WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 3rd JULY 2022

Well last week saw the WDSL schoolboys/girls section of the club come to a close for the mid-summer break. With the senior section also finished the club would like to wish all our members junior and senior and their families a very happy and enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing you all back after the summer break. Of course, not all the action is finished, our senior ladies team play on as they play in a summer league. Also, our Saturday Academy and Superheroes section continue on throughout the summer months.

Our annual summer camp is open for bookings. Week 1 will run from Monday 25th July to Friday 29th July; Week 2 runs from Monday 15th August to Friday 19th August. The camp will run from 10am to 2pm daily and the cost is €75 per child with discount for 2 or more children from the same family. Every participant will receive a jersey. All children should bring a packed lunch, drink, rain jacket, football boots and shin guards. To book your place use the following link: https://wicklowroversafc.com/products or alternatively you can contact any committee member.

The club’s weekly junior soccer academy continues every Saturday morning [weather permitting] under the watchful eye of senior club coaches Johnny Dunne, Jimmy Nolan and John Kelly. The academy takes place on the club grounds at Whitegates and is open to all kids from the age of 3 years to 8 years. The academy starts at 11 o’clock and finishes at 12. There is no need for registration so you can come along to any week that suits. Come along and learn the skills of football while having fun and enjoyment, it’s a great way of meeting new friends as you learn the skills as you get prepared for the introduction to participate in organised league football in the coming years.

Our Saturday morning junior academy is getting bigger and bigger with large numbers turning up. We could do with some help with the coaching of our future stars. Anyone over the age of 18 interested in getting into coaching should come along, it would be a great starting point if you were thinking of going into coaching. Also, if there's any senior players interested in helping out your help would be very much appreciated. The academy runs from 11 to 12 every Saturday so if you are interested, please contact any committee member or pm us on our Facebook page, thank you

The club in conjunction with our Saturday morning junior academy are running a Superheroes Football section for kids with special needs. It kicks off on Saturday 25th of June on the all weather pitch at Whitegates and will be overseen by coaches James Quinn and James Macklin. The Superheroes section will run from 11.15 to 12.15 on Saturdays. If you are interested, you should register your child by email to wicklowroverssuperheros@gmail.com or you can contact James Quinn at 086-3989769.

Wicklow Rovers AFC promote soccer for schoolboys/girls, youth girls and boys, senior men and ladies in the community, our club is growing all the time and any assistance with the help of running the club would be very much appreciated. At present we have a very hard working committee but we are always on the search for people interested in helping out, the club are always looking for people who are interested in getting involved in soccer, whether its coaching and managing or on the executive committee or a sub-committee, maybe you would just like to help as an assistant manager, help with fundraising or help just around the grounds or in any way at all, don’t hesitate, get involved, anyone interested in helping out the club in anyway can contact any committee member. So, if you’re interested in doing some work around the club, please contact any of the following committee members, Johnny Dunne, Paul Delaney, Jimmy Nolan, Trevor Conyard, Stephen Clarke, Ross Byrne or Corrina Collins, contact numbers can be found on the club website or alternatively you can private message our club facebook page, all help is welcomed and very much appreciated.

Anyone with anything for our club notes, Facebook page or our club website can contact me by email at jimmy.nolan09@hotmail.com or by text to 087-9108706. For all news regarding the club, check out our club website at www.wicklowrovers.com or the club facebook page.