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GOAL!!!
Kicking Off the Grade 5 and 6 Soccer Program at FISW
The super soccer squad
The new Grade 5 and 6 soccer pro- gram at FISW has it all. Inspiring
- Check. Thrilling - Yes. Drama - Oh yeah! And let’s not forget about superior sportsmanship. I first saw the co-ed team compete when they played against a co-ed FIS team at the main campus in Oberursel and what a match it was. As a spectator who un- derstands soccer, one thing certainly came to mind – these kids are well- coached. While the team is new, you
could see that many of the kids have been playing together for some time. So, when these two evenly matched teams faced each other, the much an- ticipated game did not disappoint. It was a game in which every player, par- ent and member of the FIS community could be proud – because not only could you see that the program was off to a successful start but you could observe how much fun the players were having too!
FISW’s Jason Bentley has been involved in the introduction of Grade 5 and 6 soccer at this campus as he is with all things athletic, but the team is coached by the Grade 1 duo of Molly Ogden and Gareth Rose. Mr. Bentley says: “Ms. Ogden has been a wonder- ful role model and has done some great work for years in raising interest for football (soccer) among our girls”. Seeing many of the girls that she’s coached over the last four years (while
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