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Our NPT Dragons were back for their first session out on the astro this week, and two players earned the shout. Here are your NPT Players of the Week. 🐉⭐ Mini — Ollie Ollie took to the outdoor session brilliantly — bags of energy and real care over the fundamentals, right down to that standing foot when shooting. Advanced — Ashton Ashton swapped teams after the first game and his new side went unbeaten — a proper team-first performance. 🐉 Dragon Academy — NPT

Here are your Bridgend Players of the Week this week! 🐉⭐ Picked by the coaches for the effort and attitude they brought to training. 👏 Junior — Noah. He wanted the ball all night and kept driving at defenders in our dribbling work, capping it off with a well-taken goal. Brilliant effort. Advanced — Bobby. His teamwork was the standout — passing, linking up and lifting the players around him from start to finish. 🐉 Dragon Academy — Bridgend

A big week for our newest branch — NPT took every group outdoors onto the astro for the first time, and the energy matched the occasion. Here's the full Wednesday. 🌱🐉 Mini Dragons Eighteen Mini Dragons took to the astro brilliantly — boxing the ball, dribbling and shooting, and starting to plant that standing foot when they strike. Small detail, big difference. Player of the Week: Ollie. 👏 Juniors Eight Juniors out for their first outdoor night, working on dribbling in a c

Bridgend is where it all started, and Tuesday had that familiar club feel — three groups in, a proper turnout, and progress across every one. 🐉 Mini Dragons Eighteen Minis buzzing away, working on listening and following instructions with a load of fun mixed in. The listening genuinely improved across the whole group, new players included. No single Player of the Week this week — the whole group earned the shout. 👏 Juniors Ten Juniors getting stuck into dribbling — running

Monday night in RCT had a proper buzz to it — all three age groups in, energy through the roof, and plenty to be proud of across the board. 🐉 Mini Dragons Twenty-two of our youngest Dragons packed out the session, working on touches on the ball and listening — the two things everything else is built on at this age. The energy from players and parents was the story of the night. Players of the Week: Dax, Koltan, Aiden and Theo. 👏 Juniors Our RCT Juniors were in on Monday too

Our NPT Advanced group got their first outdoor session on Wednesday, eighteen of them in for small-sided games and fitness — the outdoor space letting us really open things up. 🌱 The moment of the night was a penalty save from Blake that his teammates won't let him forget in a hurry. Big character to stand up when it counted. For our newest branch, an eighteen-strong Advanced session on grass is a sign of just how quickly NPT is coming together. Player of the Week: Ashton —

Eighteen NPT Minis were out on the grass on Wednesday for our first outdoor session — a cracking turnout for our newest branch. 🌱 We worked on close control, dribbling and shooting, and here's the coaching win of the night: the players started planting their standing foot properly when they shot. It sounds small, but it's the difference between a scuffed effort and a proper strike — and at this age, spotting it is a real step forward. Next week we get their voices going — ca

A dozen Bridgend Advanced players were in on Tuesday for a session on passing and teamwork — the stuff that turns a group of good individuals into an actual team. And that's exactly what we saw: the teamwork got better as the night went on, players talking more, moving for each other, and trusting the pass. That progression inside a single session is a great sign. Next week we sharpen it up with more ball control and passing work. Player of the Week goes to Bobby — leading th

Eighteen Bridgend Minis in on Tuesday — a big, buzzing group, and exactly the noise you want to hear on a summer evening. 🐉 The theme was listening and following instructions, wrapped up in plenty of fun and energy (non-negotiable at this age). The pleasing part: the listening genuinely improved across the whole group — new players included, which isn't easy when you're still finding your feet. We'll keep building that same habit next week, because good listeners become good

Our Bridgend Juniors were in on Tuesday night, ten of them getting stuck into a session all about dribbling — running with the ball, changing direction, and backing themselves to take a player on. The standout came from Noah, who capped his night with a goal after a run that had the sideline up on its feet. Exactly the kind of confidence we want them playing with. Bridgend is where this academy started, and Tuesday nights still have that proper club feel. Player of the Week:

Fifteen of our RCT Advanced players were in on Monday for a session built around speed and agility — the kind of work that shows up in games when they need that extra half-yard. ⚡ A good sign of a healthy group: our newer players have settled in really well and looked right at home. That says as much about the lads around them as it does about the new faces. Heads up for next week — it's assessment day, a chance for the coaches to see where everyone's at and set the next targ

Our RCT Minis packed out Monday night — 22 of our youngest Dragons on the ball from the first whistle. 🐉 The focus was simple but it's where everything starts: lots of touches, and listening to the coach. Get those two right at this age and the rest follows. The best part of the night wasn't one moment — it was the energy. Players buzzing, parents right behind them on the sideline, and a proper Monday-night atmosphere in RCT. Next week we build on it with some shooting — the

A big one for our NPT Juniors on Wednesday — our first session outdoors, with eight players making the move onto grass. There's something about that first outdoor night that lifts everyone. 🌱 The focus was dribbling, and effort was the story of the night. One of our players ran himself into the ground chasing every ball and got his reward with a goal — the sort of attitude that's a joy to coach. NPT is our newest branch and it's growing week by week — Wednesday nights are be

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