In addition to helping children become better footballers, one of our key objectives at Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club is to give every child the opportunity for personal growth and development. As part of this approach, our new coaching and training team introduced a new coaching programme at the start of the season which enables players from the Under 16 and Youth Teams to complete the FA Playmaker course.
The players take their learnings from the course and put them into practice, supporting senior coaches with training sessions that involve the younger age groups. This has been a great experience for the older boys, helping them to develop their confidence and enabling them to learn practical, real-life skills in a safe and supportive environment. Being a Playmaker looks good on the CV and gives real life experience which helps when applying for college or university places. The Playmakers are supervised by and work closely with our training providers, Destination Sports, who also act as mentors. This is part of our "Coach the Coach" initiative, enabling the Playmakers to develop their coaching skills even further. This programme's benefits help everyone within the club as the younger players receive more support during training sessions and the Playmakers can share their experiences from their time as a player in the club. We believe that having a core set of values is important and this gives children the opportunity to take responsibility and act as role models. There are lots of career opportunities related to sport and we are determined to provide children with a pathway that will help them build the skills they will need to take advantage of these. The recent appointment of a new Technical Director within the Junior Club will also support the Training Team and Managers as we build on this initiative over the next couple of years. The FA Playmaker course is open to anyone over 14 years of age and offers an excellent starting point to develop coaching skills. Some of these players are coming to the end of their time playing as juniors, however we hope that this programme will encourage them to stay involved and consider coaching their own teams in the future.
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The North East Hants Youth League (NEHYL) - to which many of the Hartley Wintney junior teams belong - is one of many youth leagues across the country supporting the FA's Silent Support Weekend on the 5th and 6th November 2022. It is recognised that there are often too many voices and opinions on the touchline from either coaches or parents. The aim of the Silent Support Weekend pilot is to promote Respect in Youth Football. Therefore, there will be minimal verbal contact during the games from coaches and spectators, creating a space for young players to play and express themselves on the pitch. Further information can be found on the NEHYL website and the FA website which includes comments from the FA Chief Executive, Mark Bullingham, a YouTube video and various resource materials. Thanks for your support. When the Hartley Wintney Falcons U16s were looking for a new shirt sponsor for next season they decided to do things a little differently and give something back by raising their own funds for the new kit, whilst also donating to local mental health charity Havant and East Hampshire Mind (HEH Mind). They will show support for the charity during their 2022/23 season by wearing the charity logo with pride. This initiative is a first for the club, showing support for local mental health services and raising awareness throughout the season. With HEH Mind and Hampshire FA already in partnership, the decision to support and harness this relationship within the Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club was a natural one. Team members will also work with the charity and become Mental Health Ambassadors, supporting the HEH Mind Ambassador within Sport project. Recognising that the pandemic had a huge impact on many, Mental Health is important to the U16 Falcons, and they will champion it as a team, playing the sport that they love. They have many activities planned to achieve their target. Team members are running Fun Runs (Hook and Yateley) as well as hosting an exclusive mindful art workshops. The target is to raise £1,900 with at least £1,000 donated to HEH Mind and the remainder covers the costs for the new season kit. HEH Mind is a growing charity without huge resource or large income. It supports communities across the whole of Hampshire by delivering free training for sports clubs on how to access a variety of mental health services including wellbeing support, urgent crisis care, and helping to fight the discrimination that many are affected by. Its aim is to help people live life to the full and this work would not be possible without donations. The Ambassadors project focuses on using the passion and kindness that often already exists within the local community sports clubs. Lorna Howes, Sports Club Engagement and Community Fundraising Officer for Havant and East Hants Mind commented, "we are delighted that the Hartley Wintney U16 Falcons have chosen to support our Ambassadors project. We look forward to ongoing collaboration with Team Falcons and the Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club to champion mental health and raise awareness, whilst also helping to increase the team’s knowledge and confidence to signpost local wellbeing services when needed." "The boys are ideal Ambassadors for mental health. They had a really strong 2021/22 season which culminated in winning their first piece of silverware and have demonstrated determination and resilience both on and off the pitch, as well as respect for their team mates and opponents. I’m super proud of their effort to champion mental health as a team and even more impressed that they have done this fundraising initiative off their own backs." remarks Andrew Ewbank, U16 Falcons Team Manager. Further information: HEH Mind: www.easthantsmind.org Falcons fun run JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/FALCONS4MentalHealth Artful Minds "Scribble Art" workshop - 16 July 2022, 1-4pm, Jubilee Hall, Hartley Wintney - Biro scribble to create an elephant.
Mindful art workshop - 17 July 2022, 2.30pm at Bramshill Scout Hut, Yateley - canvas paint to create a summer scene. #ReadingWomenFCsister Local clubs have relaunched the 'Sister Club' partnership this season, and Hartley Wintney Junior FC has teamed up with Reading FC Women. On 24th February, the club hosted an all-girls training event on the main pitch to kick-start the initiative, with special guest, Faye Bryson, who plays in defence for Reading in the FA Women's Super League. Next, on 10th April, the club is hosting a girls festival for U7, U9 and U12s where they will be joined by more professional players to support and inspire. Bringing football to life and meeting role models from Reading FC Women is a truly positive step in bringing the partnership together and inspires the next generation of girls to get involved in football. The timing is perfect as both clubs will embrace International Women’s Day this week (8th March), encouraging the removal of barriers, not just in sport, but also of a world free of bias, stereotype and discrimination. Sarah Wiggins, leading the project at Hartley Wintney JFC, said “This is a very exciting time for our girls. We have gone from 1 to 3 junior girls teams, and last year successfully launched our Wildcats girls training program for 5-11 year olds, with over 50 girls kicking a ball for the first time. Our new partnership with Reading FC Women will open the doors for more joint initiatives. We will be taking our girls to Reading matches and have awesome players like Faye Bryson come and meet our girls and their parents, building relationships. Today gives us the opportunity for the girls to meet professional real life players, and more importantly, role models. The ball is literally at their feet and they can aspire to go from being a Hartley Wintney Tiger to an England Lioness. Who knows what the future could hold..." Faye Bryson commented “Having a relationship with grassroots teams is equally as important for both Reading Women FC and the grassroots teams. It builds connections for young girls to get an insight into what it takes to be a professional footballer, enticing them to come to trials for the academy and also building a bigger fan base. The event [at Hartley Wintney FC] was amazing! Seeing how many young girls were at the club and participating in the Wildcats program just shows how much growth there is in women’s football. Back when I was their age I had to participate in boys teams so this proves how far it has come!” Hartley Wintney Junior FC is also busy recruiting Girls aged 14+ years to qualify as Hampshire FA referees, The club now has 6 female refs regularly blowing their whistles on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Mums and Aunties and sisters and cousins are also encouraged to take their coaching exams and the club will support them all the way. Over 12 young ladies from this area have recently been trained by Hampshire FA referees department, and we hope the number will continue to rise. Our girls teams are each sponsored by a local Hartley Wintney business, dedicated to building a stronger community with girls football. U7 Tigers - TaDa! Beauty @tadabeauty U9 Tigers - Phoenix Pest Solutions U12 Tigers - HartOutfit @Hartoutfit - Fitness trainer For more information contact:
Sarah Wiggins - sarah.wiggins@thefa.com Suzanne Swan - smswan@btinternet.com #ReadingWomenFCsister @ReadingFCWomen @FayeBryson @HWJFC1996 @HartleyFC @HampshireFA @HampshireFA_WAG @HGYFL1 @GirlsInFootball @FootballGrf @adfacups We’re backing Play Safe Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club is lending its full support to Play Safe – a national FA-led campaign to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding in football. Play Safe is being run in partnership with the NSPCC and has the full backing of the Premier League, EFL, Barclays FA Women’s Super League and the FA Women’s Championship. It’s also supported and being run across every other level of the game. The main element of Play Safe is a series of short films which emphasise the importance of clubs such as ours having safeguarding as an everyday reality. The films also explain to parents/carers and children themselves know what to do if they feel unsafe or worried, because nothing matters more than making sure football is safe for everyone, especially children and young people. You can see these films below.
“As a youth team coach, I will be working with my club to ensure we support the Play Safe messaging,” says FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham. “I am also pleased that the campaign has the support of the former footballers with lived experience of abuse in football, who are on our Survivor Support and Safeguarding Advisory Group. The Group has collectively said:
“Learning from the past is crucial, so that we can prevent the horrific experiences that happened to us and so many others in football, from happening again. “As a group of survivors, we fully support the ethos and important messages that Play Safe conveys – whether to club officials, parents/carers and or vitally, children and young people themselves. Equally important is that Play Safe is not a one-off campaign – it will be used at key points in the football calendar to remind everyone in football, that children’s welfare and keeping them safe, should be at the heart of all that we do.” As the Survivor Group points out, you’ll see Play Safe appearing at various points throughout the season to keep safeguarding front of mind in football. Together, we want to do everything we can so everyone – particularly children and young people – has a consistently positive experience of our great game. Junior Football Club secures £1,000 Mutual Respect Grant
Nationwide Building Society has awarded £1,000 to Hartley Wintney Junior football club after it impressed judges in a UK-wide competition built around mutual respect within the grassroots game. Britain’s biggest Building Society has partnered with Football Associations across the UK in landmark three-year deals to help foster positivity and respect across grassroots football. The simple aim is to create a society that's built on mutual respect. In August Nationwide committed to donating £50,000 to their newly formed Mutual Respect Grants fund to help support grassroots football. Clubs and teams could apply for one of the 50 grants by explaining why respect is important to their club to be in the chance with being awarded £1,000. There were more than 600 applications from across the UK, with Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club from Hampshire chosen as one of the lucky deserving winners. What does respect mean to Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club? Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club isan FA Charter Standard Community Club, providing football for boys and girls of the local community in an enjoyable, friendly, and safe environment. Respect is key to our ethos as a club - and we are proud that Nationwide recognised our current respect initiatives as being up there with the best. All of our managers, coaches, parents, and players sign up to our Respect Code of Conduct to be members of our club. With a growing number of players and teams we are recruiting more Club Welfare Officers to help on match days and at training. Instantly recognisable by their purple CWO bibs, they walk around our pitches answering questions and welcoming people to our club. First impressions really do count, and we want to be known as an open caring and respectful club. After every game, all our teams – players, coaches, and supporters – are marked for their sportsmanship - and we value these scores and review every team as they progress throughout the season. In partnership with Hampshire FA, we launched our first ever Referee Course in August. We now have 14 young people who have started their careers as referees; a further 24 budding referees are taking the course at the October half term. We strongly believe that if more players understand and respect our referees, many who are as young as 14 years old, then we are a step closer to achieving mutual respect both on and off the pitch in our community. Suzanne McDermott-Swan, Club Welfare and Grant Officer, said: “We rely on community support and grants to help us achieve our club goals. This award from Nationwide recognises the effort we put in and how important the respect ethos is at this club. This is an honour in what has been a challenging year for a club run by volunteers looking to keep a great club going and growing the right way. The resect grant will help is to continue this work and be recognised for our core values.” Emily Barker, Brand Partnerships Manager at Nationwide Building Society, said: “Mutual respect is something that we value at the core of Nationwide in everything we do, so to be able to give these grants to the clubs that need them the most and those that themselves have demonstrated respect on and off the pitch is really exciting. We are looking forward to seeing how grassroots clubs put the money to use and the difference it makes.” - END - About Nationwide Nationwide is the world's largest building society as well as one of the largest savings providers and a top-three provider of mortgages in the UK. It is also a major provider of current accounts, credit cards, ISAs and personal loans. Nationwide has around 15 million customers. Customers can manage their finances in a branch, via the mobile app, on the telephone, internet and post. The Society has around 18,000 employees. Nationwide's head office is in Swindon with administration centres based in Northampton, Bournemouth and Dunfermline. The Society also has a number of call centres across the UK. Contact cwo_hwjfc@btinternet.com @AskNationwide @HWJFC1996 @HampshireFA @FA #WeOnlyDoPositive #MutualRespectAtAllTimes #WorkingInPartnership This weekend's fixtures played over 2nd and 3rd October 2021, in the North East Hants Junior Leagues and in Grassroots football across the UK will embrace 'Their Game', where managers and spectators have minimal verbal contact throughout the match. This is to help raise awareness of the need to create a positive and pressure-free environment in which children can enjoy football.
Please help to support this initiative. Further information available on the Hampshire FA website. Hartley Wintney JFC today hosts its first ever Referee Course, led by the Hampshire FA.
The Referee plays an integral role in ensuring all participants enjoy their match day experience, helping create a competitive, fair, safe and enjoyable playing environment. Today, 14 students are embarking on the referee course - and their new career in refereeing. The FA Referee Course is designed to equip new referees with the key skills and knowledge they will need to be able to referee grassroots football matches safely and effectively. The course content helps you to learn the Laws of the Game and involves several online modules, then a full day and a separate evening session, addressing how to recognise and deal with fouls, off-sides, inappropriate behaviour, communicating decisions and how to caution/send players off. It is run by Hampshire FA Referee Development Manager, Andy Moisey. One of those participating on the course is Cameron Swan. Cameron has a rich pedigree of refereeing in the family, as his Great-Great-Grandfather, John McAleer used to referee in the old football First Division about 100 years ago! You can read his full story, and learn how to become a referee, on the Hampshire FA website. Chairman of Hartley Wintney JFC, Duncan Swan, who is also partaking in the course, comments "it is fantastic to have so much interest in this referee course. It will provide the local area with valuable referee resources as we approach the new season. The content of the course is superb and all of us on the course will agree that we have learnt a new appreciation of and respect for referees and the Laws of the game! As part of their development, the club will ensure mentoring support to the new referees, when they start putting the theory into practice. If you are interested in enroling on a future course hosted by the club, and you have passed your 14th birthday, contact us. 23-25 August 2021 - Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club Hartley Wintney Junior Football Club will run its popular Summer Football School on Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th August 2021. Open to boys and girls from 6-18 years old, the players will work with experienced coaches, get some pre-season fitness, and enjoy a mix of structured training and fun matches.
Cost is £20 per session or £55 for all 3 sessions. For further information, please contact us. Weetabix Wildcats: Open Day for Girls Football at Hartley Wintney Junior FC Wildcats Centre - Saturday 3rd July 2021, 9.30-10.30am
We are delighted to invite girls aged 5-11 years old to come along on Saturday 3rd July 2021, to get involved with football at Hartley Wintney Junior F.C. Hartley Wintney JFC has been approved as a Hampshire FA Wildcats Centre. So, what is Wildcats? It is non-competitive football for girls who want to give it a go for the very first time or want to play with other girls their own age, have lots of fun and make new friends. FA Wildcats is sponsored by Weetabix and there is a big national push as the England Lionesses prepare for the Euros. We are launching our new Wildcats Centre at Hartley Wintney JFC on 3rd July 2021. This will be the first of 6 initial sessions on Saturday mornings, from 9.30-10.30am at Greenfields Junior School football pitches. The introductory offer to join is £3 per session. To register, simply apply online through the FA Wildcats HWJFC booking page. Our open invitation is for all girls aged 5-11, who live in the area, no matter what school you attend, so please let your friends and family know and help us spread the word. CLICK HERE to register Further information, please contact Suzanne Swan HWJFCWildcats@gmail.com 07711 206662 |
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