Well Done John

John Longfellow received fantastic praise from coach and course leader James Ward last Thursday by being announced as the Student of the Year for our course at the annual Bolton Wanderers Educational Programme awards.

On Thursday, as one of the educational arms of the Bolton Wanderers set up, all our players and staff were invited to attend, along with many local college who the club work with throughout the year. As part of this each year, Bolton Wanderers award one student per college for their efforts throughout the course as a whole, and this year, to recognise our link, partnership and the development of the course, Bolton Wanderers also included the award for our lads.

James had the task of looking at all the students and their whole performance academically and physically . It was a tough choice as we have many very committed and talented young men here on the Edukick England course, However John Longfellow stood out as a fine example of everything the course and programme is about. John has re-joined the programme after a short spell in the 2008/2009 season. Throughout his time here he has been a model professional and student. Always keen to learn, lend a hand and push himself to achieve.

Well done John

A Hard Week Back

Following a two week break, and the Madrid weekend for some, the lads returned back to a week of hard work with the coaches to get them back into shape.

Obviously for some it took a lot out of them as Victor and Migeul had to catch up on some sleep in the car on the way to Preston - Ahh!

March Players of the Month

As last term came to an end, to players shone out for their work rate, performances and commitment to the course as a whole which earned them Player of the Month for the two squads.

A squad Player of the Month for March:

John Longfellow

John put in some fantastic and hardy performances in the games throughout March and led the back line tremendously. He has been throughout that month, but as a whole on the course so far, a model professional and very committed.

B Squad Player of the Month for March:

William Rassios

William's hard work and determination to learn has paid off with a fantastic month on the course and some fine individual performances. William continues to impress and develop on the course.

Well done to both the lads.

Photos From Madrid

The lads who travelled to Spain for the tournament have arrived back or headed home for a well earned rest. Although the results didn't go the way they wanted, the lads had a great time and picked up some great tips and learnt a great deal about the European game in the process.

Well done to all the lads, you represented us here at Edukick England fantastically

Here are some of the photos from the weekend.

Madrid 2010 training sessions!

The few lads that travelled to Madrid have arrived safely and went straight into the first training session with James, here they are preparing for the games ahead!

Departure to Madrid

Today all those who have stayed here in England for the Easter break departed for the Madrid tournament over the Easter weekend.

15 of the lads have opted to attend, some with family too.

Good luck lads, and have a great time.

Warm up with Urawa Reds

As some of the lads build up to the trip to Madrid tomorrow, James arranged a pre tournament warm up game in Manchester against touring Japanese team Urawa Reds.

Urawa Reds, a professional team in Japan, bring over to the North West of England, 30 young players every year for the experience of English football, and each year our Edukick team have the opportunity to play them.

I a great game the lads showed how far they had come in the last two terms, with some great individual performances from Ryan, Kevin, and Victor along with great overall team spirit.

The result went Urawa reds way, 3 - 1 with the three goals coming to them from lapse in concentration, but something James is confident once they get out to Madrid they can rectify.

Wednesday morning See's these lads fly out for the weekend to join up with other international Edukick teams and local Spanish teams.

Good luck to them all