The final score may have been 9 - 1 to Cantelowes but the brand new ReachOut FC U12s girls team were in high spirits after scoring their first goal in a competitive match and playing the game of their lives!
This year the ReachOut! Academy has started a new girls football project for girls in Y6 and Y7. Every Monday the girls attend football coaching followed by an academic session where they get help with homework, maths and English from volunteer mentors. On the weekend they play in the Capital Girls League against other teams from around London.
It’s been a slow start to the season, losing a couple of games to nil (and one 5 – 1 thanks to an own goal by the opposition!) but the commitment and determination shown by the girls has impressed referees and opposition mangers. Their spatial awareness and understanding of the game has improved massively, as have their fitness levels.
It was a tough match on Saturday against Cantelowes, one of the best teams in the league according to the referee, and at half time the score was 7 – 1, but the girls’ heads never went down and they battled on through the second half chasing down every ball and keeping the second half score to 2 – 0. A great achievement considering their stand in "manager" (yours truly) knows next to nothing about football!
Well done to them all!
This year the ReachOut! Academy has started a new girls football project for girls in Y6 and Y7. Every Monday the girls attend football coaching followed by an academic session where they get help with homework, maths and English from volunteer mentors. On the weekend they play in the Capital Girls League against other teams from around London.
It’s been a slow start to the season, losing a couple of games to nil (and one 5 – 1 thanks to an own goal by the opposition!) but the commitment and determination shown by the girls has impressed referees and opposition mangers. Their spatial awareness and understanding of the game has improved massively, as have their fitness levels.
It was a tough match on Saturday against Cantelowes, one of the best teams in the league according to the referee, and at half time the score was 7 – 1, but the girls’ heads never went down and they battled on through the second half chasing down every ball and keeping the second half score to 2 – 0. A great achievement considering their stand in "manager" (yours truly) knows next to nothing about football!
Well done to them all!
By Fran Blackwell
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