Saints’ success in tournament
Two teams from the Saints Academy Inclusion Through Sport Mental Wellbeing Project took part in a tournament this week in Broxburn.
And the Saints in the Community team are delighted to report that the Saints Blue Team won the event, winning four and drawing one of their games while the Yellow team won two and lost three. Well done to all the players and the coaching team.
COMMUNITY FOOTBALL
Sessions all run until the end of June as follows:
SAINTS KIDZ SEVENS CHALLENGE - McDiarmid Park on Mondays for P5 to S2 from 5pm to 6pm.
SAINTS KIDZ STREET GAMES – McDiarmid Park on Wednesdays for P1 to P4 from 5pm to 6pm. SAINTS KIDZ COUNTY Sessions take place for P1 to S2 pupils: SAINTS KIDZ BLAIRGOWRIE – at Blairgowrie Campus on Thursdays from 5pm to 6pm.
SAINTS KIDZ CRIEFF – at Strathearn Campus on Tuesdays from 5pm to 6pm
SAINTS KIDZ KINROSS – at Loch Leven Campus on Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
SAINTS KIDZ PITLOCHRY – at Pitlochry Rec on Wednesdays 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
All of the sessions are suitable for boys and girls of any ability. No need to book, just turn up and pay £3 per session. Full details of the Saints Kidz programme are available on our website.
SAINTS KIDZ SOCCER WEEKS
The weeks are designed to give you a taste of what it is like to train as a professional footballer with lots of technique, awareness and agility practices as well as competitions and small sided games. Each participant will receive a family match ticket for a Saints home game as well as full training kit. Soccer Weeks are suitable for boys and girls of any ability aged five to 16. The cost is £75 and places must be booked in advance, either on our web site or by submitting one of our registration/booking forms. Dates are: McDiarmid Park - July 10 to 14 - 1 to 4pm McDiarmid Park - July 24 to 28 - 1 to 4pm.
SAINTS KIDZ HOLIDAY GOALGETTERS
As well as the five-day Soccer Weeks, a full programme of two-day Goalgetter courses at venues throughout Perth and Kinross during July are available. Goalgetter Courses are staffed by qualified Scottish FA coaches and follow a specific programme that is all about fun, playing and improving technique. Goalgetter Courses are suitable for boys and girls of any ability aged five to 16. The cost is £5 per day and there is no need to book. Everyone who attends will receive a family ticket for a Saints home game (1 ticket per 2 day courses). Dates: McDiarmid Park - July 3 and 4 - 1 to 2.30pm. McDiarmid Park - July 5 and 6 - 1 to 2.30pm. McDiarmid Park - July 17 and 18 - 1 to 2.30pm. McDiarmid Park - July 19 and 20 - 1 to 2.30pm. Kinross Loch Leven Campus - July 4 and 5 - 10.30am to 12pm. Crieff Strathearn Campus - July 6 and 7 - 10.30am to 12pm. Aberfeldy Home Street Pitch - July 10 and 11 - 1.30 to 3pm. Pitlochry Rec - July 10 and 11 - 10.30am to 12pm. Blairgowrie Campus - July 12 and 13 - 10.30am to 12pm.
SAINTS TEASER
Last week: It was Danny Swanson who scored both our first goal of the season in the League Cup against Elgin and our first league goal in our 2–1 win away at Motherwell.
This week: The Saints Trust Chief Executive, Atholl Henderson, made his debut for Celtic at Celtic Park on September 1, 1976 in the League Cup against Dundee United. What other Perthshire boy made his senior debut in that game?