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Orpington Town have grown tremendously in recent
years from only 5 teams in 2003 to 23 teams for this coming season.
This will include 2 new girls’ teams at U12 and U14 thanks to the
grant from the Football Foundation. The growth and structure of the
club also enabled them to be awarded with the FA Community Charter
Standard Status in May 2006.
Orpington Town club official, Nick Barclay and
player, Christie Chamock took to the pitch at the half time interval
during England’s match with Holland where they were presented with
their Charter Standard Community Plaque & Certificate from
London FA official Brian Miller, and with a cheque for £8300 from
Radha Balani of the Football Foundation. The Mayor of Bromley was
also present to share in the success of the club.
Orpington Town is a
true community club with playing opportunities from U7’s through
to senior football, where they run 3 adult teams. They also run a
Sunday soccer school for children from 5 to 9 years. They are very
proud of their links with schools in the town They have a strong
coaching philosophy and work closely with the Mike Delany Soccer
Skills Academy which enables the club to provide a minimum of Level
2 coaches for each team. They encourage all coaches to continue
developing and are able to mentor coaches to achieve their next
level. They also have good links with Orpington College where they
provide support for students who have completed their Level 1
Coaching Certificate.
The London FA would like to thank the FA and
Charlton Athletic FC for their assistance and involvement in the
presentation.
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