Sussex could host a girls' football record-breaker

An image promoting the Ardingly sessionAn image promoting the Ardingly session
An image promoting the Ardingly session
A huge celebration of girls’ football is planned in Sussex next week – and it could be a record-breaking gathering.

Next Wednesday (March 9), England Football supported by Barclays are aiming to put on the biggest ever football session for girls in a school setting.

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Ardingly College in partnership, with Mid Sussex Active, are delighted to be hosting the event for the region – which is just one of a series of events to celebrate International Women’s Day.

A spokeswoman for the event said: “We will be welcoming more than 200 young girls from 22 local schools.

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“They will join together in one massive training session led by football coaches from Ardingly College.

“It will be a fun, high energy footballing extravaganza.

“By 2024, the FA’s and Barclays ambition is for girls to have the same football opportunities as boys in schools and clubs.

“The #LetGirlsPlay campaign is aimed at driving influence and changing perceptions, showing that football can and should be played by girls.”

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Organiser said the event at Ardingly College would get the message out as they taught girls’ skills and drills in an attempt to encourage more girls to kick a football.

They will be training from 9.00am to 11.30am.

Female football has been one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK in recent years.

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