Eastbourne Girls Tournament
Saturday 8th May 2010

On 8th May the Under 10 team attended a "fun" tournament at Eastbourne, who fielded two teams, with Southdown Rovers being the other visiting team.

The format was planned for 7-a-side and we were expecting to have 7 players available. Unfortunately one player could not attend on the day, but Eastbourne and Southdown sportingly dropped to 6 players for their two matches against Dynamos.

Dynamos won three matches and drew two of their six games. Amy scored three goals, with Emily and Milly also getting on the score sheet. Two of our players had to leave with two matches to go, leaving us with just four players (gold stars go to them). Our thanks go to Eastbourne Girls who leant us three players to enable us to continue.

The games were played in a great atmosphere with Dynamos results being the best so far of their three recent tournaments.

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Junior Kickers Festival
University of Brighton, Falmer
Saturday 17th April 2010

It was a beautiful warm morning for our second tournament. The format was six-a-side and our team was Emily, Anika, Milly, Miya and Amy. We also welcomed Jessica, a friend of Emily, who bravely played for us in all six games even though she is quite new to playing matches. We hope to see Jessica come along to our training sessions and future tournaments.

Each game lasted 8 minutes. The other teams were from Worthing, Cuckfield, Eastbourne (2 teams) , Oakwood, and Southdown. Dynamos won one game and drew three. Another game would have been drawn but for a bizarre own goal when the kick taken by our goalkeeper rebounded off the back of the head of one of our defenders and went in! Amy scored 6 good goals in all, including a cracking free kick from distance. Emily scored our other goal which was also a powerful free kick.

All the players took a turn in each position, Anika being nominated player of the match in which she was in goal after some great keeping. Miya and Milly played well, especially when it was their turn to be defenders. The players were keen to succeed and worked hard in the warm conditions. Anika and Emily both needed ice packs after picking up bruises collected during some brave and competitive challenges. Well done to all.

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Junior Kickers Festival
University of Brighton, Falmer
Saturday 27th February 2010

The rain held off for the Under 10s first tournament of the season on the 3G astroturf at the University of Brighton (see photos). The format was 5-a-side. Our team was Emily, Niamh, Milly, Amy and Maya. Perhaps due to the short notice of the tournament given by Sussex FA we were 1 of only 3 clubs represented.

However, Eastbourne Girls fielded 2 teams. The other club present was Southdown Rovers. Each team played each other twice so the girls got to play 6 matches, each lasting 10 minutes. The pitches were of 7-a-side "mini soccer" size which meant that the girls had to cover a lot of ground. Dynamo won 2 and drew 1 of their games, scoring 9 goals along the way. Of these Amy scored 7, including a hatrick, Emily 1 and Milly 1. Milly, the second youngest player in our team, playing in her first tournament, was named player of the match in one of the games by the Sussex FA official. Everyone took a turn in goal. All of the team did very well, with some good passing by all, many good goals from Amy, and good tackling from Milly. A special mention for Maya, our youngest player in her first tournament, who contributed with some good passing, tackling and marking, as well as volunteering to play in goal.

Players from all teams played the games in excellent spirit. We appreciate that most parents observe our Code of Conduct, but as a reminder please avoid frequent coaching of your child from the touchline and avoid shouting frequently at any player, including your own daughter. The reason is that this can be itimidating, both for the child concerned and other players from both sides and spectators.

The next tournament is due to be played at the same venue on 27 March 2010 so all under 10s should try to keep this date free.

Images from the Festival can be found here.

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