FOOTBALLER OF THE WEEK

At our most recent session, Andy Jones was presented with his walking Footballer Of The Week trophy by coach Stu Carrington. The picture shows Andy holding the trophy surrounded by some of his envious friends.

NEW NAME FOR WALKING FOOTBALL IN WIRRAL

We were recently informed by Tranmere Rovers that they did not wish to add an extra walking football session nor be involved in competitive walking football competitions. It was also requested that we cease to use the name Tranmere Rovers Walking Football. Therefore, we have decided to change the name of the blog to Wirral Walking Football. All future tournaments will not be affected and we will continue to work with Cheshire FA to further progress the future of walking football. The new venue and time for our sessions is Soccerloco in Bromborough from Thursday 3rd September from 3-4pm. This venue boasts a superb indoor astro turf pitch together with safety netting on the sides and top. There are also refreshments facilities available both before and after the sessions. Cost will be £3.00 per session. Stu Carrington from Everton will be coaching us. This session is a replacement for the Monday one at the Powerleague in Kirkdale.

NEW WALKING FOOTBALL WEBSITE

The new Cheshire Walking Football website is now up and running courtesy of Bill Murney. We have allowed some of our pictures to be uploaded onto the site. Check it out for up to date walking football news in Cheshire. 

http://cheshirewalkingfootball.uk/

FANTASTIC WALKING FOOTBALL FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER

ANOTHER GREAT SESSION

Great walking football session at Shaftsbury Youth Club yesterday. Very, very humid so lots of drinks breaks required (especially afterwards in the cool down). We are still looking for new players so if you are interested please contact Wirral Walking Football.

NEW VENUE - CHESHIRE FA

Apologies for the recent lack of updates. Whilst it would appear there has been very little activity - far from it.

Yesterday we had another great coaching session at Powerleague in Kirkdale with Stu. Shaughn was given the first Player Of The Week award . Well done mate. We will possibly be moving this session over to the Wirral in the very near future with a change of day to Thursday and a late afternoon / early evening time slot. The main reasons for this are to give the opportunity for people still working to attend and also to create a new cachment area for TRWF. This will not effect the regular Wednesday sessions.

We also represented Tranmere Rovers Walking Football at a meeting at Cheshire FA yesterday, with the intention of setting out the first set of FA sanctioned Walking Football rules. In all 46 points were discussed by a committee of seven and hopefully a new set of rules for walking football in Cheshire will be available in two weeks time. These rules will be implemented for the first time at the Cheshire Walking Football Showcase Tournament which will be held in Knutsford on Tuesday 22nd September 2015. (Further details to follow). This showcase will be a taster for a Cheshire based mini-league which will hopefully start in October. George and myself were elected as joint treasurers for the newly formed organisation which will henceforth be known as Cheshire Walking Football.

The next tournament for TRWF is at Active Soccer in Maghull on Saturday 19th September 2015 with an 11.00am start. (Again further details to follow).

TRANMERE WALKING FOOTBALL AT POWERLEAGUE IN KIRKDALE

Great first walking football fitness and coaching session at Powerleague in Kirkdale last Monday. Fun warm-ups, great football session and small-sided games, finishing off with penalties. Just what we needed before our next competitive outing in September.

A massive thank you to Everton Football Club and EITC Walk Of Life for allowing this to happen and an especially big thanks to Stu Carrington for sorting out the sessions and doing the coaching for us.

If anyone over 50 years of age would like to come, the EITC minibus collects us outside Prenton Park on Borough Road by the kop stand at 10.30pm on Mondays. Session runs fron 11.00am-noon.

You can contact us via Facebook. First session is free of charge with subsequent sessions charged at £3.00 per session and transport is provided.

COACHING SESSION ON MONDAY COURTESY OF EVERTON

A coaching session has been arranged over in Liverpool on Monday 10th August 2015 for any interested Tranmere Rovers Walking Football players. It will be taken by Stu Carrington - a coach at Everton ITC.

We have an outdoor astro pitch (power league) ready for us from 11.00am - noon.

Everton have kindly offered to pick us up in their minibus so interested parties need to be outside Prenton Park at the kop end on Borough Road for 10.15am. They will also drop us off after the session.

We will trial the sessions for initially 3 weeks to see how they go. The first session is FREE so please email George if you would like to come - with subsequent weeks @ £3.00 per session.

This session is in addition to the Tranmere one on Wednesdays and NOT instead of.

Goalie Ron practices at the Egremont Festival

BUILDING WALKING FOOTBALL BRIDGES WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS

We had a great meeting with Stu Carrington at Everton F.C. about walking football. We discussed a variety of subjects including training, mini leagues, expanding sessions etc. This was a very productive meeting and hopefully the liaison and links between Everton & Tranmere Rovers Walking Football will get stronger and stronger. Many thanks Stu for your hospitality.