25/7/25 Above: Western Australia’s young star Theodora Mouithys is part of the Junior Matildas squad. Photo: U18sNPL. Junior Matildas Head Coach Michael Cooper has confirmed a 33-player extended squad ahead of the ASEAN U16 Girls’ Championships to be held in Indonesia from 18-29th August. The squad, which will be cut to 23 prior to the competition,Continue reading “Junior Matildas extended squad for ASEAN U16s announced”
Category Archives: Girls and Youth Football
Under 19 Euro Finalists set as attention turns to Poland
By Alyce Collett (10/04/2025) Above: England celebrate U19 success. Photo: The FA While much of the attention on UEFA this international window has been on the senior Nations League competition, it is not the only competition that has been running. The confederation’s best and brightest Under 19 stars have also been in action, battling itContinue reading “Under 19 Euro Finalists set as attention turns to Poland”
Connecting people together – the This Girl’s Ability story
by Jonathon Hagger (19/2/25) Above: Three players, one from each of the This Girls Ability hubs, warming up on Tournament Day. Photo: Danni Fairbairn. “I look forward to my football sessions, we are all friends and a team, we all support each other in the sessions and I am more confident and happy, it is somewhere whereContinue reading “Connecting people together – the This Girl’s Ability story”
Lionesses welcome the next generation of goalkeepers to St. George’s Park
25/10/23 Above: 103 young goalkeepers were invited to St. George’s Park to meet and question their heroes. Photo: Barrington Coombs – The FA. Ahead of the next fixtures in their UEFA Women’s Nations League campaign, the England senior women’s team hosted the country’s next generation of female goalkeepers at St George’s Park. 103 budding goalkeepersContinue reading “Lionesses welcome the next generation of goalkeepers to St. George’s Park”
Junior Reporter Competition
25/10/23. Above: Pride Park’s Junior Reporter winners pictured with the first team squad. Photo: Pride Park FC. At the end of last season, Impetus partner club Pride Park, ran a competition to find their best Junior Reporters among their younger players. To enter, participants were asked to submit no more than five questions they wouldContinue reading “Junior Reporter Competition”
Debanjan Sen Foundation – supporting India’s female footballers
Debashis Sen of the Debanjan Sen Foundation outlines their work supporting the next generation of female Indian footballers – with thanks to Impetus’ Suvadeep Biswas (24/6/23). Above: Members of the Debanjan Share Girls Academy. Photo: ABP Ananda – ABP News. Founded in 2011, the Debanjan Sen Foundation remembers a young man of the same nameContinue reading “Debanjan Sen Foundation – supporting India’s female footballers”
Junior Matildas squad for Asian Cup qualifiers announced
13/4/23 Above: Ischia Brooking (in possession) part of the Hyundai NTC squad in the NPLW WA has been selected for the Junior Matildas. Photo: NPLW WA. Australia head coach Rae Dower has announced her squad for the Group B 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Round One Qualifiers held in Mongolia from 24th–28th April 2023. Continue reading “Junior Matildas squad for Asian Cup qualifiers announced”
Phoenix announce National League entry for academy
9/3/23 Above: Michaela Robertson, who was previously part of the Phoenix Academy was the first player from Wellington to be selected for the club’s A-League Women side. Today’s announcement will offer even more opportunities for local players. Photo: Friends of Football. New Zealand Football has announced that Wellington Phoenix reserves will be joining the women’sContinue reading “Phoenix announce National League entry for academy”
A-League Women News
Ryan Miller-Woods reports on Melbourne Victory and Canberra United’s media conferences, plus news from Sydney FC about an exciting opportunity for girls in New South Wales later this year (25/1/23). Ahead of his side’s match tomorrow against Sydney FC in the ‘Big Blue’, Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins told the media that he believesContinue reading “A-League Women News”
Checking in with the Haffners
Just over a year ago, a Tweet by a proud mother about her seven-year-old goalkeeping daughter went viral and led to Impetus joining up with SELK Grassroots to supply the then seven-year-old Lexi Haffner with the goalkeeping gloves she dearly wanted. Ben Gilby checks in with Lexi’s father Martin to find out how the youngster’sContinue reading “Checking in with the Haffners”
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