Final football of 2025 for Ilaria, no league games this weekend but a Christmas tournament to end the year this morning. 4 games, 4 wins, 2 cleansheets and winners medal to add to the growing collection. Merry Christmas everyone...

Guys, I received a DM from a parent this week and, with their permission, wanted to share it here 👇 Their son has played for the same team for three years. Never missed games. Turned up every week. Fully committed. 💙⚽ A few weeks ago, he picked up an injury and had to miss a handful of matches 🤕 During that time, the coach put an outfield player in goal. When the young keeper returned to training, fit and ready to play, the coach told him he would only get half a game, because he now had to “fight for his place”. This really upset both the parent and the goalkeeper (who is still very young). After three years of loyalty, it felt unfair and confusing 😔 The parent spoke to the coach to explain how much this had knocked her son’s confidence — to the point where he started saying he didn’t want to play in goal anymore 💔🧤 The coach’s response?“What would you do if your head was on my shoulders?” Now, I know some grassroots coaches — especially at kids’ level — look in the mirror and see Pep Guardiola staring back at them 😅 But parents and goalkeepers…What would you do in this situation? UPDATE: Just found out that the stand in goalkeeper does not want to stay in goal - Was only playing to help out.

After a couple of weeks being beaten by the weather, Ilaria was back with a win. Away at a strong opposition, handful of smart saves but every coaches favourite clean and tidy basics throughout...

Guys, the J4K Sponsorship has been soooooo popular over the past few months as it is saving keepers/parents a small fortune - But over this period I have had alot of keepers and parents state they do not go on social media, and quite alot stating they do not even have a social media channel. Quite a few have stated about they would rather just join a monthly group like for the example, The J4K VIP Inner Circle - where they would pay some like 6.99 per month to get monthly perks and a guaranteed substantial discount. (40% for example). I have never herd of this before as i rarely go online so I had a word with my team this week, and i believe these VIP clubs are becoming very popular, so something i might look into in 2026. Is this something you would be interested in ? Comment and vote below: 👇

Tough gig for all the young keepers out there this morning. Cold, windy, wet and muddy. Not the result for Ilaria this morning, but a good learning curve in terrible conditions.