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Junior Reds attended a “Volunteer Fair” in Bexleyheath on the 21st January.

The intention was to try and recruit some helpers to assist with the wider Club administration.

Club Chairman, Clive, explained:
“We have always been very short of people prepared to help with the Club’s wider administration. Without a greater number of people assisting with the Club administration we cannot make progress in several key areas. In an attempt to recruit helpers we attended this fair. Several people showed an interest in the Club”.

If you are interested in helping with the wider Club administration in areas such as fixtures; ground bookings; subscriptions please contact Clive on 07504 264 157 to discuss. The roles requiring different amounts of time from a couple of hours a week.

Pictured are Bob, Francesco and Clive at our Volunteer Fair stall.

Junior Reds are excited to join #Charlton4Good – a funding initiative with Charlton Athletic. Use our unique code (CRGJRFC) on purchases of match tickets, streaming, hospitality and more. The club will be giving 10% of revenue back to us from purchases when you use our code (exclusions apply on retail and food and drink). This increases to 15% if we record the highest number of sales amongst participating organisations.

These funds can be used for key projects such as: 

 • Cost of pitch hire or officials 

• Footballs 

• Team kits 

By entering C4GJRFC in the coupon code box when making your purchase on the Charlton website, you’re giving back to us. Book here: https://booking.cafc.co.uk/

Come along and cheer on Charlton at The Valley, both for the men’s and women’s teams.

Discounts apply for groups over 8 so why not share the experience with your friends and family.

Groups may also be interested in experiences like the Guard of Honour if young fans want to get up close to the players.

Junior Reds FC had the pleasure of hosting a series of matches on New Years Eve against Eastlake High School from El Paso, Texas.

The Junior Reds teams included our U16/17 male and U16/18 women.

Games were played at a very wet and blustery Loring Hall in Bexley.

A big thanks to Warren and the U16 parents for organising the post match hospitality.

Junior Reds

Team training / Saturday Club / Goalkeeper training will be back this Saturday (7th January) across all pitches (including Bexleyheath Academy, Townley Grammar and Welling School) following the winter break.

Hope to see you all there

Junior Reds

There will be no team training / Saturday Club / Goalkeeper training this Saturday – 17th December.

The pitches at Bexleyheath Academy, Townley Grammar and Welling School are all covered with snow and with the forecast of continued low temperatures the venues have decided to cancel their bookings for this weekend.

Thank you for your understanding

Junior Reds

Our Jack Petchey Scheme special achiever for October is Wisdom Anyanwu – a member of our Under 16 Sabres team.

Assistant Manager, Warren, said in his nomination “Wisdom has been with us for almost two seasons. He is always the first at training helping to set up for the session. He shows a great appetite for learning and developing his football skills. He is a credit to himself and a great team member and he deserves recognition for his hard work”.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce our second recipient in 2022 under the Jack Petchey Foundation: Suky Khosa.

Suky has been very active in the Club over the last three years, forming additional teams and supporting new volunteer Coaches. This role is important to Junior Reds and through Suky’s hard work several additional teams have been formed in the mini soccer and 9-a-side categories. The task to form a new team requires considerable time and effort. Suky’s contribution to the Club in team formation and in supporting new Coaches is greatly valued.

In addition to these roles, Suky also Coaches the youngest 4/5 age group as part of the “Saturday Soccer Club”. In midweek over two evenings he also leads Futsal sessions in the Bexleyheath Academy Sports Hall.

Pictured with Suky are some of the players prior to Saturday morning training.

Our Jack Petchey special achiever for November is Aoife Onraet.

Aoife is the captain of the Womens team for season 2022/23. She has been a reliable and constant contributor both on and off the field for the last three seasons. Aoife exemplifies the high sporting standard and fair play within the team. A great asset readily grasping the leadership captain role and a deserved recipient of the award for this season.

Well done Aoife!

We are pleased to announce Lee Stewart – Team Manager and Coach for our Under 12 Knights and Warriors teams – has been recognised by the Jack Petchey Foundation for his special contribution as a “Leader” in Junior Reds.

Lee manages two Under 12s teams and makes other contributions at the Club. This Summer he formed an additional team in response to the large number of children in School Year 7 wishing to play football in order to widen their playing opportunities. Lee did not wish to disappoint interested children and was prepared to devote considerable time and effort to make an additional team possible.

Outside of his dual team responsibilities Lee helps within the Club. One example was to improve the internal maintenance of our storage container at Bexleyheath Academy which required much attention after some neglect.

Well done Lee – we are proud of you.

This weekend, the 5th and 6th November, is the first of two FA Silent Support Weekends that are to take place across the season.

Why a Silent Support Weekend?

The FA have decided to introduce a National Silent Support Weekend to promote positive behaviour on touchlines across grassroots youth football. The landmark National Silent Support Weekend has been introduced to encourage spectators and coaches to show their support during the match through applause only, with an aim of reducing the pressure on youth players at grassroots level and to give them a better opportunity and environment to find their own voice, improve their on-pitch communications skills, develop their own game, and most importantly have fun.

What does a Silent Support Weekend mean for coaches and parents/carers/spectators?

Across the National Silent Support Weekend, coaches and parents, carers and spectators are encouraged to show their support by applauding good play from both teams, but refraining from talking or shouting. This is to create an enjoyable, safe and developmental experience for all youth players, so that they can play the game with freedom, without pressure, and without an over-emphasis on winning at all costs.