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

   

U14 v Bishop's Stortford College

U14 A 
Result: Lost 23-16
Match report: After a defeat by Framlingham in their last match, the U14 A team came out with enthusiasm to meet Bishop Stortford.  The start of the match saw the two teams pretty evenly matched, with BS 3 goals ahead at the end of the first quarter. However, the second and third quarters saw some excellent shooting and centre court play by the BS girls, accompanied by some careless errors and poor passing by Felsted.  This lead to BS being 20-10 up going into the final quarter.

Felsted's defence came out firing in the last quarter and some excellent interceptions from Molly McGuckian, Sophie Cuthbert and Rachael Freedman meant that Felsted started to pull back.  However, solid shooting from BS meant that they maintained their lead to the finish.

From this match Felsted will be working on their passing and set plays to return to winning form.

U14 B

Result: Lost 32-9

Match report: Our first loss. Our hopes for an undefeated season collapsed today as we faced the mighty U14 B squad of Bishop Stortford. All of their team played with a determination, yet in the third and fourth quarter we made them work hard for their victory. 

Harriet Lathwell intercepted particularly well and her efforts were much appreciated by all of the squad, so much so that she was acknowledged as Man of the Match. Immy Hewing-Powell encouraged the team with her positive vibes from the goal area and led the team through some tactical strategies inbetween quarters. Hopefully, we can use this match as a learning curve and improve on certain skills for our Haileybury match on Saturday. Otherwise a fighting attitude from all my girls - well done!

Star Player: L32-9
   

U14 C

Result: Lost 27-5

Match report: Bishop's Stortford gave an excellent performance today and were just too strong for the Felsted girls. After the first three or four minutes, Bishop's Stortford had scored five goals and things were not looking great for the away team. Although the opposition went on to score four more before the break, Felsted also won two back, ending the first quarter at 9-2. Next, Felsted scored one more, but Bishop's Stortford were storming ahead and the half ended 13-3. However, there was still all to play for and the girls came back for the second half with spirits still high and plenty of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the strong passing and speed of the Bishop's Stortford team meant that Felsted struggled to get possession of the ball and to find space when they did have it. Felsted did score one more goal and there were a few excellent interceptions and passes throughout, but today was Bishop Stortford’s day – well done to them.

   

   

U14 C v Framlingham

Result: Won 9-8
Match report: A much more challenging match this time but the girls rose to it and overcame some very able opposition. In the first half Felsted nudged ahead but had lost their lead by half time following a strong quarter from Framlingham, However, the Felsted team drew on their determination and competitive spirit and started the final quarter with a three goal lead. It was a nail-biting finish to the match with Framlingham scoring two in the final quarter, but we managed to hang on. A fantastic team performance with the defence having to work hard to mark Framlingham’s strong GA and the attacking team having to out-pace quick opponents.

Star Player: Isla Cuthbert 

 

   

U14 B v Framlingham

Result: Won 11-6 
Match report: The Under 14B went to Framlingham on Saturday, and although they put up a tough fight, we pulled through with a respectable win of 11-6. 

The first quarter, we were on a level pegging but our shooters pulled through in the third quarter allowing us to lead by 4 goals. Player of the match - Annie Martine intercepted many of the Framlingham passes in her nippy wing position! Let's hope we can keep up our winning streak!

Star Player: Annie Martine

   

U14 A v Framlingham

Result: Lost 19-16
Match report: A cold and windy Framlingham saw the U14As suffer their first defeat of the season.  Framlingham started strongly, with excellent shooting and capitalising on the initial mistakes being made by Felsted.  The second and third quarters saw a bit of a comeback from Felsted but it was in the fourth that they really got into their stride and scores drew level.  However, in the last few minutes of the match Framlingham shooters once again capitalised on some excellent passing and pulled ahead again until the final whistle.

Felsted battled well but made some basic errors which Framlingham used to their benefit.  We will aim to eliminate these mistakes for future matches.

Star Player: Caitlin Perrie