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Introduction
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to Womens & Girls Football
in the Capital |
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It is an exciting time
for women’s and girls’ football in
London
as the London FA’s Women’s and Girls’ Football Development
Officers work to further develop the female game in the capital |
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| Natalie Huntley
(North London boroughs) and Emma Barnes (South London
boroughs) are working to increase participation in London by
assisting current clubs to expand, help develop new female
teams as well as supporting those male clubs who intend to
create girls or women's sections. |
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| We are also looking forward to
working with female coaches and officials, and helping as
many of you as possible to get involved with the female
game. |
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| Tesco are the main sponsor for the
Female Game in this country with a deal set until 2010, they
are proud to be involved in Women's football and their aim
is to aid development and increase support of the game. |
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Through the FA
Tesco Skills Programme and the Tesco U14
Girls and U16
Girls cup competitions they are helping increase
participation in women's football at a grass roots level,
and as a direct result of their sponsorship Women's Premier
League Clubs received funding to support coaching, improve
facilities and grow player development pathways.
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With the recent success of the
England Women's National Team there has never a better time to get
into Women's football.
Natalie said “It’s
a great time to be involved with women and girls’ football
following the success of the
England
team at the World Cup. Now we want to develop the game at
grassroots level and increase the number of teams and female
coaches in
London
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Emma added
“There are lots of females out there in the Capital who are
interested in football at varying levels, and we want to ensure
that we can offer them opportunities to become involved, no matter
what their level of experience is, whether it be playing for the
first time, coaching, refereeing or at the elite end’’
For more information, please do not
hesitate to contact Natalie or Emma:
Natalie.huntley@londonfa.com
or Emma.barnes@londonfa.com
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