Bolton Lads and Girls
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people to our club. It’s also motivated our volunteer
coach workforce who are able to come to ‘their
home’ to coach the players in a first class
environment.
The training programme that the club
puts in place for all its coaches is also a
key reason for success as it prepares the
volunteers for the task ahead as well
as fully integrate the values of BLGC
into how they go about their coaching
and general management of the teams
they oversee. I should also mention the
fantastic staff whose work parents and
players don’t see and who are driven by
making Bolton Lads and Girls Club the best
football club in the area - I see this every day.”
Get Involved
“Have a clear idea of why you’d like to
be involved and question, ‘can I make the
commitment to the kids?’ The l ast thing
we, or any other club for that matter,
can afford is for the kids to be let down
and if the coach can’t commit to weekly
training and games then they shouldn’t
put themselves forward for the role.
That being said, if they can and
want to then they’re not going to
find anything more rewarding than
being at a club that gives young people
opportunities, sends them on their way
with a smile on their face, and really makes
a difference.”
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Challenges
“Our biggest challenge is probably
managing the expectations of everyone
associated with the club and that includes
parents and players. The club and its
many supporters have worked so hard
over the years to provide young people
with the very best and so with that
comes the expectation that this will
continue. Whilst the club will always
strive to provide young people with the
very best, sometimes this isn’t possible.”
Ambitions
“Our ambitions are to consolidate and
improve pathways for young people to progress
from recreational football whether that be in
schools, youth clubs, and so on, to a grass roots
team; to develop the girls football section so
that it is thriving and runs exactly the same
as the boys section; and it would be nice
to see some teams be successful in their
respective leagues and even the county
FA competitions, and whilst this isn’t a
priority for our club, it’s always nice to
see and be a part of it.
Beyond this, ultimately we want to
involve more young people, continue to
set high standards, and be the benchmark
for other clubs up and down the country.
Ambitious but achievable.”