A first-ever football birthday party tourney held in West Coast Park, Home of the “SEALS”, for Ray Kye.After the introductory drills and games, the highly anticipated league games followed..with 3 teams of Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool competing. Shenghan,an impressive talent,powered Man Utd to victory with 10 points(3 wins 1 draw), sharing the accolades with teammates Ray Kye and Luke who provided the defensive cover and ball winning abilities. Smiles all round at the burger joint and many thanks to the kind weather too, on 6 February

A pocket dynamo in training, Ruiyuan long anticipated birthday party was finally held at The Cage 27 February, where his smile and tireless running lit up the occasion and energise the crowd. Shrugging off his high fever the previous day, he even scored a brace,ending up amongst the top scorers on this special day. The day’s competition was in the round robin format where the teams played one another twice. A mini Chelsea team (Elise, Dillon, Iain) led by Birthday Boy scored 11 points to win the league, followed by by Man Utd and Liverpool with 7 and 4 points respectively.

3 Feb marked the end of Woodgrove Sec Sch efforts to qualify for the next round in their zone tournament. We have won 1, lost 1 and drawn 2 matches.

On a personal note, i felt that we have done pretty good, given our conditions on and off the pitch, and some boys have matured in the course of the tournament and delivered the goods. Apart from the Marsiling loss (2009 national top 4), the boys gave a good account of their playing ability and a glimpse of what to expect in 2011. For exciting details, kindly search under “whistle blower”…

BFA players went straight into footy action from week ONE. Fresh from the yearend festives, we wasted no time in unleashing the pent-up energy out onto the lushful greens, kicking around the good old ball with old and new mates! This month, we warmly & officially welcome Bryan, Dylon (Daniel Sim’s a.k.a “DS” younger brother) from BP Cubs, Ashley (Damien’s Sis), Ryan from West Coast Seals (Minis), Edris and Jonathan from West Coast Seals (Sun) MOre Updates from Coach “K” coming up..

The inaugural event finally arrived! Playing with grit, determination and endurance under the scorching sun, TEAM NSF and VIPER 1 finally emerged victorious in their respectitve categories (U-19 and U-14), holding aloft the Sierra Challenge Trophy with much pride. Hari (Team NSF,one of the twin terrors in this tournament) and Mahathir (Vipers 1) proved to be the hot shots in this tournament, netting 6 and 5 goals respectively to edge past their nearest rivals, Tam Yong Seng 5 (Lost United) and Neo (Vipers 1), and clinch the Top Scorer’s Award. Congratulations to all Winners.. however it was everyone, including players, coaches, parents, organisers, sound team to the sponsor who have made this tournament a success!
THE IMPRESSIVE VIPER 1………& THE INDOMITABLE TEAM NSF

Arguably one of the most highly charged soccer birthday parties to date. Oba and gang are young football fanatics who have the potential to develop into good footballers (evident from their agility and footwork) Not the least deterred by the rain, the boys literally marched to the soccer court from the function room to showcase their penalty taking abilities. Needless to say, there were smiles and applause all round as the shots were taken expertly one by one. Certificates and medals were awarded, followed by the cake cutting and ‘happy birthday’ song.. Feels really good to be part of a joyous occasion and appreciated by the parents. Coach Su and Kelvin will be BACK.

Junior boy, Lance clinched the ‘Champion’ title for the in-house shooting competition, fending off challenges from closest rivals and buddies, Donghao and Mark Kudos to Lance for keeping his composure. For his effort, he is rewarded with a pair of Adidas Socks. For the rest of the boys, continue to train hard..

Some pics to savour. Strong parental support is extremely important and influential to a child’s development in every aspects of his or her life.

We had an enjoyable training today, hoops and all, despite the short burst of heavenly tears.

NOne Other than Ronald from Woodgrove Vipers! He is the first player in training to bend a ala beckham freekick into the top right hand corner of the goal. Not surprisingly, he is one of the fast developing players in Woodgrove Secondary School to compete for places in the ‘B’ Division team next year. With a sweet right foot and willingness to study the game, he will be watched closely by the school selectors.

Dearest players of BOOTMARK FOOTBALL ACADEMY, YES!! the contest is officially opened to welcome 2010.. World Cup year! Email your best footballing moment captured in a pic, with a simple caption and stand to win a prize (football related, of course) in DECEMBER…as a X’mas Gift. Do include your name, age and contact number in the email and send it to kelvin@bootmark.biz . Closing date will be 17 DECEMBER  2009 and the winner will be announced HERE on 24 DECEMBER 2009. Adios and good luck