Courtesy: The Logan Leader


Team goes it alone

17 Nov 08

by Rhys O'Neill

A PARK Ridge side has not let the absence of a coach hinder its charge to state success, claiming the recent under-14 Vikings Futsal Country title at Caloundra.

The six-man squad - Randall Kirk, Jamie Rivett, Jordi White, Brent Dawson, Jason Karan-Cole and Dan Vella - produced a clinical display against rivals from as far north as Bundaberg to northern NSW.
After cruising through the preliminary rounds, including a 16-0 triumph, the side notched a 9-1 semi-final win before a 13-1 victory in the November 9 showpiece.

The results were made all the more impressive due to a lack of coaching staff - not that it affected them.
“They just went and signed there own team up,’’ Rivett’s mother, Julie McCorry, said.

“They thought they would have a crack at this thing.
“A coach would probably have a negative impact on them anyway.
“They do what they would do if they a had a coach. You see them doing all the drills.’’
Ms McCorry said team spirit - not skill alone - was the secret to the team’s success.
Nearly all of the squad have representative honours at either futsal or outdoor soccer level.
“They played really well down there and beat everybody,’’ she said.
“But every time somebody made a mistake there was somebody there to pat them on the back.
“They have got skill but they have got that team spirit.’’
Kirk, Rivett, White and Dawson all attend Marsden High School while Karan-Cole goes to Trinity College Beenleigh and Vella to Browns Plains.





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