Pannal Ash U11s Girls International Tournament 2025
Organised by Pannal Ash Junior Football ClubHelp us fund the The Pannal Ash U11s Girls to enter an international tournament!
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Pannal Ash Junior Football Club has supported Girls football teams for many years.
The U11s Girls team have been playing together since they were 5 years old, welcoming in new players with open arms each year.
The team have gone from strength to strength as Mat Wills, team coach, explains:
I volunteer my spare time coaching a local girls U11 football team, I’ve done this now for the past 3 years and has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Seeing these girls develop from having never kicked a ball to being the most successful team in the area is something I’m extremely proud of. Both on & off the pitch they have showed themselves to not only be good at football but more importantly showed how much they mean to each other, building new friendships and creating the most fantastic memories.
As the girls are now in the final year of primary school and before they all head off in the next stage of their lives to various different high schools the coaches of the team want to give them one final unbelievable experience.
We want to enter the girls into an international girls football tournament in Barcelona in June 2025. (https://www.barcelonagirlscup.com/)
As our girls come from a diverse background, all with differing financial situations, we are looking to raise funds to ensure any girl who wishes to go can do so.
Girls can often drop out of sport as they get older. The trip will not only improve their football, but more importantly help them cement the friendships they have formed, that we hope will sustain their love of sport and physical activity as they move onto secondary school. This is why we feel so strongly that every girl should have the opportunity to attend the tournament if they wish to.
In the words of one our girls, Maebh:
I really want to make sure we can all go on this trip! I've been baking brownies to sell them at matches and we are working super hard for each other to go... please help us get to the tournament!
Thank you on behalf of all the girls!
U11s Coaching Team - Mat, Joel, Will and Stuart.
P.s If we manage to beat our fundraising target we will use the extra funds to benefit the team, such as extra training sessions, or new equipment.
(Any donations from a parent or close relative, such a grandparent, of any girl hoping to attend the tournament does not constitute a payment for that girl to attend the tournament)
