ALFC in the Community

Arsenal Ladies aim to provide football not only for girls who have a natural ability and who may progress in this area but also to girls who haven't really played the game much before and just want to have some fun and make friends.

We organise Girls Only Soccer Schools that run during school holidays along with weekly sessions that begin once School term starts. Please see information on both of these opportunities below. For girls who wish to be considered for an official trial with Arsenal Ladies Centre of Excellence, please visit our Centre of Excellence page and/or Mini-Kickers page.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2011 SOCCER SCHOOL INFORMATION
The Arsenal Ladies Camps are non-residential and are designed to provide each girl aged between 7-14years with the environment to learn and develop at their own pace together with the chance to make new friends and enjoy their football in a fun atmsophere.

Summer Holidays 2011

COURSE 1: Queenswood School - 1 Day
Date: Friday 5th August 11
Time: 10-3pm Age Groups: 7-14yrs Price: £17
Venue: Queenswood School, Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6NS

COURSE 2: Hertfordshire Sports Village - 2 Days
Date: Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th August 11 Time: 10-3pm
Age Groups: 8-14yrs Price: £30 Members & £35 Non Members
Venue: Hertfordshire Sports Village, Business Park, Hatfield,
Herts, AL10 9EU.

COURSE 3: Queenswood School - 2 Days
Date: Tuesday 23rd - Wednesday 24th August 11
Time: 10-3pm Age Groups: 7-14yrs Price: £32
Venue: Queenswood School, Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6NS.

Booking Information

QUEENSWOOD COURSES 1 & 3 BOOKING INFORMATION
FOR COURSES AT QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL VISIT www.playthearsenalway.com
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE ONLINE FROM 13TH JUNE, OR CALL THE ARSENAL LADIES OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON (01727) 747452 / 747458.

BOOKINGS FOR COURSES 1 & 3 WILL COMMENCE ON 13th JUNE 11 ONWARDS.

HERTFORDSHIRE COURSE 2 - BOOKING INFORMATION
All administration and bookings for Course 2 will be handled by the Hertfordshire Sports Village Reception. Book your place in July by calling them on 01707 284 466.

(ALFC Centre of Excellence players are classed as Members and will need to pay by cheque to the Sports village reception)

General Information

• Members prices refer to children being a member of the Hertfordshire Sports Village or girls from the Arsenal Ladies Centre of Excellence

• These Camps are Non-residential courses.
• Packed Lunches and plenty of drinks will be required to be brought along for each day.
• Boots and Astro-turf trainers can be used on the artificial and grass playing surface.

Arsenal Football Club operates a child protection policy. All coaches are FA qualified, CRB checked, and possess an up to date FA credited Child Protection and First Aid certificate.

Hertfordshire University Contact Information

Address: Hertfordshire Sports Village, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9EU         

Tel: 01707 284 466 Fax: 01707 284 460   Email:info@hertssportsvillage.co.uk

Queenswood School Information

Address: Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts AL9 6NS

Arsenal Ladies Office Contact

Address: C/O Media & Education Centre, Bell Lane, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1DR

Tel: 01727 747452 / 747458                Email: alfc@arsenal.co.uk

How to find Queenswood School

Once on shepherds Way there are two entrances to the School. You will need to take the entrance for the Tennis Centre(and not the Main Car Park entrance) and follow the 'Soccer camp' signs round to your right and follow the road to the Tennis Pavilion and car park. Registration for the ALFC courses will be in the Pavilion entrance. Please click here to view Map 1 and Map 2.

Arsenal Ladies Office Contact:

C/O Media & Education Centre
Bell Lane
London Colney
St Albans AL2 1DR

Tel: 01727 747452 / 747458
Email: alfc@arsenal.co.uk

WEEKLY COMMUNITY SESSIONS

1. Girls aged 5-9 years old @ Harvester’s FC
Saturday Mornings 11.30am-12.30pm. Cost £1.50 per week
At Harvesters FC, Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St Albans AL4 0HR.
Please note these sessions are run by Harvesters FC (but supported by ALFC) so for more details call Michelle Chandler (Harv Girls Dev Officer ) on 07939 577954.

2. Islington Sports Partnership Girls Football sessions at Market Road. For girls aged 7-14years that live in Islington, Islington Sports partnership also run weekly girls only football skills sessions at Market Road during the school term time.. For more details on their sessions or other girls football opportunities in the Islington area please contact Michael MacNeill on 020 7686 8810 or Michael.macneill@aquaterra.org (This is an Islington Sports Partnership ran session).

Girls Annual Football Festival at Arsenal Training ground
In February ALFC orgainsed their Annual girls football festivals for schools in Borehamwood and Potters Bar. The three hour festivals allowed girls from years 5 & 6 to take part in 7 a-side tournament style matches.

Over 100 girls in 10 teams took part from local schools, including St Teresa's, Cowley Hill, Shenley, Monksmead and Saffron Green from Borehamwood and Wroxham, Oakmere, Ladbrooke St Giles and Pope Paul from Potters Bar. Ladbrooke ended up taking 1st place with Wroxham 2nd and Oakmere 3rd place.

The festivals main objective was to provide girls in primary schools an increased chance to play organised matches and has followed on from the schools programme that Arsenal have been delivering to the local schools. At the end of the festival all the girls returned home with certificates and souvenirs for their efforts for taking part on the day. Well done to all that took part!