U16 Girls 2017

ROUND 8 WRAP – FITZROY 7.6=48 V’s SURREY PARK 8.10=58

Development Benchmark

A close game of football that set a benchmark for what is required to win a game.

Growth Points:

• Working in numbers to support each other
• Kicking to a target
• Pressure on opponents

Learning/Improvement Points:

• Need to stick tackles particularly those faster more agile opponents – “watch their hips”
• Being more reactive defensively when the ball gets turned over
• Midfield being accountable for opponent running into their forward line
• Second efforts at the contest.
• Kicking wider to boundary from kick-outs

 Special Mentions:

• Stella’s agility on the last line of defense
• Georgie and Astrid’s prior efforts resulting in goals
• Ali’s and Georgie’s strength and bodywork around the ground
• Top six performances by Katia, Sadie, Alice, Pascale, Lydia and Georgie
• Katia with a bag of 5 goals
• Pascale with 2 goals 3 weeks in a row
• Ella back from injury
• Bens to ability to communicate – even with concussion.
• Wishing a speedy ankle recovery for Charlotte
• Bea talking the importance of game preparation and focus at training

More photos here

Next Weeks Game V’s Preston Bullants

Preston City Oval 3.00pm

Go Roy Under 16 Girls

ROUND 7 WRAP – BRUNSWICK 2.11=13 V’s FITZROY 5.4=34

Coaches first ever photo bomb

Belief

Growth Points:

• Our girls now have a belief that they can play football both personally and as a team
• Determination at the contest
• Pressure on opponents
• Ground ball was a focus and was much improved
• Defensive rebound from half back line

Learning/Improvement Points:

• Work in numbers to support each other
• Plenty of forward entry that didn’t lead to goals – too clogged up
• Kicking
• Looking forward and kicking to a team mate
• Team communication – “Your hot”, “your free”, “pick up that player” etc.

Special Mentions:

• Pascale, Sadie and Ali having their valuable input during the breaks.
• Mollie’s mark and her determination for the ball
• Ruby C’s marking in her hands
• Astrid’s tackles and shepparding.
• Ben’s move to put Charlotte into the forward line in the last quarter resulting in an immediate goal and putting the game out of reach.
• Anna imposing herself on the contest and growing in confidence.
• Delia’s mark, then her kick on the run and her overall last quarter
• Lydia, Rebecca, Anna and Andi’s rebound from the half backline
• Top six performances by Rose, Sadie, Nina, Pascale, Nina Charlotte and Katia.
• Katia with 2 goals and 2 assisted goals
• Pascale with 2 goals in successive weeks
• Ruby F for turning up to the game
• Wonderful parent turn out for a sunny winters afternoon

Belief becomes the norm in expecting to improve

Sunny Winters Afternoon Football

ROUND 6 WRAP – FITZROY 9.14=68 V’s PARK ORCHARDS 7.9=51

ROUND 6 WRAP – FITZROY 9.14=68 V’s PARK ORCHARDS 7.9=51
Good Sports

Growth Points:
• Good Sports – Having only 10 fit players, 20 of our girls filled in for Park Orchards and wore it like a badge of honour.
• Starting to take the ball in the hands
• Looking ahead for teamate
• Forming the wall when ball goes into the forward line