Women's football nationally has seen great success within the England Senior and youth set up, the U19’s did exceeding well and lifted the European Cup in 2009 following a 2-0 win against Sweden. England Ladies also got to the final and ended up runners up in the Women’s 2009 European Championship, which was held in Helsinki.
In order to continue the growth and development of the female game, we run a number of Girls and Women’s football initiatives throughout the county.
Our initiatives include;
- 3 Lions FC Coaching Courses / School Club Link – 3 Lions FC is a 6 week Girls Football Coaching Course designed by the FA, to encourage progression from school football into Charter Standard Clubs.
- The FA Charter Standard Award – The FA Charter Standard Kitemark is awarded to club and schools who operate football in a fun, safe and organised environment. Clubs and schools that are committed to operating at the required FA standards and fulfil the necessary criteria, are recognised for all of their hard work and can access many benefits.
- Female Coach Education Schemes – Bedfordshire has seen a considerable growth in numbers, and vast improvement in the standards of female coaches. This has been an area we have been keen to develop and has been encouraged by the organisation of a number of female only coaching courses. A female only coaches group has also been formed and is looking to expand, with Beds FA looking to deliver further female only workshops in the near future.
Girls & Women’s Football Development Officer Anika Leslie-Walker will be helping to further develop female football within the county, as it continues to grow more and more opportunities will arise for players, coaches and fans of the girls and women’s game.
Keep on checking the Girls and Women’s Section of the website for regular updates