The new Junior Blades U8 team held a very successful team bonding event at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night.

16 players turned up and had a great time and it was a great opportunity for the kids to meet one another away from the football field.

The Junior Blades are keen to promote the “fun” element of Junior football and this season every age group will be focussing on regular events away from the football pitch to encourage a strong and positive team spirit and also give the kids enjoyment and fun both on and off the pitch as well.

The turnout was great and the smiles, hugs and cheering with every spare and strike gave me the impression that everyone was having a fun time. We have only been together as a team for 3 weeks so I thought it was important to put on a bit of a social event to get the kids familiar with one another and create some friendships. We have a great group of kids and parents and I’m really looking forward to seeing the team develop over the upcoming season.

Chris Slack, U8 Manager

The Junior Blades are still recruiting players across all age groups so if you are interested in bringing your child along for a trial / training session please click on the image below for more information –

Latest Trials and Training Information

The Sheffield United Junior Blades 1981 are actively trialling players for the upcoming 2019/2020 season.

Below are the contact details for each age group currently offering trials.

We are a FA Charter Standard football club for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18.

We were formed in 1981 and have nine age groups ranging from Under 7 to Under 18 as well as a Nursery squad for 4-6 year olds.

We are based at St Georges Park Norton, a state of the art football facility which was built in 2016 by the FA.

We generally train on Wednesday evenings and play league matches on Sundays.

We have teams playing in the Sheffield & District Junior Sunday League and the Meadowhall & Bud Evans DB Sports Sheffield & District Sunday Football League.

Our club currently has approximately 130 players and is run by a group of 20 volunteers.

If you would like anymore information on the Club then please email us at info@juniorblades.co.uk and we will get back to you within 24 hours.

Each week at training we reward two players with players of the day trophies. One award is for Player of the Day itself. This tends to go to the player that has demonstrated that they have learnt the skill or technique we have practiced at the start of the session and has managed to apply that new skill into the practice match at the end of the session. The most improved trophy then goes to the player that has shown the best attitude in training, either through effort and hard work or for listening and trying really hard in the session.

All the winners get to keep the trophy for a week and they also get a Junior Blades medal which they get to keep forever.

Past Winners

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Kids at the younger age groups like our U8 love the player of the day concept and the opportunity to win something for trying really hard or doing really well. We also find that it increases the effort levels from all of the players and makes the sessions much more fun and enjoyable.

On Tuesday 4th June the Junior Blades U8 are holding a bowling night at Hollywood Bowl in Sheffield.

18 players will go head to head on the Lanes in a team building event to help the kids get to know each other better and develop a strong team spirit within the group.

I think its important that we expose the kids to different places and environments and give them an opportunity to get to know one another and to make friends away from the pitch and away from school from time to time. Our team is brand new for the upcoming season and although a lot of the players already know one another, I want to encourage all of the players to become friends. At this age group the focus has to be on developing the kids and I try to encourage development both on and off the football pitch.

Chris Slack, U8 Manager

We will upload some photos from the night and hope every one involved has a good time.

Bradwell Skips, one of the leading skip hire companies in South Yorkshire are proud to be sponsoring the Junior Blades U8 for the upcoming 2019/20 season.

The company based in Attercliffe, Sheffield have always been proud supporters of junior sports teams and following the sponsorship with the Sheffield Steelers Ball Hockey Club and Wisewood Juniors U7, Bradwells are now proud to announce a sponsorship deal with the Junior Blades as well.

The sponsorship deal will see Bradwells advertising at the Junior Blades home ground – St Georges Graves, Norton, Sheffield as well as the Bradwells branding on the fron of the Blades U8 home shirt and on the Clubs training wear.

We have always been big supporters of grassroot football having sponsored many teams over the years but for this upcoming season we have decided to go one step further and support the whole Junior Blades club from U7 right through to the U18. The Club has a fantastic setup and tradition and Bradwells is proud to be a sponsor and supporter of the Junior Blades.

Chris Slack, Bradwell Skips, Director

Our brand new U8 team took part in the Millmoor Festival and gave a great account of themselves. Both teams finished runner up in their groups and it was a really positive start to the upcoming season.

Carter picked up the Player of the Day for Team 1 and Brody for Team 2

For our first ever organised games of football I was very pleased. We were struggling with the positional side of the game but I cannot fault the effort levels and the hardwork that each and every player put into the mornings play.

Chris Slack, U8 Manager

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