TEAM SOLENT KESTRELS JUNIORS MAKE U15/16 ENGLAND SQUADS
Team Solent Kestrels junior duo Faye Endean and Jack Wiseman have been selected in the initial 34 player England U15/16 squads following successful performances at last weekends U15 Regional Development Tournament in Manchester. The pair will join up with the mens and women’s squad this December for National Team Training Camp in Manchester, after representing the South region in the RDT.
“I’m really excited to be selected for the U15/16 England squad this, regionals was another excellent experience especially beating last years winners. I cannot wait for the first training camp in December.” Explained Faye.
Faye who was part of the England U15 squad last year, played a huge part for both the U14 & U16 TSK’s girls teams last season with several large scoring outputs and will continue to lead the line for both squads again this coming season. Wiseman who has shown a great deal of development through our U14 National League team over the past two seasons with Coach Matt Birch and Coach Khalid Missouri, will now make the step up to U16 level and will also look to feature for the U18 team as the season progresses.
Head of Team Solent Kestrels Junior girls basketball, Vicky Milner expressed just how proud the club are of Faye’s development; “Everyone here at TSK are really proud of Faye for being selected for the U15/U16 England squad for the second year in a row. She has worked hard the past year in practice as well as going above and beyond outside of team training. Faye has recognised aspects of her game that need improving and has put in a lot of individual work, that hard work has paid off and she can very proud of herself. I am sure she will continue to put the extra work in and aim to make the final team this time around, something that we as a club will support in every aspect.”
Jack’s U16 Head Coach Jack O’Keeffe was also full of praise for Jack’s selection; “We are all extremely proud of Jack for being named to the initial U15/16 England squad. Jack has shown fantastic commitment to developing his game over the past two seasons and I have no doubt he will continue to work on skill set through out the season. Credit to the coaching staff at Kestrels for the work they have down with Jack to this point. Jack has an innate competitive nature that has helped him develop thus far and I look forward to seeing how much more he will develop over the coming season.”
Jack was extremely grateful of the opportunity and had this to say; “I want to thank all of my club coaches who have helped me develop as well as the regional coaching staff this summer. I’ really looking forward to the challenge of competing with the best players in the country at the first training camp in December and I know that the hard work really starts now for me.”
Team Solent Kestrels boys players Stan Mellstrom (U16 Premier) and Rory-Urquhart Hawkins (U14/16 Premier) also represented the South Region at the tournament, with Stan finishing 2nd overall in the National Shooting Test. TSK girls contingent of Caitlin Collier, Charlotte Finn, Georgia Taylor and Katie Hopper all joined Faye on the South U15 side as well.
You can check out the recaps and squad announcements here;
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/u15-sat-recap-17
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/u15-sun-recap-17
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/announcement-england-u16-u15-mens-and-womens-squad-announced-following-successful-rdt
“I’m really excited to be selected for the U15/16 England squad this, regionals was another excellent experience especially beating last years winners. I cannot wait for the first training camp in December.” Explained Faye.
Faye who was part of the England U15 squad last year, played a huge part for both the U14 & U16 TSK’s girls teams last season with several large scoring outputs and will continue to lead the line for both squads again this coming season. Wiseman who has shown a great deal of development through our U14 National League team over the past two seasons with Coach Matt Birch and Coach Khalid Missouri, will now make the step up to U16 level and will also look to feature for the U18 team as the season progresses.
Head of Team Solent Kestrels Junior girls basketball, Vicky Milner expressed just how proud the club are of Faye’s development; “Everyone here at TSK are really proud of Faye for being selected for the U15/U16 England squad for the second year in a row. She has worked hard the past year in practice as well as going above and beyond outside of team training. Faye has recognised aspects of her game that need improving and has put in a lot of individual work, that hard work has paid off and she can very proud of herself. I am sure she will continue to put the extra work in and aim to make the final team this time around, something that we as a club will support in every aspect.”
Jack’s U16 Head Coach Jack O’Keeffe was also full of praise for Jack’s selection; “We are all extremely proud of Jack for being named to the initial U15/16 England squad. Jack has shown fantastic commitment to developing his game over the past two seasons and I have no doubt he will continue to work on skill set through out the season. Credit to the coaching staff at Kestrels for the work they have down with Jack to this point. Jack has an innate competitive nature that has helped him develop thus far and I look forward to seeing how much more he will develop over the coming season.”
Jack was extremely grateful of the opportunity and had this to say; “I want to thank all of my club coaches who have helped me develop as well as the regional coaching staff this summer. I’ really looking forward to the challenge of competing with the best players in the country at the first training camp in December and I know that the hard work really starts now for me.”
Team Solent Kestrels boys players Stan Mellstrom (U16 Premier) and Rory-Urquhart Hawkins (U14/16 Premier) also represented the South Region at the tournament, with Stan finishing 2nd overall in the National Shooting Test. TSK girls contingent of Caitlin Collier, Charlotte Finn, Georgia Taylor and Katie Hopper all joined Faye on the South U15 side as well.
You can check out the recaps and squad announcements here;
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/u15-sat-recap-17
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/u15-sun-recap-17
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/announcement-england-u16-u15-mens-and-womens-squad-announced-following-successful-rdt
MIRROR BOX STUDIOS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP WITH KESTRELS FOR 2017-18 SEASON
With the new season, right around the corner and a great deal of hard work continuing behind the scenes at the club, someone who certainly fits that category is Nick Guise-Smith of Mirror Box Studios. Nick has been working with the club over the past few seasons producing images of the highest quality from predominantly both men’s and women’s fixtures.
Nick will again be working with the club this coming season and with Mirror Box Studios’ ongoing support we hope to bring even more fresh content across all our social media platforms this season.
Kestrels Media & Communications coordinator Jack O’Keeffe commented; “It is fantastic to have Nick from Mirror Box with us again for this season, his work is of the highest order and adds a phenomenal amount of value to the quality of our online presence as a club. We are all looking forward to having Nick back with us this season.”
You can stay up to date with all things Mirror Box by following on;
Twitter – @MBSLivePhotos
Facebook – Mirror Box Studios
Instagram – @mirrorboxstudios
And even more importantly visiting the website – www.mirrorboxstudios.com
All images from games will be uploaded to our Facebook page and Gallery section on the website which can be found here - Gallery
Nick will again be working with the club this coming season and with Mirror Box Studios’ ongoing support we hope to bring even more fresh content across all our social media platforms this season.
Kestrels Media & Communications coordinator Jack O’Keeffe commented; “It is fantastic to have Nick from Mirror Box with us again for this season, his work is of the highest order and adds a phenomenal amount of value to the quality of our online presence as a club. We are all looking forward to having Nick back with us this season.”
You can stay up to date with all things Mirror Box by following on;
Twitter – @MBSLivePhotos
Facebook – Mirror Box Studios
Instagram – @mirrorboxstudios
And even more importantly visiting the website – www.mirrorboxstudios.com
All images from games will be uploaded to our Facebook page and Gallery section on the website which can be found here - Gallery
