Ellyse Perry Challenge The Ellyse Perry Challenge, a joint initiative
With trained staff from each sport, the girls
with Football NSW and Cricket NSW, took
played both cricket and football, learning skills
centre stage at Valentine Sports Park on
and playing games which all girls thoroughly
Tuesday 12th May 2015 as schoolgirls from
enjoyed.
around the district gathered for an eventful
The Ellyse Perry Challenge provides participants
day.
an opportunity to try two great sports, learn
Aimed at girls from years five to eight, the event leverages football and cricket and encourages girls to lead healthier and active lifestyles. It was also significant that the event played a pivotal role in Football NSW’s Female Football Week, a week-long festival of football that included appearances from the Westfield Matildas as well as school visits promoting the round ball game.
new skills, as well as meeting Ellyse herself. The well-known all-rounder enjoyed a fantastic day for both sports as she continued to fly the flag as a key ambassador praising the new facility at Glenwood. “It’s been really fun. I certainly enjoyed meeting all the girls and I hope they had a lot of fun too. “They’re phenomenal facilities here at Football NSW which has really added to the event. “It’s been nicely setup on the one field and to
have some great weather also has aided to what’s been a very enjoyable day. Perry is the youngest person, male or female, to represent Australia in cricket and the first Australian woman to have appeared in both cricket and football World Cups. The 24-year-old, who plays football for Sydney FC in the Westfield W-League and NWS Koalas in the PS4 NPL NSW Women’s 1 competition was delighted with the drive each participant shared on the day. “It’s always really wonderful to see young girls having a go, particularly playing football and cricket which are two sports that are really important to me but more importantly it is really nice to give them an opportunity and to see lots of smiling and lots of energy has been really delightful.”
AIA Vitality MiniRoos AIA Vitality MiniRoos for Girls clinics
exercises to introduce the fundamental skills
celebrating Female Football Week were
of football across a range of fun and engaging
held at Blue Hills Oval for Glenmore Park FC
game-based programs.
and at Valentine Sports Park for Glenwood Redbacks. The aim of the session was to celebrate
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Over 80 girls attended both clinics representing the U6 to U10 age groups.
Female Football Week and promote AIA Vitality
It was a great opportunity for the girls to
MiniRoos football for girls of all abilities, age
play together and learn the game from one
4–11 years old using short, game based
another.