Health and Parenting Activities

We've received suggestions from 2 players with regard to the health and parenting activities, which we'll discuss at the next KickStart team meeting. We'll need to review the activities and the points scoring system for next season - but it's great that people are doing them and adding to their points total.

We're planning on holding some evening meetings to discuss the future of KickStart including forming a voluntary group to raise funds, manage the football etc - which we hope will eventually be composed of interested dads to help run it, so if any dads would like to come along and get involved please get in touch; for times and dates please use the KickStart email address. Thanks!

Scores and Table Week 6

Here's the table for week 6. A competitive game between Young Lads and Dads and Liver Lads ended in a draw - but Liver Lads completed 5 health activity forms as against Young Lads and Dads 1 form - so Liver Lads now sit 3rd in the table with Young Lads and Dads one off the bottom.

In footballing terms Pro Team shipped 29 goals, scoring a paltry 3 in reply - but have managed to climb one place to 5th in the table by dint of completion of 4 health activity forms, the same number of forms completed by Old Guns who are now 2nd in the table.

Scores: 21st June

Pro Team 3 Old Guns 29

Young Lads and Dads 17 Liver Lads 17

Table Week 6

Scores and Table Week 5

In a bid to make those players who look at the online table sit up and take notice of what they need to do for their team in order to stay in the race - here's the table for week 5. The teams - and one in particular - that completed their health activities have added considerably to their points haul. For the players involved in the next round of matches you now know what you need to do to keep up! The same health activity - on avoiding cancer and testicular self-examination will be run at next week's game.

All Stars not only hammered Tactrix, but also gained a large number of points from the health activity. Tactrix turned out for the game, but didn't complete any activities - no points scored sorry lads.

Team Brown and The Good The Dad and the Ugly also scored health points. Team Brown also scored a point for a player going to the dads club. An Old Guns player turned out for The Good, The Dad and The Ugly this week - and scored 4 points for Old Guns by completing the health activity - but will not be allowed to undertake the same activity when Old Guns get to do it next week.

Still all to play for - if you don't win the football match you can still grab points by completing activities and attending the Dads and Kids Club.

Scores: 14th June

Team Brown 22 - The Good The Dad and The Ugly 12

All Stars 21 - Tactrix 6

Table Week 5

Headline News! KickStart Team Announcement!

For those of you who access this blog and are interested in ensuring that the Gloucestershire KickStart men's health and parenting 5-a-side football project continues, the KickStart Team who organise the project have been exploring the possibility of establishing a voluntary 'Gloucestershire Dads and Lads' group to raise the relatively small amount of funding required to ensure the project's long-term future. Whilst there is finance currently available for the short term, we feel that the project will have a greater chance of being sustained if a voluntary group is able to raise the necessary funding. To this end, the KickStart team will be speaking to players during the course of the summer league about getting involved in establishing a voluntary group. We will continue to organise and run health and parenting activities - but the football will be run by the dads.

We envisage that the current KickStart organising team will establish the group, prior to handing over (or being voted off!)to a group of dads willing to get involved. If you're a KickStart player and you're interested in this idea, please let us know via the KickStart mobile on 07507 307123 or by email at kickstart@topmail.co.uk . Thanks!

Announcement to all KickStart players!

There will be an end of season 5-a-side tournament for all KickStart teams on Saturday 30th August - prizes to be awarded. More details to follow soon.

Scores and Table Weeks 3 & 4

OK - here's the updated table and results for weeks 3 & 4 of the league. Team Brown lead on goal difference over Old Guns, and Young Lads and Dads prop up the foot of the table - but early days yet. Liver Lads were beaten - but managed to score a point for a dad's attendance at the creche at the Dads and Kids Club. For those other dads who turned up at the Dads and Kids club expecting to get a point (mentioning no names...) - you do have to turn up with a child! If you can't do this there will be other activities you can do later in the season to score extra points.

Scores:

24th May

Pro Team 18 The Good The Dad and The Ugly 8

All Stars 11 Team Brown 12

31st May

Old Guns 25 Liver Lads 5

Tactrix 25 Young Lads and Dads 16

Please remember there are no matches on the 7th of June - next fixtures will be on the following Saturday.

Table Weeks 3 & 4