UEFA kick start to New Year

WFS Chair Gary McLaughlin with some of the footballs the clubs are due to receive

UEFA has given the older generation of Scotland an opportunity to actively kick-off the New Year. 

As 100 size 5 footballs have arrived in the country, part of the UEFA Grassroots Award recently won by Walking Football Scotland chairman Gary McLaughlin.

Gary has decided to give one ball to each of the Walking Football Scotland affiliated clubs so 97 clubs have an extra present to look forward to after the festive season is over... and a welcome start to 2020.

Gary said: “Football is a team sport and Walking Football Scotland is a team effort, it takes all of us to be a UEFA winner.

“Every club will benefit from one of these super footballs and I want to personally say a huge thank you to the UEFA Executive Committee for their generosity and support.”

WFS will follow up and be in touch with the clubs about delivery of the new ball and also said a big thanks to the Scottish FA for their assistance in getting the footballs out to the walking football clubs and groups.

Meanwhile WFS are currently updating all contacts within the groups and clubs and have sent out a reminder to make sure all groups have completed the survey sent out over the past two months.

WFS ask all clubs to make sure they have filled in the survey or get in touch through; info@walkingfootballscotland.org

Scottish FA Regional Manager John Brown made the presentation to Gary recently, as part of the UEFA Grassroots Week.