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Young Scissors Football Development: Developing Talent in Newcastle 

By: Pule Moneri

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Dynamic Media Alerts had the privilege to engage with Young Scissors Football Development, a football team headquartered in the Newcastle rural area of Osizweni.  This dedicated team, founded in 2019, intends to provide young players with a platform to develop their skills and pursue their passion for the football.  In the interview, the management informed the DMA about the team's background, current success, community engagement and all the challenges they encounter in the organisation,

 The team is currently not affiliated by any sponsor; however, they are eager to find sponsors to become part of their family. The team is financially dependent on the management, parents, and investments they make in tournaments and knockout games. Young Scissors Football Development hopes to play in the Motsepe League and the KwaZulu-Natal League. They have complete faith in their boys' talents to guide them to success and in their ability to work together.

 Recent matches for Young Scissors Football Development have been difficult, but they have made notable progress. Notably, they won a new kit for U/15, while U/11 lost in semi-finals and U/13 lost the final in division of the prestigious Osizweni Inhlonipho Football Tournament. Given their limited resources and the lack of a suitable venue for games and practice, the team has performed admirably overall. Despite these obstacles, they are committed to maintaining the level of fitness of their players.

 Young Scissors Football Development would have the chance to improve their development efforts by receiving recognition for their dedication. With more exposure, they will have easy access to resources that are essential to the development of the team. The team's stakeholders, including the players, the management, the parents, the teachers, and the community, would be further encouraged to support the talents of their children. The development and performance of the team would benefit from this acknowledgement.

 The management of the club take an active interest in the community to guarantee its inclusiveness in the group. They have been effective in identifying and developing talented athletes by working closely with parents and schools. Young Scissors Football Development has gotten exceptional community support despite being based in a remote region.

 Young Scissors Football Development places a high premium on making sure that all players are taken care of. The team needs contributions of at least R10 from parents to fund costs such as travelling to soccer games. However, access to transport is still a major issue, necessitating many long walks to early-morning games, depriving the athletes of appropriate sleep. The team urgently needs assistance with refreshments, transportation, soccer kit (there are only two jerseys for each division), soccer balls (some of which are not durable), training tools and soccer boots (since some players cannot afford them). Future support and opportunities are eagerly anticipated by the team.

In conclusion, Young Scissors Football Development exemplifies the tenacity and perseverance of a group dedicated to developing football potential in remote Newcastle. They have had great success despite several obstacles. They worked very hard and were very committed, as evidenced by their U/15 division victory in the Osizweni Inhlonipho Soccer Tournament.  DMA wishes all the best to the team under the management of Celimpilo Ndebele (The manager and the founder of YSFT), Mr Mbatha (Assistant coach), Lucky Bakane (COO) and the Parents representative Mr Xulu.