Warradale District SC score grant from the Football Legacy Program
The Warradale District Soccer Club has been awarded a $3940 grant as part of the NSW Football Legacy Fund in order to open up its Child-Minding Program and purchase new equipment for the MiniRoos – a football program aimed at kids aged between 5-11 years old.
As the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup approaches, the Warradale District Soccer Club has seen a distinct number of new young players signing up to join its MiniRoos Goals program.
In order to support this interest, the club seeks to enhance the player experience through the purchasing of additional goals so that each team may use them for training and build valuable skills they need to strengthen their football abilities.
“Warradale wants to accommodate all the young girls and future Matildas joining our growing club. We hope that by providing state-of-the-art equipment, it will provide a higher level of professionalism for the club, and continue to increase registrations as well as canteen profits on our game days,” said John Letby, President, Warradale District Soccer Club.
Additionally, the club will use the grant to open up child-minding services on game days to encourage mothers and parents alike to register with the open-age divisions.
“We’re opening this service up to bolster our goal of improving female participation throughout the club. We’re hoping that these child-minding services will provide for and remove obstacles for parents who have expressed interest in participating, but otherwise could not due to parenting commitments.” continued Letby.
About the Legacy Fund Participation and Infrastructure Grants
The NSW Government recently announced a $3.1 million investment into more than 100 grassroots football projects across the state to help improve facilities and run programs to boost player participation as part of the NSW Football Legacy Fund.
The investment is intended to broaden female player options and increase participation opportunities, whilst enhancing football facilities and supporting infrastructure. This fund also aims to assist clubs in developing football programs at all levels through the construction or upgrading of community facilities, leadership, and development initiatives.
As Australia prepares to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, strengthening the football community in NSW is key to matching the unprecedented level of interest in female football. The NSW Football Legacy Fund seeks to ensure it has the facilities and programming to match the buzz that the FIFA World Cup is generating for Australia’s next generation of future Matilda’s
More information about the NSW Football Legacy Fund is available here.
This web story is supported by the NSW Government under the NSW Football Legacy Program.
