Fun for All at Special Schools Football Festival

Special Schools throughout the county took part in the annual tournament hosted by Staffordshire FA.

The annual Special Schools tournament attracted approximately 180 young footballers from around the county. Each player that took part were handed information regarding the Staffordshire FA’s Centre of Excellence Trials for Disability Football held at the Stoke City FC academy dome.

Players with disabilities ranging from visually impaired, hearing impaired, cerebral palsy and learning difficulties took to the football pitches at the Pro 5 football complex, Stoke on Trent for a day of competition and fun.

The eventual winners in the competition were:

• Girls – Coppice
• Boys 5/6 – Cicely Haughton
• Boys 7/8 – Queenscroft
• Boys 9/10 – Hednesford Valley High

All children at the festival will now be treated to a visit to Stoke City FC, to receive free coaching sessions and access free match day tickets for the game in the afternoon, as part of Staffordshire FA and Stoke City’s annual Disability Awareness Day which will be held on Saturday 8th March 2008.

Any club, school or disability organisation that is interested in taking part in Disability Football initiatives is asked to contact Staffordshire FA’s Disability Coach Jamie Leaning before Wednesday 2nd April 2007 for more information on 01785 256994, 07800619884 or jamie.leaning@staffordshirefa.com