AJFCYB2017

the 2017 season commenced I set towards
As
Park curious to see what the New
Campbell
would bring. While pleasantly surprised
Year
the cartwheels and handstands of
that
subsided it was not long before I
yesteryear
they had been replaced with the
realised
chatter of young teens! Nonetheless,
constant
girls got into it and as the chatter settled the
the
the majority of our team having played
With
for a number of years it definitely
together
on the field in terms of camaraderie,
showed
and support for each other. This year
passion
us two new players to the club, Zara
brought
Natalia who both settled in well and had
and
strong seasons. Natalia ended up as our
very
scorer and was soon feared by
top-goal
for her bustling runs and shots at
opposition
goal.
the season progressed the team got
As
skills improved as did their
stronger,
of the importance of
understanding
passing and team formation.
positioning,
were many great examples throughout
There
year of strong team work that resulted in
the
passages of play as well as goals. Our
excellent
line also improved considerably on
defensive
year with half of our games resulting in
last
clean-sheets.
said I was however perplexed by one of
That
defenders Lily who would alternate from
our
back in one half of the game to right back in
left
other or vice versa depending on which
the
of the pitch she liked on the day. As she
side
a remarkable job I felt it was a question best
did
ABBOTSFORD JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB | 2017 YEARBOOK 60
U13 DIVISION 2 GIRLS
football improved.
"With the majority of our team
having played together for a
number of years it definitely
showed on the field in terms of
camaradrie, passion and
support for each other"
left unasked!