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‘the fastest growing female sport in the UK with over 100,000 participants playing it each week’
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Girls & Women’s Football – In Somerset football opportunities exist from grass-roots participation through to County representation with players, coaches, officials and administrators having every opportunity to develop within the game.
Get involved! – If football is your thing, why not give it a try - locally based coaching opportunities exist through Club training, 3 Lions FC Coaching Centres and School/Club link opportunities.
Schools Football – Schools football has never seen anything like the numbers involved today, primary, middle and secondary schools as well as colleges can access coaching and playing opportunities throughout the season. To visit the ESFA website click here>>
Clubs – Girls and Women’s clubs are thriving within Somerset. The Somerset Girls Football League has 15 clubs with 32 teams playing across three age groups – U12, U14 and U16. Other clubs with the county access league football in the Gloucester Girls League and the Bristol Girls League. For more information about local club opportunities in your area - contact Tony McCallum (01823 447128) View the FA Fulltime site >>
Coach Education and Volunteers – The FA offer a number of opportunities to help develop coaches and volunteers in grass-roots football. Somerset FA runs all coaching, medical and officiating courses. For a list of all Level 1, Level 2 and other FA courses click her or contact Jonathan Pike for more information on 01761 410287 or e-mail jonathan.pike@somersetfa.com also check out the FA Learning Site for more information about the FA coach education programme FA Learning Site >>
Somerset FA County Centre of Excellence – This season sees the first opportunity for players within Somerset to participate in the FA Centre of Excellence programme. The FA has identified the South West as part of the national talent identification system, which will allow players from the county to play against similar players from across the region, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire. Visit the FA website >>
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£30,000 shot-in-the-arm for girls’ soccer |
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Girls’ football in Taunton received a massive boost with the presentation of a cheque for £30,010.
Taunton MP Adrian Flook handed over the massive sum from the Football Foundation when he visited the Somerset Girls County Championships being played near Millfield School.
Mr Flook said “this is a very generous grant and I know it will go a long way to helping girls football in Somerset develop in the way it should. |
“Of course, it will help encourage more young people to take part in sport and so enter into a competitive spirit which is something I think we should be encouraging”.
The award made to the Somerset Activity and Sport Partnership based on Staplegrove Road, will kick start a countywide football development scheme, offering coaching, competitive opportunities, tournaments and after school football clubs.
The programme will also concentrate on increasing the number of trained coaches and volunteers, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the programme. The Football Foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as a vehicle for education in communities throughout the country.
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