19/02/2010
Under 11 Valiants last week's 4-2 away win at homestall playing fields against Athenlay FC. The boys enjoyed themselves and played their best football to date in the first half going 3-0 up at the interval.
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14/02/2010
Joshua Jones - Under 15 Valiants
Winner of the Jack Petchey award for January goes to Joshua Jones in the Under 15 Valiants. Manager Mick McNally said "It is with great pleasure Josh has received this award. He has a superb attitude; always positive and encourages others. Josh helps with training and warm ups before every game. A ray of sunshine for the Under 15 Valiants".
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24/01/2010
Under 7 Knights make their entrance
A little bit of history was made today with the newest Junior Reds team taking the field. This team was formed from members of the Saturday Soccer Club. The Coach - Clive Chivers - explained " We are looking to form two new Under 7 teams this Winter from members of the Saturday Soccer Club. This will enable all Children to progress to the next level in playing the game. The Boys were marvellous today and showed tremendous enthusiasm and commitment. "
If any 6 year olds (dates of birth between 1.9.2002 and 31.8.2003) wish to join the two new Under 7 teams then a few vacancies exist. Contact Clive on 07504 264157 for details.
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09/01/2010
"Mini Reds" make their debut
Despite the snow some football was played today. The "Mini Reds" for children 3-5 years started indoors in the Sports Hall at Welling Senior School. Coach Ken Workman said " I am delighted by the facilities at Welling School and these are ideal for young children. We have many walls to practice our skills. A few more children are needed so if Parents are looking for children to make an early start into football this is the perfect place". The Mini Reds meet at 10 am each Saturday. Further details can be obtained from Ken on 079521 75942.
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13/12/2009
Under 9 Sabres - the best in November
The Under 9 Sabres team are the Team of the Month for November. Some excellent performances were seen and even an "A" Division side were swept away 7 - 1. Bad weather every week since has intervened but today the Boys finally received their trophy and certificates. This was presented prior to their 5 - 1 win over Beacons - so the good form is continues.
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13/12/2009
Early Christmas presents for Under 7s and 8s
It was deserved medals all-round for the Under 7 and 8s teams in the Selkent League this weekend to recognise every players' suburb efforts since September. Pictured are the Under 8 Knights and Under 8 Knights teams displaying their early Christmas presents.
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28/11/2009
Helder joins the Level 2 Club
Congratulations go to Helder Ribeiro - the Under 12 Sabres Manager - for gaining an F.A. Level 2 accreditation in Football Coaching. Helder regularly attend the Coaching Centre at Morden for six months and in that time had to learn, devise, plan and Implement solid practical applications in Coaching. Helder joins a growing list of Junior Reds Coaches qualified up to the higher Level 2 standards.
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5/12/2009
Due to the initiative of one of the Under 7 Parents - Louise Mattin - Junior Reds are currently a prominent part of Bexleyheath Broadway. Christ Church in Bexleyheath have kindly given special permission for the Club to promote our activities to help recruit players to all teams and the Saturday Soccer Club. A banner can be seen on Saturday mornings as pictured on the railings of Christ Church.
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25/11/2009
London F.A. Awards night - a hat-trick of success
Junior Reds picked up no fewer than three honours at the London Football Association Annual Awards evening held at Leyton Orient Football Club - to make this a very special occasion.
The first award was the coveted "Charter Standard Development Club of the Year for 2008-09". This was followed by two Football Workforce Awards for outstanding Voluntary service. In the "Young Volunteer" category recognition was given to Ian Wood, whilst shortly after - in the slightly older category - Coach, Glen Laing received a similar honour.
Chairman, Clive Chivers, said "Receiving the Charter Standard Development Club award was a very special achievement as there are many good Clubs in London and this was the second year in succession that this honour has gone to the Junior Reds. I am absolutely delighted to receive this on behalf of so many people in the Club that work tirelessly to enable football to be played practically every week of the year. It was further pleasurable to see two of our Volunteers collect Workforce Awards. Ian Wood, as a Young Volunteer, provides invaluable support to the Under 11 Knights team. Glen Laing lead the Under 14 to Under 16 teams for three seasons and built a very successful side in this time".
Pictured from left to right are Glen; Ian; Allan Clarke (London FA and Tandridge League President); Andy Wood and Clive.
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16/11/2009
England U21's vs Portugal U21's
There were 160 people who attended the recent match, in particular 45 players and Family members from the U11 Knights enjoyed a rather wet day out at Wembley Stadium on Saturday cheering on the England U21's in a European Championship Qualifier against Portugal. England won 1-0 and a great day out was had by all. The second picture is of the Under 9 Sabres.
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08/11/2009
A minutes silence was impeccably observed today to remember the fallen in two World Wars.
Pictured are the Under 13s before their game at Cleeve Park School against Young Dynamos.
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08/11/2009
The Jack Petchey special achievement award for November has been presented to James Messeter in the Under 13s team. Manager Jason Ludlow said "James has been with the team since we formed at Under 10's, just over three years ago. He is always at training, punctual and helps me put away equipment at the end of training. James is not a regular team starter but continues to be a committed part of my team".
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21/10/2009
Daniel Philpot and Steve Barton
This is great news for our Under 13's team, who will benefit from having additional qualified coaches at training and match days.
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18/10/2009
Ryan Noble - Jack Petchey October recognition
Congratulations go to Ryan Noble from the Under 17 team for receiving the Jack Petchey Special Award for October. Manager Mark Hamilton said "This recognition is richly deserved. Ryan has been a member of this team for two years. He is always an ever present at training and makes my job a little easier with his help at these sessions which I value".
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17/10/2009
Under 10 Sabres - off to a flyer
The October "Team of the Month" are the newest team in the Club - the Under 10 Sabres. Manager Glenn Fuller said " The team have only been together for a few weeks and five members have never played in organised matches. To win our first four opening games is a fantastic start and is on a level with Charlton Athletics' commencement to the League campaign. The lads are enthusiastic and have quickly made their mark against some very experienced teams".
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17/10/2009
UEFA "B" Coaching award - Balazs Szilagyi - special success
The highest Coaching recognition is the UEFA "B" qualification - a scarce award in football circles due to the experience;commitment and level of difficulty. Very pleasingly this qualification has been received by Balazs Szilagyi - Coach for the Under 17s - from the London F.A. This is the first Coach in the Club to hold this qualification. "Baz" attended the David Beckham Academy and was only one of two deemed successful after a long period of work to attain this standard.
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03/10/2009
Matthew Fendick - a good take
The Jack Petchey Special Achiever for September is Matthew Fendick - the goalkeeper for the Under 12 (Sabres). Manager Helder Rebeiro said " This was a difficult choice. Matthew received my nod as he has been an every present from day one; works extremely hard and sets a good work ethic for the rest of his team".
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03/10/2009
Specialist Goalkeeper Coach arrives
A number of teams at Bexleyheath on Saturday mornings benefited from the attention of a specialist goalkeeper coach. Emily Morphitis - a goalkeeper with Chelsea Ladies and England Under 19s - has been recruited to provided some training in this important area of the teams. Club Chairman Clive Chivers said " a number of teams have identified an area where a specialist goalkeeper Coach is required. We have recruited Emily to address this deficiency in our Coaching and importantly help develop our goalkeepers".
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July 2009
Sam Lilburn joins the elite Coaching group
In July Sam Lilburn - the Coach of the new Under 9 (Spartans) - obtained his FA Level 2 accreditation. Sam regularly attended the David Beckham Academy in Greenwich over a six month period and received assessments on his ability to coach at a higher level. He came through with final colours and joins an elite group of Level 2 Coaches within the Club. The Under 9 Spartans are benefiting from Sam's skills and knowledge.
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19/09/2009
Under 10 Sabres - off to a flying start
Much hard work during July - September and recruiting players from the Saturday Soccer Club has seen the formation of a new Under 10 Sabres team. The lads made their debut in the Selkent League away to Hillyfielders and ran out winners by 5 goals to 3. Manager Glenn Fuller said "I have recruited a great set of players and in our very first game we quickly got into our stride - which is excellent. The season is a new venture for all of us and we should have some exciting times".
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19/09/2009
John Lovell - Assistant Referee of the Year (again)
John Lovell - Assistant Manager of the Under 12 (Valiants) - was specially recognised today for his services to the Woolwich and Eltham Sunday Football Alliance. John used to manage the Seniors team and in that time consistently received top markings from League Referees for his support and concentration as the Linesperson. In fact John received the award from the League for the second consecutive year - a unique achievement.
John is seen receiving his award from Junior Reds' Vice Chairman James Mooney.
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12/09/2009
Under 10s - big meet and season preparation.
Over 30 Under 10 players came together in a special pre-season preparation Tournament at the London Marathon Ground. The two existing Under 10s teams joined for the first time a new Under 10 team being formed for a series of games.
The Tournament winners were the Under 10 Knights but with all three teams gaining in terms of match preparation for the season ahead.
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August 2009
New teams are forming - Under 7; 9 and 11
The Club have been very busy over the last few months in forming some additional teams. We are on the way to starting teams at Under 7s; Under 9s and Under 11s. All teams will compete in the Selkent League. The Under 11s will be based at Thamesmead and will play 9-a-side for this season.
Much work however still needs to be done and some vacancies exist in all the new teams. Chairman, Clive Chivers said, " The formation of teams is not an easy process. Finding volunteer Managers to a high standard is not easy. Ideally we would have liked to start more teams for greater opportunity but have been limited by the hunt for volunteers. If any Parent is interested to help the Junior Reds this would be greatly valued.
It is not too late to join one of the new teams as a player. Please contact Clive on 07504 264157 if this is of interest.
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12/07/2009
U10 Knights coasted into the final.
The U10 Knights took 15 players to Ramsgate in Kent this weekend for our annual Kent Coast Tour. We played our first competitive 11 a side football in a small Tournament with teams from both the SELKent League and the East Kent Youth League. The lads played five matches in total winning three, drawing one and losing one. We finished as Runners up having scored eleven goals (highest on the day) and conceding just two.
Manager Andy Wood said the following "Although we have been training for the past five weeks for the change to 11 a side I was a little anxious before kick off but the boys adapted well and played some great football. We also impressed a lot of people with our football and have been invited to play pre-season friendlies against Ramsgate from the Ryman League and Kennington from Ashford".
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05/07/2009
Under 11's tournament at Long Lane FC
The under 11's won the Long Lane tournament today. They won all of their games and didn't let in a goal. altogether the won 7 matches; 4 group matches, a quarter final, the semi and subsequently the final. There were 21 teams entered including teams made up of academy boys and other selkent and bexley A league teams.. They won the final 5-0. Not bad for a 10 minute game.
Manager James Mooney quoted the following "I have to say the performance in the final was the finest I have witnessed and that takes a lot for me to say".
Hadley Barton scored a hatrick in the final.
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05/7/2009
In sunny conditions a record fourteen teams took part in this year's 6-a-side Parents' Tournament, played at Coldharbour Leisure Centre. Teams were placed in three Groups and qualified to semi final and final stages.
The ultimate Champions were Parents of the new 2009/10 Under 7 team by defeating surprise outsiders, Under 10 ''Knights of the round belly'' (Andy's team) in the final, by 3 goals to 1.
The Intermediate Cup winners were the Under 14 Knights (Pat's team) running out by 2 goals to nil against debutants the Under 7 Knights (Bradley and Stephen's team) in their final.
Winners of the Plate competition were the Under 14 Valiants (Mick and Jon's team) with the same scoreline of 2 goals to nil against another new side in the Under 9 Valiants (Baris' team).
Overall winners, however, were all the Parents for taking part and playing the games in a fine sporting spirit. Well done!
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