Staffordshire FA Girls' and Women's Football News

 

Staffordshire FA Girls' and Women’s

Football Week

 

From the 1st - 12th April 2011, the Staffordshire Football Association held a Girls' and Women’s Football Week. The week involved a number of activities and events across the County where female players of all ages were able to get involved.

 

 

During the week a number of schools competitions, club and college festivals, a new women’s football centre was launched and the Staffordshire FA Girls Under 18s County Cup Final was held. Many new and current players, coaches and volunteers were all involved in the week and the week overall provided the opportunity for many more girls to get involved in football locally.

 

 

Also as part of the week's events, Walsall Football Club and Port Vale Football Club helped us to celebrate the week by holding celebration events at their home matches against Brentford and Southend United. The football clubs have supported the Staffordshire FA with the events and invited all of the girls' and women’s teams along to the matches. They also organised for a number of girls to take penalties on the pitch at half time. The Staffordshire FA also ran a ‘design a kit’ competition and gave the chance to two girls to be the mascots at either game.

 

The development of girls' and women’s football is a key priority of the Staffordshire FA’s football programme, working with clubs, leagues, schools, coaches, volunteers and many more people to increase and sustain the opportunities available on a regular basis. We are always keen to identify new opportunities and projects to support the development of clubs.

 

We have also recently put together a new Girls' & Women’s newsletter. To view the newsletter, please follow this link and also see some photo’s from the Girls' and Women’s Football Week.

 

Kevin Staples
Football Development Officer (Girls & Women’s)
T: 01785 279828

E: kevin.staples@staffordshirefa.com

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Women’s Just Play! Football Centre

 

On Monday 9th May 2011, the Staffordshire FA in partnership with the FA and Mars (The FA’s Adult Football Partner) will be launching a new Women’s football centre in Lichfield to help increase the opportunities available to adult female players to play the game.

 

 

Just Play! is the FA’s new adult participation programme designed to support new adult players to get into the game or to support past players to get back into football and play on a social, fun basis.

 

The Women’s Just Play! Centre will be taking place at King Edwards VI Leisure Centre in Lichfield every Monday evening starting on Monday 9th May 2011, 6pm – 7pm. The session will cost £1.50 per person per week.

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The Just Play! Centre is an ideal opportunity for any new or existing players to come along and play the football they want to play. Whether it be 5-a-side, mini competitions, coaching sessions or fitness work, the topic of the session will be decided by the participants. This is a fantastic opportunity for any females locally (aged 16+) to come along and try something new or different.

 

Further details regarding the session can be found on our website: www.staffordshirefa.com

 

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Coaching Seminar
Friday 20th May 2011 – 6.30pm -9.30pm

 

Staffordshire FA in partnership with Stoke City Football Club are delighted to offer the opportunity to coaches from FA Charter Standard Clubs to attend a Coaching Seminar led by Academy and Youth Team coaches from Stoke City Football Club.

 

This particular seminar is aimed for coaches at Level 2 and above who are working with players in 9v9 or 11v11 football and will include a classroom session and observation of practical sessions led by the Stoke City staff with Academy players. Attendees will also receive free coaching resources.

 

Application Form

 
The event will take place on:

Friday 20th May 2011 – 6.30pm -9.30pm at

Stoke City Football Club, Clayton Wood Training Ground, Rosetree Avenue, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6NL.

 

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