As part of the Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust’s 30-year anniversary celebrations, a series of accounts from staff, volunteers, partners and participants have been compiled in the ‘30 Stories for 30 Years’ publication, that also includes the annual Impact Report for 2022.
All of the stories, and the Impact Report, can be viewed online HERE. Should you wish to request a hard copy, please email kristian.hitchins@watfordfc.com.
Next up is the the story of future Trust coaches Millie and Alice...
We really enjoy the community feel when we are delivering on the Premier League Kicks programme. Having worked on the Premier League Inspires project at our school, we got a taste of the great work of the Trust and wanted to support it further.
Within the programme, we had to deliver a social inclusion project where we supported disadvantaged young female participants to take part in sports. When delivering the sessions, we developed a real buzz for coaching and wanted to transition into a permanent volunteer role.
Alongside our weekly PL Kicks coaching sessions, we have since obtained our Level One Coaching qualification, supported by the team, and are currently going through a coaching clinic.
Throughout our work at the Trust, we have gone on to volunteer at the Watford FC Men’s games as ball girls, lead fundraising events for The Taylor Trek and currently sit on our Youth Board, which entails promoting child-led changes on the PL Kicks team.
We really enjoy supporting the sessions, as it helps improve our development. It’s extremely rewarding, and great to give back to the community. Hopefully, going forward, we will enlist as casual coaches and look forward to working with the Trust in the future.
