Pincher Creek's U18 soccer team extends their unbeaten streak to 4

Chris Davis, Pincher Creek Voice

Pincher Creek's Brandon Cyr uses his head
to score against Fort Macleod
C. Davis photo

Pincher Creek's U18 soccer team hosted Fort Macleod at Sproule Field on the evening of Monday, May 29.  This was the fourth game of the season for Pincher Creek, having tied their first one, going on to win away games in Sparwood and Elkford.

Pincher Creek's Jared Pittman (far left) played a remarkable
game against Fort Macleod on Monday evening
C. Davis photos

Pincher Creek demonstrated a solid defence and a relentlessly organized offence against Fort Macleod, winning the game 7-2.  Jared Pittman was on top of his game, scoring four of the Pincher Creek goals.

"They keep their shape in the park, they're not just chasing the ball all over the field," said Pincher Creek Coach Jim Lamb after the game.

Braden Barber (center) and Jasper
Woodard (right) put in an
outstanding effort

"I think there were a couple of really outstanding players tonight, including Jared Pittman. We had a couple of really good performances from Jasper (Woodard), he always plays a really strong game, Brandon Cyr played really really well, Braden Barber played really strong.  He always plays his heart out.  It's all about attitude, this kid has a really good attitude.  That's what makes the difference right there, he's so easy to coach."

"I've coached this age group in this community for almost 10 years now," Lamb continued, "and I seriously haven't had one group of kids that have given me any grief.  They're all really good kids."

I think the kids are learning a lot, they're learning about how to play the game.  My philosophy is, I'm not really coaching kids to play, I'm coaching future coaches, so that's my strategy here. I'm really trying to get them to learn about the game and how to coach it.  They're getting to know about structure and shape and discipline and support and teamwork as opposed to just being individual players."

Next home game:
The next home game for the Pincher Creek U18 Soccer Team is Monday, June 11 at Sproule Field, game starts at 7:00 pm.

Year-end Tournaments:
Saturday, June 16 - U14 and U18 tournaments on Sproule, Pool and Halton Fields
Saturday, June 23 - U16 tournament on Halton, Pool, Sproule and Ag Fields

U18 Soccer: Pincher Creek vs Fort Macleod
C. Davis photo