Futsal Tournament Weekend #1

This past weekend, after the longest team bus ride in history up to Fort McMurray Alberta, the team overcame the poor movie selections and dominated the weekend.

With a limited side in the line up it was an opportunity for some of the newer players to gain some experience in competitive play.  After last years disappointing Silver medal in the final championships, the squad looked to improve this season and prepare itself for a chance to qualify for the March ACAC 2012 Championships held in Medicine Hat.

The team was drawn in the group along with Keyano and Olds.  The first match verses Olds College was a   11-1 victory on the Friday night.  On Saturday, the team faced an organized Keyano side with some fans in the stands to cheer them on.  After trailing for the majority of the game, and hitting the crossbar multiple times, the team managed to come away with a draw and the ever important point to finish top in the group.

Sunday's semi-final was a surprise but Ambrose College was the next opponent...and the Cougars must have slept well in the suites they were provided because this team thrives on playoffs matches...handing Ambrose a 13-1 thrashing and a position for us to play for 1st place.

Prior to the Ambrose match, the team witnessed the Keyano College Huskies earn a win against the defending ACAC champions, Medicine Hat Rattlers.  This set up the final for a rematch with the Keyano Huskies which was something that was great for the team.

After our first match against Keyano, the team put a tactical game plan in place to deal with the defensive shell Keyano was displaying all weekend.  After scoring the first goal and some stellar goalkeeping by Marklund, the team rolled to a 5-1 victory and 5 points earned to qualify for the championships.

In addition to keeping stats, sometimes the coach needs to pay attention on the bench.

MRU Rookie wins hometown award

Paulina Ross, MRU 1st year, was named female player of the year for NWT along with her accomplishments with the Mount Royal University Women's Soccer Team success.  Congratulations Paulina - that trophy is almost as big as you!


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MRU Prospects to take on Armed Forces Soccer Team

The Mount Royal University Women's soccer team has been invited to participate in a friendly match vs the CISM Women's Canadian Soccer team during their Calgary Training Camp in February.

The match will take place on Wednesday, February 22 at the Calgary NW Soccer Centre 3pm KO.  Turf Field.

MRU looks to feature some of it's newest prospects to the 2012 squad and give them an opportunity to showcase their talents to the coaching staff.

Cougar Women to add FIFA-11 Prevention Program

The Cougar Women's Soccer program for 2012 will be adding the FIFA-11 ACL Prevention Program to it's off-season conditioning program.   The off-season program is well underway and the planning and preparation for the fall pre-season camp have begun!


The “11+” is a complete warm-up programme to reduce injuries among female football players aged 14 years and older. The programme was developed by an international group of experts, and its effectiveness has been proven in a scientific study. Teams that performed the “11+” at least twice a week had 30-50% fewer injured players.

The programme should be performed, as a standard warm-up, at the start of each training session at least twice a week, and it takes around 20 minutes to complete. Prior to matches, only the running exercises (parts 1 and 3) should be performed.

For all exercises, correct performance is of great importance. Therefore, the coach should supervise the programme and correct the players if necessary.