Hereford City Council awarded £5,000 to Herefordshire Football Association, for their Euro 2022 Legacy project.
The role of Herefordshire FA is to develop, promote and support football in Herefordshire. They organise and administer competitions, leagues and cups for the clubs, grow participation, educate coaches and referees, provide help and advice and much more.
Football is the national game and they want to make sure football is for all in Herefordshire. Over 70 clubs, over 260 teams, nearly 3000 players and countless more volunteers and spectators enjoy football in Herefordshire every week and Herefordshire FA are behind them them with every kick of the game.
Previous projects have included dementia awareness, forces veterans clubs, Wyeside Police and a ‘thank you’ trophy for the NHS and SSAFA. This grant’s aim was to capture some legacy from the success of the England Women’s Football Team and to capitalise on the rapidly rising enthusiasm for football among girls and women. The purpose is to provide access to training for women to become coaches working mainly, but not exclusively, in female clubs. The club will provide free access to sessions at schools with one-off tournaments to encourage participation in clubs. School sessions can be in games, lessons, at lunch time, or after school, so there is great flexibility in timing.
Hereford City Council agreed to award Herefordshire Football Association £5,000 to provide training and facilitation for women’s football, a much-needed addition to Hereford’s wide range of sporting activities. It was noted that this is a timely project, with so many being inspired by the lionesses success against the World Champions recently.
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