WALLSEND BOYS CLUB GIRLS SECTION

Tony Blair

" Wallsend Boys' Club is one of the best known clubs in the north East and the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is proud the be helping this great club to bring more girls and women in to the game."

We currently have 2 girls teams -

Under 14's & Under 16's

We run a Girls Development session on a -

Monday night 6.30 - 7.30pm

Venue - Burnside School

Age 6-10 yr olds

We are also now running an Open Girls session at Wallsend Boys Club on a Tuesday night 6-8pm.

What our Club has to offer...

- Fun     

- Exercise & Fitness

- Social opportunities - meeting new friends and building relationships

- Communication skills

- Self confidence

- How to become a team player

- New life skills

- Opportunities to do other things outside football i.e. travel

We are currently working alongside The Tony Blair Sports Foundation to provide increased opportunities

for girls to become involved in football.

(http://tonyblairsportsfoundation.org/2009/02/a-thorogood-visit-from-the-foo.html)

The Tony Blair Sports Foundation

The foundation is working with our Club to recruit more women to become players, coaches or officials.

The foundation will provide 50% of funding for Level 1 football coaching courses and officials courses.

Wallsend Girls Club and The Tony Blair Sports Foundation Recruitment Plan

- Work with local councils and schools to engage with girls and young women to promaote the programme.

- Deliver presentations and training sessions to girls within their school environment.

- Connect with other agencies that can help or fund girls' football.

- Offer out of school football activities.

- We will work to develop girls so that they can play for fun or competitively.

- We will provide girls over the age of 16 the opportunity to continue playing.

- We will develop training plans for girls of 16 years and older to become coaches and officials.

- We will hold taster sessions and football fun days organised and run by our new

  Tony Blair Sports Foundation coaches, officials and volunteers.

Tony Blair

" Wallsend Boys' Club is one of the best known clubs in the north East and the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is proud the be helping this great club to bring more girls and women in to the game."

Rachel Pavlou - The National Football Development Manager for women and girls

" It is great to see Wallsend Boys Club, an FA Charter Standard Community Club playing an important role along with the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, Northumberland FA and North Tyneside Council in the sustainable development of playing and volunteering opportunities for women and girls across North Tyneside."

Former Newcastle United and England star Peter Beardsley

" The womens game growing fast with both Newcastle and Sunderland womens teams now well established and competing in national leagues. I am sure that Wallsend Boys' Club can do for the girls what it did for me."

Any further information regarding Wallsend Girls Club or the Tony Blair Sports Foundation you can contact

Jason Melling - 07766104843 (Girls Coach)

or

Marc Jarvis ( 07590376508 ) Sports Develoment Officer