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Friday 29th January 2010
from FIFA
by Polly C
In our first review of the news and events in women’s football in 2010, we look back on a month in which some familiar names and the odd emerging star caught the eye.
Club Football
WPS…
Friday 29th January 2010
from Newcastle Women's FC
by Polly C
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PLAY FOOTBALL TO BE A PART OF OUR TEAM
Newcastle United Women’s Football club are looking for two very special people.
Both positions are on a voluntary basis,…
Thursday 28th January 2010
from Arsenal.com
by Polly C
Arsenal Ladies FC is extending their range of community football activities for girls by launching a new “Mini-Kickers” programme this half term. Girls aged 5-8 years old are invited to experience…
Thursday 28th January 2010
from Tipton Town Ladies - click here for more info
by Polly C
Free Saturday Soccer School for girls aged 11-16 starts this Saturday 30th January between 10am – 12pm
Local award winning coach of Tipton Town Ladies Football Club, Faye Harrison, will be on…
Thursday 28th January 2010
from Top Corner - Click HERE to read more
by Polly C
An extract from the TopCorner blog:
Holloway Women’s League grew this week to 6 teams so is now full and ready for what should be a fantastic season.
Week 2 saw Springfield FC make their…
Wednesday 27th January 2010
from BBC
by Polly C
Kay Cossington, the FA’s National Project Officer has said opportunities for girls to play women’s football in Guernsey needs to be encouraged.
The former coach of both West Ham and Millwall…
Wednesday 27th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Gillingham Ladies took their stars into the community at the weekend to coach the next generation of Faye White’s.
The lucky recipients of the hour long session were Sittingbourne Lions…
Tuesday 26th January 2010
from Guardian
by Polly C
Leeds Carnegie have stunned the women’s football world by turning their back on the chance to join the Football Association’s new Super League.
With seven players in the current England squad,…
Monday 25th January 2010
from Sue Smith: the blog
by Polly C
Its back to normality, no La Manga sunshine, lovely scenery or three training sessions a day. It’s now work, tax returns and my own training. The trip was hard work but I thoroughly enjoyed it, we…
Monday 25th January 2010
from Leicester City Women's FC
by Polly C
Friendly – finally it got played!
Leicester City 1 – 2 Doncaster Rovers Belles
With the disruption of the League and FA Cup due to the weather these two sides got together to produce a…
Friday 22nd January 2010
from Statzpack - click here to find out more
by Polly C
Don’t leave stats collection to ‘pen and paper’ or ‘memory’!
It’s 2010, we’ve moved on, and there’s now a simple and low-cost system for stats collection at the grassroots level.
Statzpack…
Thursday 21st January 2010
from ladiesleagues
by Kylie Collins
Ladies Leagues are pleased to confirm venues at: Newman University – Birmingham Stanley Deason Leisure Centre – Brighton Moathouse Leisure Centre – Coventry Bablake Playing Fields –…
Wednesday 20th January 2010
from The FA - click here to fill out the Essex survey
by Polly C
Players, coaches and the grassroots football workforce throughout Hampshire, Essex and other counties can yet again have their say on the future of the game locally by taking part in The FA’s new…
Wednesday 20th January 2010
from London FA
by Polly C
London FA & Millwall Lionesses Girl’s Centre of Excellence is pleased to announce that they will be holding a coaches in-service event at The Lions Centre, Zampa Road on Thursday 25th February…
Wednesday 20th January 2010
from London FA
by Polly C
Looking for a fun way to keep fit?
Women’s football for Beginners is a great way to enjoy football and meet new people, even if you’ve never played before!
All sessions are led by female…
Tuesday 19th January 2010
from ladies leagues
by Kylie Collins
New ladies league starting soon across England.
With the help of The FA and local councils we are launching 30 venues throughout England for ladies 6aside leagues from February 2010.
The…
Tuesday 19th January 2010
from The Guardian
by Polly C
Draws against Norway and China represented a satisfying end to England’s first get-together of the new year the national coach, Hope Powell, said on her squad’s weekend return from their training…
Tuesday 19th January 2010
from Northamptonshire FA
by Polly C
Northamptonshire FA will be running a Leadership Academy for current year 11 and 12 students in 2010.
G.O.A.L 2010, the Northamptonshire FA Group Of Advanced Leaders, will be linked to the FA’s…
Monday 18th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Holders Arsenal are one of three teams to have gone through to the Fifth Round of the F.A.Women’s Cup but needed extra time before running out 4-1 winners over Sunderland.
In a repeat of last…
Sunday 17th January 2010
from Chronicle Live
by Polly C
AN initiative to offer ladies competitive small-sided football takes to the field on Tyneside next month.
The new weekly Community Six-a-Side League is supported by Arsenal and England star…
Sunday 17th January 2010
from The FA
by Polly C
Arsenal v Sunderland The FA Women’s Cup sponsored by E.ON Fourth Round Proper 1pm, Sunday 17 January 2010 Boreham Wood FC Winning clubs will receive £600 from The FA prize fund FA Women’s…
Sunday 17th January 2010
from Leicester City Women's FC
by Polly C
Leicester City Women FC 0 vs Millwall Lionesses FC 3
The first half both teams dished up some fine football in an evenly contested cup tie with both sides having chances.
Hannah Smith had…
Friday 15th January 2010
from Hampshire - click here for more info on the tournament!
by Polly C
Hampshire FA is delighted to announce that Hampshire County Women’s & Girls Football League will be the official sponsor of its Women’s Fives and Girls Sevens end of season competitions for the…
Thursday 14th January 2010
by Jon Burr
Womens only level 1 coaching course starts on 13th February in New Malden Surrey. Any interested females should go to www.surreyfa.com and book online. We are offering £50 cash back once…
Thursday 14th January 2010
from Football Forums.net
by Polly C
It’s December 25th 1917. The optimistic cries of ‘Home by Christmas’ have been replaced by the incessant pounding of bombs and piercing fizz of gunfire. Morale is at an all-time low and a man…
Thursday 14th January 2010
from This is Staffordshire
by Polly C
THREE new 6-aside leagues – including one for women – are appealing for teams ahead of their forthcoming launches.
The women’s community six-a-side league will run every Tuesday at Clayton…
Thursday 14th January 2010
from Huntingdon Post
by Polly C
Huntingdonshire Regional College’s ladies 6-aside team is celebrating after winning the Southern England Students Sports Association (SESSA) Women’s Football League 2009.
In a round-robin…
Wednesday 13th January 2010
from Essex FA
by Polly C
Mauritius Sports Ladies proved female football is alive and well in Essex’s London Boroughs when they ventured into the girls game for the very first time as part of a brand new School-Club Link…
Wednesday 13th January 2010
from Essex FA
by Polly C
Nearly 40 individuals from across the region took part in the latest Essex County Football Association Female Coaches’ Association Event focussing on ‘Coaching Elite Players’ as Regional…
Tuesday 12th January 2010
from The Guardian
by Polly C
A new year brings a new start for Steph Houghton as the Leeds Carnegie midfielder returns to the England squad for this week’s trip to La Manga, where Hope Powell’s team will end their five-day…
Tuesday 12th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
The F.A.Women’s Cup Fifth Round draw has been made by the Football Association – or at least as near as possible, considering the unplayed matches!
An incredible 39 teams are still left in the…
Tuesday 12th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Ebbsfleet United FC, including men’s, youth & ladies sections, are celebrating after having their coveted FA Charter Standard Community Club Award renewed.
They can boast being one of the few…
Monday 11th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Rachel Stowell has enjoyed great success in the F.A.Women’s Cup during her career and she is hoping to help make a further impact in the Fourth Round.
Rachel (nee McArthur) is currently…
Monday 11th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
West Ham United striker Gemma Shepherd feels her team are capable of causing an upset when they take on Bristol Academy in the Fourth Round of the F.A.Women’s Cup.
The Hammers have been drawn…
Monday 11th January 2010
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
West Riding County FA have recently worked in partnership with Bradford City FITC, and the Thornton Grammar School Sports Partnership, to provide further opportunities for young girls to play…
Sunday 10th January 2010
by David Kwiatek
Pride Park Juniors' Indoor 6-a-side Tournament held at the Powerleague Soccerdome in Derby on 3rd January was another success for all of those involved in it’s planning and organisation with over…
Saturday 9th January 2010
from Newcastle United
by Polly C
When the ECFA announced the players that have been selected to represent the Association during the 2009 / 10 season it included seven players from Gateshead College.
Four of the players…
Friday 8th January 2010
from Newcastle United
by Polly C
The FA have announced that 16 clubs presented their applications on Friday 18 December to be part of the new FA Women’s Super League, launching in March 2011.
Subject to clubs meeting the…
Thursday 7th January 2010
from Kent FA
by Polly C
The Kent County FA are delivering a girls-only football coaching programme across Kent to girls that currently do not play football.
The coaching programme is being delivered by Sarah Morris,…
Thursday 7th January 2010
from Newcastle Chronicle
by Polly C
COLLEGE chiefs are bidding to beat the big freeze after answering a call from desperate female footballers in the region.
TyneMet College’s women’s team have barely kicked a ball in anger for…
Wednesday 6th January 2010
from Monsters & Critics
by Polly C
Japan is to allow the North Korean women’s football team to play in Tokyo in an exception to sanctions against Pyongyang, a Japanese government spokesman said Tuesday.
Japan agreed to the North…
Wednesday 6th January 2010
from Essex FA
by Polly C
Names are being taken for a three-hour Beginners Guide to Futsal Course scheduled for Sunday 31st January at the University of Essex in Colchester which will offer football coaches, teachers and…
Tuesday 5th January 2010
from Lancashire FA
by Polly C
During the summer of 2009, the Lancashire FA Girls League re-directed teams playing within its youth section into localised Leagues.
On the whole, the relocation of these teams has proved to…
Tuesday 5th January 2010
from Dig Soccer - click here to go to their website!
by Polly C
In the UK, between 1921 and 1971, despite previously achieving crowds of 5,000, the women’s game was banned from being played at grounds where men’s Football Association teams games were played. …
Monday 4th January 2010
from LCWFC
by Polly C
Both teams were determined to get some match practice after the festive period and to make sure the game went ahead City arranged to play on one of their training grounds on their 3G pitch to beat…
Monday 4th January 2010
from Football Forums.net
by Polly C
Women’s football is now into its Winter break, so we look at how the teams are doing at the mid-way stage of the season.
Premier League National Division
Arsenal’s involvement in the UEFA…
Monday 4th January 2010
from Gillingham Ladies - click here for full report
by Polly C
Gillingham started 2010 in sparkling form with a resounding 8-1 win away from home at second-placed Milton Keynes Dons.
The Gills fell behind with MK scoring the opener after just three…
Friday 1st January 2010
from Daily Record
by Polly C
SHE started out as just another dedicated mum eager to give her daughter the chance to play the sport she loves.
Now, 38 years on, Mary McDonald is more of a football Fairy Godmother who made a…
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