TWO of Ballarat City Football Club\u2019s young soccer stars are on their way to Coffs Harbour this month after being selected to compete in the National Youth Championships.<\/p>\n
Fourteen-year-old athletes, Felix Murray and Josh Rimmington, will represent Country Victoria in the under-14 and under-15 sides respectively.<\/p>\n
Rimmington plays with Ballarat City\u2019s under-16 division two side in the National Premier League Victoria, and said he felt privileged to have been selected to represent the region following trials earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a reflection on the hard work I\u2019ve put in within the last couple of years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the competition, seeing all the good players that will be there, and seeing how I go up against them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love trying to improve myself to be a better player, would like to take things up a level at my club, and even potentially play professionally one day. I\u2019d love to see where I could go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murray started outdoor soccer with the Victoria Park Vultures before moving to the Ballarat City NPL team. At the age of nine, he was already playing in the under-12 division.<\/p>\n
This year, he\u2019s in the under-14 squad and said he was proud and lucky to have been selected for the National Youth Championships following trials.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel great. I work really hard at training so it\u2019s good to be noticed,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a five-day tournament against the other states, with one or two games every day, and if we get into the top four, we\u2019ll get into the finals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TWO of Ballarat City Football Club\u2019s young soccer stars are on their way to Coffs Harbour this month after being selected to compete in the National Youth Championships. Fourteen-year-old athletes, Felix Murray and Josh Rimmington, will represent Country Victoria in the under-14 and under-15 sides respectively. Rimmington plays with Ballarat City\u2019s under-16 division two side […]<\/p>\n