tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58977476496167475862024-03-12T18:38:27.488-07:00Castle United A.F.Ccastle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-34417596277900873642010-06-25T04:53:00.000-07:002010-06-25T05:04:04.034-07:001st Birthday Party/ Awards NightThis coming Sunday we have what we hope will be an exciting family night planned to celebrate the end of our very first season as a club.<br /><br />This season had lots of positives, although we did not win much!! (all that will change next year!) we had 135 children register with the club. We had lots of parents take an interest and join in committee, fundraising, and coaching areas of the club. We had many of our coaches, take part in further coaching qualifications, which enhances the quality of training and supervision we can give to the kids. 2 of them also qualified as referees, 2 of only a handful of lady refs in the country. The great atmosphere in the club was also a huge positive, and children have made friends outside their own schools and parishes, which again is a great thing.<br /><br />So a great deal to celebrate..... and Sunday is the night for it, the 27th June at 6.30pm at the Bulgaden Castle Lounge.... there will be a medal presentation for all players who played with us last season... finger food, and a disco.... we also hope to tempt you with buying a few raffle tickets to benefit club funds..... the prizes on offer include a framed castle united goalie jersey signed by the Irish National Soccer Team, who were so cruelly denied a deserved place at the world cup...... also 2 admission caps for the JP McManus Golf Pro Am, which is certainly a prize many locally would like to win!<br /><br />So there you have it, please come along on the night, no charge on the door, looking forward to seeing everyone again... and heres to the start of the 2010/11 season in late August....castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-43194825026700640422010-06-25T04:50:00.000-07:002010-06-25T04:53:06.538-07:00Back on Track!!!After a very long break, I am determinded to make an effort with this blog!!<br />I stopped doing it last year, as it really felt like just nobody was out there, and it was all a bit pointless, so please please, if you do read this, join as a follower, or add on a comment,<br />and then at least that will spur me on to actually keep going....<br /><br />I hope that the families, players and coaches etc of Castle United will be interested<br />in seeing regularly news, photos and updates during the coming soccer season.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-79671721463313837102009-11-24T03:07:00.000-08:002009-11-24T03:16:46.888-08:00Monster Table Quiz at the Lounge!!!!!!Our Table Quiz is due to take place next Thursday 3rd Dec, at Bulgaden Castle Lounge.<br /><br />It promises to be an exciting evening, full of laughs and socialising, but also a great quiz, set by our own local quiz expert Pat Corkery, with a fabulous 500 euro prize for the top table. Plus 2nd prize is a round of golf for 4 at Ballineety Golf Club, and there are other exciting consolation prizes for the runner up tables. On the night we will be also holding a raffle, and there are lots of prizes for that, kindly donated by a range of local shops and businesses.<br />Plus extra spot/door prizes<br /><br />Lets not forget too, that the Quiz night, will also be a valuable fundraiser for Castle United, its an expensive thing to run the club for a season and to plan for the clubs development, which we hope next year will include a Junior club. Fundraising is therefore a constant and vital part of the clubs activities.<br /><br />So please, especially Parents, try and support this night.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-70933819129950414712009-11-21T00:26:00.000-08:002009-11-21T01:09:33.242-08:00This weekends action & player awards.<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Training Sessions</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Saturday 21st Nov</strong><br />U6's B&G, 10am - 11am.<br />U14's Boys, 11am - 12:30pm.<br />U12's Boys, 1pm - 2:30pm.<br />U10's Boys, 3pm - 4:30pm.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Matches</strong><br /><strong></strong></span><br /><strong>Sunday 22nd Nov</strong><br />U14's Girls.<br /><strong>Knocklong v's Castle Utd</strong><br />Kick Off @ 11:30am<br />Venue: Kilbreedy (due to Knocklong pitch being waterlogged)<br /><br />U10's Girls.<br /><strong>Castle Utd v's Herbertstown B</strong><br />Kick Off @ 3:30pm<br />Venue: Kilbreedy.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Players awards</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">U14's Boys (v's Rathkeale)<br /><strong>Man Of The Match - John O'Neill</strong><br />This was an outstanding all round performance by John, from his team play to his fantastic Hat Trick, a very worthy winne of this award, well done John.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">U12's Boys (v's Donohill)<br /><strong>Man Of The Match - Colin Bourke</strong><br />Another very solid display by Colin during the U12's game in Donohill on a very rough pitch, he read the ball well and again made many strong and decisive clearences, well done Colin.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">U10's Boys (v's Knockainey)<br /><strong>Man Of The Match - Eoin Carroll</strong><br />In a match where we were forced to play with a much weakened team due to a few of our strongest players not being available, Eoin worked tirelessly for the team in this match and is a worthy winner of this award, well done Eoin.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Goal Of The Week - Enda O'Neill</strong><br />Enda's goal in this game was a great display of skill and confidence in his own ability, he pick the ball up from near his own half and took the ball past two defenders and cooly struck the ball into the back of the net giving the goalkeeper no chance, well done Enda.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Defender Of The Week - Conor Mulcahy</strong><br />What can i say about this lad, his performance in defence during the U14's game was excellent, from his reading of the game to his fearless tackling and clearing of the ball when the team was under pressure, this was a terrific display of how to play the game and thoroughly deserving of this new award, well done Conor.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Pass Of The Week - Sean McCarthy</span></strong><br />This pass was made by Sean during the U12's match in Donohill, showing great skill and technique to cut inside his marker he then gave a pinpoint lobbed pass into the striker, this was a terrific pass and well worthy of this award, well done Sean.<br /><br />Well done to all our award winners, you will be presented with you certificates at your next training session.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-75009243429429197762009-11-13T04:29:00.000-08:002009-11-13T04:39:43.643-08:00Training & matches this weekend<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Training Sessions</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Saturday 14th Nov</strong><br />U6's (B&G), 10 - 11am<br />U10's & u14's Girls, 11 - 12.30am.<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 15th Nov</strong><br />U8's (B&G), 1 - 2pm<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Matches </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Saturday 14th Nov</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">U10's Boys </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Knockainey v's Castle Utd</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Kick Off @ 2pm in Knockainey</span><br /><br /><strong>Sunday 15th Nov</strong><br />U14's Boys<br /><strong>Rathkeale v's Castle Utd</strong><br />Kick Off @ 11am in Kilbreedy<br /><br />U12's Boys<br /><strong>Donohill v's Castle Utd</strong><br />Kick Off @ 3pm in Donohill<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Good luck to all the teams this weekend.</strong>castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-12437133092740214152009-11-06T07:58:00.000-08:002009-11-06T08:13:59.806-08:00Player awardsThis week see's both our weekly players awards and the monthly awards for October 2009, below are the individual winners.<br /><br /><strong>Monthly awards</strong><br />Player of the Month - Danny Moloney<br />Most Improved Player of the Month - Laura O'Donnell<br /><br /><br /><strong>Weekly awards</strong><br />U10's boys (v's Glenview Rovers)<br />Man of the Match - Jack McCarthy<br /><br />U12's boys (v's St Davids)<br />Man of the Match - Colin Bourke<br /><br />U14's Boys (v's Cappamore Celtic)<br />Man of the Match - Henry Leahy<br /><br />U10's Girls (v's Kilmallock Utd C)<br />Man of the Match - Clodagh Doherty<br /><br />Goal Of The Week - Jojo Brazill<br /><br />Header of the Week - Enda O'Neill<br /><br />Pass of the Week - Clive Doherty<br /><br />Full details of these awards can be seen in this weeks edition of the Vale Star.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-18024945894110154122009-11-06T07:50:00.000-08:002009-11-06T07:57:34.085-08:00Training sessions.This weekends training sessions will take place as follows<br /><br />Saturday (7th Nov)<br /><br />U14's boys, 10am - 11:30am<br />U10's boys, 12pm - 1:30pm<br />U12's boys, 2:30pm - 4pm<br /><br />Sunday (8th Nov)<br /><br />U10's & U14's girls, 10am - 11:30am<br />U6's & U8's boys & girls, 1pm - 2pmcastle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-7556915034032329392009-11-03T03:27:00.000-08:002009-11-03T03:36:26.354-08:00Just a bit of back news from when we were off air....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SvAVSUfx-aI/AAAAAAAAAE4/mDfrCUtMmA0/s1600-h/Man+of+the+Match+(pres)+-+Rodger+Clery.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399839357701061026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SvAVSUfx-aI/AAAAAAAAAE4/mDfrCUtMmA0/s320/Man+of+the+Match+(pres)+-+Rodger+Clery.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SvAUgVCECYI/AAAAAAAAAEw/FOPWMyYKy7U/s1600-h/Presentation+group+(U8%27s+tournament).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399838498851391874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SvAUgVCECYI/AAAAAAAAAEw/FOPWMyYKy7U/s320/Presentation+group+(U8%27s+tournament).JPG" /></a> (some of the boys who competed, with their own Castle United awards for great play at the tournament, left to right, Ken Duce (coach) Danny Maloney (Man of the Tournament) Michael Duggan (Man of the Match) Liam Maloney (coach) James Herbert (Man of the Match) Mike Herbert (coach) and Michael Duce (Goal of the Week) Next photo Rodger Cleary (Man of the Match) with Mike Herbert (coach)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Its too hard to report back all what was missed, but I would like to share a couple of things....</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The first was the massive success of our U8 boys team at the tournament in Kilmallock last week.... out of 8 teams we came 2nd, beaten in the final by Ardpatrick.</div><br /><br /><div>This was a huge boost for all of us at the club, and I think the boys really enjoyed their day out. (thanks to Kilmallock AFC for inviting us and for the refreshments etc).</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-90036434526658773792009-11-03T03:22:00.000-08:002009-11-03T03:26:27.787-08:00Fantastic Matches last weekendLast Weekend saw 4 home matches up at Kilbreedy, and they were all great to watch, most of the parents I spoke too said they thoughly enjoyed them.<br /><br />Although we still did not get a win, all our teams are that much more competitive now...... and we even got some great goals... there are lots of talent on the teams, and it is quite startling how some of our players have improved and you can see they will have great potential in the future....<br /><br />The team merchandise, hoodies, kit, kitbags etc are available to order now, but they must be in by Friday to ensure delivery for Christmas, please call around to Ken's house if you need an order form.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-55953935332477058862009-11-01T06:35:00.001-08:002009-11-01T06:36:00.349-08:00Out of action for 2 weeksApologises for the lack of posts for the last fortnight, our broadband was down and thankfully is now restored!..... normal service will now resumecastle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-87429851958960539482009-10-14T19:09:00.000-07:002009-10-14T19:30:42.749-07:00Award winners, Matches & Training<strong>This Weeks Award Winners</strong><br /><br /><strong>Man of the Match</strong> - U10's girls v's Herbertstown<br /><strong>Winner</strong> - Laura O'Donnell<br />Laura worked very hard for the team in defence during the U10's match, making some great clearances when the team were under pressure from the opposition. Well done Laura<br /><br /><strong>Man of the Match</strong> - U14's girls v's Murroe<br /><strong>Winner</strong> - Michelle Kiely<br />Michelle worked tirelessly for the team during the U14's game. She was a constant threat to the opposition, often picking up the ball in midfield, then running down the wing and in towards goal, passing 2 or 3 defenders each time. A great effort and there is no doubt the goals will come very soon. Well done Michelle<br /><br /><strong>Pass of the Week</strong> - U10's girls match v's Herbertstown<br /><strong>Winner</strong> - Sarah Connolly<br />Sarah ran past the opposition with the ball and sent in an excellent pass to set up a great goal scoring chance for Caoimbe McCarthy, Well done Sarah.<br /><br />The winners will have their certificates presented at this weeks training sessions.<br /><br /><strong>Next weeks training sessions. </strong><br />Monday - U14's boys, 6 - 7:15pm.<br />Tuesday - U12's boys, 6 - 7:15pm.<br />Wednesday - U6's & U8's b&g, 6 - 7pm.<br />Thursday - U10's boys, 6 - 7:15pm.<br />U10's & U14's Girls, 6:15 - 7:15pm.<br /><br /><strong>This weekends matches</strong><br />Sunday 18th Oct<br /><br /><strong>U10's Boys</strong>,<br />St Patricks v's Castle United, Kick off @ 3pm.<br />Venue - Patrickswell<br /><br /><strong>U14's Boys,</strong><br />Croom United - v's Castle United, Kick off @ 4pm.<br />Venue - Croom.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-86475372584306756882009-10-08T00:53:00.000-07:002009-10-08T01:08:48.109-07:00New awards scheme and winners + training & matchesCastle United A.F.C would like to announce our new club awards, the winners of these will be announced here and in the Vale Star each Thursday, and on our Bebo page. The catagories are as follows; Goal of the Week, Pass of the Week, Man of the Match (one for each match played) Plus at the end of every month we will have a 'Player of the month', and a 'Most improved player of the month', and these two winners will receive a sports shop voucher.<br /><br />This weeks award winners are;<br /><br /><strong>Goal of the Week - Shane Carroll</strong><br />This goal was scored by Shane in the U12's away match v's Cappamore Celtic B, Shane hit a fantastic shot which saw the ball go sailing over the goalkeepers head from around 30 yards away from goal, and it has to be said it had a touch of class about it, well done Shane, same again next week please!!<br /><br /><strong>Pass of the Week - Marty Farrell</strong><br />This was made by Marty who looked up and sent in an exceptionally well weighted pass into our forwards to run onto, this pass completely opened up the defence of the opposition and gave the team a fantastic attack on goal, well done Marty.<br /><br /><strong>Man of the Match U10's - Danny Moloney</strong><br />This was a close call as there were a number of very good individual performances, but this award has to go to Danny who was a constant threat to the opposition in the home game v's Holycross, well done Danny.<br /><br /><strong>Man of the Match U12's - Marty Farrell</strong><br />In a game where all the lads played well and worked tirelessly for the team during the U12's game, Marty's performance was immense, his very strong defensive play, passing and movement was a great display of how to play the game both in terms of breaking down the oppostions attacks and setting up our own, well done Marty.<br /><br /><strong>Player of the Month - Philip McCarthy</strong><br />The 'Player of the Month' award for September goes to our U14's goalkeeper, who has instantly stepped into the position taking command of the ball, and making some great saves. He has a true talent for this position, and if he keeps working and improving on his game the sky is the limit.Well done Philip.<br /><br /><strong>Most improved Player of the Month - Caoimhe McCarthy</strong><br />Our 'Most improved player of the month' is one of our U10's girls players, who has improved a huge amount since starting training, she works hard both in training and in the matches and she has the makings of a very good soccer player, well done Caoimhe, keep up the good work.<br /><br /><strong>Training sessions this week </strong><br />Mon U14's Boys - 6 - 7.30pm.<br />Tues U12's Boys - 6 - 7.30pm.<br />Weds U8's & U6's - 6 - 7pm.<br />Thurs U10's Boys - 6 - 7.30pm.<br />U10's & U14's Girls - 6.30 - 7:30pm.<br /><br /><strong>Matches this weekend, Sunday 11th Oct</strong><br /><br />U6's and U8's boys and girls 'away' to Knockainy, Kick off @ 1pm<br />U10's Girls - 'away' to Herbertstown, Kick Off @ 3pm<br />U14's Girls - 'away' to Murroe, Kick off @ 4pm<br /><br />Good Luck to all teams.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-65675567674908650652009-10-05T00:31:00.000-07:002009-10-05T01:30:54.317-07:00The Weekend ReportWell afraid I cannot report a win, our best chance I felt was in our U14's probably our longest established team, but annoyingly their opponents didn't show up for the match..... (maybe they had heard we were going to win too!!;)<br /><br />The U10's match on Saturday was a little disapointing, we had hoped for a close match and possibly even a win after a good showing in our previous match to Rathkeale, but despite some good strong individual players, our passing and positional play let us down, however we have some good players in the team and with a bit more work in training on those things should soon have them winning.<br /><br />Sunday's U12's match away to Cappamore, however gave us good hope, the lads had learnt a lot from their last game and improved shed loads, their passing was better and were unfortunate to go in at half time 2 - 0 down as we had lots of possesion in the oppositions half, but unfortunately we conceded two soft goals, however with the way we were playing we went into the second half with a real hope that we could win this game, we started brightly but was caught on the counter attack and lost an early goal, but the lads kept plugging away and attacking and eventually with a moment of class from Shane Carroll who struck a fantastic shot from a good distance away from goal, the ball went sailing over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net, a shot any player would have been proud of, this give us real belief we could get a result, but in our attempts to score more the eagerness of the whole team meant they had forgotten their positions in the field and we had nearly all the team in the oppositions half, this left a big gap at the back of the field and we were caught on the counter attack and disappointingly we lost a further two goals, but it has to be said this was a very good performance, and gave all the lads a great boost and belief that their first win is just around the corner, which im sure it is, well played lads.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-48026810100176860352009-10-03T00:37:00.001-07:002009-10-03T00:40:36.325-07:00Its the weekend again!!Off we go again lads, 3 teams representing Castle United are playing this weekend, We hope you will give them your support. Maybe even a win is on the cards????? My money is on the U14's against Donohill for a win today, they have been shaping up real well in training.....<br /><br />This weekends action is Today (Saturday) at home<br /><br />U14's boys against Donohill 12.30pm kickoff<br />U10's boys against Holycross 3pm kickoff<br /><br />Sunday<br /><br />U12's Boys away to Cappamore Celtic B kickoff 5pm<br />(bus leaving stakers at 3.15pm sharp - but booking essential beforehand!!)<br /><br />Good Luck ladscastle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-26976364419047768292009-09-28T10:32:00.000-07:002009-10-03T01:44:46.214-07:00Fantastic First Ever Match for our U14's GIRLS<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SscO6xcb3cI/AAAAAAAAAEo/B9NQENpDAPw/s1600-h/U14%27s+girls+team+27th+sept+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388291882039893442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SscO6xcb3cI/AAAAAAAAAEo/B9NQENpDAPw/s320/U14%27s+girls+team+27th+sept+09.jpg" /></a><br /><div>After great efforts to scrape a team together for this age group, we were still 3 players short going into Sundays match, luckily for us Charleville were in the same position, and so the match went ahead 8 a side. (this included playing one of our nine year olds!) However they proved themselves a side worthy of sticking with as they worked their legs off to keep up with their opponents who looked mainly older girls. We eventually went down 3-1 (and what a good goal it was from Shauna Carroll) but fantastic effort girls. We particularly want to thank Leanne and Joanne for playing at such short notice - great little defenders too.... Infact I was so impressed I want to mention them all..... Our fantasic goalie who definately saved us a number of times Shauna Treacey, hard working Niamh and Michelle in midfield, young Charlotte who really enjoyed her match going forward. Lastly even younger Caoimhe who ran rings around their defenders.<br /><br />But this team really needs the support of some other local girls to keep the team viable, so please anyone able to play or just wishing to try and train with us, come along, no soccer experience necessary!</div>castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-53296543886208155912009-09-28T10:20:00.000-07:002009-09-28T10:31:47.308-07:00Another Debut - This time the youngest members of Castle United!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SsDySbsWarI/AAAAAAAAAEg/-vcEVqml4Tc/s1600-h/u16%27s+hurling+and+soccer+photos+u6s+u8s+044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386571552820456114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SsDySbsWarI/AAAAAAAAAEg/-vcEVqml4Tc/s320/u16%27s+hurling+and+soccer+photos+u6s+u8s+044.JPG" /></a> SPOT THE BALL! Who cares about positions, just let me kick that ball : )<br />The U6's get stuck in......<br /><br />Our U6's and U8's mixed boys and girls teams, both played Knockainey in friendly matches today, here at home in Kilbreedy. A large contingent of parents and supporters looked on, so thank you all for your support.<br /><div> </div><div>I am sure you will all agree the kids had great fun, and so did we! The smoothies also went down a treat with all our teams this weekend, when i say went down, it was literally the truth on some of the little ones, (the launderette will be busy on Monday!) So thanks Diarmuid and co at Wild Orchard for providing a tasty and healthy treat for our teams. Pity we could not scrape a win, but apparently there are rematches in a fortnight, watch this space!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-57971804968240232052009-09-28T10:14:00.000-07:002009-09-28T10:20:30.892-07:00The Girls get to play at last<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SsDvzSWKkiI/AAAAAAAAAEY/bUDR6dn0sl8/s1600-h/u16%27s+hurling+and+soccer+photos+u6s+u8s+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386568818712285730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SsDvzSWKkiI/AAAAAAAAAEY/bUDR6dn0sl8/s320/u16%27s+hurling+and+soccer+photos+u6s+u8s+005.JPG" /></a><br />Our U10's Girls team who had their team debut against Murroe B on Saturday with their team manager young Aishling McCarthy.<br /><br />The Girls did us proud here at Castle United too, they eventually lost 1-0 after a sterling performance. .. Well done all of you, it looks like this is one of our teams to watch!castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-57001492921746260552009-09-25T13:54:00.000-07:002009-09-25T14:06:05.527-07:00Change to this weekend fixturesThere is a slight change to this weekends fixtures, Saturday now see's our U10's girls (not boys as previously thought...oops!) take on Murroe B in their first match this season, they were due to play sunday at 3pm but this has been brought forward and they will now play on Saturday with a 12.30 kick off, then our u6's & U8s will take on Knockainey with a 2.30 kick off for both age groups, finaly on Sunday our U14 girls (not boys, got it wrong again!!, sorry about that) play Charleville with a 4pm kick off.<br /><br />We wish them all luck and hope they get great enjoyment from these matches, as we have seen from our previous matches to date it will take a few matches to develop their touch and passing and playing together as a team, this takes time and practice so please come along and give them all your support this weekend.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-21161560774418346302009-09-22T00:29:00.000-07:002009-09-22T00:44:55.792-07:00This weeks actionThis week will be a busy week for Castle Utd, Saturday will see our U6's & U8's have their first matches when they take on Knockainey at home, kick off will be at 2.30pm. Then on Sunday at 'home' the U10's have their first 'Cup' match taking on Murroe B and if they play as well this week as the did last weekend then i think they will take a lot of beating, kick off for this match is at 3pm. The U14's boys then have their first match in the 'Cup' taking on Charleville, again the lads are at 'home' and if repeating last saturdays performance im sure they will go close to getting their first win of the season, kick off for this match is at 4pm. Good luck to all involved, im sure its going to be an exciting weekend's action, so come out and give the lads your support.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-52826974278977660782009-09-20T07:42:00.000-07:002009-09-20T14:09:05.018-07:00The weekend report !!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SrZCqHW4UfI/AAAAAAAAAD0/mORgWf-G9Mg/s1600-h/soccer+u10%27s+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383563695864959474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NeEqRR9c4s8/SrZCqHW4UfI/AAAAAAAAAD0/mORgWf-G9Mg/s200/soccer+u10%27s+002.JPG" /></a> (our U10's squad with coach Ken Duce and assistant coach Colin Greene)<br /><br /><div>Well there was sure signs of us starting to become competitive this weekend.<br /><br />Saturday saw our U14's lose out 3-2 to Meanus, that was a very encouraging scoreline, well done Henry who scored our two goals! The U12's had a tougher game when beaten by a larger score line against Charleville, but a stronger side than Meanus maybe?<br /><br />There were lots of good individual performances with the 12's, just need to get the team to work together, but this will take time, especially as there was lots of new signings this week.<br /><br />Sunday saw the U10's play Rathkeale, probably the strongest side in our league.<br /><br />Well it went well, and we were leading at one point, however we were beaten in the end which was unfortunate as there were lots of good individual performances again, and we also had 3 lads only signed for us this week, so out of the 8 a side team, again its a very new to them all.<br /><br />Here at the club, we would like to say well done to you all!! I am sure winning is only around the corner, and sure, the having fun, and playing and training is what it is all about, not the winning at all (honestly!!).</div>castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-73269094912480428512009-09-16T23:50:00.000-07:002009-09-17T02:27:42.028-07:00LOTS OF ACTION THIS WEEKENDFirst of all I would like to mention all our new members who have signed for the club in the last couple of weeks. Welcome to Castle United. The club is going from strength to strength and we have huge plans for the future, so I hope you all enjoy the journey with us.<br /><br />This weekend we will have away league matches for our U10's U12's and U14's, whilst our U6's and U8's will have their first ever matches the following week at home, both friendlies against Knockainey.<br /><br />Details of the fixtures will be confirmed shortly.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-68497177301800419642009-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:22:11.508-07:00Take Heart from Harraby United!!Loved this story in the press today, a boys soccer team from the UK, Harraby United were formed in 2006, since then they have played over 90 matches, league and friendlies, losing every one, their first ever match they went down 19-0. However after 3 seasons of trying they have finally won a game!!<br /><br />Well done lads for perseverance!<br /><br />Now I hope it doesn't take Castle United quite so long to get off the mark! :) but it does show you that all new teams are up against it when they first start up. It also shows you need time and patience before you will start winning matchescastle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-24348051342550252372009-09-14T02:40:00.001-07:002009-09-14T02:56:22.438-07:00Yesterdays MatchOur U12's played at home yesterday, in the finest weather we have seen so far this year. Which was good news for the parents basking on the bankside, but perhaps a bit too warm for the lads playing!<br /><br />Unfortunately for us, we met a strong team, who have been playing together for the last 4 years and it showed. They scored several times in the first half, and could have scored more, but for the safe hands of our keeper Shane. However our lads battled hard, and once they have more knowledge of the game, you can see how there is talent there amongst them. There was however great excitement amongst our supporters when JoJo scored a goal in the 2nd half!<br /><br />All in all its a steep learning curve for our lads, most of whom had never played soccer till a month ago. The main thing is we are all together as a community, the lads are enjoying themselves training with their friends, and learning the great game!<br /><br />We cannot expect to see any great results for another couple of months I am sure, but hopefully along the way we will become more competitive.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-73287295164816637592009-09-11T02:02:00.000-07:002009-09-11T02:15:52.114-07:00Training sessions next weekWe will be holding an FAI coaching workshop for our coaches on Monday evening (14th) of next week, as a result of this our U14s boys training will take place on Wednesday from 6.30 - 7.30pm, it will then revert back the following week to its usual slot on Monday evenings.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Training sessions </strong><br />All training sessions from 6.30 - 7.30pm.<br /><br />Monday 14th - no training session.<br />Tuesday 15th - U10's & U12 boys.<br />Wednesday 16th - U6'S & U8's boys & girls, U14's Boys.<br />Thursday 17th - U10's & U14s girls.castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897747649616747586.post-47258806238752031932009-09-10T03:00:00.000-07:002009-09-10T03:10:56.785-07:00International Match TripBy all accounts the trip to the International soccer match, Ireland v's South Africa was a great success.<br /><br />42 adults and children took the coach organised by the club, we managed to get very reasonable priced tickets from the FAI, and many people said they appreciated the convenience of travelling with the club.<br /><br />The match was enjoyed by all, who could complain about a win! Plus the stop at the chipper on the way home was much appreciated especially by the teenagers! <br /><br />When is the next trip out Ken?!castle unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739075813432198523noreply@blogger.com0