Author: Jeff Richardson

by Jeff Richardson

TRAINING SESSION FOR UNDER-10s AND UNDER-12s TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM JASON BLUNT, DIRECTOR OF MOUSEHOLE AFC ACADEMY & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

TRAINING SESSION FOR UNDER-10s AND UNDER 12s

WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY

MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY 3G PITCH

5.30pm to 6.30pm

We’ve sent out an individual email today – but in case you haven’t received it, or we’ve got the email address wrong, or we haven’t got your email address at all……here’s the information you need:

Training session taking place – date, place, time and age-groups as above.

I look forward to seeing you again and having a great training session.

If you are unable to attend, please ring me on 07985 614692.

Best wishes

Jason Blunt

#flyingalltogether

 

by Jeff Richardson

1st Team Squad vs PENDEEN Tues 18th July 2017

Mousehole’s third PSF, after two encounters with higher-league Premier Division opponents (lost 2-1 at Callington Town and drew 2-2 at Newquay)

Pendeen Rovers recently promoted from Trelawny League Premier Division, after finishing 3rd, to Cornwall Combination League, one League below The Seagulls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pendeen Rovers play at Borlase Park (TR19 7DZ)

6:45 Kick Off, players please be at the ground for 5:30

by Jeff Richardson

Mousehole AFC invite applications for the new post of FITNESS COACH for the coming season.

The club has set up an Elite Player Programme for 16-23 year olds, which is professionally run by Mousehole Endorsed Academy’s full-time Director Jason Blunt, until recently manager of Leeds United’s under-23s.  The Fitness Coach will work with the whole of Mousehole AFC’s First team squad, two-thirds of which will be EP players.

Mousehole AFC’s First team plays in the South West Peninsula League, West Division (Step 7 of the non-league pyramid), against teams mostly in Cornwall but also a few just across the border in Devon.

The coaching programme is innovative at this level of football and in this region.  The Fitness Coach will work alongside Jason Blunt and is expected to be familiar with GPS technology as a means of analysing and improving player performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time requirements of the Fitness Coach’s role are:

  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday training evenings from 7pm till 8.30pm at Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch; and
  • Saturday match days either for home games at the club’s HQ at Trungle Parc, Paul, Penzance, or for away games; and
  • The occasional mid-week fixture either home or away.

Interested applicants should email their CVs to jason.blunt@sky.com as soon as possible, please.

Further enquiries can be made by ‘phoning Jason Blunt on 07985 614692.

by Jeff Richardson

Mousehole AFC require a PHYSIOTHERAPIST for the coming season

The club has set up an Elite Player Programme for 16-23 year olds, which is professionally run by Mousehole Endorsed Academy’s full-time Director Jason Blunt, until recently manager of Leeds United’s under-23s.  The EP players will form two-thirds of Mousehole AFC’s First team squad.

Mousehole AFC’s First team plays in the South West Peninsula League, West Division (Step 7 of the non-league pyramid), against teams mostly in Cornwall but also a few just across the border in Devon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time requirements of the Physiotherapy role are:

  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday training evenings from 7pm till 8.30pm at Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch; and
  • Saturday match days either for home games at the club’s HQ at Trungle Parc, Paul, Penzance, or for away games; and
  • The occasional mid-week fixture either home or away.

The Physio role could be fulfilled by one person or potentially divided between two people, depending on their time availability.

Interested applicants should email their CVs to jason.blunt@sky.com as soon as possible, please.

Further enquiries can be made by ‘phoning Jason Blunt on 07985 614692

by Jeff Richardson

NEW FRIDAY FOOTBALL COACHING FOR GIRLS!!!

Starting Friday 21st July and then every Friday!

Led by Jason Blunt, Director of Mousehole AFC Youth Development

At Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch*

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 6 to 10 year olds:  from 6pm to 7pm

For 11 to 14 year olds:  from 7pm to 8pm

Just turn up to the first session, have fun, and enjoy being part of the new ‘Mousehole Seagirls’ development

Enquiries to jason.blunt@sky.com

*suitable footwear needed – not studs

by Jeff Richardson

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM JASON BLUNT, DIRECTOR OF MOUSEHOLE AFC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

To all those youngsters who took part in our trials last Sunday

 First of all I’d like to thank you for coming to Mounts Bay Academy on Sunday.  I hope you enjoyed the session – I certainly know I did!

I thought the trials were a great success – much bigger numbers than I expected, and lots of promising footballers.

Because of this, I’ve decided t invite everyone, who took part in Sunday’s trials*, back for a second lot of assessments.

Here are the details of these second sessions:

12 to 16 year olds.  This Wednesday, 12th July.  5.30pm to 7pm

 9 to 11 year olds.  This Friday, 14th July.  6pm to 7.30pm.

Both sessions will be at Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch, as before.

I’m sorry for the short notice, but I do hope you will be able to come and I look forward to working with you again.

*Anyone interested who couldn’t come to the first trials last Sunday is welcome to attend these second sessions.

Best wishes

Jason Blunt

Mousehole AFC

 

 

 

 

Flying All Together

by Jeff Richardson

MOUSEHOLE AFC CONFIRM CHRIS HICKS IN CHARGE OF NEW UNDER-12s TEAM

Ahead of the youth trials for U16s, U12s, U10s and U9s this Sunday (9th) from 9.30am to 2pm at Mounts Bay Academy, Mousehole AFC are delighted to announce another important and exciting step in their player development strategy.

Chris Hicks(pictured), who knows the club inside-out having played hundreds of games for Mousehole First and Reserve teams, returns to the club as manager and coach of the newly-formed under-12s team.

Congratulations and welcome back to Chris, and best wishes for a successful and enjoyable season with his new-look team in the Kernow Youth League.

The club also point out that the bookings link for Sunday’s trials will remain open at www.mouseholeafc.co.uk/trials.

Flying All Together!

by Jeff Richardson

YOUTH TRIALS DATE CHANGE (and other news)

  • Mousehole’s incoming Head of Football Development Jason Blunt and youth coach Andy Graham will be leading the youth trials for four age groups at Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch on Sunday (9th July) from 9.30am to 2pm.  In a change to arrangements, the sessions for the under-12s and under-16s have been switched from Saturday to Sunday.  The sessions for the under-9s and under-10s will also take place at that time, as previously announced.  Online applications can still be made at www.mouseholeafc.co.uk/trials.
  • The club has entered teams for these four age groups in the Kernow Youth League for the coming season.  The club’s statement emphasised how vital the youth programme is to The Seagulls’ future:  “The junior levels (5-16) of our player development policy are absolutely critical in the longer-term.  We will be ensuring that right at the earliest ages the youngsters are getting the best coaching and experience.  Nike, our Club Partner, were also hugely enthusiastic about our youth vision.  They totally support our view that we want young kids and their parents to aspire to progress to the elite programme at age 16, and the best way to achieve this is to join the youth scheme at an earlier age so that they gain the long-term benefits of consistent coaching.”  The club also stated that youth teams to cover the other age groups will be introduced in due course, and there are plans to run a parallel programme for girls with the aim of progression into Mousehole Women’s highly successful team.
  • Mousehole AFC have also announced they are to establish a Third team, with former club goalkeeper Craig Nicholls as Manager.  The team has been accepted into the Trelawny League Division 4 for the coming season.
  • The Seagulls’ pre-season friendly matches start this Saturday (8th) with a ‘double header’ visit to Callington Town.  The First team will play against the SWPL Premier Division side at 1pm, and the Reserves will face the hosts’ second team at 4pm.
  • Jason Blunt has announced he is planning to set up a ‘development centre’ for the 16-23 year olds who attended last Saturday’s ‘elite programme’ trials, with details to follow.  Some of those players will feature in the First team’s pre-season matches starting this Saturday, with Blunt as assistant to player-manager Steve Parker-Billinge.
by Jeff Richardson

SEAGULLS’ THIRD TEAM UP & RUNNING!

Mousehole AFC have decided to create a new Third team for the coming season and yesterday evening received the exceptionally good news at the Trelawny League AGM that the team has been accepted into Division 4.

This comes a year after The Seagulls decided to disband its Third team, but the recent massive upsurge of interest and support for the club’s innovative youth-based strategy has caused a positive re-think.

The new Third team manager is Craig Nicholls (pictured), a former Mousehole First team goalkeeper who is ‘well-connected’ in the local football community.  A warm welcome – or is it ‘welcome back’? – to Craig from everyone at the club and all the very best wishes for a successful and enjoyable season.

Mousehole Thirds’ rivals in the 13-team division will be Constantine Reserves, Goonhavern Athletic 3rds, Hayle 3rds, Lizard Argyle Reserves, Madron, Penzance Reserves, Perranwell Reserves, Praze-an-Beeble, Probus Reserves, Stithians Reserves, Troon Reserves, and Wendron United 4ths.

The new team will kick off their league programme with a ‘home’ game against Madron on 2ndSeptember and an away game at Penzance Reserves on 16th September.  They also have an away tie at Probus Reserves in the Arthur Pearce Cup, and a home tie against Constantine Reserves in the Jubilee Cup, with dates for both games to be decided.  The venue for Mousehole Thirds’ home games is currently under negotiation and will be announced in due course.

The Trelawny League AGM also confirmed, as expected, the relegation of Mousehole Reserves from the Premier Division to Division 1, after they finished in the second relegation spot last season.  The Reserves had a difficult second half of the season – none of it of their own making – with half the players stepping up to fill the vacancies after the sudden departures of First teamers in January, and in the end they just failed to escape the drop – but it was only on goal difference.  Manager Harry Tonkin is upbeat and encouraged about the prospects of mounting a serious challenge at the top of Division 1 next season, in a bold attempt to ‘bounce back’ at the first attempt.