The FA and SSE have announced details of a substantial new project that will provide an opportunity for over 6000 more girls from 5 to 11 to get involved in playing football.
The project will see an SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Club established for the girls of Peterborough to get involved in the beautiful game.
The project is an integral part of The FA’s objective to double girls’ football participation by 2020 and has been established in a partnership between The FA and SSE, supporters of girls’ football participation and sponsor of the SSE Women’s FA Cup
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The Peterborough Centre will run in Bretton in partnership with ICA Sports Football Club, who have already introduced more than 100 girls to football in the past two years.
Girls joining the Peterborough Centre will not only benefit from leaving to play the beautiful game in a relaxed environment, with highly engaging and enjoyable sessions, but they will also get to meet an Arsenal Ladies First Team player.
Following on from the first session, girls will be entitled to a further range of benefits as part of the club’s Arsenal Ladies FA WSL Sister Club program.
The Peterborough SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Club will initially run for 18 weeks, from early April up to and through the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017, which this year is being held I The Netherlands.
The s will run in the spring and through to the summer on a weekly basis, either at weekends, after school, or during the evening. Parents and carers who attend with the girls will also have the optional opportunity to take part in football-related fitness sessions at the same time as the girls.
John Stewart, SSE’s Director of Human Resources, said:
“We’re delighted to support The FA in setting up these centres, helping to deliver high-quality coaching sessions across the country to the next generation of female footballers.”“At SSE we are extremely proud to be a fundamental part of supporting the grassroots game. This is a key reason for our sponsorship of the SSE Women’s FA Cup, not only are we focused on achieving greater awareness of the sport at an elite level, but equally as important we are creating more opportunities and relentlessly encouraging more girls to get involved in football.”
Mark Frost, Hunts FA Secretary, said:
‘’Huntingdonshire FA are very proud to be a part of supporting the SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Club program. Our Clubs are creating more opportunities for girls to get involved in football and a great way of having fun and keeping fit with friends.”
Originally posted 2022-09-10 10:02:08.
