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Information for parents and our latest club, team and player news.
06 October 2024
U14s Run for Fun & Money
Our Under 14s ran the Dartford Bridge 2k to raise over £500 towards a new kit shaped for women. Supporting them was their coach and our Treasurer who ran the 10k version.
Girls from the team bagged first, second and third places as fastest girls.
31 May 2024
U13s Finish 4th in First Season
Our Under 13s finished their first season in fourth place. Unbeaten in 11 of 16 matches, the girls had held the 3rd place position for most of the season.
Across all competitions, the girls scored 94 goals and conceded 64. The girls scored 11 hat tricks and 6 players were in the division's top 20 goal scorers.
For the full league table click here >>
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18 May 2024
U13s at Ballerz Opening Day
Our Under 13s end-of-season team building exercise was based on playing the Champions League experience on the opening day of Ballerz at Bluewater in Greenhithe.
For details on Ballerz click here >>
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15 May 2024
Registration for 2024/25 Season is Now Open
06 May 2024
Are you a budding Mary Earps?
Like Kanye says...
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4 May 2024
Our Club's Objectives
The committee agreed these development objectives for 2024/25 at our AGM.
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1. Sustain the Club to give four teams of girls the opportunity to compete in the KGLFL season 2024/25
2. Build a successful Wildcat and Squad Centre to create a pathway for girls who love the game.
3. Build a cohesive group of volunteers that demonstrate how much we like working together for the players.
4. Accumulate at least £5,000 cash in reserve to carry over into the Club’s second season to fund expansion.
5. To create the most memorable social events offered by any football club in our area.
03 May 2024
There are no limits for girls
A girls’ under-tens football team in West Yorkshire which lost every game in their first season has made a remarkable comeback and won a cup in a local league of all-boys squads.
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28 April 2024
Girls consistently beat boys at football
Queens Park Ladies U12s, have just emerged from an unbeaten season, seeing off the 11 other teams in the boys’ league.
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27 April 2024
We celebrate all girls football success
Neighbouring team, Crayford Arrows u14 won their division in the SelKent Boys league. Losing only 2 matches, they scored 90 goals and won their division with a match to spare.
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10 April 2024
Football and Periods at Greenhithe Lionesses
Our coaches always carry some supplies for period emergencies. Lil-lets have provided us with some new sanitary products of varying sizes. and types. Our coaches also carry spare pairs of shorts.
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Coaches don't carry spare knickers anymore as our girls' sizes are quite diverse. So, we ask players to carry a spare pair.
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For more on girls football and periods click here >>
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7 April 2024
Under 13 Last Match of the 2023/24 Season
From the day the fixtures were announced in September, we knew this would be our toughest match away to Long Lane. By the time we played them at their home ground, they had only lost one match.
The girls led throughout the match from our early goal after just 3 minutes, with Long Lane's first equaliser coming just minutes before half time. So, to come away with a point was amazing for our girls against a tough and worthy opposition. We saved our best performance to last match.
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5 April 2024
Under 13s Go To Wembley
Our Under 13s team went to Wembley to witness this awesome cross from Lauren James to enable Alessia Russo to score a goal against Sweden. Brilliant night out and an opportunity to witness how the English FA DNA is executed in an important FIFA Euros Qualifier.​
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3 March 2024
Greenhithe Lionesses Join in FA Silent Weekend
What does this Silent Support Weekend mean for coaches and parents/carers/spectators?
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The coaches will be permitted to coach throughout the match, but parents, carers and supporters will only be able to show their support on the sidelines through applause only.
For details on Silent Weekend click here >>
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28 July 2023
Girls can do anything
The awesome Leah Williams (Arsenal and Lionesses) says all you need to know about our club's philosophy in this video.
She also reads today's CBeebies Bedtime Story, Girls Can Do Anything www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001p4fy via iPlayer.
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21 June 2023
Girls play on
Twice as many girls quit sport before the age of 14 than boys 💔
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Let's put that right. Find your daughter a team that's sole purpose is to create a legacy is fun, happiness and lasting friendships.
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10 June 2023
Registration is Open
08 June 2023
Our Affiliation & Accreditation Day!
31 May 2023
Lionesses' World Cup Squad
The 2023 FIFA World Cup England Squad was announced today - featuring two Kent schoolgirls Alessia Russo from Maidstone and Dartford girl, Laura Coombs.​
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10 May 2023
Four weeks until training starts
Watch this space :-)​
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07 May 2023
Northfleet Student's Senior Debut
Former Northfleet Girls School student Princess Ademiluyi made her senior debut for West Ham Women in the Women's Super League today.
Princess, who is just 16, was called up to the senior squad in March by manager Paul Konchesky following impressive performances in the Under 21 side. She has been an academy player with the Hammers since the age of 12.
6 May 2023
We Only Do Positive
It is important to only show positive behaviour towards young footballers, specifically looking at the impact parents and coaches can have.
Extensive research carried demonstrates the unwanted effects of negative behaviour on Under 7s - Under 18s and where Respect interventions would be most effective.
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The stand-out insight was that 9 in 10 children played better with positive encouragement. In addition, the research highlighted that negative experiences on children had a serious adverse effect on both their footballing ability and more widely their enjoyment of the sport.
‘We Only Do Positive’ is a response to this research and uses a strategic approach to target coaches and parents specifically around mini-soccer and youth football. It aims to promote and educate coaches and parents on their roles in creating a fun, safe and inclusive environment for all the players, ensuring they have great experiences throughout their football journey.
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1 May 2023
Our Objectives for the Club
The committee agreed these development objectives for 2023/24 at our AGM.
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1. Establish the Club to give at least two teams of girls the opportunity to compete in Season 2023/24
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2. Build a successful Wildcat Centre to create a pathway for girls that love the game.
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3. Build a cohesive group of volunteers that demonstrate how much we like working together for the players.
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4. Accumulate at least £5,000 cash in reserve to carry over into the Club’s second season to fund expansion.
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5. To create the most memorable social events offered by any football club in North Kent.
28 April 2023
Mum's Play Football Too
When we say inclusive, we mean it.
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21 APRIL 2023
Matchday Information
Matches are usually/mainly term-time between September and May. Home kick off times at Stone School will be 1000 or 1100
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Players need to be at matches (home or away) ready to play at least 40 minutes before kick off.
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u13-u16: Play matches every Sunday: 11v11 80 minutes/2 halves – competition based on leagues.
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u11-u12: Play matches every Sunday: 9v9 60 minutes/2 halves competition based region, then ability.
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u9-u10: Play matches every Sunday: 7v7 50 minutes/2 halves - based on region.
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u8: Play matches every 2 or 3 weeks: 5v5 40 minutes/4 quarters - based on region.
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Fixtures are published on the FA Full Time System >>
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The kick off time is determined by the home club’s pitch availability. They are issued from 1200 on Mondays to 1700 on Tuesdays. Your team’s manager will publish fixture information via the Team WhatsApp group as soon as they receive it.
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NOTES TO PARENTS ON RECOGNITION
At the end of each match, the manager will recognise one Player of the Match based on personal effort and/or team contribution.
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That player will wear the captain’s armband for the next match and carry out the associated duties. We choose an Opposition Player of the Match and notify their team’s
manager too.
14 APRIL 2023
A Coaches Poem
I am YOUR Coach
I was there when you made your first pass,
I was there when you made your first tackle,
I was there when you scored your first goal,
I was there when you saved your first shot,
I was there to watch you develop,
I was there watching you get better,
I was there to help you become your best,
I was there every time you looked at me for reassurance,
I was there to lift you up when you were at your lowest,
I was there with you to witness your best moments,
These moments are my medals and trophies because I am YOUR coach.
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Paul Kirton
Teamgrassroots
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@PaulKirton_
7 APRIL 2023
Note to Parents on Kit
For training and matches - your daughter will need shin pads, her own reusable bottle with water only, her own little hand sanitizer and football boots.
Goalkeeper gloves ONLY if your daughter wants to play in goal or attends our goalkeeper training. We provide full match strip to be worn for matchdays only. These are not to be worn for training and are returned at the end of each season. Please look after it during the season and return when fixtures and tournaments are over in July.
You can buy additional or replacements from our online club shop. The new strip will be green to coincide with our club’s name and the fact that fewer girls’ teams play in green, so there will be minimal requirement for an away kit.
In our first season, we will use bibs for away fixtures if there is a clash. You can buy training kit from our online shop, this includes an approved rain jacket, track suit top and bottoms, beanie hat, scarf and baseball caps, boot bags, replacement match strip shorts and socks, under garments to match strip and a polo shirt for prizegiving night.
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The club has an active plan for collecting back training kit and football boots that girls have grown out of
for new players joining the club to use until they are confident to buy their own.
01 APRIL 2023
Parent Volunteering
We really appreciate parents bringing the girls along; it wouldn’t be worthwhile doing this without them.
Please, remember your coaches, managers and referees are volunteers. They won’t be paid and are rarely thanked, won’t be acknowledged by the media and don’t all win awards. They do this in their spare time so their child and your child can play.
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Please respect their decisions and support positively at matches and by giving plenty of notice if you’re unable to come to training or play a match.
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We also rely on your support. At training for pitch marking, moving equipment and on matchday; for lifts, half time oranges, assembling or packing away goals and running the line.
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We are a community club and every team is a little family in its own way. So, please ask your team manager how you can help.
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Please help us to be a good neighbour at training and matches. Bang muddy boots on the field, not paths or playgrounds. Always use off road parking where it is provided – home or away.
