Supporting our Community
Sponsoring the U12 Girls Hotshots Team at Maidenhead Boys and Girls Football Club
Carillion Communications proudly announces sponsorship of the Maidenhead Boys and Girls Football Club’s newly formed U12 Girls Hotshots team. As a company dedicated to supporting our local community, we are excited to be part of this new chapter for the Hotshots and wish them the best of luck for the new season.
We believe in the importance of encouraging young girls to participate in sports, particularly football, where they can develop essential skills, build confidence and foster a lifelong love of sport. By supporting this team, we are not only encouraging their athletic development but empowering young girls to pursue their passion for sports. Through this sponsorship, we aim to increase opportunities for girls in sports, ensuring they have the resources and support they need to thrive.
Carillion Communications looks forward to cheering on the Hotshots as they embark on this exciting journey; we are confident their dedication and teamwork will lead to great success.
Awards night – the Hotshots time to shine!
Friday, 27th June saw the annual Maidenhead Boys & Girls football award night. Team Hotshots received a number of trophies at this event, a reflection of the hard work, teamwork and efforts of this amazing group of girls. But Hotshots are more than just a football team; the girls are such a lovely group who support each other on and off the pitch and celebrated together as they were awarded the following.
Players Player was awarded to Phoebe Cracknell.
Phoebe, our pocket rocket, doesn’t…stop…running. Solid in defence, reads the game so well, but in addition is always kind, dependable and supportive of her teammates.
Managers Player trophy went to Sienna Spires.
Sienna is a powerhouse. In the words of Coach Chris, “I wouldn’t want to be marking her!” Sienna is rapid, strong and can take the best free kicks, corners and throw-ins."
Most Improved Player was presented to Bea Francis.
Bea is one of our U11 girls who is playing up a year. Over the last season, Bea has improved in all areas of the game. She is resilient, fast, calm and focused, and able to play in a number of positions. And she never stops smiling.
And it didn’t stop there… in addition to the standard awards…
9 aside Team of the Year awarded to the Hotshots team for the 24/25 season!
Runners up in the Berkshire County Girls division for the Hotshots team!
Hotshots truly deserved these awards as a TEAM! Every player has contributed to a massively successful season – we have a fantastic goalkeeper, Ruby, supported by a solid defence in Phoebe, Hollie, Livia and Flic. Midfield is strong and attacking, with Sienna, Eloise, Reece and Bea all working together with Caitlin, Skye and Chloe as up front/strikers – they really are the dream team!
And here are the impressive end-of-season stats…
The girls played 18 games for 24/25; won 13, drew 2, lost 3, and scored an impressive 56 goals.
9 aside Girls Player of the Year awarded to Caitlin Griffiths
One of the original Hotshots and has been playing with the club since she was 8 years old, Caitlin found her place as a striker this season. Out of the 56 goals scored this season, 36 of those came from Caitlin. Thankfully, she plays as well on pitch as she can chat during training.
A big thank you to our gaffer, Chris Griffiths, who has given up so much time for the Hotshots and helped them get to where they are today.
Hotshots Summer Tournaments 2025
It's tournament time!
Barton Rovers tournament
The last tournament of the season, and it proved to be a fantastic end to a fantastic season! We won!
- Game 1: 0-0
- Game 2: 1-0 win (goal from Caitlin)
- Game 3: 2-0 win (goal from Caitlin, and an own goal)
- Game 4: 1-0 win (goal from Skye)
- Game 5: 5-0 win (4 goals from Caitlin, and an own goal)
The team played without any substitutes, battled hard, played some amazing football and cheered each other on. With our goalkeeper Ruby away, each girl did a shift in goal, so it was a real team effort.
Very well done Hotshots – we are very proud of you! An amazing result for the girls and a great win for the team after some tough tournaments this year.
Sunday 20th July
Eversley football tournament
The Maidenhead Hotshots braved the tournament in tough, and very hot conditions! The girls played five games in the qualifiers, going through from the group stages, but sadly lost out in the semi-finals!
- Game 1: 0-0
- Game 2: 2-0 loss
- Game 3: 1-0 win (goal for Bea)
- Game 4: 1-0 win (goal for Skye)
- Game 5: 1-0 loss in the ¼ finals
Fantastic all-round team effort today, girls, some brilliant defending/goal keeping and strong, attacking play resulting in goals.
Sunday 29th June
Westwood Wanderers tournament
The girls won this tournament last year, so we had everything crossed for a repeat performance! Things certainly started well, and we saw the girls finish top of the table in their group.
- Game 1: 2-0 (both goals from Caitlin)
- Game 2: 0-0
- Game 3: 1-0 win (goal from Caitlin)
- Game 4: 4-0 win (goals from Reese, Caitlin and Sienna)
- Game 5: 1-0 win (goal from Reese)
- Game 6: 0-0 penalties, the girls won.
The semi-final match ended in a 1-1 draw and took us to penalties again. Unfortunately, the girls just missed out on the win. Very well done, Hotshots – you should feel proud of your performance!
Saturday 15th June
Wargrave tournament
Saturday 7th June saw the Maidenhead Hotshots playing in the Wargrave tournament at Piggot School. The girls played five games in the qualifiers but sadly didn't win enough games to go through to the semi-finals.
- Game 1: 0–0 draw
- Game 2: 1–0 loss
- Game 3: 2–0 win
- Game 4: 0–0 draw
- Game 5: 1–0 loss
The team haven't played together for a while, so we hope they are warming up for some of the future tournaments over the next few weeks! Watch this space, and hopefully, Hotshots will lift a trophy!
That's a wrap on an incredible 2025 season!
The team has played exceptionally this year.
Find out how the team has played this season!
Browse our archive of match reports
Both teams showcased all that is good about girls' football.
A special visit to meet our new sponsors!
One Friday, 3 of the Maidenhead Hotshots players Caitlin, Chloe and Flic, went in to visit Dee and the team at Carillion Communications to say thank you and show off the new football kits which have been kindly provided by our new sponsors.
The girls are so grateful for the support of Carillion Communications
On behalf of Maidenhead Boys and Girls Football Club, (...) thank you for your company’s kind sponsorship of new football kit for our U12 Girls Hotshots football team for this season.
New kit reveal!
We are proud to sponsor the Hotshots team and provide their new strip!
The girls are very much looking forward to their new football kit (...) I would also like to thank you on behalf of these girls’ parents as you have saved them the cost of buying it themselves.