Local youth charity, YMCA Plymouth, has kicked-off a new football coaching club, offering girls and boys aged from four to seven years weekly coaching, for free.
The ‘Y:Kickers’ club is delivered by the YMCA Football Coaching Academy, which offers a number of coaching programmes for children, in partnership with YMCA All Saints FC.
Vic Hibbert, chairman of YMCA All Saints FC, said:
“Supporting young people to get into football and enjoy it’s benefits are what we’re all about as a club. For a long-time we’ve wanted to offer an entry-level session that’s accessible to all children in the local area. We’re extremely happy to now be in a position to launch this free club for local children.”
“Helping young people to maintain a healthy lifestyle is one of our key aims at YMCA. We know that sport is a great way to get young people active and establish a positive life-long habit. The Y:Kickers sessions are unfunded, but as a charity we feel it’s important to offer sessions that have no barriers and get children engaged from an early age.”
YMCA Plymouth’s football club was established in 1906, making it one of the longest running clubs in the city. Currently, they run 8 coaching sessions a week for ages 4-11, in addition to number of successful girls & boys teams within the Devon Junior Minor League.
Barry Sellers, YMCA Head Coach said:
“We’re really excited to see new children come along and give these sessions a go. Y:Kickers sessions are led by FA qualified coaches and built around the developing players agility, balance and coordination. We also follow the FA DNA programme, developing players skill and helping them to progress.”
The Y:Kickers sessions take place at YMCA Plymouth every Saturday at 9am-10am. To find out more visit ymcaplymouth.org.uk/ykickers
