The Surrey Youth League now maintains a list of tournaments with entry forms. They have not published 2012 yet but the link will appear here when they do.

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This item will be updated as new details are received. Note that the Surrey Youth League site may have extra details but this item has always been popular so we will continue with it this season.

The big game of the day was the Under 16 League Cup semi final, which saw Matt’s Sheen Lion Pride secure their place in the U16 League Cup Final with a fantastic 2-0 victory over Sandgate. A draw against Sandgate a few weeks ago meant it would be a close game but Sandgate started as favourites based on a much higher Premier Elite position. However, two goals from Jesse W from two assists by Fredrik W late in the game were enough to book their place in the final against Farnborough or Kingston Juniors on the evening of Tuesday 1st May. A date for your diaries!

U16 Pride League Cup Finalists 2012

It was a much better week today with nine victories versus six defeats. The Under 12’s led the way with two victories. Mel’s U12 Lions had a very important 2-1 win against local rivals Barnes Eagles Colts whilst Bernie’s U12 Pride were the big hotshots of the day with an impressive 12- 0 victory over Whitton, with both Gerald N and Jack N getting 5 goals a piece. Jon and Alastair ‘s U11 Lions had one of the best results of the day and gained revenge on Ewell Saxons with an excellent 2-1 victory.

It was mixed results for the Under 14’s, Under 15’s, Under 13’s with one win apiece. Trevor’s U14 Lions have gone clear at the top of their league with a 6-0 win against Tooting and Mitcham whilst Rick’s U14 Pride lost at Corinthian Casuals. Terry’s Under 13 Lions made sure Corinthian Casuals did not have it all their own way with an important 7-3 win against the same club. Joe R represented the outstanding individual performance of the day. Having had a tragic personal loss this week , he turned out for his U13 Lions team and scored a magnificent hat-trick as well as earning the Man of the Match award from his team mates. Everyone in the club sends their condolences to Joe and his family.

Russell and Matthew U13 Pride had the burden of last weeks ‘team of the week’ title to face and lost 2-0 against local rivals Barnes Eagles. However, last weeks joint team of the week, Dean and Sam’s U 15 Pride made amends and continued their run of good form with a 4-2 win at Kingstonian. Michael and Mark’s U15 Lions lost 3-0 at Kingswood Falcons.

It was a disappointing day for the Under 10’s with Michael and Martin’s high flying U10 Lions losing a really close encounter with Links 2-1. The U10 Pride similarly lost this time at Kew Association. The most exciting game of the day was undoubtably Richard and Nidal’s U9 Lions who won 4-3 in an important game v SCR Colts and kept up their chances for a place in the top two of their league but Gavin and Nick’s U9 Pride lost 3-1 to KPR. Finally, the Under 18’s had a very good 3-1 win over Manorcroft Utd.

TEAM OF THE DAY have to be Matt’s Under 16 Pride. The League Cup is a tough competition with 22 Premier Elite and Premier sides across five rounds, so having Sheen Lions in the final is brilliant news. WELL DONE to Matt, Clive, Henrik and all the boys – we look forward to 1st May 2012 at the Molesey Jnrs ground.

As the end of the season starts to illuminate over the horizon, the battle for honours really begins. The U15 Lions and U18 Lions play in important Quarter Finals of the Surrey County Cup next week. The Under 14’s have their invitation cup semi final in two weeks to see if they can match the success of the Under 16 Pride. In the leagues there is all to play for with 9 teams – the U9 Lions, Under 10 Lions, U11 Pride, Under 12 Lions and Pride, Under 13 Lions, Under 14 Lions, Under 16 Lions and Under 18’s all in contention for league medals this season. Alongside, these teams ALL age group teams have much to play for to ensure we complete this outstanding season with much pride.

PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS THE SHEEN LIONS OPEN DAY NEXT SATURDAY (4th Feb), WITH ALL DETAILS HERE ON THE WEB SITE.

A weekend with less highlights than we would have hoped for. Four seems to be the magic number, as we went three weeks pre Christmas losing only four games but now we have done two weeks on the trot, unfortunately winning only four games.

Let’s start with the Under 14’s. Trevor’s Lions got back to their scoring ways with a 11-0 victory over Kew Association Colts with both Oskar H, and Alex G securing hat-tricks. It became their 50th goal scored in the league this season but, more impressively they have only conceded six league goals. Saying that, their League title remains very open with four good teams in contention. Rick’s U14 Pride lost their 2nd v 3rd battle 3-1 due to two late goals from Hampton Youth.

The Under 9’s were unbeaten at the weekend with two draws. Richard and Nidal’s U9 Lions managed a 1-1 draw with Raynes Park in a very tight Div 1 league and Nick and Gavin’s U9 Pride achieved their first clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 draw with Rocks Lane. David’s Under 10 Pride found top of the table KPR too strong in a 4-0 defeat.

It was not a great day for the Under 11’s with two very narrow defeats. Jon and Alastair’s U11 Lions lost 1-0 at Ewell, whilst David’s U11 Pride were very unlucky to lose their Div 1 top of the table clash with Moormead 2-1. In the Under 12’s, Mel’s Lions run of victories came to an end and were surprise 2-1 losers to Molesey Juniors, but Bernie’s U12 Pride had a good day with a 4-0 win over Esher to keep up the pressure on the top two in the league.

It was however a good day for the U13’s. Terry’s U13 Lions remain in contention for league honours in another very tight league and a 2-2 draw against a strong Whitton team means for the 2nd week they fell just narrowly short of the victory that they are striving for. Russell and Matthew U13 Pride had a very impessive 3-1 win over 2nd placed Staines.

The 15’s had mixed results with Michael and Mark U15 Lions losing 3-0 to Kingston Juniors which has become their bogey side this season having beaten them three times but Dean and Sam’s U15 Pride gained revenge over Elm Grove and hung on to win 1-0.

It was a very good week for many of the U15 Lions and Pride boys with Hampton School  reaching the English National Schools final (ISFA) where they will play either Bolton or Repton on March 8th at Burton Albions Ground.  The squad includes seven boys from Sheen Lions which represents exactly half the team. WELL DONE to them.

Matt’s Under 16 Pride and John’s U18 Lions both had very tough games against strong opposition and unfortunately both lost narrowly 2-1 v Grayshott and 2-1 v Links respectively.

TEAMS OF THE DAY have to be the two Pride teams that defied league rankings. Matthew and Russell’s U13 PRIDE victory over Staines was outstanding and Dean and Sam’s U15 PRIDE will be delighted with their 1-0 victory over Elm Grove, who had beaten them earlier in the season. WELL DONE to them.

Joint Team of The Week U13 Pride

Joint Team of The Week U15 Pride

………. but unfortunately we froze in many of the games.

A very untypical Sunday with 7 defeats in 14 games and just the 4 victories. 3 were drawn but these included a couple of very encouraging results.

Matt’s Under 16 Pride are becoming the draw specialists with their sixth draw of the season in 12 games but this time against a very strong Sandgate side. The U15s lost two tough games with Dean and Sam’s Pride losing 5-2 to table topping Farnborough and Michael and Mark’s U15 Lions losing a tight game 2-1 to Guilford City. They will face Guilford again in a few weeks in the Quarter Final of the Surrey County Cup. Terry’s Under 13’s showed there is very little difference between mid table and top of the league with a good 3-3 draw against top of the table Kew Association, whilst Matthew and Russell’s U13 Pride found Surrey Predators a bit too strong going down 4-0.

Ricks Under 14 Pride maintained their impressive winning streak with a 4-1 victory over Barnes Eagles to keep in contention for a place in the top two of their league. The Under 12’s also maintained their good form. Bernie’s U13P may feel a bit disappointed with a 3-3 draw at Old Isleworth Whites but Mel’s U12 Lions go marching on in the Championship with a great 2-0 win over Esher. Old Isleworth in fact proved to our bogey team on the day as their U11 beat David’s table topping U11 Pride side 1-0 and also their Under 10’s beat Martin and Michael’s high flying Under 10 Lions 4-0 in the Premier League. David’s Under 10 Pride also lost this time to Hampton.

Nidal and Richard’s Under 9 Lions had one of the best results of the day a good 2-0 win over Staines to consolidate their position in second place in the league but unfortunately Nick and Gavin’s U9 Pride found Esher a little bit too strong going down 3-0.

TEAM OF THE DAY undoubtably this week were John’s Under 18’s who beat Claygate 1-0 at Palewell to reach the Quarter Final of the U18 Surrey County Cup. Claygate are in a division higher with boys pretty much all under 18 versus Johns U17 squad. The U18s will now play Premier League table topping Oxshott in the Quarter Final. WELL DONE to John, Freddy their coach and the boys.

U18 Team of The Week

Remember to remind your parent group of the OPEN DAY for min soccer on Feb 4th 2012.

There is lots to read in the news letter, available here.

You can see older news letter on the Surrey Youth League site.

Surrey County FA are running a Referee Mini Soccer Course on Tuesday 28th Feb starting at 7pm until 9.30pm at Connaught House.

There is no cost and each candidate gets a Certificate of Attendance and the FA Booklet on Mini Soccer. It is not a formal qualification.

The course may be of interest to parents and to particularly to some of our older players. The fee for refereeing a mini soccer game is £15 which is good extra pocket money! It will also give you one extra good thing to add on a University application and on a c.v.

If you wish to attend please contact Tim Lawrence in advance so he can put you on the attendance list and  prepare a certificates.

Tim Lawrence
Referee Development Officer
Surrey County Football Association.
Tel: 01372 387094 (Direct), 07943 848185 (mobile) or 01372 373543 (County Office)
tim.lawrence@surreyfa.com

Surrey County Football Association
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36 Bridge Street,
Leatherhead,
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