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Author: Steve Wilks

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U11s Uncategorized

Good victory for Under 11 Blues

The Blues started strongly against their strongest opposition yet in the U11 league. They took their chances and scored 3 goals in quick succession.

The second quarter continued with the Blues battling for procession and holding their own against a physical side.  They moved the ball well through the court but only managed one more goal ro go 4-0 up.

Manor Met battled hard in the third quarter and got their first goal against the Blues. However the Blues battled back and with some quick passing into the D and accurate shooting were 7-1 up going into the final quarter.

The Blues continued their strong defensive play but were pinned back by the defence of Manor Met who made some great intercepts to limit the Blues to only one more goal. The game finished 8-2.

A good strong performance by the Blues who showed their growing confidence and great team work and determination.

Oppositions’ player Anika.
Coaches’ player Anika

Credit: Jodi Blackham

 

 

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Under 10s

Under 10 Maroons triumph over Under 10 Blues

What a great game! Both teams were full of energy, smiles, and amazing teamwork from start to finish.

The Maroons started off really strong, using some super passing into the circle to take an early lead. Even though everyone was playing against their usual teammates, they all tried their best and kept the game friendly and fun.

The Blues worked really hard throughout the match and never gave up, battling to score their goals and showing great team spirit.

In the last quarter, the Blues were fantastic in defence, getting some great interceptions and making it tough for the Maroons to score. The Maroons got 2 goals in that quarter and the Blues scored 1.

Final score: Maroons 16 – Blues 4

A brilliant effort from everyone—well done to both teams!

POM Maroons: Willow
POM Blues: Carmen

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U11s

Under 11 Maroons defeat Manor Met

Essex Open Maroons 10 – 4 Manor Met

What a great morning for the Maroons against Manor Met today. The Maroons first win of the season playing the year up and a convincing one at that.

Quarter Scores:

Q1: 3-1
Q2: 4-4
Q3: 7-4
Q4: 10-4

The Maroons started strong scoring three great goals in the first quarter, as opposed to their one, their passing was fast, shooting precise and defended strong.

The second quarter Manor Met found their feet and really applied the pressure, scoring three goals and us managing just the one, to bring it to a tie at the end of the quarter 4-4.

With the pressure mounting and the desire to secure their first win, the Maroons came back on in the third and fourth quarter and showed great determination, better movement, stronger defending and precision shooting in attack, scoring six more goals and securing a well-deserved 10-4 win.

After a tough last match, this was exactly what they needed. Lots of smiles all round and great teamwork.

 

Well done to all the girls! A well deserved win

Oppositions player of the match: Hannah O
Coaches player of the match: Eilidh

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Senior Regional Team

Essex Seniors continue winning run in the Regional League

Kent Club 44, Essex Open 55.

This was an excellent win by Essex, who now are only a single point behind Claygate at the top of the table. Essex also have a vastly superior goal difference and average. This was a tightly contested game, which Essex only emerged as victors in the last quarter. From the start, it was very closely contested. Kent Club took the early initiative and led until midway through the first quarter. As the end of the quarter, Essex got on top and, with Leah Hayzelden and Maddy O’Shodiee scoring freely, took a 15-11 lead into the second quarter. Whilst Essex won the first quarter, the second quarter very much belonged to Claygate. In the centre-court, Nicole Alves, Jasmine Odegberin and Rebecca Wilkes had plenty of possession, but on too many occasions Essex made mistakes feeding into the circle, which cost them dearly. At the other end, Emma Shaw and Renee Hurley were finding it difficult against a very tall Kent Club shooter who rarely missed. While Essex held their lead, through most of the quarter they finished poorly with Kent Club scoring four goals without reply to pull it level at 25-all at the interval. Kent Club started the third quarter well, scoring two goals to put them in front. However, Essex started to get back into the game. Four consecutive goals restored the Essex lead. This was the pattern for most of the third quarter. Whenever Kent Club pulled close to Essex, they took the game away from them with some excellent passing movements and sure shooting from O’Shodie  and Hayzelden. Going into the last quarter, Essex led 39-35 and needed to start well to ensure that the points were theirs. This they did, and although Kent Club scored from the first centre, Essex then scored six goals with only a solitary response to give them an eight-goal lead. After a very closely contested game, Essex dominated the last quarter, scoring 16 goals with only nine in reply. In defence, Charlotte Peters, who came on in the second half, and Emma Shaw nullified the Kent Club shooter. This enabled Essex to continue their recent impressive form and close in on Claygate.

Shaw, Peters, Hurley, Alves, Linehan, Odegberin, R Wilks, Hayzelden, Reynolds-Blanche and Oshodi

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Under 10s

Great win for Under 10 Blues

EO U10s 19 – 0 WW

Our U10 blue team delivered a heroic performance today, securing a fantastic 19-0 win against Woodford Warriors. The team showed incredible teamwork and determination from start to finish. Our shooters were great today, particularly our GA who was on fire, confidently sinking goals from every angle. The mid-court worked tirelessly to keep the ball moving. When the opposition did manage to get into our defensive area, our players read the play brilliantly and made some outstanding interceptions to keep them scoreless. A superb all round effort, well done blue team!

OPOM: Connie

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U11s Under 10s

Under 10 Maroons defeated in frindly.

Essex Open U11 Blues 13
Essex Open U10 Maroons 4

The Under 10 Maroons played really well against the older Under 11 Blues team. It was a tough start, with the U11s scoring lots of their goals in the first quarter, but the Maroons didn’t give up and worked hard to score a few of their own.

In the second quarter, the U11 scored 3 goals and the U10 Maroons scored 2 — a great effort! The third quarter was very exciting, with both teams scoring one goal each.

This was the first time the Maroons have come up against such a strong team, and they showed amazing commitment and teamwork throughout the game. There was some super dodging and great movement. The defending was fantastic too, stopping lots of goals and keeping the pressure on the Blues.

OPOM: Elizabeth M
CPOM: Reeva

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Under 12

Big win for Under 12 Blues

Final Score: Essex Open Blue 21 – 3 Woodford Warriors

Essex Open Blue put on a commanding performance against Woodford Warriors, taking a well-deserved 21–3 win.

From the start, Essex Open showed sharp passing, strong communication, and excellent defensive pressure. Their shooters were on fine form, making the most of every opportunity and maintaining composure in the circle.

We had lots of encouragement from our two wonderful coaches Rosemarie and Bisi. However we did get called up for foot work quite frequently which we will improve for our next match.

Players: V.Popa, M.Aderibigbe, A. Penman, E.Yilmaz, E.O’Connor,L.German, S.Lall, T.Bhogal, F.Rogers

Report written by Francesca Rogers U12

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Under 14

Under 14B defeated by Brentwood

Due to not having our full U14 blue team we did find it more challenging to find our flow while playing. Thank you for those 2 U13 players for stepping up for us.

In the first quarter, we came out with a score of 8-2 to Brentwood . This was due to not playing our normal positions so we had to quickly adapt ,however we did successfully use our communication to help us score our first two goals .

In the second quarter we only managed to score one additional goal and ended the quarter with 12-3 , despite not being able to score, Esther,( who was given player of the match ) was excellent at defending in the goal third by winning the ball back and bringing it back up the court multiple times. In the third quarter we decided to make a tactical change by moving our C to GD , this was successful as this meant the defence became stronger . We finished this quarter with a score of 17-4

For our final quarter we were unable to score any goals which left us with the final score of 24-4 and unfortunately with our first loss of the season.

Player of the match – Esther

Credit Emily Patel (U14B)

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Under 12

Second defeat for Under 12s in ENG

Essex Open 15 vs Starz 28

 

Overall I think the game showed our improved performance. Our stage 3 defence focused on delaying and slowing down Starz through mid-court, trying to force them back up the court. I personally think that Jess did the best defending today. She blocked her attackers really hard and I could see them also struggling.

Our first quarter against Starz was impeccable, supported by the score line of 6-5 in the lead.

Starz is currently top 4 in this league which showed by their performance, ultimately proving too difficult for us today. We started so strong, but didn’t settle well into the game and maybe we stopped trying as hard as we should have done.

We did our very best and we look forward to more tough matches in this performance league.

Players’ and umpire’s player: Elisha

Credit: Elisha Owolabi

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Under 12

Essex Open defeated by Poole in ENG

EO 12 – 30 POOLE

Today we played the second round of ENG against the top of the table Poole side.
They are a team full of talented and experienced players that have been together a long time at the top level. We were without some of our squad because of the school holidays, but we were excited to show what we could do. Bisi gave us some instructions and to go onto the court and work hard. Poole started very strong scoring more than ten in the first quarter, putting us in a hard position to recover from. In defence we made too many unforced errors, and gave them too many opportunities to score. Poole know howljlllpkkhc important it is to start hard and score heavily early, and we can’t waste any game time when we get on the court.

In the first break, we were not scoring quickly enough, and taking all of our chances, and we went into the first break 7 behind. Bisi made some tactical changes, and we started to get back into the game in quarter 2 and 3 by creating some defensive pressure, cutting out the unforced errors and taking some great chances. Poole were scoring much slower than before, but we couldn’t get red of the damage done early in the game.

In the final quarter we really turned on the fight and aggression that we are known for, but Poole were too good. Their experience in big games let them keep their heads and not be overwhelmed by the way we were playing. We will hopefully have a chance to get our revenge later in the season.

Players’ and umpire’s player: Elisha

Credit Edie Little (U12M)