A new primary schools football league has kicked off in the Vale of Glamorgan to give girls an early introduction to the sport.
Vale Ladies & Girls FC has joined forces with the Vale Council’s Active Young People team to give primary schools the opportunity to meet up once a month and play each other in the world’s most popular sport.
Some 11 schools have so far joined the scheme, giving pupils from Murch Juniors, Albert, Llancarfan, Pendoylan, Romilly, Cadoxton, Sully, Rhws, All Saints, Palmerston and St Helen’s primary schools the chance to play, while they will soon be joined by St Fagan’s Primary School.
The Vale Council’s Active Young People co-ordinator Ben Williams said: “The league involves girls from year three up to year six. It’s giving them another chance to play regular football and also lets them know about the local community clubs that they can join.
“We held a football festival for girls back in the summer which proved to be really successful, while the Women’s Olympic Football being held in Cardiff was also great for raising the profile of the game locally.
“This league aims to build on that momentum and I’d like to say thanks to Luke Williams and Gino Esposito from the Vale Ladies & Girls FC, who are working really hard to provide quality opportunities for local girls to take up the sport both in and out of school.”
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