Scores and Table Weeks 1 & 2

Apologies for the wait! Here are the results and the league table for the matches played on the 10th and 17th of May. The table will be updated again once the results of the matches on 24th May and 31st May are known. We'll also have some of the health and parenting activities completed by then, so more points can be added to your team's total whilst you're bringing your football skills up-to-scratch...

...And remember you can score points for your team by attending the Dads and Kids Club at Bartongate Children's Centre.

Last season's champions Pro Team are fixed to the foot of the table following a thrashing at the hands (or feet) of newcomers Team Brown who top the table after the first round of matches. All Stars handed out a similar drubbing to Young Lads and Dads. Meanwhile Old Guns dug out a win over Tactrix, and The Liver Lads and The Good, The Dads and The Ugly fought each other to a draw...

Scores:

10th May

Team Brown 23 - Pro Team 3

All Stars 20 - Young Lads and Dads 6

17th May

Old Guns 19 - Tactrix 9

Liver Lads 19 - The Good, The Dad and The Ugly 19

Table Weeks 1 & 2

Kick Off!

The KickStart Summer League got off to an impressive start on Saturday with a big turn out of players. Thanks to all who turned out - especially those of you from teams who didn't play on Saturday - we needed as many people as possible there to get people registered - and to let people know about what's involved. As usual you'll score points for the football - but you can score points too for any activities we give you to do (nothing difficult!) You can also score points by attending the Dads and Kids Club at Bartongate Children's Centre - just remember to give your name to the staff there and tell them you're a KickStart dad. If you do need a creche facility please can you ring and let us know. Thanks!

If you want to play - get in touch with us ASAP and we'll allocate you to a team.

Two matches were played on Saturday (as they will be every Saturday) - match reports to follow; more importantly here's the fixture list...

KickStart Fixtures Summer League

10th May.

Team Brown v Pro Team.

Young Lads & Dads v All Stars.

17th May.

Liver Lads v The Good, The Dad &The Ugly

Old Guns v Tactrix.

24th May.

All Stars v Team Brown.

The Good, The Dad & The Ugly v Pro Team.

31st May.

Tactrix v Young Lads & Dads.

Old Guns v Liver Lads .

14th June.

Team Brown v The Good, The Dad & The Ugly.

All Stars v Tactrix.

21st June.

Pro Team v Old Guns.

Young Lads & Dads v Liver Lads.

28th June.

Tactrix v Team Brown.

Old Guns v The Good, The Dad & The Ugly.

12th July.

Liver Lads v All Stars.

Young Lads & Dads v Pro Team.

19th July.

Team Brown v Old Guns.

Tactrix v Liver Lads.

26th July.

The Good, The Dad & The Ugly v Young Lads & Dads.

All Stars v Pro Team.

2nd August.

Liver Lads v Team Brown.

Young Lads & Dads v Old Guns.

9th August.

Pro Team v Tactrix.

All Stars v The Good, The Dad & The Ugly.

16th August.

Team Brown v Young Lads & Dads.

Liver Lads v Pro Team.

21st August.

Old Guns v All Stars.

Tactrix v The Good, The Dad & The Ugly.

KickStart Summer League! Starts May 10th!

For players who are disappointed that their team didn't win the KickStart league - and for new players wanting to take part - take heart! The new KickStart Summer League will commence on May 10th! We will definitely be tying in with Bartongate Children's Centre Dads and Kids Club with provision of creche facilities for those dads who want to attend the dads club and also play football (you'll even score points for your team by attending the club).

Need to know more? KickStart has a simple premise - a 5-a-side league for dads (a small number of non-dads are allowed) - you score points for the football, but you also score points for any very simple Health or Parenting activities we ask you to undertake (some of these can be done at half-time on match days - so we make it easy for you!) And there are also real prizes to win - see the blog below for further details.

In order to take part you will need to register. If you do want to take part, you can contact either Lloyd Williams on the KickStart mobile on 07507 307123, or Ian Broady on 01452 560451.

Important Announcement for all KickStart players!

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Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control we are unable to make use of the GL1 sportshall to play the final April matches as we intended. Following a meeting earlier this week it has been decided that due to this and the fixture congestion that would ensue due to the start of the KickStart summer league in May, it was felt that we had no option but to finish the current league and leave the Table as it stands. There was some discussion around deducting points or adding points to teams to balance up the number of games played, but this would not have affected the current league standings in relation to the winning team. Therefore, by dint of their input around the Health and Parenting activities (and afterall that's the purpose of KickStart!) Pro Team are this season's Champions!

Well done Pro Team - lets hope this sets an example to some of the other teams that they can't win just in footballing terms alone! It's important to register, otherwise you can't take part in any of the activities that will earn your team more points!

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)