Strolling soccer has made a profitable debut in Kirkcudbright.
Taster classes had been run at St Mary’s Park – dwelling of St Cuthbert Wanderers – two days final week.
And organiser Craig Fabian was delighted with how they went.
He mentioned: “It went rather well. We’re within the area of 35 gamers and 20 are new to strolling soccer.
“We’ve obtained a great mixture of female and male, it’s about 65 per cent male and 35 per cent feminine which is greater than you'd think about.”
The primary session on Monday night time featured 20 folks – from first-timers to ex-footballers – with five-a-side video games happening throughout the first-team pitch.
Thursday’s session attracted round 12 folks, once more plenty of them new gamers, and Craig has managed to recruit a volunteer coach to assist with warm-up routines and minimise accidents.
These collaborating described it as “nice enjoyable” with one participant saying “by no means has one-and-a-half hours contained a lot laughter, smiling and courtesy”.
Strolling soccer is aimed toward adults over 50 and is a normal recreation of soccer on a small-size pitch. As an alternative of working, gamers stroll or jog gently with no slide tackling or heading the ball allowed.
And in addition to well being advantages, it additionally has a social facet with gamers assembly new folks and having amusing over a cuppa.
Periods will happen at St Mary’s at 7pm on Mondays and 2pm on Thursdays.
Anybody taken with giving it a go or wanting extra data ought to name Craig Fabian on 07493 777855 or e mail saintswalkingfootball@gmail.com. Gamers can flip up on the day.