AJFC2018

ABBOTSFORD JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB
2018 YEARBOOK
UNDER 11/1
What a year to reflect on! 2018 saw a core group of players returning, supplemented by a number of
additions who were drawn to the club, as word had spread through the Canterbury Association of
Abbotsford's commitment to player development, underpinned by solid core values.
The group demonstrated its commitment by returning from the off-season for a concentrated block of
pre-season training starting in early January. This was critical to both the team and individuals’
development, working on the fundamental player skills and familiarising themselves with the team’s
shape, system and philosophy of playing a possession-based style of football. This involved always
looking to play out from the back, whilst adopting an aggressive pressing style when out of possession.
The fruit from the team’s early start to training was evident throughout the season in a number of eyecatching
displays of free-flowing football. Also notable throughout was the team spirit, togetherness and
friendship of the playing group, as the boys chased seemingly lost causes to come back to get a result
when other teams would have given up the ghost long before.
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