AN AWARD-WINNING ENGLAND FA THREE STAR ACCREDITED CLUB
As an England Football Three Star Accredited Club, the highest accreditation awarded by The FA, our aim is to develop the confidence of pre-school children via football and encourage a healthy lifestyle – while having so much fun they don’t realise they are learning important skills to set them up for life.
Our experienced FA qualified coaches make each session engaging and energetic, maximising the development of each player allowing them to ‘Learn to play the Stotfold Juniors way’.
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DC WILDCATS 9–12 GROUP – STARS OF THE WEEK
Another excellent session from our DC Wildcats 9–12 Group, with the girls working hard on their Futsal passing and receiving skills.
This week’s session had a strong focus on the quality of the pass and the first touch. The girls worked on accuracy, pace, timing and weight of pass, while also thinking about body position, receiving with control and being ready for the next action.
The group then progressed into Follow the Pass and Triangle Passing activities, which encouraged the girls to pass, move, support and receive again rather than standing still after playing the ball.
As the session developed, the girls were challenged further with 1-2 combinations and quicker passing patterns, helping them improve their awareness, movement and teamwork in tighter Futsal spaces.
We finished with Futsal matches, giving the girls the opportunity to put their passing and receiving into practice while also beginning to experience different team shapes and formations.
Our Stars of the Week stood out for their effort, quality, teamwork and application throughout the session.
It is fantastic to see the girls becoming more composed in possession and more confident in combining with teammates.
Develop the player. Build the confidence. Inspire the future.
Parents, please help us celebrate this week’s Stars of the Week! 🙌⭐
DC UNDER 6 GROUPS – STARS OF THE WEEK
Another fantastic week from our DC Under 6 Groups, with the players continuing to show excellent progress in confidence, coordination and technical ability.
This week’s session was a skills consolidation week, giving the coaches an opportunity to review how well the players have retained and developed the individual techniques introduced across the first eight sessions.
The focus was not on comparing players against one another, but on recognising each child’s own development — how confidently they could attempt the skill, whether they could use both feet, how well they controlled the ball and whether they understood how the move could help them in a game.
The players rotated through five key skills:
⚽ Drag Back
⚽ Outside Hook Turn
⚽ Step Over
⚽ Stop Turn
⚽ Side Step
It was brilliant to see the players remembering so much from previous weeks and becoming increasingly confident in using these skills to change direction, protect possession and accelerate into space.
The session finished with more 3v3 Small-Sided Games, giving the players the chance to apply those techniques in realistic game situations and continue building their understanding of attacking, defending and simple team shape.
⭐ Our Stars of the Week stood out for their effort, attitude, confidence and progress, and they should be very proud of themselves.
What was most pleasing this week was seeing how far the whole group has come. The players are not just learning individual moves, they are beginning to understand when and why to use them.
Develop the player. Build the confidence. Inspire the future.
Parents, please help us celebrate this week’s Stars of the Week! 🙌⭐
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DC UNDER 7 & 8 GROUPS – STARS OF THE WEEK
Another excellent week from our DC Under 7 & 8 Groups, with the players continuing to build confidence, technical ability and a better understanding of how to play together.
This week’s session focused on individual skills, ball mastery and team shape.
The players started with 4v4 and 5v5 Small-Sided Games, working on basic positional understanding and shape. In 4v4, the focus was on the Diamond, while in 5v5 the players worked on the Eagle shape.
We then moved into Ball Mastery, with the players practising heel & toe, side-to-side touches, toe taps, sole rollovers and inside/outside touches using both feet.
A big part of the session was Skills Consolidation, where the players revisited three key changes of direction from previous weeks:
⚽ Drag Back
⚽ Stop Turn
⚽ Side Step
This gave the coaches a great opportunity to see how well the players had retained and could apply the techniques they have been learning.
The session finished with more 4v4 and 5v5 matches, where the emphasis returned to formation, spacing and positional understanding, helping the players recognise where they can move to support teammates and avoid bunching around the ball.
Our Stars of the Week stood out for their effort, attitude, technical application and growing game understanding.
It is great to see the players becoming more confident not only with the ball, but also in understanding space, shape and how to work together as a team.
Develop the player. Build the confidence. Inspire the future.
Parents, please help us celebrate this week’s Stars of the Week! 🙌⭐
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DC WILDCATS 5–8 GROUP – STARS OF THE WEEK
A huge well done to our DC Wildcats 5–8 Stars of the Week after another excellent session!
This week’s session had a strong focus on individual skills, ball mastery and dribbling, with the girls continuing to build confidence on the ball.
We started by revisiting the Side Step from the previous session, giving the girls another opportunity to practise the movement and become more confident using it independently.
The session then moved into Ball Mastery, working on heel & toe, side-to-side touches, toe taps, sole rollovers and outside touches with both feet. A key focus was on keeping the ball under control while also lifting their heads and becoming more aware of what was happening around them.
The Crazy Dribble challenge gave the girls the chance to work on close control, lots of touches, using both feet and recognising when to stop or accelerate depending on the space and danger around them.
We finished with 3v3 & 4v4 Small-Sided Games, where the girls could put everything into practice and continue developing their understanding of attacking, defending, movement and simple team shape.
Our Stars of the Week stood out for their effort, confidence, attitude and application throughout the session.
It is great to see the girls becoming more expressive on the ball and increasingly confident in making their own decisions during games.
Develop the player. Build the confidence. Inspire the future.
Parents, please help us celebrate this week’s Stars of the Week! 🙌⭐
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FROM STOTFOLD JUNIORS TO ARSENAL!
We are delighted to share this fantastic article featuring former Stotfold Juniors player Abi Chipperfield, who is continuing her football journey with Arsenal.
Abi began playing football at Stotfold Juniors at just five years old before joining Arsenal’s academy.
It’s wonderful to see how far Abi has progressed, and we hope her story will inspire all the girls across Stotfold Juniors FC and DC Wildcats to believe in themselves, enjoy their football and pursue their ambitions.
Everyone at Stotfold Juniors is incredibly proud of Abi’s achievements, and we wish her continued success!
Read Abi’s story here:
www.arsenal.com/feature/young-gun-abi-chipperfield-a170p5l9KD8Z
Develop the player. Build the confidence. Inspire the future.
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