Spring Fling 2009!!!- Our Story

Here is our story.

The Men's team played 3 games in the group stage the first day of the tournament, beating EADA (Spain) 2-1, tying IESE (Spain) 1st Year 1-1, and then finally beating INSEAD (France) 3-1. It was a tough game day, especially because teams were playing very physical, but we stuck to our strategy and playing a very offensive and tactical games.

Our point scores helped us move to the Semifinals, in which we faced IESE Year 2 team and defending champions. These were 90 hard minutes for our team. A mistake in the midfield cost us an IESE goal. They led the game 1-0 until five minutes until the end of the match, when one of our players scored the tying goal from the midfield. The ball flew in the air going out of reach from the goalie and coming into the goal on the upper right post, an amazing goal.

We moved on to penalties, in which unfortunately we lost. We missed two penalties, the last coming after our goalkeeper stop one of the IESE penalty kicks.

No team beat us during match time, which give us enough confidence that we will do great at the Paris Tournament coming next week. We hope to play more solidly and score many more goals than before.

On the women's team, we are proud to say that they crowned themselves as the Champions!!!!!, They got the 1st place after beating the likes of IESE, EADA, INSEAD, etc. They won every game played, having a clear advantage over the rival teams in technique and physical endurance.

Next for the IE FC Teams will be to face the MBA Tournament starting the 7th of May at HEC school near Paris, hoping all of our teams will perform much better this time.

We want to thank Gatorate for sponsoring our fluid replenishment, which we are sure played a crucial role in the matches.

Gatorade, Our New Sponsor!!!!

We want to express our gratitude to our new sponsor: Gatorade.

They have been kind enough to provide us with enough powder to replenish during our games and practices. Here is a brief history about this amazing brand: 

In early summer of 1965, a University of Florida assistant coach sat down with a team of university physicians and asked them to determine why so many of his players were being affected by heat and heat related illnesses. Researchers soon discovered two key factors that were causing the Gator players to ‘wilt’: the fluids and electrolytes the players lost through sweat were not being replaced, and the large amounts of carbohydrates the players’ bodies used for energy were not being replenished.

The team of doctors then took their findings into the lab, and scientifically formulated a new, precisely balanced carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage that would adequately replace the key components lost by Gator players through sweating and exercise. They called their concoction ‘Gatorade’. Soon after the researchers introduced their Gatorade formula to the team, the Gators began winning… outlasting a number of heavily favored opponents in the withering heat 

The team’s success progressed even more during the 1966 season, with the Gators finishing at 9–2 and winning the Orange Bowl for the first time ever in the history of the school. Word about Gatorade began to spread outside of the state of Florida, and both the University of Richmond and Miami of Ohio, began ordering batches of Gatorade for their football teams. Orders from other college football programs across the country soon followed, as playing without Gatorade on your sidelines began to be likened to playing with just ten men on the field.

Today, Gatorade can be found on the sidelines of more than 70 Division I colleges as the official sports drink of their men’s and women’s intercollegiate sport

Two decades after Dr. Cade and his team worked diligently to develop the optimum hydration formula that would become Gatorade, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute was founded in Barrington, Illinois, to conduct scientific research in the areas of exercise science, hydration, and sport nutrition. Three years later, the lab would be expanded to provide advanced testing for athletes and new Gatorade products and flavors and develop education materials for sports health professionals around the world. Gatorade is now also the official sports drink of the NBA, AVP, and PGA, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and numerous other elite and professional organizations and teams.

Gatorade and GSSI continue to search for and study new and innovative ways to help athletes improve performance by facilitating proper hydration and nutrition. From the lab testing of athletes, to new flavor and delivery system development, to the publication and distribution of scientific research, the Gatorade Company and the GSSI perpetually strive to advance their collective mission of enabling athletes to always perform at their peak.

 

Is it in You?

St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser

IE FC Organized a fundraiser based on the popular theme of St. Patricks day. For everyone to be able to attend and enjoy the most out of it, we did it on Wednesday  March 18th rather than on actual St. Patricks  day (Tuesday March 17th).

All the students attended had a great time, sharing it over beers and bocadillos!, leaving nearly 8:00pm from the Serrano 99 yard.

We are looking forward to the next fundraisers and hope to see you all there. Pictures coming soon!!

IE FC Training with Coach Pablo

One of the last trainning session before the IE Football team goes to the Spring Fling Tournament in Barcelona. We hope the hard sessions will pay off, as the date nears, we feel more confident as a team rather than individuals on the field.

The coach has emphasized the importance of the physical part of the game, most importantly because we will have to play 3 games in a row one day, and every one of us, most be in the top physical level to carry the games on.

Similarly these trainning session will serve us over time, as we prepare for the MBAT in May.

Enjoy the pictures of our trainning!! Let's see what happens in Barcelona!

IE Football League Standings

Last weekend teams fought for a spot on the 4 upper places. Atletico Taladro keeps leadind the league and it could become the champion next weekend if it wins its match. However, if Atletico Taladro loses both of its matches and Wenger's Dream wins the last two games it could beat the leading team for the 1st place. At this point, the second place is up for grabs in the next two games, Wenger's Dreams and All Nations dispute their next games looking over each other shoulders to see who's gonna let go. We will soon find what happens.

The standings reflect the last point count, but Skeletor and Team Mexico are still pending the 3-point reduction penalty for failing to provide a referee two weeks ago.

A busy end of the week with pictures!

Hello all!

It was a busy end of the week for the football club. First we had our fundraiser Friday after classes which was a great success (we will post a blog soon about it). Then there was a catch-up game for the league on Friday afternoon where Mercosur played against Atletico Taladro. Saturday, the IE 11-a-side team had a tough 2.5 hours practice with Coach Pablo and his assistant where we worked mostly on the physical part of our game. We all got a nice suntan, or for some of us more like a sunburn, and I think most of us are still hurting from this intense physical session. Finally, Sunday was round 7 of the IE League where we had some interesting results, shaking up once again the table order... but more on that in a later blog. 

Here are a couple of pictures from this Sunday. Enjoy and feel free to comment!

Some GreenLaces pictures

IE League - Round 7

Here are the latest standings on the IE Football League

After weeks on top of the table,  Skeletor lost to Atletico Taladro, which gained control of the first place. Wenger's Dream and All Nations trail 3 and 2 point away respectively. However, it must be noted that Atletico Taladro is missing one game.

Similarly, it must be taken into consideration that Skeletor and Team Mexico might incur a 3 point penalty deduction for failing to provide a referee at last week games.