U11 Girls WIN Anchorians Tournament!
At the crack of dawn, Risers U11 girls travelled to Gillingham to compete in the Anchorians Tournament. The sun was beating down but was fortunately accompanied by a welcome breeze.
The team we’re going to need to finish in the top two of their group to progress to the semi finals and the opposition was of an incredibly high standard.
The team made light work of all of their opponents registering 3 wins and a draw against local rivals Herne Bay Rangers. All matches were played in the usual spirit and Risers topped the group.
Our semi final was against Anchorian Hearts and was a stalemate until the final whistle meaning that a penalty shootout was necessary to split the teams.
Our girls converted every single one of their spot kicks and Bethan was able to keep out one of our opponents’. The team progressed to the final to face Medway.
The momentum remained with Risers and their confidence was at an all time high. A hard fought game ended 1-0 to our girls and it was a fitting end to what has been a superb season!!
Well done team and Neil and parents, a fabulous morning!
- Carl
Winning BIG at the Galactico Tournament!
Rising Stars had a great weekend at the Galactico FC Tournament…
U10s WON the Cup final 🏆
U9 Colts WON the Plate final 🏆
U7s were RUNNERS UP in the Cup final 🏆
U7 Juniors were narrowly beaten in a penalty shoot out in the semi-finals
Lots of smiles and fantastic football all around.
Go Risers!
Open Trials for NEW U13s Team in the Kent Youth League
Rising Stars Youth FC are looking for talented current Year 7 and strong Year 6 players to make history, by representing next season’s U13s team in our first ever season in the Kent Youth League!
We are looking for players in all positions to be a part of this brand new team, which will be managed by our very own UEFA B qualified coach.
Open Trials are taking place at the Whitstable School, Bellevue Rd, Whitstable, CT5 1PX on a 3G pitch on :-
Wednesday 26th June 7pm - 8pm
Saturday 29th June 11am - 12.15pm
Just turn up on the above dates or for further information please call Anthony Sands on 07563551479
2019-20 Season Registrations Now Open
Player registrations for next season are now open!
Due to popularity this season all registrations are via invite only, and must be completed via an online form which will be emailed out to members shortly - please check your inbox!
Please ensure you complete the online form and pay your registration fee by Friday 5th July (latest).
If you have any questions about registering for next season please contact the club or your coach / team official.
Presentation 2018-19
Our end of season awards presentation was a big success this year. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteer committee for organising, and to all of our coaches, referees, parents, carers, and most importantly players for an incredible season of football.
Special thank you to Frances our official club photographer for capturing the smiles. Below is a preview of some of the great photos taken on the day. To access the full album, including individual player photos which have been kindly donated, please click on the following button:
* Please note for security purposes, access to the full album is only available to registered club members - please check your emails for the password. High resolution versions for printing are available on request.
This is a sneak preview of photos from the day. To access the full album, including individual player photos, please click the button link above.
Open Training Session for next seasons U11s
We are looking for players to join our current U10s (next seasons U11 teams), that will be playing in the East Kent Youth Leagues A and B groups in the 2019-20 season.
If you are interested in joining the club please come along to our Open Training Session on:
Wednesday 22nd May, 6-8pm
The Whitstable School, Bellevue Road, Whitstable, CT5 1PX
For more information please contact Robin Cousins on 07957 598947
U11 Girls v TW Foresters
In their final encounter of the league season the loquacious U11G squad travelled, once again, to Tunbridge Wells to face the ever-welcoming Foresters team.
Captain Charlotte won the toss and decided to play with the benefit of the slope in the first half and the girls were reminded to ensure they capitalised on this as much as possible.
The first 20 minutes proved tight and even the well drilled rotisserie of roll-on roll-off substitutions failed to break the deadlock until Angelica final threw caution to the wind and struck home from distance.
The Risers players seemed to relax and settle into the game thereafter and the give ‘ n ‘ go drills that they had worked on became almost instinctive as they carved open the Foresters again and again.
The second half followed an identical pattern with valiant defending from Foresters being constantly tested by the Rising Stars machine.
This game saw Madison regaining much of her early season form meaning that she was impossible for the opponents to deal with in midfield. Madison regularly linked up with Nancy, Scarlett, Ella M and Izzy and was a true thorn in the side of our hosts.
Lizzie had another incredible game and was the penultimate line of defence before the on-rushing strikers attempted to beat the ever-brilliant Bethan in goal.
This team, through every position, has proved itself to be a fun-loving and capable unit. The former, fun-loving, is a major factor in their success. Sport is about fun, first and foremost, and this group have reinforced this week after week. Everyone associated with this group of superb young people has learnt something. Community, spirit, desire, passion, hard work, commitment, understanding and acceptance to name but a few.
There is an ever increasing campaign known as
#thisgirlcan
Well, These girls definitely can.....and have!
We are all incredibly proud of you all and what you have achieved this season and look forward to supporting you all for many years to come.
- Carl
