Kyra Cooney-Cross is about to finish her second W-League season and now has a winner’s medal around her neck already at the age of just 16.
Jess also added Kyra has developed significantly since last season after watching her daughter nervously on the sidelines.
She also recalls when Kyra first started playing football as a child.
“I signed her up to a little program called Soccer Squirts in Coolum,” she revealed.
“She was quite small, at four-years-old and that was her first experience with a soccer club. All these kids running around chasing a ball was pretty cute. From there, I was just signed her up every year after.

“The last W-League season was hard, every game was quite nerve-racking to watch her.
“If she feels she didn’t have a good game, it really affects her and that’s what’s hard as a parent, seeing your child impacted by that. At such a young age, that’s a lot of pressure to be under.”
Jai added that Kyra was easy-going and urged her to reach for the stars.
The versatile teenager can play as a striker, a playmaker and a winger. She already has vast experience representing Australia at junior level.
The Young Matildas are eyeing a place at the U19 Asian Championships in Thailand which starts in late October.

“She comes across as really shy if you don’t know her, so it might be a few words or one-liners,” Jai said.
“Once you get to know her and she opens up. She’s a really good kid, likes to have a laugh and she doesn’t like to take too many things seriously.
“She’s definitely got the talent there, but her biggest thing is she can overthink a situation too much and be too hard on herself.
“Watching her in the W-League last season shows that and I think she’ll be better off this season being in the program she’s been in. It’s all up to her and there’s no pressure. A World Cup in the future is definitely there if she wants it.”
Victory take on Perth Glory in the semi-final at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon.
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