Growing Club Needs Volunteers

from NOVEMBER 2022 About Thetford magazine

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Growing Club Needs Volunteers

The first thing that hits you when you arrive at Thetford Leisure Centre’s MUGA pitch on a Monday evening is the noise. The entire pitch is covered with girls of all ages training together and en oying themselves. The success of the England Lionesses in the Women’s Euros this summer has propelled ladies’ football into the spotlight with more girls than ever wanting to play football at grassroots level. Thetford Wildcats have bucked this trend by growing consistently since their formation in 201 . Set up by irsty Turner and o Simpson, Wildcats started with an 11 team and five to ten girls turning up for training each week. Since then numbers have grown considerably to a regular si ty and from April this year Wildcats have established 11, two 12, 14 15 and Ladies teams. They are currently looking for 12 players to oin the second team established in September. For more information on oining Wildcats, volunteering or sponsorship opportunities please contact irsty on: 07771744437 or email: kturner007@hotmail.co.uk

I m super proud of how we ve developed, said irsty we now have some e cellent players, some who have come to the attention of Ipswich Town and more who really en oy their football. Wildcats are now looking for more volunteers, especially

those who would like to become coaches and referees. o and irsty are the only female coaches at Wildcats currently and are keen to get more women involved. There has never been a better time for women to support ladies football, full training is available and all the coaches say it s not ust rewarding but also a lot of fun. Wildcats is part of the Thetford Bulldogs. Set up in 1995, the club is one of the largest independently run youth football clubs in the area. irsty says that long term her dream would be to have somewhere big enough to take the whole club including Wildcats. ntil then you won t find a happier place on a Monday evening in Thetford The deadline for the December edition of About Thetford maga ine is 15th November Please send your contributions or advert enquiries to: