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Aged 12-14 and keen to kickstart or continue your football journey? Squad Girls’ Football sessions are just what you need! A fun, non-competitive way to play football locally with friends, old and new. Whether you’re completely new to the sport, are looking to transition from Weetabix Wildcats, or simply want to give it a go, Squad Girls’ Football is designed to help develop skills and build confidence, whilst encouraging girls to play their way.

Squad Girls’ Football sessions are available at various locations across England, but more sessions are being added all the time, so be sure to check back regularly if you’re struggling to find a session local to you.

Grow Together

Each Squad Girls’ Football session is centred around a specific theme, including everything from building team identity, to mastering technical skills. To keep sessions interesting and on-theme, sessions are broken down into warm up, first half, half time, second half and cool down and can include a mix of both walking and traditional format football.

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Squad Sessions

Squad Girls’ Football sessions are usually around one hour long with 15-20 players participating in each session. Each Squad Girls’ Football programme runs for at least 16 weeks, with players able to attend as many or as few sessions as they wish. You can find your nearest session using our Find Football tool.

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Develop Skills

Squad Girls’ Football sessions are designed to help participants improve their ability across many aspects of the game. From dribbling, tackling and passing, to communication, confidence and leadership.

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Fun, Safe & Inclusive

Any girl aged 12-14 is welcome to join their local Squad Girls’ Football session and enjoy football in a friendly and welcoming environment.

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Get Active & Build Confidence

Squad Girls’ Football is a great way for 12–14-year-old girls to stay healthy, be active, make friends and build confidence.

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Keep It Casual

A totally casual and flexible football option, you can join as few or as many Squad Girls’ Football sessions as you like – perfect for those wanting to just give football a go.

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Develop Your Squad

Interested in becoming a Squad Girls’ Football provider? Register your interest to become an official England Football Provider and start delivering sessions near you.

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Want to know more?

Find out everything you need to know about Squad Girls’ Football in our FAQs below.

Squad Girls’ Football is a programme created by England Football, which is supported by Sport England. It’s targeted at girls aged 12-14 who want to get involved with football in a fun, non-competitive environment. It’s all about being with and making new friends, whilst having loads of fun!

If for any reason you need to cancel your booking, simply click here to log into your account on the England Football Events Platform, click the ‘Sessions’ tab on the left-hand side, select the participants name and then the session you’d like to cancel. Once selected, simply click the red ‘Cancel My Place’ button. For more information, please visit https://grassrootstechnology.thefa.com/support/solutions/articles/48001187093-cancel-a-participant-s-space.

Finding your nearest Squad Girls’ Football session couldn’t be easier! Simply click here and search using our Find Football tool.

This varies dependent on provider. Please contact your nearest Squad Girls’ Football provider for more information.

We love when parents stay to watch Squad Girls’ Football sessions, however please check with your provider that it’s ok to do so, just in case!

Squad Girls’ Football sessions are run by clubs and individual programme providers up and down the country. All Squad Girls’ Football deliverers will have either completed the EE Playmaker course or will be a Level 1-3 FA coach. Additionally, all of our deliverers will have attended Squad Girls’ Football specific training to ensure they’re fully equipped to make the sessions the very best they can be!

If you’re interested in becoming a Squad Girls’ Football provider, you’ll need to complete the EE Playmaker course or be a Level 1-3 FA coach. For more information about how to get started, please click here.

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