Saturday Morning Footy kicks off

On Saturday July 12, DCFootyKids helds its first Saturday Morning Footy session.  It was great to have so many kids and parents out kicking the footy around.  

With the help of Eagles Coach Aaron Tyndall and Revo RJ Wheelock, we went through a number of skills and skill games including "sink the ship", "hot hands", and "keep away".

Saturday Morning Footy finished with a great game between the Eagles and the Blues.

The Eagles had some great plays, but the play of the day was from the Blues with a couple of great hand passes leading to a great goal.  The game ended with a goal from a tight angle after siren.

NEXT: July 19 9am Saturday Morning Footy at Bluemont Park.

Saturday Morning Footy Begins July 12

Saturday Morning Footy combines clinics and non-contact games to introduce the skills, rules and incredible fun of Australian football to boys and girls aged 5 to 16.

When: 9.00 am to 10.30 am July 12, 19 and 26.

Where: Bluemont Park (Field #1) in Arlington VA

What: Bring water bottle, sunscreen, running shoes and a hat. Cleats are optional but suggested as the field is often wet in the morning.

How Much: FREE!

We will have fun activities to introduce the boys and girls (and their parents) to Australian football with each session ending with a fun non-contact game.

Representatives from the Baltimore Washington Eagles and the US National Team, the American Revolution will provide coaching and instruction.

For more information email christopher_p_adams AT hotmail DOT com.

Arlington Blues home against DC Eagles

On June 28 2008, the DC Junior Eagles played their first full game against their determined rival the Arlington Junior Blues. On a hot evening in Bluemont Park, the DC Junior Eagles took on the Arlington Junior Blues in a 9-a-side non-contact game. The boys and girls ages 5 to 10 played the game all out from the start.

The game was hosted by DCFootyKids and the Baltimore Wahington Eagles.

NEXT: Saturday Morning Footy at 9am July 12 at Bluemont Park

(PHOTO: Blue boy flys for the mark)

The first quarter was all Eagles, as CJ, Finian, Artur and Ameen controlled the middle and scored some great goals. The Blues needed to regroup at the quarter break and did just that. The Blues came back hard in the second, led by Cullen and Kenteriz. The Eagles defenders of Noah and Jalen worked hard but were not able to stop the Blues from taking the lead going into the big break.

The third quarter was goal for goal as each team fought hard for the ball in a tight contest. The Eagles scored a couple of nice goals, including one from Noah who ran hard from the back line. But the Blues were also moving the ball better, exemplafied by a great bit of play where Cullen kicked to Kenteriz who marked in the center and quickly played on to Jasmeen who marked in the forward line.

In the last quarter, the Blues smaller players started to get on top, particularly Dennis and John, while the Eagles were starting to run out of legs. With the clock winding down, CJ kicked the goal of the day with a great pick up and snap that slid passed the goal post.

BEST

Arlington Junior Blues: Cullen, Kenteriz, Jasmeen, Dennis

DC Junior Eagles: CJ, Finian, Noah, Artur

Umpires: Chris Adams and Tony Goodman