Sheffield & Hallamshire FA - developing football for everyone
News - local football news

County FA announces girl’s events calendar for South Yorkshire Primary Schools

9:37 AM, Monday, 25 January 10. Girls and Womens

Sheffield & Hallamshire FA will be hosting a number of events for young female footballers from the regions Primary Schools in the coming months.

The County FA organises these events in order to encourage youngsters to get involved with the game so that female participation continues to grow. This is a great opportunity for your school and girls to get involved.

The Fair Play League has been rescheduled to start in March with sessions being held for Year 3/4 girls on Tuesdays, 4 – 5PM on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March 2010.

All sessions will be held at the Sheffield United Training Academy. Primary Schools wishing to take part are requested to complete the Fairplay Application Form available from the related documents section on the right hand side of this page and return to Gemma Gale.

The Annual Festival for Year 5/6 girls will be held again at Sheffield United Training Academy on Wednesday 17th March 2010. The event will start at 10am and finish at 3.30 pm. Four teams from this festival will qualify to represent Sheffield in the annual South Yorkshire Girls Primary School Tournament.

Festivals will also be held in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster with over 3,000 taking part. Each regional final will see four teams qualify to face Sheffield and the other areas in the final.

The South Yorkshire Girls Primary School Tournament Final will be held again at the Sheffield United Training Academy on Wednesday 16th June 2010.

Primary Schools wishing to enter a team into the South Yorkshire Girls Primary School Tournament are requested to complete the application form from the related documents section on the right hand side of this page and return to Gemma Gale.

We are currently taking bookings for all the above events and application forms must be returned to Gemma Gale, Girls and Women’s Football Development Officer by email to gemma.gale@sheffieldfa.com

You can also post or fax your completed form, contact details below. If you have any questions or queries please call Gemma on 0114 241 4992

Please download the relevant application form from the relate documents section on the right hand side of this page.

By Post: Gemma Gale
Girls & Women’s Football Development Officer
Sheffield & Hallamshire FA
Clegg House
69 Cornish Place
Cornish Street
Sheffield
S6 3AF

By Fax: 0114 241 4991

Click here to complete the FA Online Survey and enter the FREE PRIZE DRAW where you could win tickets to an England match at Wembley, a signed England shirt or £200 worth of England goodies!