Our Patch summer 2017
Are we having fun?
You bet we are!
The Park Club roar
Learning from the
experts. Yusuf
Jimacale, left,
shows off some
fancy footwork
COVER STORY
A mini revolution is going
on at The Park Club, where
youth football and netball
leagues are inspiring the
next generation of players
T
he 5ives and High 5ives
are the youth football and
netball leagues run by
Shooting Starz at The Park
Club in East Acton Lane,
W3… and new teams are
signing up every week, adding more
competition and interest to an already
bustling set-up.
Proudly sponsored by estate agents
Horton and Garton, Shooting Starz was
created three years ago by Luke Craig,
of Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith,
and Yusuf Jimacale, backed by a team of
qualified coaches from west London.
“It’s starting to get really busy,” said
Luke. “There are 30 teams already, and
although we’ve only soft-launched now,
there’ll be a full, robust league schedule
in September.”
The after-school Friday night 5ives
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