SAFC Holiday Courses and Open Trials

There are still some places left on SAFC Open Trials and Holiday Courses. More info attached.

SAFC Foundation Holiday Coaching Courses

Develop your game and learn new skills with high quality football coaching by experienced SAFC Foundation coaches. All sessions run from 10am – 3pm and are open to boys and girls of all abilities, aged 4 – 14 (unless stated).

Belmont School, Durham - Mon 18^th & Tues 19^th April

Goals Soccer Centre, Sunderland - Tues 26^th & Wed 27^th April

Durham Gilesgate Sports College, Durham – Tues 26^th & Wed 27^th April

Crowtree Indoor Academy, Sunderland – Tues 26^th & Wed 27^th April (*GOALKEEPERS AND STRIKERS SPECIAL* – ages 6 – 14)

Holiday Coaching Courses cost £15 for the 2 day course.

SAFC Academy Open Trials

Open Trials to recruit any promising players to the Academy and Development Centres. Trials are held at SAFC’s Academy of Light from 10am – 3pm and are open to outfield players and goalkeepers.

Mon 18^th & Tues 19^th April – boys aged 5 – 8 years

Wed 20^th & Thurs 21^st April – boys aged 9 – 12 years

Wed 20^th & Thurs 21^st April – boys aged 13 – 16 years

Open Trials cost £30 for the 2 day course.

Little Dribblers

Fun introduction to football for boys and girls aged 3 – 5.

Tues 26^th April, 10.30am – 11.30am

Tues 26^th April, 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Wed 27^th April, 10.30am – 11.30am

Wed 27^th April, 1.30pm – 2.30pm

All Little Dribblers sessions cost £3 per session.

Book your place

To book your place on any of the above courses, please call Jade Royal on 0191 551 5191. Phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Places must be pre-booked. For more information, e-mail jade.royal@safc.com

Kind Regards

Phil King

Football Development Business Manager

Sunderland AFC Foundation

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SU

0191 551 5164

philip.king@safc.com

www.safcfoundation.com

Cullercoats FC Under 8s - Match Report (4/4/11 New Fordley)

The Under 8s were in action on Monday 4/4/11, playing their first weekday evening fixture against recent newcomers, New Fordley, on another windy day at KYPC.
 
Connor Sherriff (capt.) covered central midfield in the absence of Elliot Anderson, which meant that Jack Tatum played up front to start the match, with Leighton Alexander coming into midfield to support his captain and Harvey Thompson. As usual, Daniel Brewis was between the sticks (keeper), with Jack Reid and Ryan Norris in defence.
 
The game got off to a frantic start with both teams playing a high tempo game with lots of running and effort at both ends.
 
Jack Tatum opened the scoring after good work on the left by Harvey Thompson and the two were again involved with Harvey Thompson supplying the stand-in striker with his second after excellent link up play through central midfield by Connor Sherriff. At the other end Daniel Brewis handled very well in the conditions, making a couple of block saves and holding onto the ball with the opposing strikers in close proximity. Both defenders were solid and the midfield trio dominated the central areas.
 
At half time Evan Howard (midfield) and Joseph Hornby (defence) were introduced, with both making an early impact in a strong start to the second half by the Under 8s.
 
Jack Tatum added a third for his hat-trick, driving a low shot past the keeper after good work on the left by Harvey Thompson, before the midfielder himself got onto the score sheet with a close range effort to stretch the lead to 4-0. Ryan Norris then hit a long shot from the half way line which took a wicked bounce in front of the New Fordley keeper, wind-assisted and hit the top of the net over the keeper’s outstretched hands to make it 5-0.
 
Evan Howard then drove in from the right and picked up a rebound which he buried with power, before adding his second with a strong break down the right and an unstoppable right foot drive into the bottom left corner of the net to make the final score 7-0.
 
The ‘man of the match’ award was split for the first time this season with the hat-trick hero, Jack Tatum, sharing the honour with the hat-trick provider, Harvey Thompson.  Special praise also went out to Daniel Brewis for keeping an excellent clean sheet and second half defender, Joseph Hornby, who was again impressive in the tackle at the back. However, the whole team played their part in another excellent display to take them to joint third in the ‘friendly’ league, after a post-christmas  run of seven straight wins.
 
The Under 8s play Whitley Bay BC United (top of the ‘friendly’ league) next Saturday, when they will be seeking revenge for a narrow 3-2 reverse before the winter break.
 
Gary & Graham

Cullercoats FC Under 8s - Match Report (2/4/11 Bedlington Under 8s)

The Under 8s continued their fine form in the KYPC ‘friendly’ league, with an excellent performance against newcomers, Bedlington, in difficult windy conditions.
 
The game got off to a flying start with early goals from Connor Sherriff (striker, capt.), who was very lively from the start. The midfield trio of Elliot Anderson (central midfield), Harvey Thompson and Jack Tatum created numerous chances in a very one-sided first half into the wind. Connor Sherriff took both chances with super finishes to put the Under 8s into a 2-0 lead, before Elliot Anderson added a third with an excellent half volley into the top corner.
 
At the back, Daniel Brewis (keeper), Ryan Norris and Jack Reid (defence) dealt very well with the windy conditions, winning numerous balls in the air and marshalling countless long balls from the opposition keeper to safety.
 
At half time Joseph Hornby and Leighton Alexander were introduced to the wide midfield areas and the team made an immediate impact, wind- assisted, with Elliot Anderson running riot through the central midfield areas, ably assisted by his midfield team mates. He added a second half hat-trick with a close range effort added in between by Harvey Thompson to stretch the score line to 7-0.
 
Bedlington never stopped competing and got their reward with an excellent volley to claw a goal back, before Jack Reid struck a long range ball forwarded from the edge of his own area, which took a big bounce in the wind and evaded the keeper, to make the final score 8-1 to the Under 8s.
   
The game was played in good spirit throughout by two quality teams. However, the Under 8s edged the contest through strong running and excellent finishing in front of goal.
 
Joseph Hornby was awarded ‘man of the match’ for his second half performance in midfield and defence. He won a string of challenges and played an excellent squad performance in different positions, on a day when the whole team could have picked up the award.
 
The Under 8s play New Fordley on Monday 4/4/11, kick off 6.15pm (meet at 5.30pm).
 
Gary & Graham

Match Report Under 11s

Prudhoe Yellows   1  -  2  Cullercoats
 
The under 11s won a close encounter against bottom side Prudhoe Yellows who had shown much improvement since the earlier fixture.   Cullercoats were never at their best today but didnt really look like losing and managed to give starting positions and valuable experience to Ryan Occonnor and Ethan Dickinson.   Charlie James opened the scoring midway through the first half when he finished from Close range following an excellent cutback from Luke Monaghan.   Josh Irwins excellent finish from a David Shipley throughball early in the second half made it 2-0 before Prudhoe Scored a late consolation to set up a nervy finish but the home side never really looked like grabbing an equaliser as Cullercoats Held on.
 
Tony 6, Ethan 6, Oliver 7, Reece 7, David 7, Charlie B 8, Lewis 8 (MOM), Charlie J 6, Luke 7, Josh 8, Ryan 6, Jack 7, Aaron 6

Under 11s Match Report - Sat V Ponteland

Cullercoats  4 - 3 Ponteland Barca
Monaghan 3
Irwin
 
 
The Under 11s confirmed they can finish no lower than 4th in the table thanks to a comeback win over their closest rivals in the league Table Ponteland Barca.   It wasnt all plain sailing as cullercoats early defending was shocking early on and they conceded a goal straight from the kick off with nobody challenging the Barca striker who walked through and scored a comical goal past Tony Blacklock.  5 Minutes later and Barca scored again on the break this time as the usual reliable pairing of Oliver Young and Reece Ackinclose left a huge gap which was exploited and finished well by the barca striker.   Tactical changes were made at half time with Joe Logan and Jack Ashworth brought on to shore up the full back areas and Oliver Young and David Shipley were pushed into midfield.    Luke Monaghan and Josh Irwin also switched wings and it was this deadly duo who got the Home side back in the game as Monaghan scored a quick fire 2nd Half hattrick, exposing some frailties in the Barca defence before Irwin notched his 5th goal of the season to put Cullercoats ahead 4-2.   Again the home team didnt make things easy for themselves as they allowed a Barca striker a free run on goal to pull one back and ensure a nervy last 10 minutes.  Ponteland could have snatched an equaliser but were unfortunate to hit the woodwork on a couple of occassions and Jack Ashworth also made an excellent goal line clearance.  Not the best of performances but 3 points on the board assures that Hexham and Ponteland cannot overtake Cullercoats in the Table and a 4th place finish now looks most likely which is an excellent acheivement this season.
 
Tony 6,  Ethan 6, David 8, Oliver 7, Reece 6, Lewis 7, Charlie B 7, Aaron 6, Josh 7, Luke 9 *MOM, Charlie J 6, Ryan 6, Joe 8, Jack 8.
 

Under 11s Match Report V Killingworth

Killingworth  1 - 3 Cullercoats
                                          Barbrook
                                          Williamson
                                          James
 
The under 11s produced another solid display to win away at Killingworth and defeat their bogey team for the first time.   Cullercoats didnt start the game well and fell behind in the first ten minutes after some poor defending from a corner which the home side took full advantage off.   Cullercoats soon began to find their feet and began to dominate the midfield area and gain most of the possession.   Charlie Barbrook snatched the equaliser shortly before half time when his long range effort took a wicked deflection and deceived the home keeper.   With the scores level at the break Cullercoats faced a tough task second half but Luke Monaghan and Lewis Williamson were outstanding down the right and it was this deadly duo which combined to put the away side ahead as monaghan laid an excellent ball into the path of Williamson who dispatched his first goal of the season.   In truth the home side never really looked like breaking down the cullercoats defence with Oliver Young and Reece Ackinclose in fine form Tony Blacklock wasnt really threatned as Charlie James Scored a late 3rd and his 8th goal of the campaign to wrap up another good 3 points.
 
Tony 7, Ethan 7, David 7, Oliver 8, Reece 8, Charlie B 8m Aaron 7, Lewis 9 * MOM, Luke 9, Josh 7, Charlie J 8, Jack 7, Ryan 7, Joe 7