The Rock inspires win

Emma 'The Rock' Cook who plays for HTJ Blues Madrid U7s was mascot last night as Sunderland Ladies took on Everton Ladies.

Sunderland are top of the Womens Super League 1 and came out 5-2 winners on the night.

I am sure Emma's no nonsense 100% commitment  inspired the ladies to the win.

Well done Emma...we look forward to seeing you playing for Sunderland in a few years time.

Pretty in pink

Firstly the club are proud to announce our partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust...more details will follow soon.
To show our support all the coaches will now be decked out in the new 'Fluorescent Pink' training kit... we like to stand out from the crowd here at HTJ.
As part of our Fun Day on 18th July we launched the new kit.

I think everyone who attended the day had a great time...some more than others ;-)

Well done to all the participants in the Sports Day events and the coaches v U18 match.

Here are a few photo's to look at. We will let you know when all the photo's have been uploaded.

North East 'Goalie Wars' Champ 2015

A Massive well done to David McVittie of the U11 Blues who entered North East Goalie wars in Sunderland on Sun July 19^th. This event attracted entrants from across the whole of the North East from Berwick in the North to Middlesbrough in the south of the region and even a full squad of goalkeepers from Denmark at different age levels. 

Basically the premise of goalie wars is that Goalkeepers play against each other on a small pitch where they have 6 seconds to score past the opposition keeper by shooting normally, shooting out of your hands or throwing but you cannot enter the opposition half so it is testing the full range of kicking and throwing skills before then getting ready to try and save the opposition goalkeepers efforts. 

The day saw some spectacular shooting and some unbelievable saves.

David topped his group and went the full day undefeated before great wins in the semis and in the Final where David won on a sudden death goal after 8 pm at night.

Fantastic achievement David...we are all proud of you, well done !

National call ups

The club were over the moon to hear that 3 of it's Townies had received international call ups.

Daniel Neil and Bali Mhumba, who both play for SAFC academy, have been selected for an England U15 training camp.

Joe Ames, who plays for NUFC academy, has been selected for a Wales U15 training camp.

We hope the lads go and enjoy the experience.

You can  read more about the lads on our Academy Players page.

We are all proud of you lads...well done. 

Well done

HTJ Wasps U15's Won the Bishop Auckland Tournament on Saturday 18th July.

After a shaky start the lads won 3 of 4 group games then came from behind to win the Final 2-1.

Great attitude and great football from the lads which was commented on from spectators throughout.

Well done lads...we are proud of you!

Cymru Cup 2015

Joe Ames is a product of HTJ Tots section who now plays for NUFC academy team at U14 level.

Joe was selected by the Welsh Football Trust to play in a Tournament at Dragon Park National Football Development Centre on 27th and 28th May. 

It was quite a big deal to be asked as eligible boys from teams all over the country were in the running. This included boys from Liverpool, Everton, Leeds, Swansea City and many more.

The boys were narrowed down to 4 teams who played each other over the two days.

Joe had a fantastic time, played really well and to top it all his team won the Tournament!

It was a proud few days for the Ames family to watch Joe walk out in his Wales strip and sing the National Anthem...even though he didn't know the words.

Well Done Joe...we are all proud of you.

Big Thanks

A big Thank You to James Fisher and Sons plc for generously sponsoring the U7 Blues Madrid with some winter jackets and hats,

The club and all of the kids really appreciate it...I am sure when the bad weather returns the lads will be relying on the gear heavily.

Well done Luke

The club are over the moon to announce another one of our HTJ stars has been offered a contract with a professional football league club.

Luke Duffy has played for HTJ Blues teams since he left our Tots section and now at U11s will be playing for Hartlepool United academy team.

HTJ coach John McVittie says "This is great news for Luke, all of his team mates are chuffed for him. Luke has been a great member of the squad since the team first started playing at U7s. I am sure we will see Luke and his family still coming along and supporting HTJ whenever they can".

The club are very proud of you Luke, well done and good luck in your next 'footballing' step.

Don't forget - Fun Day Saturday 18th July

Just a reminder our Annual Fun Day is nearly here.

The event starts at 12 midday. 
There will be loads of stuff going on during the day, bouncy castles, tombolas, etc, etc.

Here's a rough guide for some timings:

12.00 – Start

12.30 – Coaches Charity Kit Launch

13.00 – Parents & Kids Mini Olympics

14.30 – Coaches v U18’s game

16.30 – Wet the chairman

19.00 – Karaoke in upstairs bar & general mingling outside

Coaches at NUFC

Two of our coaches were invited up to NUFCs Academy Presentation Evening on Monday the 18th May.

Dominic Minchella signed for NUFC academy in the summer of 2014 when playing in the U13 age group. Dominic is seen here with one of his HTJ coaches Kev Carter.

Tai Ebanks signed for NUFC academy in the summaer of 2014 after just finishing his U12 season for HTJ. Tai is seen here with one of his HTJ coaches Norman Gray.

The evening consisted of photographs being taken at pitchside, then a presentation by the academy staff. The club were also presented with a signed NUFC shirt which we could use as a prize.