U12 Result : Fabulous Finish @ Yorkshire
Posted by on 4 February 2019
On Sunday 3rd Feb 2019, the U12 team travelled to Pontefract for two tough tests against Yorkshire 1 and Yorkshire 2 teams. These are the final games Notts will play in this league stage.
Yorkshire 1 was always going to be difficult as they have experienced players competing in the Badminton England Junior competitions. The score was 19-1 to Yorkshire, but as in previous matches our team kept their heads, competed well and never gave up. Livia and Martha took a winning game, Toby and Dylan went to three in the Boys doubles and all the team played really well.
After a spot of lunch and an hour of Notts team games it was time for Yorkshire2. Boom! Off to a great start, with no sign of tired legs, our U12’s won all 4 mixed doubles matches. The scores were close and Josh and Breanna dug deep to bring their win home in 3. Notts took another 3 boys doubles, again very close scores indeed, this was no easy match. Three of the four girls singles all went to three sets, with Notts winning 2 from the 4. Boys and girls doubles provided 6 games to Notts to seal a very very well deserved win of 15-5 to Nottinghamshire.
The team (and parents) should be very pleased with our U12 first venture into Shires league badminton. The team stayed strong and gained experience in the matches they did not win; and they enjoyed their well-deserved wins against Cheshire, Yorkshire 2 and neighbours Derbyshire. Achieving a 50% win rate is fantastic and gives the team a good base to move forward from.
The last 4 games have shown a great team spirt, a desire to do well and a group of youngsters enjoying a sport in a competitive environment.
The Team : Toby, Alex, Michael, Josh & Dylan : Livia, Breanna, Emma & Martha
The remaining Shires matches (for other counties) are due to complete by the end of March and I will post the final county positions when I have them.
Thank you to the Notts parents who did the match admin at Yorkshire and also to all Notts coaches for supporting this great young team.
Neil Franklin U12 Admin : neil.franklin@sky.com
