“My kids both play down at Battyeford Sporting Club; one plays for
the under 11’s and one in the under 13’s. They have been playing for
approximately four years now. I got involved with the club as a parent initially
taking the boys down to the club to play and then was asked by the club to
help coach. I now assist with the coaching for both teams.
I used to play myself for the West Yorkshire boys as a box to box
midfielder, I still play once a week now with a few friends. I have been
coaching at the club for three years now and recently completed the FA level
1 coaching badge which was very helpful, good to get a few different ideas
and it’s a good way to get all the coaches on the same level to run alongside
the FA’s process.
I have been a sponsor of the club for a couple of years and have the
company logo on the website and have helped with various race nights and
raffles at the club. From everyone at D. Aveyard Opticians we would like to
wish Battyeford Sporting Club all the best in the future and the committee is
doing a fantastic job running the club.”
Darren Aveyard – D. Aveyard Opticians
This is a family event with Mums, Dads
and siblings also going along.
The boys work hard fundraising
from as young as U7’s. Our youngest
boys have already started saving for
when their turn comes around. Last year,
for the first time, the girls section took
the U12’s and U14’s to play at the ESF
Tournament in Skegness. It was such
an enjoyable weekend, full of football
and fun. The aim is for this to be a new
tradition for the girls’ section and this
year, as well as girls teams, our youngest
boys’ team are also attending.
We are now approaching the end
of the season but looking forward to
summer events. Annually, we hold a
girls only gala, with up to 50 other local
girls teams across eight age groups
playing in tournaments throughout the
day. This is now in its 5th year and has
been a great success raising funds for the
girls section.
Presentation day is also held in the
Summer. This is an opportunity for the
entire club to come together to play mini
games where all the players, coaches
and parents can socialise together. This
Summer we are also supporting our
local community for the second year
running by holding a Charity day for our
local Hospice. This is in honour of a lady
called Sarah who sadly passed away.
Two of her children play for our teams at
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the club and her husband Matt is a coach
for our U10 girls. The fields will play
host to live bands, stalls, a dog show and
much more, with visitors coming from
neighbouring communities to support
this worthy cause.
Each year we hold “taster sessions”
for the youngest age groups to come
down, try out football for a few weekends
and see how they like it. Our older
boys and girls get involved with these
sessions as the young children enjoy
spending time with them. These sessions
are vital, building bonds throughout the
entire club, hopefully leading to a new
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parent showing an interest in taking
their football coaching qualifications
and running the team with the support
of existing coaches, club executives and
the league. Some of our current coaches
started at the very beginning with the
U7’s and are still coaching the same team
now at U16/17’s.
Everyone involved within our great
club is immensely proud of what has
been built and what continues to grow
year on year for the sole benefit of our
children within our local community.
Article provided by Sara Bedford
www.sportyorkshire.net
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