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Yeovil Town has thanked long-serving Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust manager Sara Bradley after she departed her role.

In a statement issued on Friday morning, the club thanked her for her service to the club which began in 1993 when she started working in the club’s tea bars and ended this week.

She had also held roles including managing the hospitality facilities at Huish Park and a stint working as supporter liaison officer when the club was shortlisted for ‘EFL’s Family Club of the Year Award’ for the first and only.

The statement added: “Sara has been the constant at the Community Sports Trust since it’s inception and has been the cornerstone of its operation during this time. The work Sara has put into the Trust has enabled many young people to take part in sport and the wide range of activities delivered by the Trust. Sara has worked tirelessly in her role, often working long into her evenings, plus weekends on a regular basis, to fulfil her passion for the Trust.

As part of her role Sara has been responsible for the successful application for many community projects, not least the Primary Stars project, where she successfully obtained funding alongside many larger clubs with greater resources available to them.

Sara has always been passionate about those who work as part of her team and has always focused on their well-being, providing a supportive environment for them to work in.

It is a testament to Sara’s commitment to her role that has seen large numbers of young people in the area given opportunities for life enhancing experiences by the Trust.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank Sara and wish her all the best for future.

The Trust’s football development programme now comes under the recently-launched Yeovil Town Performance Centre. This was been described as “reinvigorating our youth system at the football club” and is being led by Jamie Phillip, the former manager of Yeovil Town Ladies who is now Community and Youth Chief Executive.

His appointment announced last month went on to say the centre would create “a unified pathway for players as young as three years old in the Mini Talent Centres to the top of our youth system, the Elite Player Development Programme for Under-18s.

However, from looking at the YTCST’s website, it appears such a pathway has always existed, indeed the likes of Under-18s captain Jake Graziano and midfielder Toby Stephens, who is contracted with the first team, have graduated from the Trust’s football development programme in recent years.

We at the Gloverscast are sure we echo the feelings of all Yeovil Town supporters in wishing Sara the best in her future and thank her for her decades of dedication to the club.

Second-placed Yeovil Town Under-18s make the journey to third in the table Torquay United in the South West Counties League this weekend.

The young Glovers will be looking to put last weekend’s 3-2 home defeat against Mangotsfield United behind them when they take on a Gulls’ side manager by former defender Ryan Dickson at South Devon College Sports Centre on Saturday (11am kick-off).

Their opponents picked up a 7-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Bath City last weekend and sit two points behind them in the table, albeit having played three fewer matches.

The club’s other age group teams are also in action this weekend with the Under-11s and Under-16s both facing their opponents from Mid-Somerset Regional Talent Centre.

The Under-12s take on Torquay United, the Under-13s face South Gloucestershire Regional Talent Centre, the Under-14s play Taunton Town and the Under-15s go up against Gloucester City.

The youth sides from Under-11s through to Under-16s all compete in the Junior Premier League as part of Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.

A double strike from Mason Alden could not save Yeovil Town Under-18s from a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Mangotsfield United at Alvington on Saturday morning.

The young Glovers, who were missing key players including top scorer Charlie Bateson who has gone out on loan at Tiverton Town, remain in second place in the South West Counties Youth League, five points behind leaders Bridgwater United.

Next weekend, they travel to third-placed Torquay United who picked up a 7-0 win over bottom club Bath City this weekend. The Gulls are managed by former Yeovil defender Ryan Dickson.

Under-18s team: Hamblin, Dyer, Lock, Sutton, Skiverton, Foster, Hunter, Bareham, Stevens, Alden, Haskett. Substitutes: Witcombe, Evans, Westlake, O’Sullivan, Nowak.

In the Junior Premier League, there were wins for the club’s Under-12s over Taunton Town and the Under-14s and Under-16s against Exeter City Regional Talent Centre.

The Under-11s were beaten by FC Wiltshire whilst the Under-13s and Under-15s both drew with Exeter RTC. The other younger age group sides all play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.

A brace from captain Jake Graziano was enough to earn Yeovil Town Under-18s a 3-2 win at BRS Coaching Youth in the South West Counties Youth League at the weekend.

The midfielder was joined on the scoresheet in Bournemouth by striker Benjani Junior with both players back in the line-up for the Underr-18s with Sherborne Town, where both have been on loan for the past few weeks, without a fixture this weekend.

That keeps the young Glovers in second place, five points behind leaders Bridgwater United having played one game fewer.

In the Junior Premier League, the club’s Under-12s picked up a win over South Somerset Regional Talent Centre but the Under-13s went down to defeat against Taunton Town.

Yeovil Town Under-18s’ participation in the South West Counties’ Youth League’s Gary Else Memorial Cup ended with a defeat at Torquay United on Saturday.

A hat-trick from their hosts’ Ben Aldous inflicted a 3-1 defeat on the young Glovers whose goal came from defender Harrison Foster and ended their involvement in the league’s round robin cup competition.

The Gulls are managed by former Glovers’ defender Ryan Dickson who took over as Under-18s’ coach from Chris Todd when he left Plainmoor to become Chris Hargreaves’ assistant at Yeovil.

The Under-18s will be looking to put the defeat behind them when they travel to Bournemouth-based BRS Coaching Youth in the league next weekend.

For the club’s other age groups, there were two wins, two defeats and a draw for the sides which play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.

The Under-12s drew with Torquay United in the Junior Premier League whilst  the Under-14s and Under-16s won theirs against Weston-super-Mare, but the north Somerset side defeated the Glovers’ Under-13s and Under-15s.

The Under-11s were without a fixture and took part in a training session at Huish Park.

A hat-trick from prolific striker Charlie Bateson was enough to earn Yeovil Town Under-18s a 3-2 win in a friendly match over Sherborne School Sixth Form on Saturday.

Having gone behind after just seven minutes, Bateson broke through to get his first nine minutes later and added a second ten minutes before half-time. The hosts pulled level a minute after the equaliser before Bateson completed his hat-trick after 76 minutes.

However, the young Glovers also lost top spot in the South West Counties Youth League as Bridgwater United picked up a 3-1 win at Mangotsfield United to return to the top of the table.

There were three wins and two defeats for the club’s other age group teams in the Junior Premier League at the weekend.

The Under-12s won against Paulton Rovers while the Under-15s and Under-16s were winners over Mid-Somerset Regional Talent Centre. The Under-13s and Under-14s teams, who all play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, were defeated by their opponents from Mid-Somerset RTC.

Yeovil Town’s age group teams are in Junior Premier League action this weekend.

The Under-12s through until Under-16s teams, which play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, are all in action.

The Under-12s take on their counterparts from Paulton Rovers, with the other four teams take on Mid-Somerset Regional Talent Centre. There is no match for the Under-11s team.

The Under-18s do not have a South West Counties Youth League fixture, but have arranged a friendly against the Sixth Form side of Sherborne School.

In the league, Bridgwater United Under-18s play their game in hand over the table-topping Glovers as they travel to sixth-placed Mangotsfield United.

Yeovil Town Under-18s’ home match against Swindon Supermarine has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Alvington.

The South West Counties Youth League fixture was postponed on Friday afternoon with heavy rain predicted in Somerset overnight and in to tomorrow morning.

The home matches for the age group teams representing Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust have also fallen foul to the weather.

The Under-11s had been due to face Juventus Devon while the Under-13s and Under-15s were scheduled to play their counterparts from South Somerset Regional Talent Centre.

 

Yeovil Town’s age group teams are back in Junior Premier League action this weekend as the season resumes after a break over the festive period.

The Under-13s, Under-14s, Under-15s and Under-16s who play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust will all face their opposite numbers from Torquay United.

The Under-11s take on South West Saints and the Under-12s play Bridgwater United.

Good luck to all those turning out in green and white this weekend.

Yeovil Town Under-18s are in cup action this weekend as they take on BRS Coaching Youth Under-18s at Alvington on Saturday (10.30am kick-off).

The young Glovers will be in action in the Gary Else Cup, the cup competition of the South West Counties Youth League, looking to secure another win over the Ringwood-based opponents they beat 6-0 in the league last month.

The club’s younger age group teams, playing under the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, are also in action this weekend.

The Under-11s take on FC Wiltshire with the Under-12s facing Cheltenham Town in the Junior Premier League.

The Under-13s, Under-14s and Under-15s teams are all in action against Taunton Town, whilst the Under-16s are without a fixture this weekend.

Good luck to all the teams playing in green and white this weekend.