for the players to acquit themselves well in every game, and he expects his squads to fight to the final whistle. Whilst losses are part of the game, defeat to a team that we should have beaten does not go down well. (More parents are seen doing press-ups)
Larkfield through and through, Adam is keen to see Larkfield teams at all levels do well and competing for honours in league and cup.
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Glynn Vaughan (Coach)The Quiet One
Glynn sees much but says little, normally because he cannot get a word in edgeways, he is keen to extol the virtues of playing the simple game, looking up and using the width of the pitch.
How a Tottenham supporter got to run a team with a Chelsea fan is unknown but one supposes a large amount of Stella going in a certain direction was involved.
The traditional `Vaughan' warm-up has the boys mincing round the pitch, we are assured that this behaviour is perfectly normal, although there are rumours that ballet outfits have been seen in the back of his car.
Glynn like Adam, is keen to see the squad develop their playing skills, he believes in playing the right way, learning to treat the ball as a friend and not something to be hoofed from one end of the pitch to the other. A good passing movement, with a well-taken goal as the end result, is guaranteed to bring a smile to his face.
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Debra Norden (Admin)Miss Moneybags
You know when the end of the first game is approaching when you can hear the rattle of the subs tin from halfway across the field, quickly followed by the words “£4.00 please”.
Debra got conned into being treasurer by Adam (why did nobody warn her?), `could somebody do me a favour', asked Adam one Saturday back in the depths of time, `and collect the subs today'. Debra responded positively and with a knowing smile Adam said `Thanks'. Two years later and she is still collecting the subs, phoning parents when Adam cancels 6.00pm training at 5.30pm and generally running around for him.
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Martin Norden (Admin)gofer
Happy that his son was playing football and his wife was running around playing treasurer, Martin was pleased that he could watch the games in peace and quiet. However, the first newsletter that came round soon put paid to that, the words `please let Debbie and Martin know' appeared at the bottom of the letter. How had he got involved?
Now there is the monthly meeting to attend, the match statistics to be maintained, the opportunity to help out at training (Adam needed a goalkeeper to make up the numbers!!), the newsletter to be written etc etc.
Remember, this could happen to you if you volunteer to help set up the goal posts before a match. You have been warned.
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A History
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"A more comprehensive history can be found by clicking 'Full History' right.. sub sections are below this....."
"I personally am going to wait until they make the film"
In the Begining (by Martin)
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The team was founded during the summer of 2001 when training was set up for a new group of under 7 children. The plan was to provide a full year of training mixed with friendlies and tournaments prior to commencing the season 2002/2003 as under 8's.
From the original group of children, a number were selected to play with Larkfield Juniors U8's, this meant that they were playing a year above their actual age group.
The experience for these children was invaluable, although they didn't win many games they learnt a lot about what was required from them the following year when they commenced their playing in their correct age group.
In the summer of 2002 those children who played a year up rejoined the remainder of the squad and the teams were drawn up for the forthcoming 2002/2003 season.
Tournaments featured prominently during that summer with the boys reaching 4 finals and one semi final from the 5 entered. Unfortunately runners up medals prevailed as a winner's medal proved elusive.
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The Squad
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