Breaking News and Match Reports
AFC Divas – Oakwood FC
The Divas are back in action for the new season and we kicked off our campaign to Oakwood. It was a home game and the pitches were freshly marked out, the grass was cut and the sun was shining. Everything was great, until that was that JB decided to pump up the balls only to snap the needle in one of the balls and then watching it deflate in...
Southwick Tournament – Diva’s Compete!!!
Sunday 26th June - a day etched on the Divas memory forever!!! The Diva's headed over to southwick for a tournament, with a lot of teams playing!! We have 2 Diva teams, both playing 5 a side with a few subs. One team was led by the heroic leader JB, whilst due to the other coaches being away, the second team was led by JB's son Jack. You can see...
New U12 Atoms – Win A Tournament
Sunday we won the Barnham tournament :)) Went the whole day undefeated, only drawing one game in the group stage. Final we were 1-0 down but turned it around and won in extra time 2-1 against Bognor Regis. Only downer on the day was Riley who went down and has suffered a fractured patella. So we’re all praying he recovers as soon as...
Match Report! Cranleigh Vs Worthing Divas
A wet week was rounded off with a sunny day trip for the Divas to Cranleigh. All of the parents and siblings were super excited to know it was a 10:00 am kick off as well. JB being the nice guy he is made things even nicer by agreeing the girls could meet 30 minutes prior to kick off as opposed to the usual 40 minutes. What a guy!With nearly a...
Match Report – Bognor vs Worthing Divas
It was a very wet and windy start to the day and the Divas were off to meet Bognor white for the first time. It was also our first mid-morning kick off of the season so everyone could enjoy laying in bed a bit longer listening to the rain. When we arrived at the ground luckily the rain had stopped and the wind settled down somewhat which was...
Diva’s coach attempts world record!!!
Coach Craig Peters is doing a world record attempt, 24 hours non stop Burpees!! Read his story below on why his doing this and why the charity means so much to his family..... Without the expertise of the staff at St George's Hospital our twin boys would not be here today. In February 2014, at week 20 of my wife's pregnancy with our identical...
Match Report – AFC Worthing Diva’s vs Bognor
Another Sunday Morning and another home game for our amazing Divas….. This week saw us in league cup action against our old friends from Bognor. This game was a special one for two reasons – firstly it was our first game since the death of her Majesty the Queen, but it was also the days that the Divas would be awarded their prize in the League...
AFC – Awards!
Saturday 25th June - The whole of AFC Worthing got together to celebrate the season. From Under 8 Divas to Under 18 Youth, they were all there at the presentation. Awards were handed out for Players player of the season, coaches player of the season, golden boot and parents player of the season. The past few years have been tough, but it was...
Presentation Awards
The Divas have been invited to this years presentation awards, hosted at Durrington High school on Saturday 25th June. The girls will each receive a momento for the season, as well as number of awards for the girls, including......Parents player of the year and Players player of the year We will post again after the event with photos and award...
AFC Worthing Divas VS Crawley Acorns
It was a bright and sunny Sunday Morning and for some was a shock to the system as the Divas had their first match for a few weeks. JB and Sponsor Dan arrives early to make a start on the goals and thought they were doing a grand job until Pete and Craig told them they had put the wrong goals up….Quick change over by our always helpful parents...
AFC Worthing Divas vs Crawley Wasps
It was another morning of difficult conditions fuelled by the cold and heavy rain, particularly in the second half. The game started slowly, and it was abundantly clear that the Divas were still waking somewhat from having a few weeks off. It was scrappy from both teams with neither able to take a stranglehold of the game. There were a few...
Bob Marchant Cup Final!
Evening All, Just a bit of fantastic news for you. Our U10s Youth Team who are coached by Tom & Chris have reach the Final of the Bob Marchant Cup which is being played next Sunday 13/03/22 kick Off 4-00pm @ Littlehampton FCThe Sportsfield, Littlehampton I am sure you will all join me in congratulating Tom, Chris & the team and wish them...
Southwick Vs AFC Divas
It was another blustery morning as the Divas faced off against Southwick. Having held the current top of the table Mile Oak 0-0 (and been unlucky not to win) the week before, the Divas were looking to go one better against a team which is always a closely fought contest. The game would be played in two halves, and the Divas would kick off with...
Worthing Divas Vs Mile Oak
It was a wet and blustery morning that saw the usual messages around is the game on or off coming in. JB deployed head of pitch inspections Lianne to make sure that all would be ok. Our league appointed ref Jack was also messaging about the weather. JB replied to this one asking Jack why he was texting from upstairs and wondered had he lost the...
Gatwick United Vs Worthing Divas
Another Sunday saw another road trip for the Divas – this time to Gatwick Utd. With a 12:30 kick off it meant mums and dads could have a bit of a lay in, but did leave the quandary around Sunday lunch…. The Divas were a little depleted for this trip thanks to the gift that seems to keep giving (Covid). The absences saw a full debut for our new...
Penalty Practice!
Whilst we eagerly await the match report from manager JB, after the match against Gatwick Rangers, both teams had some fun with penalty practice! JB gathered the girls around for the huddle talk, very similar to Southgate and his England squad... Tactics were discussed (shoot at the goal!) and the teams took it in turns to have a penalty... Annie...
Crawley Down vs Worthing Divas
This Sunday saw the Divas playing Crawley Down and it was the first time we have had to travel a distance for the girls to play, but luckily for us owing to the fact that there were several tired Divas in the camp following party’s on the Saturday night, it was a lunchtime kick off. A short hike from the cars to a very boggy pitch saw the girls...
AFC Worthing Divas V Ashington Cougars
After a wet and muddy training session on the Saturday morning the rain got progressively heavier and JB was up all night wondering if the Game on Sunday would go ahead. Sunday come round and the dreaded text came in from the Chairman – “ I have been told the pitches are not playable, but please check”. Luckily we have a parent who lives opposite...
Match Report – Divas Vs Ashington
‘Twas the last game before Xmas and the Divas were in Xmas party mode. We were once again without Striker Aimee and also this time Defender Megan.Our opposition was our good friends at Ashington so JB felt this would be an easy game to Referee as he refreshed his skills in this area. The Girls went about their warmups and were in for a surprise...
Divas Christmas Party!!!!
After a long first half of the season, the Divas took to the crazy golf and bowling to unwind and have a laugh. A round of crazy golf (outside!!) and a game of bowling, all you could hear was a noise of happiness and laughter. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Bring on 2022!!!!
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