International Women's Day Events for Scarborough Athletic

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 06:00

By Matthew Pells

Scarborough Athletic FC are celebrating International Women’s Day at the Flamingo Land Stadium with a host of activities for Girls and Women taking place on the pitch.

The Biggest Ever Girl's Football session is coming to Scarborough this evening.

The event at Scarborough Athletic is part of a nationwide initiative to mark International Women's Day and will include Scarborough Athletics' biggest ever all female photo shoot.

Ree Hunt from the club says the event will see local girl invited to take part in football activities with expert female coaches.

The event will kick off with The Barclays Girls Football School Partnership by England Football, The Biggest Ever Football session. This has been cascaded through SAFC’s school’s partnership, girls from year 3 to year 6 have been invited to take part in football activities with expert female coaches.

Following this Scarborough Athletic invites all females associated with the club from volunteers to supporters to players to take part in the largest SAFC all female photo.

Ree Hunt from the club says there is also a big launch event taking place.

Gail Colling, SAFC Women and Girls Development Coach said:

“At Scarborough Athletic we believe everyone should be able to play football. This season we launched our Women and Girls Development programme to enable and offer more opportunities for young girls to participate in a positive, progressive mixed football pathway with Scarborough Athletic.

We are now proud providers of Weetabix Wildcats and Squad Girls, giving girls starting out in football an opportunity to play and participate in a fun, friendly and safe environment. These initiatives are going from strength to strength and we look forward to developing female football further at the club. If you would like more information email me at: gail.colling@seadogtrust.com

We are looking forward to this event and getting all the women and girls associated with the club together, championing and encouraging women in football!”

Event Details:

5pm - 6pm- The Biggest Ever Girls Football Session (invited school girls only, contact your school)
6pm - 6.15pm- International Women’s Day all female shoot (open to all girls & women)
6.15pm - 7pm- Women’s Walking Football Launch with football session (open to all women)

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