Congratulations to our U13 L3 Boys who won Gold at the Kickin’ in the Capital Soccer Tournament on August 7-8, 2010!

Well done to Coach Gilchrest and his lads!

Thank you to all Teams, Volunteers, Staff, Sponsors, and all supporters for making the 2010 Girls GIST one of Ottawa’s best Soccer tournaments!

We look forwards to see you in 2011 GIST. Thank you!

The final results are now posted here!

Despite being short a player for the whole tournament, and temperatures almost reaching 40 Degrees, and playing with the smallest nets you’ve seen, the team had a blast and earned their way to the Final game. This being the 4th and final tournament for the team, they were eager to make an impact, and show the Western side of Ottawa how well soccer is played in the East.
The Spitfires started off the tournament with a 1-0 win against West Ottawa. Even though the score didn’t reflect it, the boys outplayed their opponents the whole game.
Gloucester then went on to face OSU Rage who tops the standings in the Western Ottawa league. OSU went up 1-0 in the first half, but at kick-off of the second half, Nolan Laskoski ripped a bullet of a shot of the inside of a post and in to tie it up. The game finished at a 1-1 draw, but we would see the OSU Rage again in the final game.
By the time the third game of the day came around, the boys were getting tired, and unfortunately lost 3-0 to Ottawa Internationals Black.
Day 2 of the tournament started off with a match against another of the host teams OSU Titans. Both teams came out firing on all cylinders, looking for a place in the playoffs. The game ended with another 1-1 tie, but the score could have been much higher (for both teams).
Thanks to an upset in the very last round-robin game, the Spitfires finished 4th in the group and advanced to the semi-final. This was a very exciting moment for the team, as 2 of the 3 previous tournaments they missed the playoffs due to goals for/against differentials.
The Spitfires faced Lanark County who had gone undefeated in the round robin. Both teams had their chances, but the Spitfires had something to prove, and wanted the ball more than the other team. Some very dominate passing plays led to the game-winning goal by Taylor, and a penalty shot by Jacob insured the 2-0 win.
There wasn’t much of a break between the semi and the final because the semi got off to a very late start. Again, the Spitfires met the OSU Rage for a rubber-match. Both teams played like champions who deserved to be in the final game. OSU hadn’t forgot the tying goal scored by Nolan during the RR, and they got the exact same goal in the first half. There were chances at both ends, with Nolan making some great saves, including several 2 person breakaways, to give us a fighting chance. Opportunities happened at both ends, and had the nets been bigger, there would have been more goals, but the final score was 1-0.
The boys deserved their spot in the final, and can rest assured they won a place in the heart of their coach.
Way to go spitfires! Put that Silver next to your Bronze from the Cumberland Snakebite!

Back Row L-R: Joanne (Manager), Coach Stef, Coach Pete
Middle Row L-R: Eric L, Jacob, Kurt, Isaac, Cameron, Mathieu, Matthew, Eric S
Front Row L-R: Taylor, Jean-Simon, Nolan, Elias

2010 Boys Gist was a success with many of our Hornets teams bringing home some Bling!

Check back as we will update with pictures as the teams send them in!

GLOUCESTER HORNETS U11 PLAYER TO PLAY IN SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 Are you surprised? 10 young local soccer players (including a Gloucester U11 Premier Player) are about to embark on an experience of a lifetime. They will be representing their school and Canada in the inaugural International French Schools World Cup (FSWC at www.scolafrance.info/foot2010/index.php), a Mini-field World Cup with 26 countries representing four continents. The Ottawa players, eight boys and two girls, attend Lycée Claudel school in Ottawa, and are in grade five and grade six. The tournament will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from June 21 to June 27, during the World Cup. The students will participate in multiple activities over 7 full days, all of which will fulfill one of three objectives: sporting, cultural and educational.

From a sporting perspective, each team will play a minimum of four games before advancing to knockout rounds. A total of 100 matches will be played. The Lycée Claudel team will also be attending at least two World Cup games in Johannesburg, Spain vs. Honduras and Germany vs. Ghana. To experience World Cup final games live in huge stadiums including the new Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg will be a dream come true for any soccer fan. The students will also meet a national soccer team of the FIFA World Cup, and be inspired by an internationally-renowned player.

The field of sport becomes a backdrop for the cultural exchange. Where else could youths from Casablanca, Douala, Kuala Lumpur, Maputo, Oslo, Ottawa and Soweto all speak the same language to each other – that of soccer. Students from around the world are sharing a common bond, their passion for the game, while being exposed to cultural and social diversity. They are being billeted by families in Johannesburg, they have exchanged profiles of themselves, they will be talking about their own country at the World Cup village, and will hopefully continue their dialogue with their new friends from different continents, after they return home.

The students at the Lycée have also been studying South African history from Apartheid to the birth of the Rainbow Nation and will be privy to a personal tour of Soweto. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the students have been studying civil, economic, social and cultural rights of the child, and how they differ in different countries. They will participate in a full day debate in an International Youth Parliament.

To enhance their South African experience, the Lycée Claudel team has been collecting “gently used soccer equipment”.  Collection is still ongoing and Hornets players and teams are encouraged to participate.  The team will meet with children in Soweto and provide them with the equipment and uniforms. It will be a moment that the Ottawa kids will never forget.

The students about to embark on this trip of a lifetime experience are: Maxime Nectoux (Gloucester Hornets), Braxton Lagarec, Julia Hassard, Alexandre Dinh, Liam Harb, Loic Bramley, Catherine Guevin-Nicoloff, Matteo Cantave, Maxime Gioakas-Perusse, and Marcello Britto.

They represent Gloucester Hornets, Ottawa Internationals, Ottawa Fury, OSU and Hull soccer clubs. The team is coached by Gilles Boumard, Athletic Director at Lycée Claudel. They leave June 19 and will be back June 28. You can follow their adventures on their blog at Claudel2010.wordpress.com. This may not be the real World Cup but it surely feels like it … And our own Maxime Nectoux will be there!