On Wednesday 9th March we hosted two girls football skills festivals at the Sportspark. The aim of the festivals was to give more girls the opportunity to represent their school in extracurricular school sport event.
The festival was delivered as part of our role as a Girls Football School Partnership. The role is part of the national programme organised by England Football and the Youth Sport Trust and supported by Barclays. The programme aims to give girls equal access to football in schools by 2024.
During the morning we held a festival for girls in Years 3-4 who don’t already play football. Girls were split into groups of up to 12. Each group rotated around a series of fun skill based football activities which challenged them to develop a number of fundamental football skills. Pupils from the following schools attended;
- Mulbarton Primary School
- Cringleford Primary School
- Charles Darwin Primary School
- Lakenham primary School
- Bignold Primary School
- Free School Norwich
- Eaton Primary School
- Bluebell Primary School
- Edith Cavell Academy
- St Michaels Junior School
- Valley Primary Academy
In the afternoon it was the turn of girls in Years 7-8 to take part in a similar festival. Students from the following schools took park.
- City Academy Norwich
- Jane Austen College
- Parkside School
All activities were delivered by female sports leaders from Hethersett Academy and Jane Austen College who did a brilliant job.
Jon Osborne from Norwich SSP commented;
“It was great to see so many girls enjoying taking part in our football festivals. We are excited to be working with England Football and the Youth Sport Trust to try and help more girls in Norwich to enjoy playing football.”
“With England hosting the UEFA Women’s European Championships in July, it is an exciting time for girls and women’s football”
Check out the photo galleries of each event
- Yr 3-4 Girls Football Festival – Photo Gallery
- Yr 7-8 Girls Football Festival – Photo Gallery
Local Girls Football Opportunities
if your daughter took part in either festival and is interested in continuing to play football outside of school then visit our Clubs Page for information about local clubs.
FREE UEFA Womens EURO resources for schools
The organisers of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 have produced a range of exciting free cross curricular resources for schools to use. To sign up to receive them CLICK HERE.
