Ross Juniors FC will be among the SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Centres from The FA, providing girls aged 5-11, within Ross-on-Wye and surrounding areas, with regular opportunities to play football.

The initiative offers organised sessions in a fun and engaging environment created exclusively for girls. More than 200 clubs were established throughout England in 2017 and a further 800 are set to launch in 2018.

SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football sessions take place on a weekly basis, either after school or at weekends, and provide a safe environment where girls can try football for the first time. SSE and The FA hope the initiative will inspire participants to engage with football, meet new friends, develop fundamental skills, learn new things and create the foundation for a lifelong love of football.

Sessions in Ross-on-Wye begin on Thursday, April 12th at Ross Sports Centre, Wilton Road, HR9 5JA and run every week from 6-7pm on the grass pitches. First session is free then £2 per week.

Ross Juniors FC want to encourage girls aged 5-11 to try football for the first time, to make friends and have fun. The club hopes that at the end of the 16 week programme, the girls think about joining a team to play football regularly. They hope that the coaching will be very exciting, with brand new bibs, balls and equipment. There is a Disney themed week and a surprise mid Wildcats trip, which will be free for every girl and parent who attends the majority of sessions.

Each SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Centre will be run in conjunction with local County FAs and utilise qualified coaches and local facilities.

The initiative is in line with The FA’s Gameplan for Growth, with the target of doubling girls’ participation in the sport by 2020. The strategy for women’s and girls’ football at grassroots level includes initiatives alongside SSE Wildcats, such as FA Girls’ Football Week with a Disney theme and McDonalds Community Days.

Kelly Simmons, FA Participation and Development Director, said: “Since the launch of SSE Wildcats we have seen great enthusiasm from the girls taking part to continue learning and playing football. The 200 existing clubs have proved a huge success and we are pleased to be able to considerably grow the size of the initiative in 2018, offering a much higher percentage of girls across the country the opportunity to enjoy football in a safe and inspiring environment.”

Please email [email protected] to book your daughter or granddaughter on.