Thinking on and off the ball

The under 11’s girls travelled back to Perth again, Saturday past, to play against Letham.  This game proved that the girls are developing well as a team and are now doing just as well off the ball as they do with possession.

A slight mix up with the rules in the first half threw our girls a little bit, but in the second half they got their flow back again and worked the ball well up the pitch on many occasions.  The passing in midfield was accurate and decisive, with Kerys Blyth, Denver Hopkins, Brodie Clark and Demi Smith managing to put real pressure on a promising Letham side.

Denver Hopkins took the captain’s role on Saturday as she has shown in recent weeks she is a good motivator to those teams mates around her.  In defensive positions were Emma Swanson, Taylor Lawrie, Courtney P and Rachel Cunningham; with Emma showing she has developed a great ability to move the ball up the park when required.

Between the sticks, for the first time in a number of weeks, was Courtney B – who played well.  All in all, this was another good work out and encouraging performance from the whole team.