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Council partners with Irish FA for Halloween Soccer Camp

Council partners with Irish FA for Halloween Soccer Camp

Fri, October 09, 2020

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Sport and Wellbeing team is partnering with the Irish FA to deliver a Halloween Soccer camp at Scroggy Road 3G Pitch in Limavady.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic the camps will be conducted with reduced numbers in line with NI Executive guidelines.

As a result there will be two daily sessions running for children aged 5 to 11.

  • Thursday 29th October 2020 from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm.
  • Friday 30th October 2020 from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm.

The costs are: One child: £10; two children: £15*; three children: £20*; four children: £25*.

*when booking from the same immediate family

Ronan O’Donnell, IFA Let Them Play Officer, said: “These camps are important in ensuring our young people are getting back out onto sports pitches and have an overall focus on health and wellbeing.

“Staying active is so important and this programme will allow children to avail of expert sports coaching and ease themselves back to sport.”

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Alderman Mark Fielding said: “This joint programme between Council and the IFA shows the fantastic working relationship we share and how both organisations value the importance of getting the young people in the Borough participating in sport."

For more information and to book a place on the course click here  or email jonathan.mcfadden@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk.