Gloucester Gentlemen's Soccer League

Local youth coaches Jay Da Costa & Gina Pacheco are heading to Nunavut from Feb 17-19 to run a soccer camp for 100 children aged 8-18, and PE classes at the local school.  They are looking to collect & distribute indoor soccer shoes.  The northern youth are extremely passionate about soccer and are in need of indoor soccer shoes.  Many wear ill-fitted hand-me-downs, outdoor studded shoes and/or play in socks.  Please consider dropping off your used or new indoor soccer shoes of all sizes – for both genders at the dome on February 10th (or during the following week in the Hornets Clubhouse).  For more information, please contact Jay at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it & Gina at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Thank you for your support of this worthwhile endeavour!

 

 

The GGSL Shield starts on February 3rd for a 3 week period. NB: This is an open-draw tournament in the great tradition of the European domestic cups. Update: The finalists have now been determined following the Feb 10 semi-final game results,

 

Round	Division	Home	Away	Date/Time	Field
Quarters	A	Ajax	Bayern	F eb 3 @ 8:00	#1
Quarters	A	Boca	Spurs	Feb 3 @ 9:00	#1
Friendly	A	Gunners	Reds	Feb 3 @ 10:00	#1
Quarters	B	Man City	Olde Boys	Feb 3 @ 8:00	#2
Quarters	B	Dortmund	Atletico	Feb 3 @ 8:00	#3
Quarters	B	Peles	Man U	Feb 3 @ 9:00	#2
Quarters	B	Eagles	Dragons	Feb 3 @ 9:00	#3
Quarters	B	Mariachis	Crush	Feb 3 @ 10:00	#2
Semis	A	Gunners	Spurs	Feb 10 @ 8:00	#1
Semis	A	Reds	Ajax	Feb 10 @ 9:00	#1
Friendly	A	Boca	Bayern	Feb 10 @ 10:00	#1
Semis	B	Man City	Crush	Feb 10@ 8:00	#3
Semis	B	Dortmund	Dragons	Feb 10 @ 8:00	#2
Friendly	B	Eagles	Man U	Feb 10 @ 9:00	#2
Friendly	B	Peles	Olde Boys	Feb 10 @ 9:00	#3
Friendly	B	Mariachis	Atletico	Feb 10 @ 10:00	#2
Finals	A	Gunners	Reds	Feb 17 @ 8:00	#1
Finals	B	Man City	Dortmund	Feb 17 @ 9:00	#1

 

B Shield Format - With 10 teams, the B Shield has a twist!

Week 1: All 10 teams play the opponent determined by an open draw.
Week 2: Among the 5 winners, a 2nd draw takes place to determine the 4 semi-finalists. One team will be an "unlucky winner" & elminated from the Shield (Man City, anyone?).  This is required to give all teams a chance to compete for the Shield in the allocated 3 weeks and definitely adds another element of unpredictability to the competition!
Week 3: Winners play in the Finals at 9:00 on Field #1.

 

A Shield Format - With 6 teams

Week 1: The top 2 teams in the standings advance to the semifinals directly.  The other 4 teams play the opponent determined by an open draw.
Week 2: Winners of the 2 games in week 1 and the 2 "bye" teams are drawn to determine the semi-final pairings
Week 3: Winners play in the Finals at 8:00 on Field #1.

 

Of course, we will still have lots of other soccer "friendlies" going-on for the teams not competing directly for the Shield.