Trust Meeting with Ben Mansford

We've got our monthly Trust meeting with Ben coming up tomorrow. If any trust members have any issues they would like us to raise on their behalf drop me a PM or fill in the form on the http://bfcst.org.uk website

There's a free membership form here

Don't forget there's a meeting tonight in the legend's suite at Oakwell at 7pm and Nicky Eaden will be our guest.

 

That half time penalty shoot out for kids

How hard do they have to make it for the kids?

There are over 1000 square yards of grass to go at, and yet, every single week, they put the nets in the same place, and then insist that the kids take their penalty from the touchline, giving them half a yard of run up. WHY?


Is it so impossible to put a couple of cones out to identify the "penalty spot" / shooting area? One week, two smaller boys were taking pens. Neither could even reach, and yet they were still taking penalties from behind the line.

I know that this isn't earth shatteringly important (well, except to the kids), but it is something SO basic it is unbelievable they get it wrong week after week.

 

Re: That half time penalty shoot out for kids

I suspect they put the nets where the grounds man allow them to have it but I will pass on your comments to the organisers and find out

 

Re: That half time penalty shoot out for kids

Cheers Gally... the campaign to give the kids a run up starts here!

 

Re: That half time penalty shoot out for kids

Don't worry, It's the number 1 agenda item! We'll get that run up a tell thi!

 

Re: That half time penalty shoot out for kids

lol.

I'm gonna have to think of something important now.

 

Are you sure it's not just Big Lil stretching his legs?

 

Re: That half time penalty shoot out for kids

I told you it was No1 agenda item. So important we got together the top bods on run ups at Oakwell in the last five minutes and here's the response!

First and foremost. The groundsman indicates the area to use.

We can’t usually go any nearer to the Beckett Stand because that area of the pitch is the wettest and gets least sun which during the winter period is a major consideration, we can’t go further towards the centre because on occasions that they use the sprinkler system we will get wet. We also have to fit in around both teams subs warming up, the players have priority on the pitch.

We have gone a bit nearer the Beckett stand and turned the nets around a bit when disabled supporters have taken part.

It is not true that the kids always take penalties from the touchline I try to get a feel for how well the kids kick the ball before finally deciding exactly where to put the ball and sometimes they have taken the penalties from different positions if the kids aren’t equally matched which is something I try to do but is not always possible. We also try to get a bit of a balance i.e. not too far away that they never score and not too near that they always score 5 every week. I never know how ‘good’ the kids are at kicking a ball until we get there. The home supporter generally applies by email or phone and the away supporter is picked from the crowd 30 mins before kick off.

Yes they can be close to the line or on it but there is enough room another factor is the kids don’t wear football boots so can’t always give it a 100% kick.

We don’t always get it 100% right but we try.

 

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