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Hello my name is Callum Kennett.  I am a year 9 student at Palmerston North Boys High School.  I have been selected to take part in the Year 9 Development Programme for 2017 in Football and Cricket.  I love sport and my passion is Football.  I am a goal keeper.  I also play cricket, rugby and basketball.
My goal for 2017 is to make the New Zealand Football National Talent Centre (NTC). Â From this I want to make the Phoenix Youth team and then one day go on to play for my country. Â I would love to wear the Silver Fern.
I know my mum & dad can’t afford the cost for me to attend the MSports Cup tournament in July so I am working hard to help raise the money needed to go, as I know this will really help me in my football goals. Â I have offered to family & friends to mow lawns, do gardening and any other house hold jobs inside & out. Â My mum and I are also going to do sausage sizzles outside our local New World. I am determined to make this happen and attend the MSports Cup 2017 in Sydney. Â The cost is $2890.
I appreciate any help you are able to offer me towards getting to Sydney to compete in the MSports Cup Tournament.
My passion for sport started at a really young age. Â My dad would play back yard cricket & kick the football around with me from as young as I can remember and things just went on from there. Â I moved through the grades until I was nominated by my coach at the age of 10 to trail for Central Football Manawatu Federation Talent Centre. Â In 2015 I made the 12th Grade Manawatu Federation Talent Centre Team, from this team I was fortunate to be selected in the Central North Island Federation Talent Squad in 2015. Â This team is made up from representatives from Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Whanganui and Manawatu. This was a great jump in my footballing career. Â This team took me to Australia to compete in the MSports Cup playing against A-League academy teams.
I was then selected for the New Zealand Football National Talent Centre (NTC). Â Unfortunately it turned out I was a year to young to participate. I have again achieved selection into the Manawatu Federation Talent Centre u12 team and have been fortunate enough to make the Central North Island Federation Talent Squad for 2017.
It takes a lot of hard work and training and I am thankful for the time my parents and coaches put into me, it’s tough coming up against other players from other regions who are also all vying for a spot on the team.  I practice twice a week and have game days once a month which we often have to travel out of town for.
Being part of the Central North Island Federation Talent Squad for 2016/17 means traveling to Australia to participate in the MSports Cup Tournament.
