FC Highnam Under 7s

Training is held on a Saturday morning at Highnams home pitch of Oakridge. (Which is located opposite the Village school at the top end of the Estate).

The Under 5s/6s/7s start at 9.30 till 10.30 with the Under 8s starting at 10.30 till 11.30.

Our Coach Russ Ralph arranges Fun and Friendly Matches against other local clubs, which gives the players a chance to develop and gain valuable match experience.

Russ has been coaching youth football for over 20 years at local and at County Level. He holds a FA Coaching Badges and coaches elite boys at West Bromwich Albion . As with all the Coaches within the club and he is FA - CRB Checked and a trained First Aider.

The 1 hour Coaching Session is structured to develop the players all round playing ability. The players are coached the basics and are allowed to develop new skills along the way.

Warm Up - 15 mins
Topic - 20 mins
Small sided Game 25 mins

Joining in the fun could not be simplier - Just Turn up....Bring Shin Pads and a Drink, and a Smile.

Please note we Train in all winds and weathers - Gale force wind / Rain / Sun / and even Snow ... So make sure your child comes dressed for that days elements.

*****  Match Report - Hardwicke tournament.

Mixing the Under 6s and the Under 7s up for this tournament.

FC Highnam 3 v Golden Valley Rangers 0 - Scorers; Harry Clark, Rio Spencer, Ethan Moulden.- Played well and out foxed their older oppenents.

Highnam 0 v Hucclecote 0 - Hucclecote were the  best side in the group - Very good draw and could have won it.

Highnam 1 v Hardwicke A 1 - Scorer: Harry Clark. Wickey where very Physical but compacted the defence making chances hard.

Highnam 3 v Hardwicke B 0 - Scorers : Josh Aldridge 2 , Rio Spencer . - Played the Wickey second string off the park .. great display.

Highnam 3 v Hucclecote B 3 - Scoers : Josh Aldridge 2, Jazz Elliott - A cup tie of a game . gave away some silly goals .. a good lesson learnt.

Played 5 .. Won 2     Drew 3  - If this was based on a League bases .. Highnam would have finished 2nd behind Hucclecote A Under 7s.

Squad to be from : Kade Jones - Rio Spencer - Luke Coldridge  - Jazz Elliott - Harry Clark - Josh Aldridge - Owen Fishpool - Edward Toffee Heron.  Ethan Moulden

** Match report Saturday - June 11th  Under 6`s in Abbeymead Tournament **

Played 5    Won 4    Drew 1       Goals for 13     Goals against 0

Fc Highnam 5  v Hucclecote B - 0   Scorers : Luke 2. Ethan. Rio 2

Fc Highnam 2 v Abbeymead A - 0  Scorers: Rio. Ethan.

Fc Highnam 3 v Abbeymead 0 - Luke 3

Fc Highnam 3 v Brockworth 0 - Rio. Luke. Ethan

Fc Highnam 0 v Hucclecote 0 -

Playing on the Astro turf @ the Abbeymead Community Centre, The Highnam Lads again played some good football for their age, whilst most teams chase and huddle around the ball , These boys know what they are supposed to do and are a well drilled side.

Luke Coldridge was the tournament top scorer pushing up into midfield he seem to relish in his new found freedom.

Sam Cook in the Highnam goal pulled off some good saves when called upon , but mostly he spent the game as a spectator.

The defensive duo of Owen Fishpool and Jacob Balkwill were as mean as ever in the tackle and got the ball to others.

Joe Smerdon, Rohan Desai, Jazz Elliott all put in a shift in the middle of the park along guest player Ethan Moulden from Rodborough, who enjoyed his role along side the Highnam lads.

Rio Spencer buzzed about up front and was a constant thorn in the opponents sides.

Team Squad: Rio Spencer , Jazz Elliott, Rohan Desai, Luke Coldridge, Joe Smerdon, Ethan Moulden, Jacob Balkwill, Sam Cook, Owen Fishpool.

All the boys received medals for their efforts - Well done all .

*** Match report SATURDAY-  MAY 21st  Under 6s in Lakeside Tournament - ***

Played 3 Won 3 Goals for 19 goals against 0

FC Highnam Under 6s  2 v Rodborough Rockets 0

Scorer Rio Spencer 2

Fc Highnam 7 v Rodbourgh Cubs 0

Scorers Riop Spencer 3 , Jazz Elliott 1. Jacob Balkwill 1. Luke Coldridge 1, Rohan Desai 1

Fc Highnam 10 v FC Lakeside 0

Scorers: Rio Spencer 3 , Jazz Elliott 2 , Jacob Balkwill 2, Luke Coldridge 2. Joe Smerdon 1

This was an awesome display of football from these guys .. Worked well as a team and worked hard for each other .. Even though the goal scorers get all the credit .. but Rohan Desai, Owen Fishpool and Arthur Rudkin all helped out .

Under 6s team squad -  Rohan Desai, Rio Spencer, Jazz Elliott, Luke Coldridge, Owen Fishpool, Joe Smerdon, Jacob Balkwill, Arthur Rudkin.

FC Highnam Under 7s  Played 3 won 2 drew 1

FC Highnam U7s 2 v Rodborough 2

Scores Harry Clarke , Josh Aldridge

FC Highnam 7s 3 v  Leckhampton Colts 0

Scores: Josh Aldridge , Harry Clarke . Sam Cook

FC HIghnam 7s 5 v FC Lakeside 1

Scores: Jasper Binns , Edward Toffee, Josh Aldridge, Rio Spencer, Harry Clark.

Under 7s team squad - Kade Jones . Harry Clark. Edward Toffee.  Josh Aldridge, Jasper Binns, Alex Lewis. Sam Cook

This was the first time that the Under 7s have been let loose on their own , They moved the ball round and were deadly in front of goal ..

Report : Shorty Blitz

********* Match report v Milkwall Under 7s *******

With only 9 players turning up in the Highnam camp, They had to save their legs for this two gamed affair .

Game 1 - FC Highnam 1 v Milkwall As 4

Sam Cook got on the score sheet in this game, despite the score line the mainly under 6s squad held their own. Rio Spencer had a couple of efforts well saved and a Jazz Elliott fizzer went just past a post. Some good skillfull touches from a few showed that the skills they learnt on the training ground was put into practice in this game in. Russ made things harder for the lads by playing 7 v 8 .

Game 2 - FC Highnam 0 v Milkwall Bs 2

This game was so close for so long...  but with 3 mins left on the refs watch  Milkwall sneaked a goal, then in the final minute they sealed the win with a well worked goal. This was a brilliant effort by the boys who again played 7 v 8 and matched the older boys pound for pound. had there been fresh legs available on the side lines i think this would ahve been a different result.

Man of the Match - Harry Clarke - covered every blade of grass and looked qualility in midfield.

Report by  C Weed.

******  Match report v Rodbourgh*****

The lads were split into 2 teams .. with a mixture of U7s & U6s in each side . Each player had a full game to develop and put into practice what they had been coached over the last few months ..

Highnam A`s 5 v Boro 0

It may have been Hat trick hero Rio Spencer who was the lad that caught the eye .. But all his team mates chipped in wtih a good workman like performances to help him get his goals .. Kade Jones in the Highnam goal was just a spectator, because his defenders Jazz Elliott, Luke Coldridge were in sparkling form to keep the visitors out.  Sam Cook and the busy Harry Clarke linked up well with Rohan Desai to create space for the in form Rio Spencer .

Luke Coldridge added Highnams 4th goal , just before Jazz Elliott sealed the Highnam boys win near the end..

Highnam B`s 0 v Boro 5

This was the first start for some of these Highnam players and the slightly more street wise Boro side seized their opportunity to seek revenge for the first game score ..

Sam` Migel `Kenna  in the Highnam goal was on top form, He pulled off a string of saves to keep his team in the game right at the start .. Kade Jones enjoyed his run out of goal in this game, His tackling saved the Highnam back line on several occasions. Spencer Weale did well in his first ever game for the club by keeping his position in defence, when others wondered off .

The Midfield trio of Owen Fishpool , William Gallas and Jacob Balkwill ran their hearts out, just trying to compete with the extra man advantage that Boro had ..  Jasper Binns up front had a couple of chances to stretch his legs and run at the defenders, but the Boro boys defended in numbers to foil the Highnam forwards.

With several of the regular Highnam players away or unavailable, this was always going to be a tough ask. So well done to the Highnam Boys.

Report by C Weed

**************  MATCH REPORT v Milkwall ******************

Highnam A`s  3 - Milkwall A`s  3

Playing again opposition a year older, the Highnam boys equipt themselfs very well .. Highnam playing down the slope went into a 2-0 lead with Goals from Rio Spencer  and Harry Clarke. After the Break the Milkwalls age differences started to tell as the home team tired .. Milkwall scored 2 rapid fire goals to level matters .. Then added a third to take the lead .. But Highnams spirit was not broken and Harry Clarke levelled matters right near the end.

Squad A -  Kade Jones, Luke Coldridge, Jazz Elliott, Harry Clarke, Rio Spencer, Joe Smerton, Rohan Desai, Ed Toffee, Noah O`neill

Highnam Bs 1 v Milkwall Bs 4

Disapointing that it might seem to lose 4-1, But the Highnam boys played really well and battled to the end . Sam Cook got the Highnam Goal with 5 mins to go.

Squad B -  Alex Lewis, Owen Fishpool, Sam Cook, Harrison Thompson, Sam Kenna, Jack Hopson, Tom Foice. Jacob Balkwil, Matthew Julke,

Report by

C Weed

l***********************   MATCH REPORT  v Chelt Saras ********

FC Highnam took 2 teams to Cheltenham for this first run out of the season v Chelt Saras under 7s.

With Mainly Under 6s players in the Highnam ranks the Highnam A team were held to a 3-3 draw in this game .. Scorers were : Rio Spencer 2 , Joe Smerton .

In their second game v Saras B team they run out 8-1 winners - Scorers were : Rio Spencer 2 , Luke Colderidge , Kade Jones 2, Harry Clarke, Jazz Elliott, Rohan Desai.

A- Team squad:  Rio Spencer, Luke Coldridge, Jazz Elliott, Noah ONeill, Harry Clarke, Joe Smerton, Kade Jones,  Rohan Desai.

The Hiighnam B Squad were let loose and Won 4-1 v Saras B string ,. Scorers: Sam Kenna, Harry Baldeon. Edward Toffee, Owen Money.

They then took the field against the Saras A team and lost 4-Nil. - The Highnam lads put up a brave fight and battled to the end, against their older opponents. Sam Cook and Harry Baldeon did really well on goalkeeper duty.

Team Squad; Harry Baldeon,  Alex Lewis, Sam kenna, Matthew Julke, Arthur Rudkin, Jacob Balkwill, Edward Toffee. Owen Money

In order for everyone to all have a full  2 game run out a couple of the Highnam players guested for the home team . So a special mention must go to Jack Hopson , Amy Riggs , Harrison Thompson who helped out Saras team.

Well done to everyone who turned up and played.

Russ

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