London Football Association hopes to reach more girls and promote girls playing football through their London Leopards scheme.
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London FA initiative for girls London Leopards aims to recruit and train 100 new female coaches to train 1,000 7-11 year old girls.
The scheme will consist of football training sessions led by female coaches, to engage girls who might be playing football for the first time ever.
London FA hopes that the London Leopards scheme will introduce young girls to football in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
The London Leopards project has received significant financial support from the Wembley National Stadium Trust, who donated £200,000.
The London FA has set training more female coaches as a top priority to achieve their overall goal of increasing opportunities for women in football.
Figures show that only 7% of football coaches in London are women.
Through London Leopards and its promotion, the London FA hopes to break down some of the barriers women experience by creating equal opportunities for them.
Karen Hills, manager of Tottenham Hotspur Ladies, a delivery partner of London Leopards said: “It’s important for young girls to have strong, successful female role models that they can look up to and be inspired by from a young age. We need to show young girls that there are women involved in football at all levels, in all positions who they can relate to.”
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London FA initiative for girls London Leopards aims to recruit and train 100 new female coaches to train 1,000 7-11 year old girls.
The scheme will consist of football training sessions led by female coaches, to engage girls who might be playing football for the first time ever.
London FA hopes that the London Leopards scheme will introduce young girls to football in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
The London Leopards project has received significant financial support from the Wembley National Stadium Trust, who donated £200,000.
The London FA has set training more female coaches as a top priority to achieve their overall goal of increasing opportunities for women in football.
Figures show that only 7% of football coaches in London are women.
Through London Leopards and its promotion, the London FA hopes to break down some of the barriers women experience by creating equal opportunities for them.
Karen Hills, manager of Tottenham Hotspur Ladies, a delivery partner of London Leopards said: “It’s important for young girls to have strong, successful female role models that they can look up to and be inspired by from a young age. We need to show young girls that there are women involved in football at all levels, in all positions who they can relate to.”
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