A West Coast Storm is Brewing

The West Coast Capitals Girls U14 Team gathered last night to play their first game together in quite a while.  The girls definitely did not forget each other (if we could only harness that energy, we would be rich!) ... nor did they forget how to play soccer together either.

Although missing one of their key midfielders, the girls came out firing on all pistons and took it to the older Gorge team immediately.  The quickly got their passing game going and were soon striking ball at the Gorge goal.  Over the span of the game, it was apparant inevitable that some of those shots would get in.

What was important tonight was getting together, remembering and working on our system of play and rekindling our playing relationships.  Good job ladies.

As parent put it ... "their spirit was huge tonight"!

I have no pictures ... I forgot to pull my camera out.  So I pulled a few old ones from our archives :-)  Enjoy!

A Year in Review (Thus Far) - Final Post

This post is our final post reviewing all of the players that make up the West Coast Capitals Girls U14 Team.  Posts from this point on will on training / exhibitions leading up to the Florida Championships and posts "live" from Florida for those following.

Sydney is our "energizer bunny" ... she keep going & going.  She is a fast/explosive player in  a small package and, like Brittany, don't let her size fool you ... she is tall in our eyes!

Natalie is the Cap's second keeper.  Tall, strong, solid and not afraid to get physical.  She is tough in the air and tough on PK's.  She has the ability to also play out when called upon.

One word describes Hannah ... "focussed".  She is focussed on soccer at practise and focussed during games.  She is also strong on the ball and difficult to strip her of it.

Harmony is another of our big, strong and fast strikers.  She has an ability to retain the ball and distribute it when desired - she can also go to goal and blast shots with her left or right foot.

A Year In Review (Thus Far) - Part 6

Continuined review of the players of  your West Coast Capitals GU14 team ...

Bub (aka Amelia) is one of outside midfielders who works extremely hard every minute on the field.  Strong skills, strong first touch, strong in the air and not afraid to be agressive when required make her an assett for the team.

Garnet is another of our strong defensive players hailing from Sooke (is there any other kind of player from Sooke?).  She is a solid defender (centre or outside) with great clearing and heading skills.  Garnet also helps out up front when required.

A Year in Review (So Far) - Part 5

Let's look at a couple of the Cap's that are at the end of the height spectrum for the team ...

Brittany (BK or "sticks") is another of the Cap's  midfield wizards.  But, don't let her small size fool you ... she is one of the toughest on the team (both giving and receiving).

Veronica ("V" or "v-dawg") is the Caps tallest player and their keeper ... go figure!?  Her cat-like moves in the net are characteristic of someone much smaller.  She is a team assett and one reason for it's success this season.

A Year in Review (Thus Far) - Part4

Today's installement / review looks at two returning faces in new positions for our Caps; and a new face from up-Island comes down to help out up at the front ...

Erin returned to the Cap's team this season in a new position on the back line ... not a bad position for her with her speed and those large clearing kicks and passes of hers.

Vanessa also returned this season to join Erin the outside back line.  Her solid defending, ability to steal the ball from attacking players  and her blazing speed made this position "hers" for the season.

Moira travelled south for the season to help the Caps up front.  She is solid on the ball, skilled, fast - theses characteristics and her work rate made her an excellent partner for Kristen.

A Year in Review (Thus Far) - Part 3

The regular season saw some old faces and new faces for the West Coast Capitals.  This installment sees two new faces along with two returning players.

Katie is the Cap's "Rock of Gibraltar" in the centre on the backline (with her partner GiGi).  She is solid, aggressive on the ground and in the air and ready to help up front when required.

Kate's another backline "soldier" with extra speed to help recover after her breaking runs up the flank.

Julia is another one of the Cap's outisde back who fearlessly clears balls out of the back.  She is especially good in the air with her head balls.

Elise is one of the Cap's midfield "wizards" who uses skills to distribute the ball (passing & possession is her game).  She also helps fill in when needed on outside back and mid-field positions.

A Year in Review (Thus Far) - Part 2

Continuing our review of the regular season ...

The Cap's captain Georgia (GiGi) ... determination, agressiveness and "never say die attitude".  One of our stalwart centre backs.

 

Kristen ... the "work horse" up front.  She always gives us a 110%.  With skill and determination and her work ethic ... the West Coast Capital's have a great assett.

Soraya is a force to be reckoned with ... aggressive, solid and a desire to win the ball. 

Bub in a lighter moment  and leading the team in a "cheer" (Jai Ho) ... the Capitals know how to have fun too!  Bub also helps lead the Capitals on the field with her great play and desire.

A Year in Review (Thus Far) - Part 1

A quick review of some of the memororable pictures, moments and players that happened along the way to the West Coast Capitals march to Florida ...

The speed, quick foot work and dexterity of Kathy always kept the defenders on their toes.

Nikki's leadership on/off the field and command at midfield helped control the flow of the game (not to mention her dangerous shots from outside the 18)

GU14 WC Capitals in the News

Julia made the local news at ... http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/cowichannewsleader/sports/67077507.html

The Team was profiled on the USL website at (Note: Some of the information is incorrect) ...
http://supery.uslsoccer.com/home/370047.html


BC Soccer's Report ...
http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa/RotateNewsArticleView/tabid/243/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1015/16-BC-Teams-off-to-Super-Y-Finals.aspx

Thanks To Our Supporters

A big thank you to our current sponsors ...
Corporate Sponsor:
Live Young Medical Services


Team Sponsors:
Brad Cunnin Land Surveying
Cowichan Valley Soccer Association
Fairways Markets
Global Minds Inc.
Gorge Soccer Association
Karen Love / Remax Camosun
Pacific GeoTech
Royal Canadian Legion (Prince Edward)
Underhill Geomatics

For a list of all of our sponsors and donators, please see the following webpage ... http://westcoastcapitalssponsors.blogspot.com/