Monday 9 March 2009

HAMPSHIRE LADIES - A YOUNG, BRIGHT AND TALENTED FUTURE


If anyone ever has had cause to consider the long term future of Ladies Darts in Hampshire they need look no further than the four latest County Team aquisitions as featured in the accompanying photograph

Thanks to the very wide range of opportunities for young players given by the Hampshire County Youth Darts Organisation and the Andover Darts Academy and other such Organisations there has been an emergence of some young and very talented Lady players who all look set to carry on the tradition of excellence in the Hampshire Ladies Teams

With absolutely no disrespect to the talents of the older lady players these young stars are the future of our sport which showed in the input they gave to Hampshire's 7 - 5 victory over Essex ladies and without exception all look set for a brilliant career in the Sport of darts

the photograph shows from left to right

CHARLOTTE BURGESS a brilliant young player from Andover who gave a great performance in her first match against Essex

ABI JURD a young player from Eastleigh who has in Super League and local events shown amazing skills and potential

GEMMA HAYTER at 16 years of age Gemma has already more than justified her place in the Hampshire Ladies Team with 2 excellent wins to date

TARA POWER the young sister of Laura who, by virtue of an outstanding win at Essex is most certainly on course to follow the family tradition of darting excellence

With an average age of only just over 18 these young ladies make even young superstar Steffi Smee look elderly !!!! but they cannot compete with the Ladies Team Manager as despite having a combined age of 74 these four young ladies fall way short of Brenda's 80 years young !!

The future of Ladies Darts shines bright in Hampshire and I am sure that all will join me in wishing Charlotte, Abi, Gemma and Tara a long, happy and trophy laden future and in thanking them all for making their talents available for the benefit of Hampshire Darts


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