Prep School Sports News

Football 1^st XI

This week saw the second meeting of the Trinity School Derby; Prep vs. Junior School. Coming off last week’s loss, the Prep School boys were looking to bounce back and show the Junior School what they thought of last week’s performance. The boys started out with a very strong defensive mindset, working together to put a stop to any attacking threat the Junior School put forward. The Prep School boys isolated the Junior School’s wings and squeezed in unison to win the ball back and begin their attacking play. This worked copious amounts of times and lead to Claudio Luzzani having a good 1-on-1 chance against the goalkeeper of which the Junior School keeper pulled off a good save. Being persistent throughout the first and second half, the Prep School boys initiated one of the best attacking plays of the season with Laurie Earnshaw bringing the ball from halfway and manoeuvring around the Junior School defence to slot it past the keeper and provide the Prep School with their first goal! Despite the loss for this week, the boys put in their best performance of the season, showing their determination and resilience when faced with a tough opposition. I would like to commend all of the players for showing up for training on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and listening well to the guidance of the coach. Special mention to Laurie Earnshaw who, despite his injury, showed up to the morning training sessions with set pieces and plays that he had created throughout the week in his own time. I wish the boys best of luck for their secondary schooling endeavours. It was a pleasure coaching these boys and forming rapports that will never be forgotten.

Nicholas Azzone | Football Coach