Shooting stars of the future enjoy girls' football festival in North Lanarkshire
dailyrecord.co.ukHundreds of young footballers from across North Lanarkshire schools were on the ball at a recent event in Motherwell.The potential future stars of the women’s game were showing off their skills at a girls’ football festival at Braidhurst High.The event, organised by Active Schools, Sports Development and staff at the High School, was aimed at boosting female participation in the game and over 350 pupils took part.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Current Girls’ School of Football pupils were also on hand to talk to everyone about how they find the school and how much its helped them develop as a person and player.And even more young players are being invited to get involved in the girls’ sport via the Braidhurst’s Girls’ School of Football but you’ll need to be quick as applications close this week.Scott Currie, Football Development Officer with North Lanarkshire Council explained: “The girls’ game has really come on in recent years, with more and more players taking part and attracting bigger crowds of spectators year on year.“Here in North Lanarkshire, we want to give as many players as possible the opportunity to develop their talents and reach their goals in the game.
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