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England Player In Liskeard

10:52 AM, Wednesday, 14 July 10. Women and Girls

Sue Smith, one of the top players in the England ladies team, was at Liskeard Junior FC to run some training sessions with the Under-12 and Under-14 girls teams.

Sue went through a warm-up that she does with England Ladies and then really tested the girls' ball skills with some fun and innovative drills.

Sue said:'I thought the day was excellent, the girls commitment and dedication was a pleasure to see! It was nice to see so many girls enjoying football and being successful at it!'

The event took months of planning by Liskeard coaches Ian Woodhouse and Adam Sibley to get such a huge star to grace the pitch and provide so much inspiration for the girls.

Adam said: 'It was such an amazing night to have arguably the biggest name in ladies football here at Liskeard.

"It was another mark of success for us as the team has been battling to survive. Two years ago Ian and I struggled each week to field enough players to play a game but now there are three teams going into next season - an Under 12, Under 14 and Under 15 team - with a total of nearly 30 girls playing football. Their efforts were rewarded by the Under 12s winning the County Cup last season."

Suse added: 'I admire how Adam and Ian have progressed from six girls up to the amount that turned up to the event.'

At the end of the evening she answered questions, signed autographs and posed for photos.

Adam said: 'Liskeard Junior Football Club can't thank Sue enough for what she has done for the club and the inspiration she has passed on to so many of our stars of tomorrow. The evening just went to show how far girls football has come in Liskeard.'