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The NZ Secondary Schools girls team coached by Paul Temple and Jose Figuera have just won the Deane Low Trophy for either the first time in history or the first time in 19 years. im not sure which yet.
This is a competition between NZ and Aussies secondary school sides.
The team won the first game 1-0, drew the 2nd game 2-2 and then won the final game 5-0. The games were played in Aussie.
Superb effort.Stack2010-12-18 18:53:21
This is a competition between NZ and Aussies secondary school sides.
The team won the first game 1-0, drew the 2nd game 2-2 and then won the final game 5-0. The games were played in Aussie.
Superb effort.Stack2010-12-18 18:53:21
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Almost correct on both counts, Stack. Defo the first time in history, with the trophy first contested in 1993.
Reports on all three games can be found below:
Game One:
Game Two:
Game Three:
Cheers,
JR
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Almost correct on both counts, Stack. Defo the first time in history, with the trophy first contested in 1993.
Reports on all three games can be found below:
Game One:
Game Two:
Game Three:
Cheers,
JR
Great stuff, and good match reports too. Any video footage available? My daughter is a big Rosie White fan (did a poster for school last year "Is Rosie White the new David Beckham")- so she would be thrilled to see some.
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The NZ Secondary Schools girls team coached by Paul Temple and Jose Figuera have just won the Deane Low Trophy for either the first time in history or the first time in 19 years. im not sure which yet.
This is a competition between NZ and Aussies secondary school sides.
The team won the first game 1-0, drew the 2nd game 2-2 and then won the final game 5-0. The games were played in Aussie.
Superb effort.
I agree a superb effort beating the Aussies at any level especially in a series not a one-off is a great achievement.
This is a competition between NZ and Aussies secondary school sides.
The team won the first game 1-0, drew the 2nd game 2-2 and then won the final game 5-0. The games were played in Aussie.
Superb effort.
Although it is the first time we have won the Deane Low Trophy, an U-17 team beat the Aussies Secondary School Girls in Australia in 1996 (or thereabouts).
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saw a story on one sports news tonight about a 13 year old girl winning top young sports person!
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/footballer-named-top-young-sportsperson-1-54-video-3983022
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/footballer-named-top-young-sportsperson-1-54-video-3983022
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saw a story on one sports news tonight about a 13 year old girl winning top young sports person!
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/footballer-named-top-young-sportsperson-1-54-video-3983022
I see she came on in a WKO Cup game. Why is there no age limit there - whereas CF have age 14 minimum for senior football?
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/footballer-named-top-young-sportsperson-1-54-video-3983022
So how full strength was this ozzie side?
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I'll turn that question around, Mike, and ask why Capital is being so restrictive, particularly where the women's game is concerned. An age limit for boys I can understand, but not with the girls because the women's game is different - as well you know!
Cases in point: Rosie White was 13 years 89 days when she played in the 2006 National Women's Knockout Cup Final. She scored her first goals in senior level club football 77 days beforehand, i.e. twelve days after her thirteenth birthday.
Starting early hasn't done her career any harm. Annalie Longo is another example. Then there's Michele Cox, who was playing for Mt. Wellington at the age of 12 when they first won the Northern Premier Women's League title in 1981.
In short, if a player's good enough to grace the top level available to them, give them their head and let them play, but - and this is crucial - manage their experience. Fifteen minutes here, twenty minutes there, and on from the start against a struggling side. And if those who look after fixture scheduling are smart, they can play for the ressies on a regular basis while they're getting a taste of top-flight action.
This approach certainly won't do young players any harm - anything but!
Martine's been bubbling along quite nicely over the last couple of seasons, and is a racing certainty to be a part of the Three Kings United first team squad next year. Her selection as part of Auckland's U-20 NWYL squad (as opposed to the U-17 Development squad they're also fielding) comes as no surprise to me. A good kid!
Cheers,
JR
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With regard to how good Australia was, to date I've been unable to unearth any details on their squad, although I do know they were using this tournament as preparation for a trip to Europe in the new year.
They've made like a clam of late, have our West Island brethren. I think there was more publicity about the event on this side of the Tasman than there was over there, and that's even without taking the results into account!
Cheers,
JR
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