Female Football at Your Club

Looking for free support to bring more female players into your club? Great, you’re in the right place. We’ve everything you need to help your club develop opportunities to help women and girls play football.

RECRUITING GIRLS EQUAL GAME

Connecting with schools to attract girls to your club, Wildcats, or Squad Girls’ Football

Find your local schools

The players are out there. But which schools do they go to? You can search your local area for schools, colleges or multi-academy trusts here.

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Establishing a relationship with your local school(s)

Establishing a relationship and delivering taster sessions at your local school is a proven way to help recruit more girls for your club and build a long-lasting partnership with the school. Schools have a member of staff who leads on sport, usually the PE teacher, and your County FA can support you in obtaining their contact details. There are also Strategic Leads who work across multiple schools and these individuals can also support in establishing a relationship with your local school.

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Play On

Play On is an England Football initiative designed to help clubs and approved providers work in partnership with schools to support the transition (movement) of girls from school football into community football.

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Your Questions Answered

There are three main benefits. First, having more female teams and participants will help your club, Wildcats, and Squad Girls’ Football to grow and thrive. Secondly, having more female players increases your organisations profile in your community, and improves your diversity and inclusion. Finally, linking with schools has the potential to unlock school facilities or to share resources.

Equal Game

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Change starts here. Join us in providing an equal game for all women and girls. Our online toolkit and training workshop will provide everything you need to grow and develop female football at your club.

Equal Game - Workshop

Looking to start or grow female participation at your club? Sign up to our free face to face workshop delivered locally by County FAs.

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Equal Game - Toolkit

Practical advice and guidance for those looking to start or grow female participation, with the opportunity to self-assess your existing offer and figure out the next steps your club should take.

TOOLKIT

Big Football Day 2025

Big Football Day is where clubs can put on a fun day to encourage new participation and bring the local community together for football taster sessions, match screenings and festivities all alongside celebrating the WEuros 2025.

Clubs and providers can deliver their event any date and time during July 2025. It is recommended that events are ran on England match days to bring excitement but it’s not mandatory. Check out the WEURO2025 fixture schedule here.

More information will be landing in April.

Your Questions Answered

It includes an online Toolkit, which provides top tips for clubs on developing female provision, considering club governance, workforce, facilities and much more. It also includes a face-to-face Training Workshop. This lasts about 2 hours and gives you everything you need to develop the right club environment to start or grow female provision and meet other clubs just like yours!

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Equal Game Case Study - Sheffield & Hallamshire FA

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