Whitley Bay
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Integration Challenges
“We have planned our training schedule
so the older junior players train alongside
those in the senior team, enabling us to invite
the juniors into the senior squad for specific
sessions. This season, players from our U16s
and U17s have both made their debuts for the
senior squad and as previously mentioned,
this summer we are creating a reserve team
to play at a slightly lower level to aid the
transition into senior football for the older
players.” “Our biggest challenges are the
availability and cost of facilities. The charity
is currently spending approximately two
thirds of its turnover on facilities. As we want
to expand and allow more participation the
cost of this will grow. We look to set ourselves
apart from other clubs by offering 90 min
training sessions, but this comes at a huge cost
of up to £75 for each training session.
We are being approached by players
wanting to join the club on a weekly basis
and particularly in the summer months at
our open training sessions. There is an infinite
amount of players we can accept based on our
facilities and the cost of these.”
Community
“We are absolutely a community club. We
do not have our own ‘home’, so need to work
with local schools to use their 3G pitches for
training and grass pitches for the majority of
games. We currently have partnerships with
seven local schools as well as the local rugby
club.
As recognition of our work with the local
community and for engaging people of all
ages into sport, we were delighted to have
been awarded the Whitley Bay Town Cup in
January this year. This is a prestigious award
granted to a local organisation who has been
chosen for contributing a significant amount
to the local community. I was delighted to
Ambitions
receive the 110-year-old trophy at the council
meeting earlier this year.
We also have close ties with a number
of local businesses who sponsor many of
our teams. Most of these are via parent
connections which we are very fortunate to
have and this enables many of our teams to
purchase additional kit such as tracksuits and
waterproof jackets.”
“The committee are determined to try and
find a ‘home’ for the club over the next few
years. We are currently talking to land owners
in the local area with a view to submitting
planning permission this year. We see this
as the next natural step for the sporting
club as we look to expand and offer more
opportunities to our members. Ideally, we see
ourselves at one base and less reliant on local
schools.”
“My son started out at Whitley Bay Sporting Club playing for the U8’s and is now 21-years-old. We have had a good 13-year connection with
the club and have been proud to support by sponsoring some junior team kits over the years. The club is very local to me and at Crossling we
love to support sporting community clubs like Whitley Bay Sporting Club.
All the staff, volunteers and coaches are doing a fantastic job and it’s great to see so many kids out enjoying themselves and pulling the community
together. From all of us here at Crossling we would like to wish everyone associated with the club all the very best and keep up the great work.”
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