Beach Soccer and Volleyball
Thursday 28th June 2007

On Thursday 28th June 2007, Dynamo GFC held its last training session before the short summer break.

For a change, we thought it might be a bit of fun to participate in some Beach Soccer and Volleyball down at the Yellowave site on Madeira Drive, Brighton. Here are some of the pictures that Zoe Cox took on the day - thanks Zoe

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Dynamo 4th Annual Awards Evening
Saturday 21st April 2007

Last night (Saturday 21st April 2007) saw Dynamo Girls Football Club hold their 4th Annual Awards Presentation at Merdian Hall in Peacehaven.

The theme for the evening was red and black to tie in with the Club's colours and this was carried right through from the tables and table decorations to the dress code, where most people obliged and wore red and black.

The evening's events started with a presentation on the screen which told the story of the 2006/7 season where it appeared to rain and rain. The Club did lose a number of fixtures to the poor weather, and most suprisingly were also unable to train due to the condition of the Playing Fields.

It was then onto the Individual Player Awards where every registered player for the 2006/7 season was invited onto the stage to accept their award from their own Team Manager. Then it was time for the Coach and Team Manager Awards where each volunteer in this capacity was presented with an Award for giving up their own time for the benefit of the Club. These were awarded to Martin Perkins, Joe Letang, Mark Vaesen, Sarah Mingaye, Steve Bradick, and Steve Phythian. A Special Award was also presented to Mark Vaesen as it is with regret that he is unable to continue coaching due to his work and family commitments, but we wish him good luck and no doubt he will pop back to see us from time to time.

The Club's Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Alan Burr, for his tireless fundraising activities and the additional organisation work he has done in respect of the Club's forthcoming inagural tournament. Thank you Alan.

After a short break, the Special Achievement Awards were presented. These included Awards for the Most Improved Player, Runner-Up Player of the Season and Player of the Season for each of the four age groups. These Awards went to Hannah Pinkus, Chloe Evans and Amy Perkins of the Under 10's; Ocean Standen, Jessica Trundle and Rowanna Galbraith of the Under 11's; Abbie Whittaker, Rebecca Mason, Charly Stuart and Elle Duchossoy of the Under 12's (there were two runner-up awards for this age group!); Gabi Cox, Abi Stuart and Harriet McKellar for the Under 14's. (I am doing this from memory, so apologies if any of these are incorrect - Ruth)

The Golden Boot Award for the most goals scored per game played went to Charly Stuart (29 goals scored in 17 appearances) with the Runner-Up Award going to Katie Burr (30 goals scored in 28 appearances). A new annual award was announced, which was to be the Club Goalkeeper Award as it is often that the goalkeeping position is often overlooked. This was awarded to Robyn Lewin McKibben who unfortunately could not be present, so Steve Bradick accepted it on her behalf.

Finally the last award of the evning was for the Angela Banks Award, which is a very special award chosen specifically by the coaching staff. It can be presented to a player for many different reasons, but this year it was presented to May Richards of the Under 11's particularly for her hard work in training and matches. Well done May.

It was then time to eat and drink before the auction of some Arsenal memorabilia (which raised £46 - thank you to Abbie Whittaker's dad for providing it and Terry Cox for buying it!) and then the raffle which raised over £200.

There was just time to listen to some terrible karaoke singing (only kidding Elle!) before the evening came to a close.

A BIG thank you to Paul Cartwright who as ever worked tirelessly to ensure that the Awards Evening was a success; Sarah Mingaye for much of the organisation and the raffle ticket sales; Karen & Garry McKellar, Karen's mum, Andy Mason, Sara & Andrew Stuart, Terry Cox and Gill Duchossoy for the buffet; Steve Phythian & family and Elaine French & family for their help with the table decorations; Mrs Perkins for her help with the raffle ticket folding up and anyone else that I have forgotten.

In summary, a great evening for a great Club and to see the look on little May Richards face when she accepted the Angela Banks Award made all the hard work and time spent worth while, and I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks that. Keep up the good work girls and carry on enjoying the beautiful game.

Ruth Watson, Club Secretary

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Under 11's visit Crawley Town FC
3rd February 2007

The Under 11's took a trip out to see Crawley Town play on 3rd February 2007.

Crawley won 3-1 and there were no less than 3 red cards! Never at Dynamos!

Dynamo Second Successful Race Night
Saturday 11th November 2006

Saturday (11th November 2006) not only saw a visit by World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst, but also the Club held its second Race Night at Peacehaven Golf Club.

The proceeds have been counted and I am delighted to announce that we made a profit in excess of £1,600! Many thanks to all those volunteers who worked so hard to make the evening such a success.

Special thanks go to Garry & Karen McKellar for organising the event, Karen's mum and friends who kindly ran the tote, Jackie Yeomans & Andy Mason for the food, everyone that donated prizes and spent their money, all those that sold tickets and most importantly to Paul without whom we would not have raised so much money.

THANK YOU!

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Sir Geoff Hurst visits Dynamo Girls FC
Saturday 11th November 2006

Saturday 11th November 2006 saw a very special guest attend our weekly training session. Sir Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in England's 1966 World Cup win and remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final.

All the age groups trained together for the benefit of the training session, although they were split into teams with the Under 10's and Under 11's together, and the Under 12's and Under 14's together. After the warm up, a series of drills were undertaken and this was followed by two mini soccer matches between the combined age groups.

Sir Geoff arrived a little later than was anticipated, but got a good chance to observe the girls whilst training and had some very positive feedback for the Coaching staff.

After the official training session has finished, the girls got a chance to meet Sir Geoff and ask questions. He then presented four "long service" awards to those players that have been with the Club for the longest. This was followed by Sir Geoff signing many autographs and other items. He then spoke to the coaching staff about their worthwhile volunteer work.

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