AVS Newsletter July 08 2016 | Page 7

We recently staged a Year 1 and 2 Primary schools football festival with over 200 pupils arriving onto the Avon Valley Field to take part in a mixture of football skills, drills and matches, as well as some general fitness sessions. Again the helpers from Years 7-10 showed excellent maturity in their preparation, organisation and delivery of some really good sessions that were enjoyed by all the pupils; we even managed to pack up just before the downpour of rain at the end of the day! Congratulations to all pupils involved, keep up the hard work – they may well be after Mr Goldthorp’s job in a few years time! Referees Shay Bevan Lewis Carter Jamie Saunders Ben Coles Jay Smith Josh Townsend Coaches Sky Bleu Harris Fallon Mendez Lauren Bale Jarreth Griffith Jake Smith Harry Dunn James London Miles McIntyre Dan Coles Jack Toolen Archie Wade Some feedback from one of the organisers which is always nice to hear: "Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your support with the event today, it was a big success, the kids enjoyed it and we had a lot of positive feedback from staff. I really appreciate the extra lengths you went to make the event a success, such as driving around picking up the goals and getting the mini-pitches marked out. The leaders did a great job, their sessions were excellent and the referees were fantastic. Some of the coaching points were great, and they had a lovely rapport with the primary kids - I had a few comments from school staff on how good the leaders were." So thank you very much, appreciated... see you next year! Kind Regards, Ian Smart Partnership & Sports Centre Development Manager much