Player and Coach Development Policy
Under 11's and 12's-Within League Rules
Continue individual soccer skills and team work coaching, concentrate on technical ability and tactics, monitor improvement of and promote individuals responsibility for improvement. Increase the stretching routines to include light stamina training, continue warm up and cool down sessions before and after games as well as training sessions. Begin to place players in positions of play (for continuity) but still move them around within the team occasionally. Organise into 1st and 2nd teams (within league rules), 1st team coach to have first pick of the age group, players not required for 1st team duty in that week to be included in the 2nd team squad. Continue the theme that winning is fun without pressure to succeed, success is expected more in 1st team than in the 2nd.
Where possible play friendly games where the 1st and 2nd teams can be mixed to make up teams, this promotes teamwork throughout the age group, training games would be a good starting point for this. All players in these age groups to train together.
    

Match Reports 2008/9

(Please email reports soccer@hcjfc.co.uk)
4 Oct 09
The U12A reached the second round of the WR Junior Shield with a thrilling 4-3 extra time win over Brighouse.
Illness meant Clough only 11 players while goalkeeper Guy Hardwick was injured during his warm up.
Brighouse spurned chances and were denied by goalkeeper Laurence Killey and resolute defending from James Leadbeater, George Woodcock and Danny Carr.
The middle of Joe Woodhouse, Ashley Woods, Conner Teale, Charlie Toulson and Alex Hasioszn worked hard. George Spencer' left foot finish gave Clough the  lead early in the second half and soon after he fired home from 25yds. Brighouse responded to level and after MoM Spencer completed his hat-trick, Brighouse scored to force extra time, Woodcock beat a defender and produced a cool finish for the decisive strike.
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The U12A maintained their fine form with a hard fought 3-1 win over Longcroft Lions.
Good defending from captain and MoM Robert Naylor with Charlie Toulson and improving Danny Carr protected goalkeeper Guy Hardwick.
The midfield impressed with good football from Jordan Garrick, Laurence Killey, Ashton Thomas, George Woodcock and Conner Teale.
Up front Harry Tingle showed pace with Ashley Woods working hard alongside but it was 0-0 at half time.
Clough stepped up a gear and Tingle fed Woodcock who scored from distance only for the Lions to equalise soon after. Striker George Spencer came on to work hard and the pace of Declan Sheehan caused problems.
An excellent volley from the edge of the area from Teale went just over before headed goals from Thomas and Garrick gave Clough the points
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