Winding Down the Soccer

We have started to lose some of our soccer family today, several went on to Ireland, Paris and London while a few others have started the treck back to Michigan.  What a wonderful week of soccer and friendship with the people of Scotland.  The rest of us that remained for the day got to see the local Kilwinning
Abbey which included a 143 step bell tower and enjoyed some sweets afterward.  The boys got a surprise from Collin with a double decker bus for the tour.  We also made some of the adults drool when we stopped at the Royal Troon Golf Club, it was a quick visit (no kids allowed . . . .) but plenty of money was spent at the pro shop!

A night of cards!

 After a great day of castles and walking the boys relaxed back at the hotel playing cards!

More Soccer and What a Castle!

We got to tour Hampden Park where the Scottish Football Halll of Fame houses the original Scottish Cup.  Afterwards we headed to Edinburgh and toured Edinburgh castle and boy was it beautiful!  We saw the cannons, Great Hall, Prison (see below!) Lang Stairs, Honours of Scotland (the crown, sceptre and sword) and the war memorial.  The town of Edinburgh was amazing!

Check this out Celtic Fans

Click on the link below to go to Youth Fottball in Scotland to watch a very cool video talking about our incredible experience here in Scotland.  Pay particular attention to the handsome, articulate young man in the sunglasses... ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/3lkz7rz

Awesome day yesterday! Even our over 40 boys got a good game in!

Awesome goalie save from Sean!  U9 boys did amazing!!!

 U9 boys black team

 Coach Pete!

Paul Rodwell saves at least this goal :)

Coach Joker is on the move!  Run Joker Run!

 Awesome tackle by Coach Dana!

Celtic over 40 boys did great playng against 19 year old Scots!

U12 wins Kickin' in Kilwinning

The U12 boys played some great soccer today. They finished with a record of 2-0-1. Way to go boys!

Coaches and Dads Play in Scotland

Coach Jackson, Coach Joker, and Coach Alexander joined a bunch of our dads and Coach Jackson's wife to play against a team from Scotland. The poor men had a slight disadvantage in age being that they were much older than the competition. It was a hard played match but sadly our team suffered defeat. During the little award ceremony, Coach Joker was honored at the most valuable player. Congratulations Coach Joker.