last game for 2016 - at home to beecholmes

Guys

Huge congratulations for a superbly fought win again top of league Woking on sunday!! The pressure was palpable and it mounted as we were trying to hold on to our lead, you did extremely well coping with that during the game and I m very proud of you! This was the game to win to make sure we kept in the race for winning the league this year and you did that in style with Bella's hat trick and great team performance ! beautiful to watch and exciting.

For those who might have missed it, we agreed at the beginning of the season, ie: the majority of you, that we were setting our eyes on a top of the table for 2016/2017 - likely to be our last season - and we wanted to end on a high. This means that there are times when tough decisions will have to be made with substitution strategy and training requirements. It is by no mean easy to leave someone on the bench, especially when I see how eager they are to play, but we need to think of the team dynamic and the opposition and the stage of the game we are at .... and so, sometimes, substituting for the sake of it is not the right thing to do - I take full responsability as the team manager for that.

So why do I mention this now? it seemed to have created some upset (namely about Hero being our sub for the day, who clearly understood the reasoning behind not playing a lot) and resulted in an anticlimax where the focus was taken away from celebrating your win.
Let's make it a rule that end of matches are for celebration only!! I will happily address your ideas and feedback after :-) just make sure you do it the right way, and pick the right moment - I m more than happy to discuss with you all.

Remember that your role is to play and enjoy your sport, mine is to manage the team.


On sunday, we are at home to Beecholmes - we can't let our guards down
KO 10.30
meet at 9.30am SHARP !

Hawker Centre

kingston upon thames, Lower Ham Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5BH

Home on 11/12 meet 9am

guys

very well fought game against Carshalton, unlucky in front of the keeper on the few opportunities we had but we absolutely looked the part against a well established club.

This sunday is our time to shine tho, playing Woking at home
10am KO
meet at 9am - ready to warm up and be the best you can be so please no late night the night before

We are playing at Udney park:
Udney Park Rd, Teddington TW11 9BG

See you there Christelle

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CUP Game away - 4/12 Carshalton meet at 9.30am

Girls

What an oustanding performance on sunday against Crystal Palace! it was magical and exciting to watch !! stunning!
Same again this sunday against big team Carshalton! this will be a test for us ... so tune in

BRING AWAY KIT!!! BRING AWAY KIT !!
Match: Carshalton Athletic u16 Girls V Teddington Athletic u16 Girls
Date: Sunday 4th December Kick-off: 10:30 meet at 9.30am
Ref:- Tim Robinson
Club Colours: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks Manager

Venue: Tolworth Court Sports Ground, Old Kingston Road, Tolworth, Surrey KT4 7QH

Facility notes: * Parking is Limited within the ground. * Changing rooms & showers available. * All parents & supporters MUST stay behind the rope / line during the match at all times. * No-one is allowed to warm up in the goal mouths at any time. * The use of foul/abusive language or threatening behaviour towards match officials, spectators/visitors or participating children will not be tolerated at any time. Anyone who is deemed to conflict with this policy will be asked to leave the ground with immediate effect. * No Dogs.

Home Game 27/11 - 10.30am KO - meet at 9.30am

Hi All

hope you enjoyed the break last week end and kept warm at home! we are at the hawker centre this week end against Crystal Palace Blues... a good test before playing the Reds!

Meet at 9.30am wear layers!!

KO 10.30

YMCA Hawker
 Lower Ham Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5BH

Christelle

CRYSTAL PALACE SUNDAY 20th

Hey all
Apologies for last minute news... Both Christel and I have been out of the country this week.
(although I understand there has been info on the group chat??)

Anyway...

AWAY SHIRTS     AWAY SHIRTS       AWAY SHIRTS   (Or dare I say it.. bring both :)

Match details for Sunday

League match: CPLFC U16 Reds v Teddington

Surface: Grass

Referee: tbc

Time of match

12 noon Kick Off.

Ground details

Venue: Riddlesdown Collegiate, Honister Heights, Purley, Surrey, CR8 1EX.

Map link: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Riddlesdown+Collegiate/@51.3257126,-0.0894247,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4875fde00ec96063:0x17d08bd5891ec11e!8m2!3d51.3257126!4d-0.087897?hl=en

Parking: There are two car parks in the school. Enter via the front gate and follow the road round behind the school. It can be busy if there are several matches on. I suggest you park in the first space you see. The school and club are not liable for damage or loss of property.

If you can’t find a space in the school, on road parking is available outside the school. If parking outside the school, please be considerate to our neighbours.

Ground rules: Please remain within the designated football spectator areas at all times (the club is fined if other teams say our supporters breach the respect line). No dogs. Please clear up your litter.

Facilities: There are toilets and changing rooms, but no on site catering.

Kit

Palace will play in blue tops, navy shorts and navy socks.

13/11 Away to Beecholmes

Hi guys

after a great bubble football experience and a very well played game against Caterham with stunning goals !! we are awat at Beecholmes on sunday Kick off: 10 am meet at 9am... an judging by how cold you were on sunday BRING LAYERS and YOUR AWAY KIT

Venue: Beecholme Recreation Ground, Osier Way, Banstead, SM7 1LN (grass pitch)

http://www.beecholmebellesbanstead.co.uk/find-us-c1lmq

Parking: There is a small car park at the Rec and we ask that your supporters park with consideration for others particularly if they park in Osier Way.

Refreshments, toilets and changing rooms are available.

Home game 6/11 vs Caterham

Dear all 

I am pleased to confirm our fixture  for Sunday against Caterham                   

·     Kick Off : 10.30am KO - Meet 9.30am

Venue:

YMCA Hawker

Lower Ham RoadKingstonKT2 5BH

Looking forward to seeing you all

Christelle

Friday 4/11 U16G social - BE PROMPT 5.15pm

Girls

please be at Udney park no later than 5.15 on friday for you bubble football... we only have the bubbles for 1h so we cant waste any time so please BE ON TIME!!! we will then go to Nando's so bring money for that too!

We will organise 3 teams of 5  all playing equal times (40min play time each). We'll play at udney park under the floodlights on grass. Bring the right football boots for the weather.

The price for the bubble football is £16 per person (based on 15 players).....so please make sure you all turn up! equally if you haven't told me about not being available you will be charged anyway (the communication went out over 2 weeks ago.. so plenty of notice)

See you on Friday

Christelle

NO GAMES SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER

NO TRAINING FRIDAY 28th October

Cup Game - 30/10 St Mary's 11am KO - meet at 10am

Guys

We had a chance to dust ourselves off and get back on our feet with last week off .. I hope you all took some time to review the video that I sent you, it will be useful going forward. I m still rather upset about the second half of the woking game, which was definitely within our grasp..in hindsight we should have kept our 4-4-2 shape all the way - anyway you all deserved to win this game and I m looking forward to playing them again just to put things right :-)


Onwards and upwards... this sunday, we are at our first round of cup game at home against Caterham. The cup rounds probide a nice challenge and the furthest we've got..from memory.. is second round.., which is to say , not too far at all! so let's see what this year bring and how far we can go in the cup !

we are home at st mary's 11am KO - meet at 10am

see you there

Christelle

No games on sunday 23rd October!

16/10 away to Woking - meet at 12!

Dear all

Been thinking at our game against crystal palace reds and can't help but think that we clearly could have won this game ! It is what it is now but we can learn from the game . What let us down isnt our football abilities, we have the right skills in the team to win all our games,,, what let us down is our hunger,  our will, our attitude!
We need to step on the pitch with positive attitude for  EVERY GAME ! no matter who we are playing, where we are playing, the weather or anything else..because we can always find a "good" reason to explain a bad performance, and therefore we have to make the decision to not make excuses, not set any limits  regardless of the circumstances we are in , whether as a team or as individual.. we MAKE the decision to be positive and to make the best of what we are given!

Please take some time to think about it and show me, against Woking - typically a strong team - what you are made of! I count on you

Game is played at Church Road,West End, Woking GU24 9JP,


KO 1PM
Meet at 12.

REMINDER : PLAYERS RESTED :  Depending on training attendance, availabilities and injuries, 2players will be rested on sunday ! I will let you know individually by saturday

Christelle

Referee course at Udney Park -

Just wanted to let you know that the Middlesex FA is running a referee course at Udney Park, starting on Tuesday 1st November (see course dates & timetable below). This is a great opportunity for players in the U14 squads and above (and adults!) and we're pleased to say that the FA is offering TAFC players a discounted fee of £132 for the course (usual fee £165).

Can you please pass this message onto your teams ASAP - the FA have ringfenced just 12 places for TAFC so if I get more interest than places then I will need to allocate on a first come first served basis.

Your interested players need to email me: sarahtafc@outlook.com with the following information:

 Full Name

-          Date of Birth

-          Contact address (including post code)

-          Contact phone number

-          Contact e-mail address

Thanks very much and I look forward to hearing from you all.

Sarah

Course Schedule.

Course Module	Dates	Times
Unit 1 Introduction	* Tuesday 1st November	7.30pm - 9.00pm
Unit 2 & 3	Saturday 5th November Tuesday 8th November            Saturday 12th November Saturday 19th November	Tuesday (7.00pm - 9.30pm) Saturday's (9.00am - 12.30pm)
Safeguarding Children	Tuesday 15th November	7.00pm - 10.00pm
Unit 4 Practical Application	Saturday 3rd December	9.00am - 12.00pm
Unit 5	Match Appointed
Unit 6 Examination	Saturday 25th February	9.00am - 11.00am

*This session is the course introduction, candidates 18 years of age or under and will require attendance from the candidates parent/guardian.

Sarah del Rio

Teddington Athletic FC

07803 537955

Sharna's sweet 16th bday bash - 15/10 - Response needed

dear all

it is sharna bday soon and it would be great to all go and celebrate with her! the party will be taking place on the 15/10 7pm to midnight. Fancy dress for all - well mainly for the "kids" and adults, who are welcome, can choose to play along or be party poopers!

Can you please let Selwynn if you will attend and how many so that he can plan food and drinks

He will let you know the address too as I dont want to post it on the blog...you never know if a mob of teenagers decide to rock up at Selwynns door thinking it's an open party! LOL

Thanks

Christelle

We are at Udney Park sunday 9/10 - 10am KO.

Girls

Sooooooooo happy to hear of your great result on sunday against crystal palace blues- amazing results and great attitude from all of you! I am very proud of you and thank you for helping Selwynn who kindly stepped in the manager shoes

We are at home on Sunday against Crystal Palace Reds - at Udney Park 10am KO
meet at 9am bright and early!! ;-)

PLEASE CONFIRM WHO IS AVAILABLE!

See you on sunday

christelle

Sunday 2/10 away to Crystal Palace - AWAY KIT

Girls!!!

What a fantastic, crisp and efficient display of football against Mitcham - no subs,  4 players missing, brand new keeper on the pitch, even when swapping the back line with the forwards! we nailed it ....they got frustrated, they got physical ...but we worked hard to not let that get to us! We took knocks and kicks and push and elbows, but we didn't let it get to us! THAT's how you win a game, by keeping the focus  ! very proud of all of you for it!!!

13 goals to 1, the save of the season so far from "cat-like" Jennifer who's ability in goals were quite impressive!

This sunday we are away to crystal palace - for a real test ! MEGA apologies from Ed and myself as we, quite coincidentally, away this week end and can't be more gutted about it but we have 150% faith in you all to step up and win this game! We are organizing a coach for you so you wont be on your own!

Kick off: 10am

Meet at 9 am  - on your best behavior and ready to go

Referee: TBC

Venue:

Riddlesdown School,

Honister Heights,

Purley Way,

CR8 1EX

Home again. Sunday 25th September. 11AM Kick Off. Mitcham Park Diamonds

After a bit of a chaotic start to the morning, we eventually got down to business.

Beecholme Belles have put up a good fight before, but the first 15 minutes saw us keep control of the ball, and the game! Its fair to say we were the stronger side and applied a pretty constant pressure... keeping the ball when required, and passing out of trouble when it came.

But the lesson today was we can never let our guard down. As we let our shape slip, they started to take advantage of the new found space. They were calm, and took their chance. A good ball through.. a moments hesitation.. and we were behind.
It was virtually their first shot on target and I'm sure their manager would agree... a lucky goal.

Those that maybe let the fitness slip over the summer were certainly glad of the half time whistle, when we were able to catch our breath and re group.

They were very VERY organised at the back, and time after time we were thwarted at the last. Their recent signing of Sunbury's keeper kept them in the lead as we started to shoot more frequently. Great corners from Lauren (welcome to the team Lauren!!), strong and determined work from Bella in the middle (welcome to the team Bella) and busy pressure from Sharna and Katie up front (welcome to you too, Katie!!) gave everyone watching, the belief that a goal would come.

And when it did, it was a great example of grabbing whatever chances come up. A neat ball from the middle for Sharna to run on to, and sheer determination from last seasons highest goal scorer brought us level. A valiant effort from their keeper, but a lovely bit of skill from Sharna.

We should have sealed the deal as we basically made camp in their half, if not their box, but it wasn't to be. Maybe a point was fair, but it could have (and probably should have..) been all 3 for us.

Well done everyone of you. Your heads didn't drop, and you fought till the end. A good sign of things to come

So this week, its our old favourites Mitcham.

You all know what you have to do. Lets have this.

Meet at 10 am. Broom Road. KO 11

Home on sunday the 18th - 11am KO St Mary's Pitch- Beecholmes belles

Welcome back Girls and well done for your first game of the season with a fantastic win at Caterham. We all admitted that we had a scrappy start, thankfully our strength and caterham's lack of experience meant that we were well ahead at half time - the second half was definitely much better with some great passing and movement off the ball and great finishes. We experimented a lot with different combination and formation -  HR right wing and sharna centre defender was a first, It gives us a lot of option going forward and a chance for some to play in a new role.


We are in a great position this year and have a squad of 16!!!  so the decision has been to take 2 or 3 subs per games .With a matchday squad of 14 selected (on a Friday night after training)  two girls will be unused every week. This will fairly distributed around the squad and will obviously include allowances for absences due to other activities. On the other hand, absence from Friday training will usually make the management’s squad selection decisions much easier. So please make sure you treat training on Fridays as an absolute MUST ATTEND! 

we will still be running fitness session on wednesday - i will mostly be running them, however the girls will self run in case I or Ed cant make it

This sunday we are at home 11am KO
meet at 10AM

Every game matter!

Christelle
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OFFICIAL Training Starts Friday 9/09 at Udney Park - 6.30pm . Everyweek until further notice

League Table for 2016-2017 is OUT - and our 1st game is AWAY 11/09

Guys please find the 7 teams we will play this year.... the league looks like they lost some teams and other been promoted..I dont see how we cant win this!


http://www.prawnsandwich.com/findadivision.php


1st game is away to Caterham - 12 o'clock KO - Meet at 11am
Address:
Joliffe Playing Ground Fox Lane Caterham CR3 5QS

Christelle

Announcing pre-season training and friendly

dear all

I am planning a pre-season training as follow:

• Wednesday 24th - Udney park - 6pm to 7pm
• Friday 26th - Udney Park - 5pm to 6pm
• Wednesday 31st - Udney park - 6pm to 7pm

Bring: water and a football each

Friday 2nd of september will be our first friendly against the U15 - KO 6pm at Udney Park - meet at 5pm, please come dressed with your away kit and wearing your hoodie, clean boots and shinpad! I want all you to look SHARP!
We will organise Pizza for after the game and you all are expected to join - please plan accordingly

This year we are winning the league.... and need to put in place what it takes to win. We will be able to discuss plan and commitment during our pizza feast on the 2nd.

Cheers

Your manager

1st Kit day Sunday 10 July 2016 - 1000-1400 at Udney Park

Our first kit day is happening this coming Sunday – apologies for late notice – kit has literally only just arrived.

You can try for size and buy on the day – walk away with it once paid:

·        New reversible shirts, white/stripes

·        Shorts and socks

·        New style club tracksuits

·        New style club hoodies

·        Apologies – polos not available at the mo

·        We will also be selling old stock of single colour white shirts as available

·        Shirts can be numbered on the day

·        Tracksuits and hoodies can be lettered on the day

·        Also note – just blue socks home and away now – no more white socks needed

Cash and cards can be accepted. Other kit days will be arranged for coming weeks/months

I have ONE requirement : CAN YOU PLEASE ALL TRY AND PURCHASE A HOODIE or a TOP!....it's important to also look like a team... and that's part of it! I am trying to sort out sport bags for us

Friendly and Euro 2016 - 17th june - all squad needed

Guys

Great end of season at the Penney's field at the week end! I hope you all enjoyed it!! what a stunning surrounding!

We have a friendly against the U14G scheduled on the 17th of june KO 6.15pm - meet at 5.45pm at Udney Park

After the game please stay back to discuss:

• Summer fitness program! (we will ask stewart and willis to help, Ciara and Sarah will be organising ad'hoc get together throughout the summer...our fitness level will win us the league next year I can guarantee!
• Euro 2016 pizza evenings! the schedule is out... let's try and catch some of the final stages games together if possible!

Christelle

Camping week end 4th-5th of june - details + actions needed

Dear Teddington Athletic U15 Parents,

Re: Details for our camping night.

Important:

Firstly,  we are very excited you are coming to the fields this weekend. Hope you can all still make it. Could you confirm to me via email as soon as possible (Julie@penneyfamily.co.uk) the number of adults and children coming in your family to

a)     BBQ on Saturday night (special requirements if any)

b)     Want Breakfast Sunday morning

I will be getting the food Friday morning early so would really like to have it all confirmed by then. If you can’t come would you also let me know.

Secondly,

Stewart is planning to go down Thursday night to set up the tent. If any parents are interested to go down too let Stewart know (07889-362123)

Arrive anytime from 12.30 (Bring packed lunch) Stewart will be there with Ruby & Tallulah. (Stewart’s mobile number is 07889-362123)

Penney Fields Address: Westlees Farm, Logmore Lane, Westcott, RH4 3JN. (About 35 minute drive from Teddington)

For those of you who have not been there before we will have a Penney and Co Estate Agent board at the top of the field. You will need to turn left down the hill when you see this board. Keep going to the end, it bears round to the left and we are on the left at the bottom of the hill. I have attached a map to help you.  Any problems please call Stewart and he will direct you.

·        Pitch up tents on arrival + Lunch

·        Various Games

·        Football match

·        Light the BBQ from 5/6pm –

o   Stewart and I will buy the burgers and sausages. Can I ask  you to bring your food if you have any special requirements or let me know as soon as possible and I can get.

o   Parents to bring: a salad/ or pudd, soft drinks for kids, alcohol and if the kids want to make a cakes for pudding.

o   We will have squash, water, hot chocolate, tea, coffee.

·        Campfire and marshmallows – eve

Sunday

·        Bacon sandwiches (Stewart and I will buy this).

Depending on weather, walk to pub or hang around the field. If weather is bad we will probably pack up after breakfast.

We are more happy for any of you to bring your dogs along for the night if you feel they will not interfere with any of the animals.  A farmer currently has his cows in one of our fields and there is a newborn calf, less than a week old. There may be also 3 sets of piglets. We also have horses in the surrounding fields. I leave this entirely up to you to decide.

Julie, Stewart & Ruby xx

Awards and party... THANK YOU and WELL DONE!

Girls what a weekend!!!

Thank you all for being there to celebrate with me as I m turning 40!! it wouldn't have been the same without you all there.... and I m glad you enjoyed the boat girls!!...and the crepes....and the bouncy castle ;-)

Big congrats for your achievement this season! we actually ticked off all of your objectives :

1. Top3 league table
2. Have fun
3. Improve your skills

on top of that you have become such a tight, fun and more mature group and you are making memories of a life time ! thank you all for being so awesome
And thank you Sarah for delivering such a great and heart-felt speech on behalf of your team mates...  Ed and I felt very emotional about what you said and it's so nice to hear we are having an impact!

Awards went to :

• Jennifer: Managers' player
• Ruby : Coaches' player
• Sarah : Players' player

Proving once more that what makes a great football player is not just how many goals they score....  what they bring to the team and their own commitment is what makes the difference! well done girls!!! very well deserved

Thoughts go to Captain Ciara who couldn't share this moment with us but deserves a big round of applause for leading her team the way she did!!! well done mate

Next season's mission :           LEAGUE WINNER!

SEE YOU ALL ON THE 4th JUNE for our camping

Christelle

No More training session BUT.......please read!

Dear all

Still buzzing from our last game and the great turnaround by "magic boots" Jennifer spurred on by a fantastic team dynamic and push and encouragements from the line!

This was sadly the last game of the season but I am glad to report that, in line with your goals set in september, we finished THIRD in the league this year!!! fantastic effort from all and what a year!!

Now what's next?

• Training: I understand there was a little "incident" last week when most of you turned up, in fact more than we've had all season, at training! sorry for the confusion and sorry for the fact that you got turned down! So just to confirm, we have no scheduled training sessions until end of april
• End of year: with the camping on the 4/06 and my party on the 14t may I think that our social calendar is well catered for ...so we will organise the Bubble football as a kick off for the BEGINNING of next season
• Next year : We are setting ourselves up for a great year and I will explain more soon - I think we should be aiming HIGH
• Football Summer : I will expect you all to keep a level of fitness acceptable for a fast start in september ... you are moving to U16G and this is now a different story as far as the fitness is concerned. I will be organising ad'hoc kick around/fitness sessions in Udney Park followed by pizza ...or salad :-) so stay tuned

VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU !!!

Christelle

TAFC Award ceremony - 15/05 2pm - Udney Park

TAFC Annual Awards

Team presentations - barbecue - drinks: Come and celebrate the season's successes at Udney Park Road

Our annual awards is coming up very soon and we desperately need your help to make this a great fun day for all the teams after their hard work this season.

We need a lot of help with barbecuing, serving drinks and some heavy work for set up and clear down... And the more people we have to help the less time commitment will be needed. Where possible we will also put your slot before or after your awards presentation (see timetable below).

Can each team please put forward a parent who can be our contact and will recruit helpers within their team.

Thanks very much indeed and we look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible  - Less than two weeks to go! 

Best regards

Sarah (07803 537955) & Lilian (07813 151569)

Sunday 15 May, 2016 - TAFC Awards at Udney Park Road

10.00   U6 & U7 

11.00   U10

12.00   U12

13.00   U10 Girls & U16

14.00   U12 Girls, U14 Girls & U15 Girls

15.00   U8

16.00   U9

17.00   U13

18.00   U11, U14 & U15

19.00   U17 & U18

NB. there will be 3 presentation stations available during the hour

Crystal Palace at home 1st May -

Guys

welcome to your last game of an absolutely amazing season!!! we are at home vs Crystal Palace 10.30am KO at the Hawker Centre

Meet at 9.30!!

See you soon

Hawker YMCA Centre

(11 aside) Lower Ham Road Kingston, Surrey  KT2 5BH 

Awards day 15th may - U15G presentation in the afternoon - time TBC - please keep it open

LAST GAME OF THE SEASON : 1st of May !

Dear all

the league has brought forward our last game of the season against Crystal Palace at home on the 1st of may!
Please keep it free!!
I will confirm KO as soon as possible

we may well organise our zorbing football on the 8th may!

Christelle

Sunday 24th Fixture cancelled!

dear all sorry for the late announcement but Crystal palace has let me know that they cant fill a team for sunday therefore our fixture is cancelled. I was waiting to hear fron the U14G if they could offer a friendly instead but it look like it might not be possible either.....

Christelle

END OF SEASON BASH ! Need your feedback

Dear all

Great news for our end of year !!! 

CAMPING WEEK END:

The penney's have open their field again to us and I am pleased to announce that we will be having a camping week end June 4^th – June 5^th  from 12 onwards

Could you please ALL confirm who can make that date? we need to  know the numbers of adults and children to work out quantities for the food.

Agenda roughly, arrive from 12ish and bring their own pack lunch if arriving then, set up tents, footie games, tractor rides afternoon and can sort out some other games. Sit around the bonfire and marshmallows in the evening.

We will ask a contribution of £5 per person for food (approx but Julie will confirm) for the BBQ food  in the evening and bacon or sausage sandwiches for breakfast.  If anyone has any special requirements they could bring their specific food to make it a little easier. If everyone can bring soft drinks enough for Sat and Sunday and alcohol if they wish. The Penney's will provide the  tea, coffee and squash.

Depending on the weather we'll decide what time we leave Sunday, if its rubbish we would probably want to pack up and go after breakfast, or if its ok we could do a really nice walk to a pub (for refreshments!) and back.  Anyway we can see on the day but people would need to bring walking shoes.

BUBBLE FOOTBALL:

Also we will organise a Bubble football game! I am trying to make it for the 4th as well but no garantie yet! it will probably be about £20 per kids! - will keep you posted

check it out : https://www.bubblefootball.co.uk/packages/

Birthday Party 14th may - need final numbers

It dawned on me this morning that we are now just 3 weeks away from what shaping up to be a great fun party! I have a lot of entertainment in store for us to celebrate this 40th as it should !! I hope you will all be there as planned !
On that note, I need your help! if you could firmly confim your presence (kids + adults) as I need to fnalise numbers and pay for the catering and as such I really need to get it right!

Also remember, free champagne will be served until 4pm! smile emoticon as we will be organising games from 4pm onwards, I am hopeful this "incentive" will encourage you all to get there before 4pm! smile emoticon
I am very excited to seeing you all and party with you soon!!

Christelle

Fixture 17th april vs Sunbury at Home

Dear All

We are at home on the 17th of april (i will be away on holidays) against sunbury

12.30KO

meet at 11.30

at the 

Hawker YMCA Centre

(11 aside) Lower Ham Road Kingston, Surrey  KT2 5BH 

READ CAREFULLY ! Home game 10th april - VENUE CHANGE

Hi all

Again, fantastic first 65min  of game against top of the league Croydon.... with 10 players on the pitch! tremendous work rate from all of you and a real sense of pride for us on the side line....
sadly iwe made some silly mistakes that cost us, in the last 15 min we got tired and lost concentration maybe...one thing for sure is that the final score doesn't reflect the hard work you put in and the quality of the game you played!

That leaves us at the 3rd spot in the league table and that s a very, very, very GREAT achievement!!! that you should all be very proud of! Let's go out in style with the few games we have left!

Beecholmes at home at a DIFFERENT VENUE

·       Kick Off : 12.30pm KO

·       Referee is Ed Morley

·       Address and direction to the pitch:

We were barca-style colors & stripes

Hawker YMCA Centre

(11 aside) Lower Ham Road Kingston, Surrey  KT2 5BH 

Football development pathway ... for those interested, come and talk to me

More info : http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/england-talent-pathway

Some tips as to what it takes to get "noticed":

1. Football skills

Having a good technique is a must but often technique and control are mistaken for flashy dribbles and Joga Bonito escapades. One of the most important aspects and qualities of a player is his first touch. It sets him up for his next move and it often proves crucial. It shows that a player thinks ahead and can give him time for a pass or a shot.

About the flashy moves, pulling of exquisite tricks shows a player is very capable and brave enough to do them but it all comes down to the end product. If it helps to beat an opponent and aid your team, tremendous, if it stalls your counter attack, well that’s unacceptable. So scouts look for players who are capable with the ball at their feet and can use their technical ability for their own and more importantly their team’s advantage.

 

2. Tactical awareness

Tactical awareness, some even call this football IQ, means how players move across the field and recognise different situations. It’s not just what they do with the ball that’s important, what they do without it means just as much. How they close down space and opponents in defence and how they move to draw defenders and open up spaces for their teammates in attack.

They have to be aware of their teammates and their position on the field and the same goes for their opponents.Roger Skyrme, the Fulham scout described his methods by saying: “You’ll rarely see me with my eyes on the ball during a match. I’ll be busy looking at things like players position on the pitch, and whether they’re prepared to get stuck in and help their team-mates out.”

 

3. Physique

Physical attributes such as speed and size are qualities that are given by nature and can hardly be trained. Although being tall and speedy are welcome attributes, they are not the most important. It depends on the position you play and your other traits. Look at Mathieu Valbuena for example he was cast aside as a youngster for his small stature but proved himself through the lower leagues and made it to the French national team and has already played for some big clubs.

While you can’t influence your growth you can work on your stamina and balance, or your ball control. Nowadays the bigger clubs test players at a young age to see how tall they will grow but this usually carries more significance if a player is a goalkeeper.

 

4. Temperament

Scouts look for a lot more in players than their football skills; they need to assess the mental makeup of a player. They need to see if a player is capable of playing under pressure and keep his emotions in check for the sake of their team.

They look for brave, enthusiastic players who have the drive to keep going and lead the team forward. Sometimes clubs invite player’s families for further insight in the player’s background and upbringing to easily assess their temperament. They look into the player from all angles but Arsenal’s scout Gilles Grimandi still maintains it can all be seen on the football pitch: “The pitch doesn’t lie. When you see a guy 20 times … and when you see a kid warming up, you understand many things.”

The most important thing to remember is to always give your best and assume there are scouts watching. As Tony Lepore, Director of scouting for the US Soccer Development Academy, said: “It’s hard to hide good players. If you’re a good player we’ll find you.”

Croydon at home 3rd april - 1pm KO

Hi all

hope you are all enjoying a well deserved break! I hope you are still high on the fumes of your win against Rushmore and will use them for your well expected game against croydon on sunday!!

We are home, 1pm KO - meet at 12!

See you soon guys

Christelle

depending on KO time for our game we can follow with a super league footy game chelsea vs aston villa 03/04 2pm in Staines

get tickets in advance https://sales.webticketmanager.com/clfc

or at the door on the day

if not on the 3rd of april, let's try and get a crowd of us on the 19/05 to
19:30 Chelsea Ladies FCvManchester City Women @ Staines Town FC

Whoooop Whoooop , Croydon header, Bank holiday and other stuff

where do I start!!???? still buzzing and feeling butterflies in my stomach !
 It was such a gripping game! and you guys looked in control, played really well and more organised and totally looked like you were enjoying the moment!! it was adrenaline fuelled and it was exhilarating! football it as its best when it provides the players and spectators with such emotions and we, spectators, can't thank you enough for giving us the privilege!

Absolutely stunning performance and result against a strong team!

a picture is worth a thousand words.....

BIG REQUEST for our croydon fixture 3/04!:

As per Ed's calculations, we can still claim the title .... one of the key thing we need to do in order to achieve that is to win against croydon.... the fixture is right at the end of easter break (3rd april) and we NEED EVERYONE!!! please be available for this game


No fixtures over easter so have a fantastic time and dont get sick on too much chocolate!!

Some dates for your diary:

3 April HOME v Croydon Borough Girls

10 April HOME v Beecholme Belles

17 April AWAY v Sunbury

24 April AWAY v Crystal Palace Blues

8 May HOME v Crystal Palace Blues

Timetable for TAFC end of season training...

·        Training finishes for Easter Thursday 24 March 2016

·        Training restarts after Easter Monday 04 April 2016

·        Training for the season officially ends Thursday 28 April 2016 – that is the last night of training for this season for ALL teams

·        Only teams that are involved in cups or league winning situations can receive further training after that date – by agreement with Dave/Tony/Matt until the absolute drop-dead date of Friday 13 May 2016

·        

·        Awards day – dates to be confirmed

Away to Rushmoor 20/03

Dear all

Back on great form sunday against Caterham and I was very pleased to see you work hard on the key points we spoke about! we saw some great movements and great finish
Sarah stepped in as Captain in a very charismatic way! well done mate
Good luck to Caterham going forward

Sunday it's away to Rushmoor for what is bound to be an exciting game!

The details for our match on Sunday are as follows:

Date: 20/03/16
Kick off : 10:00 am meet at 9am
Ref : Matt hand
Venue:   Seale Recreation Ground
              Seale Lane
              Seale
              GU10 1JZ

Seale rec has limited parking in the car park but we can park along Seale lane. We have toilets and changing rooms and refreshments are available.

see you then guys

Christelle

Caterham Pumas AWAY 13th March

Girls

What a tough game we have just come out of - They were physical and we let them get on our nerves... pressure mounted from the kick off, it was meant to be a tense game and it was!! Your desire to win was obvious. Your commitment was exemplary:

• Sarah's forehead lump "didi" can testify to that!
• sliding tackle (elin!??), 
• challenges (Kathryn's KO), 
• Ciara goalie performance, (green suits you mate)
• Tonsilitis Fran spreading fever on her side,
• shortest player Hero having her David&Goliath moments and not shying away, 
• HR getting cosy with their big striker in many shoulder to shoulder battles! 
• Shar constantly being pushed about by 2-3 BIG defenders!

tears and bruises anyone?!.... and even Lola came to help

- I am proud.... proud because your attitude was awesome, your hunger was awesome and you were awesome....what I particularly loved was that you remained positive throughout and supportive of each other! that's is the biggest take away for me!

- However we let it go in the same way we did against Croydon, because we dropped to their football when we should have been imposing our football.... we can play, and when we combine that with positive attitude we are unstoppable! 

Back on the horse sunday away to caterham!

Kick off at 12

Meet at 11am

Joliffe Playing Ground Fox Lane Caterham Surrey CR3 5QS