On Tuesday we ventured to Soccer 5s at Tuggerah for the annual Open Boys & Girls Mariners Gala Day. Due to the late withdrawal of Green Point, we were able to enter an extra team on the day, which meant that our players would play 5 games (2.5hrs of game time).
Despite playing against much older and physically developed opponents our IFS teams performed admirably and although results often went against us, the players remained on task and continued to think about “the process’ rather than ‘the outcome’ which we continuously drum into the players on a daily basis. The behavior of our teams is also to be commended. We continue to remind everyone that whenever we are wearing the IFS colours, we are representing not only the college but also each and every one of us and the sportsmanship and respect shown towards organisers, referees and fellow players was exceptional.
Tournaments and Gala Days like these are an important part of our football curriculum and we look forward to the U/13 & U/14 Gala Day coming up in term 2.
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