Foxes to stage taster sessions to boost numbers of girls in football

GIRLS across Leicestershire and Rutland will be provided with increased opportunities to play football after the launch of a new nationwide participation programme.

The programme will see 200 SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Clubs open throughout England this spring, each run in conjunction with the County FA and its key partners. The move will provide girls aged from 5 to 11 with regular opportunities to play football and take part in organised sessions in a fun, engaging and safe environment over a minimum 16 week period.

The project is an integral part of The FA’s objective to double girls’ football participation by 2020 and has been established in a joint partnership between The FA and SSE, supporters of girls’ football participation and sponsor of the SSE Women’s FA Cup

And Lougborough Foxes will be holding sessions at Charnwood College, kicking off with a taster session on April 4 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

The sessions will be split, with age group 7/8/9/10-year-olds taking part from 3.30pm to 4.30pm and 11/12/13/14-year- olds from 4.30pm-5.30pm.

The programme will then have a break for Easter before starting again on April 25 with the same time slots.

For more information about joining the programme with Loughborough Foxes please contact Steve Wilkinson on 0780 1563940 or email steve. wilkinson10@gmail.com or leandra.whelband@gmail.com