Rearranged fixture - Pro Team Vs The Good The Dad and The Ugly

A rearrangement in fixtures due to the unavailability of the GL1 sports hall in April means that the match due to be played on April 12th between Pro Team and The Good, The Dad and The Ugly was played today 22nd March.

Unfortunately further fixture issues may arise as the sports hall is now not available to KickStart for several Saturdays in April (due to other events being held there) - and we are hoping to commence the KickStart summer league in May. Hopefully we can resolve this in order to ensure the current league comes to a close with all teams having played their remaining fixtures.

In the meantime Pro Team and The Good, The Dad, and The Ugly fought a literally bloody and disputed battle (elbows and nose bleeds), the result being a narrow victory for The Good, The Dad and The Ugly. Result Pro Team 14, The Good, The Dad and The Ugly 15. Despite the result Pro Team retain their place as league leaders - only a significant haul of Health and Parenting Activity points from the teams below can now mean that they can be overtaken.

Week15 (GDU & Old Guns not awarded points for non match week 11)

Pro Team Vs Old Guns

In terms of points scored, Pro Team may lead the table by virtue of their haul of Health and Parenting Activities points, but in terms of football Old Guns are way ahead of the pack giving Pro Team a drubbing. Final score Pro Team 1, Old Guns 12. But the point of KickStart is that it's not just about the football and Pro Team remain top of the table.

Week 14 (GDU & Old Guns not awarded points for non match week 11)

Old Guns Vs Team Dad

The points on the board this week go to Old Guns who are running away with the football points, and have also accrued points from Health Activities. Team Dad didn't come away entirely empty handed - points being scored for Health Activities. Final score Old Guns 17, Team Dad 9.

Week 13 (GDU & Old Guns not awarded points for non match week 11)

Awards

Tom McCormack of The Good, The Dad, and The Ugly, alongside daughter Paige finally received the Wayne Rooney signed England football shirt, along with a copy of the Haynes Man Manual at the Dads and Kids Club, Bartongate Children's Centre on March 1st. Paige won the 'design a Mr KickStart' competition at the start of the season.

Old Gun's Lloyd Williams received a pair of sparring gloves for the match banter award. Keep it up Lloyd.

Raffle: Pro Team's Justin Lee received tickets for a forthcoming Cheltenham Town FC football match (provided courtesy of the Cheltenham Town FCs Football in the Community Team) and James Williams ( Pro Team) received JJB sports vouchers. Both James and Justin also received Hayne's Men's Health Manuals.

Remember points mean prizes!

Announcement! Summer league

Whilst the points for football and Activity points from last weekend's game are tallied up to add to the league table, the KickStart team would like to make an announcement that we have secured space at GL1 for a KickStart summer league, to continue immediately following the end of the current one. We've decided to do this as last year people were really enjoying the league - then it closed for the summer, and we lost players and had to recruit all over again. By having a summer league we hope to continue the momentum and add more teams to the league, provide a space for dads on Saturday mornings at Bartongate Children's Centre, and include the opportunity further men's health and dads parenting activities.

Pro Team (red bibs) in team training prior to forthcoming match with Old Guns. No need for the offensive weapons lads! (Colin is that you looking on?)

Pro Team Vs The Good, The Dad and The Ugly

Who says that competition doesn't work? Both teams submitted Health Activity forms on sexual health - and members of Pro Team also returned their Parenting Activities, meaning that in terms of points scored for health and parenting awareness Pro Team are way ahead of the pack at the top of the table. Sadly the same cannot be said of their goal scoring ability. The Good, The Dad and The Ugly ran out clear winners, despite Pro Team looking initially as if they were going to win the match - but they fell away towards the end. Final score Pro Team 12, The Good, The Dad and The Ugly 17. A great turn out this week - lots of roll on/off substitutions.

The day also saw the relaunch of the Dads and Kids club at Bartongate Children's Centre with some of the KickStart dads in attendance prior to their match.

Week 12 (GDU & Old Guns not awarded points for non match week 11)

The Good, The Dad and The Ugly Vs Old Guns

The match on Saturday 23rd February has been declared null and void as not enough players turned out for one team. Therefore the match will be counted as played - but no points awarded.

Week 11