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Here come the Ladies - Droitwich Spa Ladies Football Team Becomes a Reality (Sept 11)
Droitwich Spa Boys and Girls Football Club are delighted that fairly late in the day before the start of the new season they have succeeded in their aim in establishing a women's football team in the town.
This adds to their ranks of the club’s successful girl's teams which cover all ages from under 10 to under 17.
Formed from a nucleus of players from a former Worcestershire club, Hornets FC and past players returning to the club this will be the first time in over 5 years the town will have a ladies team.
Droitwich Spa Ladies FC are now ready to compete in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County League for the 2011 -2012 season.
The Droitwich Spa Ladies Team will be coached by Ian Fry an experienced football coach in female football at all levels for over 8 years. Ian is due to attain his FA level 2 badge in month’s time.
The team will play their home matches at King Georges Droitwich Spa, kicking off Sunday afternoons at 2:30pm.
Jon Glover Girls and Women’s Football Co-ordinator says; ‘We obviously believe this is a great, positive community initiative and are encouraging any existing or interested players in the area to make contact and come and find out about our aims as we plan to extend the existing squad’.
‘This initiative has taken an enormous amount of effort on the part of a great many people: Ian, club officials, Sam Spencer a former player and coach, Worcestershire FA and the ex Hornets players so it’s fantastic news we are able to announce that this has come to fruition.’
If you want to find out more about Droitwich Spa Ladies Team and the plans for the 2011 -2012 season contact Jon Glover, Girls Football Co-ordinator Tel: 01299 851735, Mobile: 07715 759768 or email: girlscoordinator@droitwichspafc.org.uk
Congratulations to David Hughes for his London Marathon run for Charity
David had an awesome day and finished the race in around 4hours 20 minutes. great effort.
David Hughes to Run the London Marathon for Charity
David has committed to running this years London Marathon to raise over £2000 for his chosen Charity Orchid.
Orchid was formed in 1996 by former testicular cancer patient, Colin Osborne, Orchid is the only UK registered cancer charity to focus entirely on the male-specific cancers. They offer support and information to people affected by or interested in male cancer through a dedicated medical research programme, education and awareness campaigns and a range of support services.
David will be running the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 17th April 2011. You can sponsor David and help him reach his goal by visiting www.virginmoneygiving.com/davidghughes Good Luck David.
Spa Girls Trial For England - (Updated Feb 2011)
Lucy Solloway & Holly Smith attended the English Schools’ U15s girls International Trials in Telford on 21st & 22nd February and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of training and playing with around 35 of the best players in England. The standard was exceptionally high and both girls coped comfortably with the challenge. With just 16 places available in the final squad, the team Manager indicated that the selection process would be a difficult one as all girls performed extremely well. Unfortunately Lucy and Holly were not successful on this occasion, but they were proud to be able to represent Droitwich Spa Boys & Girls FC, and their County, at such a high level – their attitude and performance is to be congratulated as they were both a huge credit to grass roots football.
Spa Girls to Trial For England (Feb 2011)
The English Schools FA will be running a girls’ representative team to play Scotland on Saturday 23rd April 2011. Droitwich Spa Lions U15 players Lucy Solloway, Holly Smith and former Lions player Emily Burton (now at Wolverhampton Wanderers Centre Of Excellence) have been nominated by their Worcestershire County Football Coach to trial at Thomas Telford School, Telford over the school half-term week. We wish all the players every success.
Players from Droitwich Spa Tigers and Vixens present a wreath from the Droitwich Spa Boys and Girls Football Club at the Remembrance Day Service held in Droitwich on Sunday 14th November 2010.
Pictures - Mini Soccer Co-ordinator Frank Holliday with the two Spa Players before the presentation.
Background to our Girls Football
For more than 10 years now the club has included a girls section and we adopted the fairly lengthy club title ‘Droitwich Spa Boys and Girls Football Club’. A decade later we have nearly 70 girls playing for the club at all ages from 9 to 15 with teams in every age group of the Mercian Mini and Youth Football Leagues.At all age groups our girls teams have been involved in the supporting the establishment of Worcestershire FA’s (WFA) new Player Development Centre (PDC).
This is a true testimony to their skills, talent and potential as footballers and an excellent measure of our good relations with the WFA. In spite of a predilection to choose team names from animals noted for their stealth, tenacity and aggression the pleasure of watching the Droitwich girls’ teams play football is mainly down to their honest endeavour and over-riding sense of fun.
Boys v Girls - What’s the Difference
As coaches of a girls football team one of the most common questions we’re used to being asked is:
‘So what’s the difference between coaching boy’s football team and girl’s football team?’
Well you won’t be surprised there has been lots of study with a fair measure of theory and opinion on the subject.
For my part, the best answer I can give you is to come along to St Peter’s or King Georges on a Saturday morning to watch the: Vixens, Sharks, Leopards, Wildcats, Terriers and Lions, to find out for yourself.
I can guarantee you that it will be immensely enjoyable to watch and a refreshing view of the high quality of competitive football played by our girls and the teams they play against.
A team thing
We have been extremely fortunate in spite of these tough times to find great sponsorship for all of our girl’s teams, this has played a very significant part in providing kit and training gear. Hopefully in return we can provide some excellent and positive promotion for their brands and services.
An integral part of the enjoyment and success the girl’s teams attain is down to the parents, relatives and supporters. It’s not just about being there to shout the team on, but also the practical stuff such as: assembling/dissembling goals and ‘respect’ barriers, handling team admin on behalf of the coach through to helping to organise activities to celebrate the team’s endeavours.
As parent myself of two girl footballers and a coach, the active involvement of our ‘soccer parents’ as the FA describes them is priceless.
The Future
Over the years the Droitwich Spa Girls teams have attained more than their fair share of honours in cup and title success many of them you will find listed on the various team sections on this website.
More by happy accident than design, a number of things have occurred recently which I personally believe should help develop and improve the girls section of the club and they fall into three broad areas:
- Development of female coaches/young leaders. Of our 12 Coaches/Assistant Coaches and Managers 5 are female, 2 of which; Sam and Lauren are recent former players of the club who have taken over the under 10 Vixens in their inaugural season. I think this is an excellent development and one we should encourage to sustain girl’s football in our community.
- Developing Younger Girls Players. Starting to get girls to join the club at an early age (5 and above like the boys)to enjoy the experience of fun and football we have on offer.
- Providing team football for older girl’s age groups(Under 16 and above).This would be the toughest one of all, though one which is acknowledged by Worcestershire F.A. as a challenge to all girls and women’s footballers in the Droitwich area.
The present situation is extremely positive, however the transient nature of a club like ours built on dedicated volunteers means we can’t stand still and therefore need to look at all aspects of the spectrum in the future development of girls football for Droitwich Spa Boys and Girls FC.
I hope those of you who haven’t been before come along and watch our girl’s football teams play, like I said it’s a very rich and rewarding experience.
And finally...Best wishes and good luck to all our girls, coaches, and ‘soccer parents’ this season
Jon Glover Girl’s Football Co-ordinator
October 2010
Arzbach
Visit of S.V. Arzbach, Germany to Droitwich Spa Boys & Girls F.C.
On Wednesday 3RD June, 15 children from age 6 to 13 along with their parents arrived from Arzbach, Germany to participate in Droitwich Spa Boys & Girls Football Clubs Football Festival which was being held at Crowle Village Hall. Flying into Birmingham International Airport on Wednesday evening, the German guests were collected by a coach and taken to Sacred Heart Church Hall, Droitwich where they were welcomed by their host families.
A visit to Stratford upon Avon on Thursday was enjoyed by the entire group. On Friday, 6 teams of parents and children participated in a Treasure Hunt which took place in and around Droitwich, undertaking some sporting challenges as well as paddling in canoes from Vines Park to King Georges Playing Fields. Each team finally met at the Hungary Horse for fine food and plenty of party atmosphere.
Saturday played host to the Football Festival which included teams from S.V. Arzbach, Droitwich Spa Boys & Girls F.C. and Crowle Football Youth Club. All the games were played in a competitive but sporting manner and were enjoyed by players and audience alike. The youngest age group from S.V. Arzbach won the Cup and was presented with a trophy for their outstanding performance. The International Visitors were introduced to ‘Tug-of-War’ , and although they had never participated in the game before, entered into the spirit of it and pulled with all their might.
During Sunday evening a celebration supper was held with speeches given by the organisers from both Arzbach & Droitwich giving praise and thanks for everyone's involvement.
A most wonderful experience was had by all those that participated in this years exchange and the Droitwich Spa Boys & Girls Football Club very much look forward to visiting Arzbach in the Spring of 2011. Once again, many new friendships were made and existing friendships deepened.
Click an Arzbach picture below to view large.
Presentation Day 2010 Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners for 2009/10 season
| Team | Player Of The Season | Merit Award | Players Player |
| U9 Pumas | Joseph Ilsley | James Webster | Luke Firkin |
| U9 Panthers | Samuel Wallis | Harry Alldritt | |
| U9 Cougars | Linus Saunders | Lewis Farmer | Morgan Crosbie |
| U10 Rockets | Thomas Baker | Thomas Lakin | George Moss |
| U10 Stingrays | Jack Owens | Wilfred Jenkins | Lewis Keen |
| U10 Wolves | Dawid Jesion | Jack Stead | Kaj Douglas |
| U10 Sharks | Agata Polanska | Jennifer Hemming | Leah Furby |
| U11 Foxes | John Boyle | David Roberts | Charlie Fox |
| U11 Cobras | Alex Billington | Thomas Hughes | Jack Evans |
| U11 Rhinos | Oliver Cowlishaw | Charlie Chang | Jamie Denby |
| U11 Leopards | Katie Glover | Amber Bradshaw | Atlanta Evis |
| U12 Hawks | James Wood | Jack Richards | Lewis Duffy |
| U12 Ravens | Matthew Leedham | Benjamin Mathews | Benedict Pulver |
| U13 Arrows | Toby McDowell | Mitchell Watton | Sam Evans |
| U13 Conkers | James May | Daniel May | Jay Kilminster |
| U13 Terriers | Charlotte Holden | Ellie McEvilly | Lucy Dayer |
| U13 Wildcats | Lucy Loach | Chelsea Brown | Georgia Howells |
| U14 Lions | Jordan Maycroft | Jess Bailey | Alex Haffner |
| U15 Dragons | Luke Mundie | Rob Crowe | Luke Mundie |
| U15 Dons | Matthew Drury | Jack Fellows | Danien Hill |
| U15 Saints | Ashley Girling | Harvey Brown | |
| Other Award Winners | |||
| Endeavour Award | U9 Cougars & Manager Martin Boyce | ||
| Manager of the Year | Kim Lennard | ||
| John Gavin Award | Duncan Howells | ||
| Liddlelow Bowl | U15 Saints & Manager Ray Pattison | ||
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