First win of the season for the girls youth football academy.
It was the year 10 and 11 girls football team that took centre stage this week in the Individual School Cup against Shireland Academy. The girls were playing for a place in the 2nd round of the cup and were confident going into the game. The girls played some good football creating many chances during the first half and took the lead through Chantelle Simpson on 21 minutes with a fantastic lob over the keeper, she then made it 4 goals in 3 games 1 minute later with a simple tap in. The girls continued to press and Chelsea Shirley scored a volley from inside the box on 25 minutes. HT 3:0
The second half carried on from where we left off with Chelsea Shirley scoring her 2nd goal of the game on 32 minutes. Shireland Academy then had a rare attack which led to a corner and scoring their 1st goal of the game. This didn’t stop OLSC from their numerous attacks on the Shireland goal and were rewarded with a penalty on 40 minutes when a defender handled it in the area, Samantha Thompson scored from the spot making it 5:1 to OLSC.
New for 2010/ 2011 is the Football Academy Youth Programme.
The programme has been put together to try and help the footballing development of the younger students in the school.Year 10 and 11 students will be provided with two training sessions per week to help prepare them for U19 football in their 6th form years. Players are nominated by teaching staff at the school and invited to attend these sessions every week. Fundamental football skills are enhanced with the main focus on technical development, allowing the students to be at a more advanced level for when they enter the Football Academy programme.The programme also gives an insight in to what the U19s Football Academy players perform in training sessions, and where individuals show good ability, they will be offered the opportunity to train
with the U19s on a more frequent basis.
The year 10 and 11 teams play in their own cup competitions and compete in the West Midlands Schools Cup, the English Schools National Cup and the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup. Year 11 players are also able to play for the 6th form team in the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup.
In addition to this there are also weekly training sessions for the Key Stage 3 girls (years 7, 8 and 9) to help prepare them for a weekly competition involving schools in the Wolverhampton area, and the year 10 and 11 girls train with the U19 Women’s Football Academy programme.
This new programme allows the Football Academy staff to identify talented sports performers at an early stage and monitor their progress as the advance through the school.
It was the year 10 and 11 girls football team that took centre stage this week in the Individual School Cup against Shireland Academy. The girls were playing for a place in the 2nd round of the cup and were confident going into the game. The girls played some good football creating many chances during the first half and took the lead through Chantelle Simpson on 21 minutes with a fantastic lob over the keeper, she then made it 4 goals in 3 games 1 minute later with a simple tap in. The girls continued to press and Chelsea Shirley scored a volley from inside the box on 25 minutes. HT 3:0
The second half carried on from where we left off with Chelsea Shirley scoring her 2nd goal of the game on 32 minutes. Shireland Academy then had a rare attack which led to a corner and scoring their 1st goal of the game. This didn’t stop OLSC from their numerous attacks on the Shireland goal and were rewarded with a penalty on 40 minutes when a defender handled it in the area, Samantha Thompson scored from the spot making it 5:1 to OLSC.
New for 2010/ 2011 is the Football Academy Youth Programme.
The programme has been put together to try and help the footballing development of the younger students in the school.Year 10 and 11 students will be provided with two training sessions per week to help prepare them for U19 football in their 6th form years. Players are nominated by teaching staff at the school and invited to attend these sessions every week. Fundamental football skills are enhanced with the main focus on technical development, allowing the students to be at a more advanced level for when they enter the Football Academy programme.The programme also gives an insight in to what the U19s Football Academy players perform in training sessions, and where individuals show good ability, they will be offered the opportunity to train
with the U19s on a more frequent basis.
The year 10 and 11 teams play in their own cup competitions and compete in the West Midlands Schools Cup, the English Schools National Cup and the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup. Year 11 players are also able to play for the 6th form team in the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup.
In addition to this there are also weekly training sessions for the Key Stage 3 girls (years 7, 8 and 9) to help prepare them for a weekly competition involving schools in the Wolverhampton area, and the year 10 and 11 girls train with the U19 Women’s Football Academy programme.
This new programme allows the Football Academy staff to identify talented sports performers at an early stage and monitor their progress as the advance through the school.