After a fantastic start to the opening week of the new West Riding Girls Futsal League, with three wins out of four, confidence was high heading into another exciting day of action in Batley. This week, the focus for the team was on building play from the goalkeeper and progressing the ball up the court with patience and control, which is […]

With the U13s and U15s once again in Leeds for WRGFL league games, we reduced today’s session to two hours of coaching. The focus was on looking after the ball and dealing with an under load! If a player gave the ball away, they had to sprint to the goal they were attacking and tag a […]

On Monday 29 September, Mark Dick from England Futsal delivered a futsal CPD workshop to a number of coaches during the Bootham Ladies training session at Burnholme Community Centre. The CPD focused on one of futsal’s core attacking principles, the “Game of Two”. Coaches were challenged to consider what a two-player move looks like in practice before seeing […]

On Saturday 4 October, Bootham Ladies undertook one of their longest away trips of the season as they travelled to face Birmingham WLV at the University of Wolverhampton. This fixture marked the first-ever meeting between the two sides, and with Birmingham regarded as one of the top four teams in the country, Bootham faced a formidable challenge. Confidence was high, […]

Bootham Futsal Club is delighted to announce that four of its talented teenage players have been selected for England Women’s Futsal Development Squads. Lacey Backhouse and Eleanor Comrie have both been offered places in the brand-new England U17 Women’s Futsal Development Squad, while Erin Elliott will join Heather Smith in the England U19 Women’s Futsal Development Squad. […]

On Saturday 27 September, Bootham Ladies hosted Manchester Women’s Futsal Club at York St John University Sports Barn in their second home game of the National Futsal Series Stage 1 Group A qualifiers. Fresh from a brilliant away win at Project Futsal Liverpool, and with Manchester still reeling from a 17–0 hammering by Bolton, this […]

After last week’s matches in Leeds, we were back for three hours of coaching at York St John’s. The temperature may have dropped outside, but the futsal action inside was red hot! From observing the games in Leeds, it became clear that players were struggling to use the full width and depth of the court. […]

On Saturday, 20 September, Bootham Ladies played their first away game of the new season. After a disappointing home defeat to Leicester, hopes were high for an improved performance against Project Futsal Liverpool. Playing on one of the largest courts in the league and facing a familiar opponent, optimism was high for a positive result. […]

The U13s and U15s made their first trips to Leeds for the latest edition of the West Riding Girls Futsal League. With new players, new opponents, and plenty of learning ahead, it promised to be an exciting day! Both teams, featuring new combinations and facing unfamiliar opponents, had lots of enjoyment to look forward to. […]

With the first games of the season for the U13s and U15s in the West Riding Girls Futsal League taking place in Batley on Sunday, we were down to just two hours of coaching at St John’s. We continued the theme of giving players lots of game time, with matches played across two smaller courts. […]