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FEATURED CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS |
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Uppermill |
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Established in 1924 Uppermill FC sits in one of the County's
Southernmost points on the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire. |
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Over recent years the club
has expanded its' activities and now runs thirteen teams including
senior, junior and girls. |
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Uppermill's determination
to become a progressive club means players are now looked after by
no fewer than 45 fully qualified coaches, all with First Aid, CRB
& Child Protection Certificates and all members of the WR
Coaches Association. |
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Having achieved the
Charter Standard Community Club Award, Uppermill FC is now
recognised by the FA as a top level club at which anyone can enjoy
their football in a safe and quality environment. |
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| More recently the club has set up
links with local schools and Head of Youth Development &
Girls Football, Simon Tait, is naturally enthusiastic about
the work done. |
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have been working with the local Primary and Secondary
Schools, coaching, running the Sport in the Community Project
and Mini Soccer World Cup Events (24 teams!) |
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We
also organised 5 a side and had a rule that two girls had to be on
the field at all times, which kept everyone involved, and we also
recruited a lot of new players on the day, especially girls for u10
and u12 teams. |
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We
were also asked to coach the U12 and U14 Girls Teams for ‘Team
Oldham’ in the Manchester Youth Games which was an honour for the
club." |
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Girls football is another
area where the club is making great strides and Simon continues. |
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"We
recently did some sessions on Fridays for girls and got more than 80
new recruits at each of the sessions, from 6 years old to 14 years
old ! |
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We
had a lot of coaches involved too so it worked really well. From one
girls team last season we are looking at having 5 or 6 teams next
season ! Four of our girls were selected for the Oldham
Girls League Representative team v Tameside and they won 5-0 and all
our girls played really well, only two of them had kicked a ball
before the season started !" |
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Uppermill clearly mean
business and anyone looking for a good club to join should
contact... |
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SIMON TAIT |
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07974
231735 |
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Fax: 01457 820911 |
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E-mail: simon.tait@uppermillafc.co.uk |
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web site |
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www.uppermillafc.co.uk |
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