Late night soccer in Waterford City

Late Night Soccer is an initiative between Waterford Sports Partnership, the F.A.I. and the Community Gardaí.
Twenty eight young people (15-20 years) attended this programme over 5 weeks on Friday evenings from 7.30pm-9.30pm in Williamstown All Weather Pitches, Williamstown. Teams came from local projects such as TREO, SWAY, BALL and AXIS. Members from these projects were also encouraged to bring a friend along with them in a bid to increase physical activity amongst this target group.

Numbers varied each night but never fell below 20, which is a great result. The group were split into 4 teams of 5/6 people; therefore 2 games could take place simultaneously, lasting 20 minutes. Each team played each other, so it team got to play at least 3 games.

Waterford Sports Partnership would like to thank all those who attended, as the games were played in a very sportsman like manner, the FAI project workers for facilitating the sessions and Williamstown All Weather Pitches for hosting this programme. For further information on Late Night Soccer initiatives, please contact Brian O’Neill, Youth Sports Development Officer on 086-0201219 or boneill@waterfordsportspartnership.ie