U14 v Kimbolton/Stamford

U14 A V Kimbolton/Stamford

Result: Felsted v Kimbolton: Won 15-9, Felsted v Stamford: Won 22-8

Match report: A bright spring day saw Felsted involved in a triangular fixture.  Their first match against Kimbolton was very evenly matched in the first third, with Kimbolton slightly edging ahead to be 6-4 in front after the first 10 minutes.  However, Felsted have learnt to keep battling on and came out fighting in the second third.  Excellent defending from Molly McGuckian, Rachael Freedman and Sophie Cuthbert meant that Kimbolton were only allowed to add one more to their score, whilst shooters Tabby Carey and Caitlin Perrie added 6 to Felsted’s total, bringing them to 10-7 at the end of the second third.

Excellent support from the centre court players, Immy Flynn, Bea Stone and Jemima Upton, meant that Felsted held onto their lead in the final third, finishing 15-9 in front.  Special mention goes to captain Jemima Upton for excellent defensive and attacking play, making sure that the ball was worked smoothly up the court.

After a match break Felsted were back on court to play Stamford.  Buoyed by their earlier win, Felsted came out all guns blazing.  The goals kept on coming with shooter Tabby Carey on excellent form, and Goal Attack Caitlin Perrie ably supporting her in the attacking circle.  Solid work from the rest of the team, with some excellent passing and smooth movement of the ball, meant that Stamford could not keep up and Felsted were ahead 13-3 at the end of the first half.

The second half saw more of the same for Felsted.  All their hard work paid off with a final score of 22-8 to Felsted.

Felsted showed how their hard work during training is paying off with some excellent netball in both matches today.  This was recognised by the opposition coaches who commented on the high level of play by Felsted.  Today’s victories were a real team effort and Felsted should be extremely proud of their achievements.

Star Player: Jemima Upton & Tabby Carey


U14 B V Kimbolton/Stamford

Result: Felsted v Kimbolton: Lost 15-10, Felsted v Stamford: Won 10-6 
Match report: On Saturday the 25th of February, the Under 14 B girls approached the three way tournament against Stamford and Kimbolton on home turf with a sense of determination. The sun was shining and the girls were enjoying their warm up in the sun. After a tricky first quarter, the girls realised that Kimbolton were putting them through their paces and would have to work extra hard to gain possession on pitch. We lost narrowly in the final quarter 15 - 10. After a 30 minute gap and recharge the girls came on court fighting to beat Stamford and the first half of the game saw Stamford slightly ahead. After a motivational talk from RLS and the captain, Annie Martine, the girls fought their way to a 10 - 6 victory; I couldn't have been more proud of the way that we turned it around. Man of the match was awarded to Hattie against Kimbolton for aggressive play and Faye against Stamford for focused shooting. Rewarded with cake and tea post match = bliss!

U14 C V Kimbolton  
Result: Won 16-4
Match report: A tight match which was strongly fought on each side. Felsted were ahead by three goals to one by the end of the first third and the goal scoring partnership of Katie Cload and Georgia Willson continued to work well throughout the match. It was a very fast-moving game and Kimbolton had an excellent centre and wing defence that really kept our girls busy. Their goal attack and goal shoot were also strong, but new goal-keeper Faye Calow and Sophia managed to keep them at bay, despite Kimbolton’s four goals in the final quarter. Fairly nail-biting finish to the match, but Felsted put in yet another excellent performance to win.

   

      

   

U14 v Chigwell

U14 B v Chigwell 
Result: Won 8-1

Match report: On Tuesday, we played Chigwell away and we were victorious with a win of 8-1. The woman of the match was awarded to two star players: Lara Stratton and Annie Martine - well done to all the girls in the B squad for a successful start to the second half of the season!

Star Player: Lara Stratton and Annie Martine

  U14 A v Chigwell

Result: Won 18-6

Match report: Refreshed from their half term break, Felsted U14A team came out fighting in their first match back.  They dominated throughout the whole match against a lacklustre Chigwell side. 

Felsted’s centre court play was superb with them only struggling to get the ball into the attacking circle on occasion.  This excellent play was supported by top defending from Rachael Freedman, Sophie Cuthbert, Jemima Upton and Molly McGuckian. 

Special mention goes to Jemima Upton who, on return to the ‘A’ team played superbly in both defensive and attacking roles. 

Now Felsted are working better together as a team we can look to dominate in our upcoming matches.

Star Player: Jemima Upton

   

U14 v Haileybury

U14 A 
Result: Won 20-12

Match report: After a week of hard work during training Felsted put in an excellent performance against Haileybury to return to winning form.  Felsted started strongly, putting into practice the skills they had learnt during the week.  The passing and dodging was much improved this week and showed in the strong attacking drives down the court.  Felsted's defence were excellent throughout the match, making impressive interceptions and frustrating the Haileybury attack.

An ankle injury to the Haileybury Goal Shooter saw them need to make a substitution, but even with this upset they continued to battle hard and pulled closer in the second and third quarters.  However, Felsted kept their cool and continued to fight hard, pulling away further in the last quarter.

 

It was a skilful and well driven performance from Felsted, one that we will hope to continue to build upon over the coming weeks.

Star Player: Sophie Cuthbert


U14 B  
Result: Won 17-3

Match report: With the prospect of a snowy weekend, the U14 B girls wrapped up warmly for their home match this Saturday. After welcoming opposition, we scored 5 goals in the first quarter and set the tone for the match through effective communication and movement drills employed in practices showing their use in match situations. Our captain, Ellie Barham, led the girls through the team chats and in the final quarter we pulled in a good 8 goals and felt the victory of a win on home turf.

Man of the Match must go to Hattie Botwright who provides the back bone of the squad in the centre third and always carries the team through! A good win to have under our belts - well done ladies!

 Star Player: Hattie Botwright