Lightning / Thunder trials for 2009 Season

[marinermick]

sad state of affairs isn't it

the budgie website is my first port of call for results on a monday

 

[Kareem]

sad state of affairs isn't it

the budgie website is my first port of call for results on a monday

+1
well run website IMO
I'd be on there trying to find out u13C results every week (and some Mens)- and thats when I came upon the info

 

[Wilson]

Go budgie....

 

[afan]

Concerned Parent- Branch Teams MMMMMMM My recolection was that most of them performed pretty poorly. Not many would warrant being invited back. Incumbent Thunder (cough cough) players..........I've seen them play.  Plenty of good coaches at CCF.............I don't think so.

Ted.....welcome to CCF...........your career is over.

Afan.....you have much inside info?

Offtheball...........last time open trial was held was only two years ago back in the famous Keech days. Hundreds of kids turned up for one team to play against lightning teams in respective age groups for branch selection. After three weeks of training they played and  got their backsides kicked and were sent home. Lightning dominated the branch sides.

I know the guy that works for FNSW quite well, so yes I do have some info

 

[afan]

Has anyone have any information on U13 and/or U14 lightning Squads or when selection is expected?

 

[Kareem]

just talkin to one my strikers- he has been training with them for last 2-3 weeks and the squads were going to be posted up last night or tonight
so i will let every1 know when they are up- hope my guy gets in!

 

[afan]

tks Kareem - your striker is for which age group?

 

[Kareem]

u14s next year

 

[afan]

tks and good luck

 

[dwight]

Has anyone have any information on U13 and/or U14 lightning Squads or when selection is expected?

Yep players have been chosen selection to be on website today or very shortly.

CCF is anybody out there ? when will this be posted ?

 

[afan]

U13 up - any new players from last year or same team?  New players in U14 and some noticeable exemptions.  Waiting for u12's...

 

[Ted]

http://www.ccfootball.com.au/home/news/582 (lightning under 12s)

 

[Ted]

We had our trials for the Thunder U11's teams today. Having to select 32 from a group of about 50 is not as easy as i thought it would be when they are deserving of a spot.

 

[Kareem]

my striker didnt make it
bad luck kid

 

[Ted]

Thunder U11's have been announced.
http://www.ccfootball.com.au/home/news/587

 

[afan]

Ted - 33 players are listed, was anyone left out? and how can 1 person coach so many kids.  Please explain as I;m not sure how this works.

 

[offtheball]

Ted - 33 players are listed, was anyone left out? and how can 1 person coach so many kids.  Please explain as I;m not sure how this works.

$8250 what a money spinner! Probably 30% for strips tracksuits etc. More the merrier.

 

[The Smart one]

Just for the record, 442s centre of excellence had 16 under 10s boys in development from October 07 to August 08, out of the 16 boys 15 selected for lightning and Thunder, a stewards enquiry on why one boy missed out. In the past 4 years on average 10 boys selected for rep teams in Sydney and Central coast lightning each year. 

 

[Ted]

Ted - 33 players are listed, was anyone left out? and how can 1 person coach so many kids.  Please explain as I;m not sure how this works.

2 teams 2 coaches

 

[afan]

Thanks Ted, I think this is a money spinner but I'm allowed my opinion, good luck.

As for 442, give us a break, you must be Gallagher or that hurley who plays both camps and now add FNSW to that, all in it for the money.