New Lambton, Speers Point and Garden Suburb have been included in Northern NSW Football’s expanded summer program for young girls.
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The suburbs will be three of 12 locations that will offer the ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off For Girls, which is aimed at building on the significant increase in female participation in the Northern NSW Football area and secure the next generation of female players.
Holly Ayton, NNSWF’s female participation officer, said the MiniRoos program is a great opportunity for girls who have not participated in the sport before to try football in a safe and inviting environment.
“All of our coaches have been specifically trained to deliver this program and are as passionate as we are about providing a welcoming, fun game-based learning environment,” she said.
The program has been developed in line with the game-sense philosophy of sports participation.
This approach to sports delivery emphasises a move away from traditional coach dominated sessions to those that are player-centred, using game-like situations and the imagination for play rather than technical drills.
Each session runs for 45-minutes a week for eight weeks and include building skills.
The program is split into two stages with a session for girls aged 4 to 7 and one for girls aged 8 to 9.
Ayton said the benefits of girls participating in the program included taking part in fun, football game-based sessions that build fundamental motor skills, non-competitive activities to improve confidence and self-esteem, low participant-to-coach ratio resulting in greater individual engagement and a chance to experience the football basics.
Merchandise packs are available for new participants including boot bag, shinpads and ball.
Additionally, each participant will receive a double pass to the Newcastle Jets doubleheader at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday, December 8.
MiniRoos will meet at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility in Speers Point on Wednesdays 4.30pm to 5.15pm, Lance Yorke Oval in Garden Suburb on Monday’s 4.30pm to 5.15pm and Novocastrian Park in New Lambton on Thursdays 4pm to 4.45pm.
The summer program starts October 22 and finishes December 10.
For more information or to register visit northernnswfootball.com.au.