Renfrew FC Youth has been proudly awarded the 2022 Adidas Grassroots Grant and is utilizing it to host a competition at New Western Park.
Different soccer groups within the space, reminiscent of Concord Row, Benburb Soccer Membership - each from Govan and Paisley’s Gleniffer Thistle, can even be attending the competition for some pleasant matches on Sunday, July 24.
The competition is free to attend and everyone seems to be welcome to observe the video games in addition to benefit from the refreshments that might be supplied.
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Chairman Michael Shearer, 44, stated: “We now have created a nine-a-side soccer competition that may run throughout the pitch. We can have two video games working on the similar time. We want to have round 110 gamers and all their households there for gratis to them.
“Usually, in case you are making use of for that type of soccer competition at that age group, it prices, roughly, £150 per workforce as an entry price and all the opposite stuff that goes together with it. The SFA have waived their allow price, so it's a fully free occasion.”
The Adidas Soccer Collective was created to interrupt down barricades and allow everybody of all ages and genders to play soccer.
The grant chosen 100 groups from almost 1500 communities in Europe who've contributed probably the most to their native communities to obtain £1000 funding by way of their grassroots assist programme.
The grant has helped Renfrewshire groups break down the monetary obstacles that many groups at the moment face.
Michael continued: “The entire level of it's to allow golf equipment to have one thing for his or her groups to attend for gratis to them as a result of it's robust instances we face now. We are attempting to interrupt that monetary barrier that many groups would usually wrestle to boost cash to attend these items.
“It's an all day type of occasion too. The kids might be enjoying soccer from 9 within the morning to round 20 previous two on the day. There aren't any winners or losers - each participant will get a medal and on the day, there are three awards to be given out reminiscent of Finest Aim Scored, Participant of the Day and a Honest Play award.”
For extra info on the occasion, go to Renfrew Soccer Membership Youth’s Fb web page: www.fb.com/renfrewfcyouth/?ref=page_internal.
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