Just how popular is female football in Essex? The answer's easy....very popular! Last season the Essex County Schools trials saw over 150 girls turn-up while 3 Lions FC coaching clubs to encourage involvement cropped-up in local primary schools all over the County.
Couple that with the ECFA's thriving Female Football Coaches Association and you'll understand that the only way is up for the Women's and Girls' game in Essex! Emma Burden looks after female football in Outer Essex and has a wealth of experience in playing and coaching on the East coast of America: "I used to co-ordinate adult football programmes at an indoor facility in Montclair as well as coaching both girls and boys and playing for the New Jersey Wildcats," said the current Colchester United Ladies player.
If you'd like more information on female football in Outer Essex then contact Emma on (01245) 393076 or emma.burden@essexfa.com.
Meanwhile, the game has grown to such an extent that Sharon Brownlie stepped across from her previous role within the ECFA to concentrate her efforts on promoting the female game in Essex's London Boroughs.
Sharon is working alongside Emma in dealing with the ever-increasing activity relating to women's and girls' football and will be working solely with the clubs and schools in the Boroughs of Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest.
She added: "We are really looking towards reaching out to clubs to attend our workshops and events as they are key to the improvement of opportunities for females in their areas. Grassroots clubs play such a huge part in local communities which is why we want as many of them as possible to join-in and be part of our long-term plans."
You can speak to Sharon by phoning (01245) 393074 or sending an E-Mail to sharon.brownlie@essexfa.com.
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