Saturday Morning Footy kicks off in the rain!

On Saturday June 20, the junior footy program, Saturday Morning Footy, kicked off in the pouring rain. For the Australians it was "just like home" except it was much warmer than a cold and wet Melbourne Saturday morning in the middle of winter.

Seventeen boys and girls between 5 and 15 and their parents braved the rain to learn some "wet weather footy". The younger group went through fun introductory footy games with RJ Wheelock and Jay Levesque, two BW Eagles and US Revolution stand outs. The older group worked on their "pick up" skills - the ball spends a lot of time on the ground when it is wet.

The session ended with the games for both groups. In the older group, the Blues took on the Eagles in a very even contest. Cameron was a big threat for the Blues up forward, while CJ and Charlie worked well together to keep the Eagles in the game. Braedan was a rock in defense for the Blues.

Thanks to all the parents who helped out. Thanks also to Eagles RJ, Jay and Joe. Also a big thank you to Paul Reddacliff a member of the Eagles coaching staff and a former junior footy coach in Australia.

Next Saturday Morning Footy is Saturday June 27 at Bluemont Park, beginning at 9am.