Athena juniors hosted a mini-tournament against a group from Derby Darkstar.
Athena has 12 juniors present and Darkstar brought 7 (4 girls and 3 boys). Athena were split into 3 teams and Darkstar nto 2 and they took part in 4v4 matches to 10 points. In the first match-up, Barbora, Evie, Nikki and Emily played against Darkstar girls. Barbora showed off ehr fantastic serving to create a 3-0 lead and excellent receiving from Nikki, brilliant setting from Evie and good hits from Emily saw them go on to win 10-6. Kiara's team beat the team of Darkstar boys 9-10. Kiara made some fantastic progress going for the ball and Katie was enjoying herself too. The new player Mariah had some excellent plays of the ball, and it showed that she has played quite a lot before. In the second set of matches, Barbora’s team showed fantastic 3 touch volleyball causing the supporters to cheer loudly! Again, Evie’s setting and Barbora’s serving and Emily’s receiving all showed good technique. Eyrn's team showed real togetherness, and Alexis was paramount to bringing her teammates together. She showed impressive team spirit, and brilliant passing at times. Eryn had wonderful ball control and fabulous setting skills. Oliwia is making fantastic progress and I’m sure she has grown since the last time she came to training! When relaxed, her pass is good and she is making great strides in developing her technique. After the 4v4 matches, we finished the night off playing 6v6 to give the juniors an experience of playing on a full-sized court. Overall, the spirit and energy was fantastic. The adults could feel the energy and fun in the air and it was so good to see everyone beginning to gel together and become a squad in their own right. With that and with the technical improvements, we are starting to see our junior squad really develop and we are certainly excited to see how much more they can develop together as a team and as individuals. A huge thank you to Helen from Darkstar for suggesting the session and for bringing her squad down. Well played to everyone and thank you to Anna, Sarah and Joy for coming to watch. Thank you to Charlie for the match report.
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