Angels ready to fly in new season

Not long to go to the new Women’s league season and Beckenham Angels will hope to get off to a flying start. They are in the middle of the night series competition and take on Subiaco AFC (C) in the first round of the Smarter than Smoking Women’s Cup on April 19 at Rosalie Park.

They did start well in the night series with a 4-2 victory against UWA and club President Zane Abrahams was delighted with the display. “It was a good start to the ’09 season and it’s always a moral boost to win your opening game. The UWA side looked a little under manned, but we played to our strengths and got the job done,” said Abrahams.

There was a disappointing result second up for the Angels going down 1-7 to a strong Northern Redbacks. “It was definitely disappointed, as we should have kept up the early part of first half. But the Redbacks are a classy outfit and as soon as they took the lead they never looked like being out of gear. Our goal was scored by Emma Ylias who kept her spirit up and kept working.

On Thursday evening the Angels met East Fremantle and went down 1-6. “East Fremantle played very well and generally had the better of the game, and were worthy winners, our goal was scored by Claire Wragg from the penalty spot,” Abraham said.

“Then 24 hours later we played Gosnells and were 0-3 down by half time. We steady at the break and came out and played our best football for the season, showing superior fitness and ball control and took control of the game and ran out 5-3 winners,” Abrahams added.

On target for the Angels was Jamie Gale 2, Claire Wragg, Rachel Carman, Colleen van Dongen.
There are already new faces at the Angels and Abrahams is looking forward to the season ahead. “New faces in the Premier team are Cassie Moore, who has risen from our under 17’s and has played some games in the Premier team last season.

“Also Emma Ylias who joined us from Melville and played in our Div 2 team last year, while Annick Phan also from our Div 2 team last year. These girls are a result of our development program and we should see a few more next year.

“Goalkeeper Kristy Tershinky is also a under 17 player who played division 2 in 08 and has been noticed by the NTC coach and will train with that squad this season. I am proud of her achievements having spent many hours bringing forward her keeping skills. Watch out for her in this season’s schoolies team,” Abrahams explained.

Abrahams, who has been a stalwart to the club has seen the women’s game grow and believes it is still improving on and off the pitch. “I have been coaching girls and women’s football since 1996 and started the BASC in 2001. Football was only played by about 550 players back then and has slowly got to the stage where it is no longer second fiddle to the men’s game.

“The positives for the women’s game were the early success of the Perth Glory and the impact of the Socceroos into the Asian Zone along with being in the World Cup in 2006. Television exposure has helped and for me the biggest influence will be the W-league that has been watched by many young girls who now have the drive to reach for the top. I have to say that it gives me great pleasure when I see people that I have worked with being involved at the top level and I believe that I have a few that will get there in the coming years from my under17 team,” Abrahams said.

‘While off the pitch we have new facilities at Oval No 3 Mills Park on Bickley Rd. We will have changing rooms and showers as well as a canteen plus a storeroom which is what we wanted for an upcoming girls only club, which will be one of the biggest in Perth,” Abrahams added.

Mail Directory

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Contributions to Angels Site

For all interested players who feel that they want to make contributions to this website please feel free to email Zane @ Zanysoccernutt1@aol.com amd all comments will be entered. Please keep your views to the point and as short as possible as there will be lots to enter. Coaches and team managers are welcome to comment on games and give a plug to players who did well on the day.

Your can tell us when its your birthday so we can all come around and eat all the niblies. Let us know how your team is doing. Give a team mate a ‘well done’ on this site to let everyone know.

Dont forget to enjoy the game and respect all coaches, players, referees and supporters.

Team Coaches

 Angels Coaches for 2009 will be :  Premier                           Leo Coppens

                                                        Premier Reserves            Terry Brown

                                                        Womens Division Five    Candice Mc Minn

                                                        U17 Premier                   Zane Abrahams

                                                        U15 Division Two          Alan Weaver & Brad Wells

                                                        U13 Division Two         Scotty Moore

  Team Managers will be annouced closer to the season start. All coachers and team managers will have their wwc cards in time for round one.

Angels Night Series Results

The night series started brightly for the Angels when they kicked off their first game against UWA in the premier division. Supporters looked forward to a good game on this cool evening. 

Angels took the lead early in the first half through a well poached goal from Annick Phan. As the Angels settled down, they played good strong attractive football and took hold of the game in midfield.

  The second goal was scored shortly before half time from a thunderous drive by Claire Wragg who has the confidence to shoot from long range. UWA tried to make a game of it by using the long ball to their speedy striker who got the  first goal with a neat chip over keeper Kristy Tershinsky.

After the break the Angels, who were making wise substitutions took control and went after the third goal which came from the boot of Collen Van Dongen.        .

Uwa never looked like threathening the Angels as they hardly got into the attacking zone and they looked a different team to the one that played so well in the 2008 season. However they did get a second goal which was well deserved as they stayed focussed and produced their best on the night.  

At the closing minutes of the game, the Angels kept pressing forward and got a deserved fourth goal which was again scored by Colleen van Dongen which will boost her confidence.

Coach Leo Coppens was very happy at the outcome and will no doubt get the team back on track for next weeks game against Northern Redbacks on Fri 27th at 20.30.

 Result Sunday 22nd Feb Coker Park : Beckenham Angels  4 v 2 UWA

Thanks to all supporters who turned up and shouted out loud. Special thanks to the baby brigade. Please remember that at all football venues there is the Healthways smarter than smoking no smoking policy.

C. O. E

A calender of events will soon be posted along with more photos.

Welcome back all current players and a warm welcome to all new players. We thank you for choosing Beckenham Angels  Women and Girls Soccer Club. We are the biggest female only club in WA. Our coaches are loyal and dedicated to support female athletes.

Registrations are currently on Tues & Thurs training and you can contact Don Eldridge [ 0450 445 321 ] for all info. All n/s players are going through the registration process so that they may be able to play on Sunday Feb 22.

 There will be socks and shorts available soon so keep in touch. 

Our club motto is Loyalty  Pride and Dertermination.

Proud Of The Teams

List of achievments are being compiled and will be posted shortly.

Junior Teams 09

Junior teams will be announced in March along with coaches and team managers.

Teams for 2009 will be  1]  U17 Premier   2]  U15 Division 2   3] U13 Division 2

U17 team are currently the 2008 division 1 league champions and top 4 cup winners. The U13s are currently division 3 top four cup winners – well done are lets do our best in 2009.

2009 Angels Night Series Team

Premier team coach Leo Coppens is proud to annuonce the team for the current night series which kicks off on Sunday 22nd Feb

Girls Can Play

In Late 2000 a handfull of female soccer players and their coach, Zane Abrahams decided to go it alone and start a soccer club. So in 2001 they started training, joined the Womens Soccer WA and started at the division three level – that was the entry division for new clubs at the time. The team were amazing that year and only lost one game in eighteen. They scored a record amount f goals and conceded only twelve.

The ages were from as young as 11 to the eldest at 40. Most of the girls were inexperienced but gave their best at all games and at training. They were determined that division three championship was going to be theirs and at the end of that season they got their wish. A comment made by some opposition teams was that they were good enough to play at a higher level. 

The club has grown since then and had six teams in 2008. In 2006 the Angels entered the newly formed Footbal West womens premier league for the first time and are still working hard to get to the top.

Also, in 2005 the first U16 team was introduced and in 2007 the first U15 team. As the club continued its development, a third junior team was founded by Zane at U13 level and won the Top 4 Cup and its first year. The coach of that team was Scott Moore who started his coaching career for the first season with a trophy and he is keen to continue the good work.

In 2009 the U17 team, who won the 2008 U17 Division 1 league and top 4 cup will move up a division into U17 Premier where they will meet stronger more organised teams. 

In the past years the Angels are proud to have had players committed to an all female club with the likes of Lizzie Scott who represented Australia at Schoolgirls level and toured England. In its first year Hannah Newton was selected for U14 State and went on to play state for a few years. Recently, Kristy Terschinsky was selected to play at NTC and could be a future Glory Womens player.

A few juniors are being groomed to try out at state level for next years teams and we feel confident that they will get selected.

For the first time the club will have its own changroom facilities and two ovals to accomadate its growth for future years.

Currently our womens premier team is hard at work preparing for the 2009 night series and will as give their best as they always do. Coach Leo Coppens is looking to reach new goals and is quietly confident of achieving a stronger finish at the end of 2009 season.