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Foxy Feet started at the end of March, training once a week on Mondays. Then in July Foxy Feet completed a two week school holiday programme at the end of term two. It was successful and continued in term three and the following school holidays. The holiday programme is based on ball skills, fitness, game situations and tactical play with whiteboard sessions.
Full name | Foxy Feet Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Foxes | |||
Founded | 2014 | |||
Ground | Whakatane Intermediate | |||
Chairman | Daniel Sharp | |||
Head Coach | Lewis Sharp | |||
League | Eastern BOP | |||
2016 | 13th Grade 1st | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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At Foxy Feet we are here to make a difference. We create sporting opportunities that support an active and healthy lifestyle, while having fun with friends. We cater for all ages and abilities to help people realize their capabilities and raise their self-esteem. Players experience fun new football drills and play games that improve football skills, co-ordination, balance and all round development. Foxy Feet provides opportunities for people experiencing disability to learn to play football and other sport games. There is a focus on everyone achieving success and having fun learning new things.
Playing football is a great way to make friendships and playing sports supports inclusion in the wider community. Confidence and empowerment is a kick away with Foxy Feet. Through the power of sports, people with disabilities build on strengths and abilities. Our soccer players find joy, confidence and fulfilment on the pitch and in life. This also inspires people in the community and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.
Douglas McLean, the Principal of Intermediate is supportive that his students improve their soccer skills. Each year all the schools from ages 11 to 13 compete in AIMS Interschool Competition. The Whakatane Intermediate School has no team; therefore, players struggle with matches throughout the year and experience difficulty when they go to AIMS to play other schools. One goal of Foxy Feet is to start a junior team of Whakatane Intermediate School students to provide consistency in skill and tactical play development for young players throughout the year. As the club grows younger age groups can start which will insure the club will feature in the community for years to come.
Whakatane Intermediate School is the only school that I know that doesn’t have a team or league to play in, apart from AIMS and Gisborne School which is a friendly match once year. Intermediate have struggled with this for years but had no one that could help get it started and coach. Having another team in a league will only be an advantage to the Whakatane community. More matches, more fun more soccer can’t be wrong.
The players’ pathway will have more opportunities within the school and competitions, such as AIMS. This training supports an easy transition to High school or the local senior club as they get older. Parents have shown enthusiasm for the consistency that Foxy Feet will offer.
Pathways include: school training, seasonal interclub football competition, summer league football, Special Olympics competition (Special Needs members),
Currently the Whakatane Intermediate School provides their premises without cost for Foxy Feet training and holiday programmes, and the holiday programme covers equipment costs. As the club increases membership for the 2015 season fees will be another source of income for the club. Whakatane Intermediate School will support Foxy Feet club for years to maintain the quality of developing young players potential to succeed in soccer.