Girls elite football playing in the Skills Acquired Program ( SAP ) has helped give talented young female football players all over NSW the opportunity to develop their skills at an accelerated rate and improve in leaps and bounds . The girls program is

Girls With Goals . Photo : Girls With Goals . called GSAP and it ’ s a dedicated only girls program .

When a group of parents who had girls playing in mixed SAP with the boys all came against each other in various futsal indoor soccer tournaments , they quickly realised the same girls who became friends were playing against each other in the end of these tournaments .

So , what about if we made a side for the girls out of all of the various girls who play in mixed teams and enter some of these tournaments as a combined girls team ?

The seed was planted , and the idea was underway . This is how Girls With Goals came about . The parents voted and decided that since the

MALABOOM is out of the Matthew Dale yard at Goulburn and was most impressive in easily winning 920m trial at Moruya on July 14 . This is a very smart youngster .

BANANA QUEEN was never off the bit when fast closing 3rd at 1000m hit out at Hawkesbury on July 17 . Lightly raced mare ready to hit her strides first up from a spell .

INHIBITIONS showed solid form when last in work but her blistering 2nd in a 1000m trial at Hawkesbury in July 17 indicated she has improved immensely during her spell .

ZIP ON BY really zipped with slashing close-up 4th behind Military Mission in 1200m trial at Randwick on July 14 . Set for a big spring .

LES VAMPIRES is ready to out

the bit on the bookies with her easy 1050m trial win at Randwick on July 14 . Waterhouse-Bott has the colt primed to win first-up .

MORAVIA is an unraced Snitzel colt out of the Michael Freeman stable and there was just so much to get you excited on his powerful 742m trial win at Randwick on July 14 .

girls were driven , committed , and dedicated , they would put together this team to enter various dedicated female tournaments .

Finding the coach was not hard . Tyson Aquillina brought his experience as a physio and exercise physiologist along with him and a strong sense of organisation to help put this idea into fruition .

The players came from many clubs with all of the girls coming into this team coming from mixed teams programs and included Mt Druitt Town Rangers , Hills Utd , SD Raiders , Nepean , Hawkesbury FC , Marconi , Blacktown City and even Glossodia in the Nepean District .

The clubs who had the players registered to them were supportive of the idea because it would give their female players an opportunity to compete in tournaments in a dedicated girls team , without jeopardising their place in their relevant clubs - the parent clubs always took priority when the girls were required . This worked as all the girls were registered under Football NSW registration and insurance scheme .

This was the first year that this team was established and to date have picked up some amazing sponsors who have also helped make all of this happen . The kit was designed by Deploy and is blue and white because the girls don ’ t like wearing pink . Six sponsors came on board for the girls ’ first season including Healthy Living Concepts Physiotherapy , Anglind ’ s Jockey Management , Cabramatta Ink , Plus Fitness Wolli Creek , Hunter Excavations and Sungen Solar and Batteries .

The girls first competed in their

Kanga Cup champions . Photo : Girls With Goals .

Beating a player at the Kanga Cup . Photo : Girls With Goals . tournament at the National Futsal championships . This is how they developed the side for the Kanga Cup with a core group of girls and continued to add players that are compatible to their style . They approached clubs to see if they could get players to give them an opportunity to play in this team at tournaments .

There are challenges in entering the team into girls ’ tournaments as some of the players are registered in Boys SAP , but most people have been incredibly supportive of the team and the girls . It is a great development opportunity for them and provides confidence building skills on the field .

They have entered into the Sydney International Cup at Narrabeen , and three girls made the Australian Futsal side to go to the UK in October . The team have won three competitions undefeated and are really excited with their success . Their own clubs are supportive as the extra competition helps the players ’ skills further develop . Five girls have also made the WS Wanderers Football Development program .

The girls are a range of u11s and u10s girls plus a few u9s .

The sky is the limit for these incredibly talented young girls !

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