Golden Boot Soccer Camp

14 May 2015 | Football

Four kids who do really well at this years' Sir Jack Hayward soccer camp will be getting the Golden Boot Award - literally.The last afternoon of the week-long event at the Freeport Rugby and Football Club will see the quartet who make the biggest contribution to the camp walking away with the key to brand new personalised golden soccer cleats.They will be able imagine they are like Brazilian World Cup star Neymar who used to spray paint his boots gold when he was a teenager.The boots will be part of a glittering array of prizes for this year's camp. In addition to them there will also be 15 full-size gold balls given out as trophies to those youngsters who catch the eyes of the three pro coaches from the UK who will be leading all the fun and games.They will be looking to reward the players who improved their games the most or impressed for their general all-round attitude to the coaching and their fellow campers.The camp which has earned an enviable record for being the best value summer camp on Grand Bahama and for the world-class coaching it provides, begins in just six weeks (June 22). As usual it will run for five days from 9am to 3pm and will give everyone who takes part not just a memorable few days but two full soccer uniforms, lunch every day and the chance of a cooling swim as well as tips and practice routines aimed at improving their games.Thousands of children have attended the camp in its 10-year history with some going on to win soccer scholarships at US colleges at least partly because of what they learned.This year's visitors are Lauren Phillips, who previously coached at the David Beckham Academy in London; James Lofthouse, who set out some current professional players in their careers including one international player; and Adrian Penrose, who has coached not just in the UK but also the US.All are former players - Lauren is still playing in the ladies game - who retrained to become not just full-time coaches but specialists in teaching the game to children. They work for the sport's governing body in the UK, The Football Association, as part of a grassroots programme to create a world-beating England side in the future. It will be the trio's first-time in the Bahamas and they are very excited at the prospect."We know gold balls were a very popular prize at the camp two years ago but are sure the prospect of being able to wear gold boots with your own name on the sides next season will be a huge draw this year. They will add real value to what the camp already offers but no one can win them if they don't sign up and now is the time to register," said camp organiser Derek Archer.Click on the link to download the Registration Form: Soccer Camp Registration Form Hopefully see you all this weekend.  

Youth Rugby Festival – This Friday / Saturday and Sunday

14 May 2015 | Rugby

Our annual Rugby Festival is on and we are delighted to host Cayman Rugby to the island and for the first time Lyford Cay School from Nassau. Over 200 kids and 60 adults plus our local boys and girls and parents will be experiencing a fantastic weekend of Rugby. PLEASE come out and support our boys and show our friends from Cayman and Nassau a GREAT Freeport experience. Schedule is below : -Friday Night - 6pm - Welcome Pizza PartySaturday 9am to 4pm - Under 8's / 10's / 12's / 14's and 18 yr old games.Saturday - 6pm to 9pm - Evening Dinner and festivitiesSunday 9.30am to 12.30pm - More Junior RugbySunday - 2pm - Beach Party - Venue to be advisedTHANK YOU to all our parents, coaches, helpers, sponsors and anyone I may have missed. This is a huge opportunity for our boys to have a rugby weekend to remember and to promote The Club to our visitors and local community.I look forward to seeing you all at The Club this weekend

Club is now an affiliate of the BFA (Bahamas Football Association)

14 May 2015 | Football

BIG weekend for The Club coming up and we hope as many of our members and patrons will come out to enjoy the weekends festivities.As The Club is now an affiliate of the BFA (Bahamas Football Association) the new Technical Director Mr Kevin Mcgreskin will be visiting the Club to have a site visit of the island and see some of our boys and girls in action. Its Kevin's first time here so we are trying to make the visit the best possible experience. The time table to date is : -Friday - 3.30pm Coaching session with Boys Under 15's Saturday - 9am to 11am - Girls Under 17's Saturday - 1pm - General Meet and Greet - ALL WELCOME Sunday - 2pm to 4pm - Ladies Champion League

Barrhaven Scottish in the Bahamas

5 Jun 2014 | Rugby

The Barrhaven Scottish Old Boys (B.S.O.B's) are a full contact rugby football club based in Ottawa Ontario.The Old Boys are the most senior contingent (35 years plus) of the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Club barrhavenscottish.com/2012 saw the launch of an Old Boys squad and in 2 short years has seen the team develop from touch rugby scrimmage to fulfilling a full fixture schedule largely against teams from Ottawa but travelling as far as Belleville and all points in between.2014 saw the opportunity for the B.S.O.B's to travel to Freeport Grand Bahama to take on the Freeport Oldboys.Shot in documentary style this short film documents how 18 players (some with affiliations to other clubs) escaped the harsh Canadian winter to leave it all on the pitch, what rugby means to them and the development of great relationships with the Host Freeport club.