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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: nzheraldtv
Length: 02:21
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A seven-year-old schoolgirl today got some priceless footballing advice from the world's highest paid soccer player.Jemma Pickstock from Kristin School was one of six children called out at random from 6500 in the stands at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium to join David Beckham and the LA Galaxy in drills at a training session.At one stage, during heading practice, Beckham bent down to Jemma, the youngest of the group, and whispered something in her ear.It seemed to work because, having just missed a previous attempt with a header, she made firm contact with the next one.Jemma later said that the soccer megastar's advice to her was "keep your eye on the ball".She was so excited by the half hour she and the five others spent on the pitch with Beckham and his teammates that she couldn't decide what the best part of it was."I can't choose," she said.Another of the lucky six, nine-year-old Teaa Tawhi, from Oranga School, said the experience made him want to become a better soccer player.