For the longest time I had been half-heartedly searching for a female football team to play for fun.
I was all but laughed out of my local gym for attempting to join the men’s team so imagine my joy to hear about a non-competitive women’s football league so close to Kings Road and South Kensington.
Footy4Females is a social 5 a-side football league in Chelsea. It takes place weekly at the pitches on the corner of Sydney Street and Cale Street, opposite St Lukes Church.
A league lasts nine weeks and they play all year round. With dreams of playing for Chelsea FC instead of dating a superstar footballer, I went along.
On arrival I was pleased to find all types of women there: a bubbly blonde Essex bird, a 50 year-old woman and a robust Kiwi chick were among the many, the latter being in my team; Victoria Vikings.
There are three game times lasting 40 minutes with two teams playing against each other.
All levels are welcome thank god; the last time I played I was on a beach in Spain and there was a third sangria in my hand. I say no more.
My competitive aggressive side came out in full force and I loved it! I screamed abuse at the referee for allowing a goal. I roughly tackled the opposition on more than one occasion and I yelled ‘encouragement’ at my fellow teammates from the sidelines.
That bubbly sweet blonde I mentioned earlier; a competitive goal-hungry sports freak. The 50 year-old woman? A god in goal. And the Kiwi? Let’s not mention her.
All in all a fun and social way to get fit, meet and make new friends as well as an excellent stress reliever.
Didier, John Terry… Watch out!
http://footyforfemales.com/
By Michelle Cooper
InMagazines are a brand name owned and published by INDEPENDENT NEWS LIMITED (c) copyright 2009.
I was all but laughed out of my local gym for attempting to join the men’s team so imagine my joy to hear about a non-competitive women’s football league so close to Kings Road and South Kensington.
Footy4Females is a social 5 a-side football league in Chelsea. It takes place weekly at the pitches on the corner of Sydney Street and Cale Street, opposite St Lukes Church.
A league lasts nine weeks and they play all year round. With dreams of playing for Chelsea FC instead of dating a superstar footballer, I went along.
On arrival I was pleased to find all types of women there: a bubbly blonde Essex bird, a 50 year-old woman and a robust Kiwi chick were among the many, the latter being in my team; Victoria Vikings.
There are three game times lasting 40 minutes with two teams playing against each other.
All levels are welcome thank god; the last time I played I was on a beach in Spain and there was a third sangria in my hand. I say no more.
My competitive aggressive side came out in full force and I loved it! I screamed abuse at the referee for allowing a goal. I roughly tackled the opposition on more than one occasion and I yelled ‘encouragement’ at my fellow teammates from the sidelines.
That bubbly sweet blonde I mentioned earlier; a competitive goal-hungry sports freak. The 50 year-old woman? A god in goal. And the Kiwi? Let’s not mention her.
All in all a fun and social way to get fit, meet and make new friends as well as an excellent stress reliever.
Didier, John Terry… Watch out!
http://footyforfemales.com/
By Michelle Cooper
InMagazines are a brand name owned and published by INDEPENDENT NEWS LIMITED (c) copyright 2009.
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