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On Saturday 4th October 10 nominated girls from Middlesbrough Girls Centre of Excellence took part in the FA's regional talent identification camp at Hull University. It was the second time the FA had run the camp, with 2 Middlesbrough players progressing to the England U15 squad this time last year. The 10 hopefuls were required to partake in defensive and attacking based coaching sessions before lunch and a set of competitive matches afterwards infront of England's scouting team which included U15 Head Coach Kay Cossington. The 2 successful players from last year were also asked to participate in the camp as England representatives.

"A couple of years ago in Centre of Excellence football, this sort of opportunity seemed a lifetime away. It just shows how much woman's and girls football has and is growing. The girls had a fantastic day in pretty gloomy conditions and each one of them worked their socks off. Regardless of what comes from the camp, each girl should be very proud for being selected in the first place and giving the day their 'all'!", said Craig Nicholson, Centre Director.

ID Camp Participants:

Anna Young
Becky Langley
Lottie Tattam
Chantelle Magson
Emma Morris
Jess Round
Sarah Thompson
Chelsea Jowers
Ashleigh Coyle
Jenny Dixon
Ellie Christon (U15 Squad)
Beth Mead (U15 Squad)

Saturday 13th September saw Middlesbrough Girls Centre of Excellence play their second fixture of the season against North Yorkshire C of E. The girls started very positively last week against a tough Sheffield United and were hoping to produce another set of fine displays against their Yorskhire counterparts.

The U16's and U10's played at Eston this week with the U14's and U12's away, on a day where the weather was a far cry from the terrential rain of last Saturday.

Andy Cook, head coach of the U14's said "The girls put in another great performance! There were some girls playing out of position, particularly in defensive areas, but they worked very hard and showed an increasingly good understanding of their roles. You could see they were thinking about and using the things we had worked on in training over the week.

The girls were also excellent in attack and we scored some fine goals".

The U10's, U12's and U16's also produced some pleasing displays and the girls now have 2 weekends without a game before some selected U14's and U16's prepare for the England Talent ID Camp on Saturday 4th October at Hull University. 

Middlesbrough U12's and U14's play away to North Yorkshire on Saturday. U12's will be playing on grass, U14's on omni-turf.
Players are to arrive at Eston at 9:30am, with transport leaving at 9:45am.

Middlesbrough U10's and U16's play at Eston. Both teams on grass. Players are to arrive at 9:30am for a 10:30am kick-off.

Craig

Middlesbrough Girls Centre of Excellence got their season underway on Saturday 6th September with a tough opener against Sheffield United. With the U10's & U16's playing down at Sheffield and the U12's & U14's at home, United proved to be a very challenging first game and a real eye opener for the new recruits of the fantastic standard they are now playing at. The girls from all 4 age groups made a very impressive start and showed some real quality in what was a very wet and windy morning at both venues.

U16 Head Coach Mark Dick said, "the girls did very well in the horrible conditions. Some of them have really looked after themselves over the summer break and they showed some great quality at times against a very good opposition."

After the games Centre Director Craig Nicholson reflected on what was a very good start to the season. "I could see the girls who have just joined us were quite nervous and didn't really know what to expect. I had the chance to watch most of the U12 and U14 games and once the girls got into their strides the quality of both age groups was very good. The girls who have just joined us have added some excellent attributes to the teams and they should all be very proud. I heard from the other coaches that the U10's and U16's were very impressive also."

Middlesbrough Girls Centre of Excellence will face their next test against North Yorkshire C of E next Saturday.