BUNBURY’S young female football talent will have an opportunity to learn some new skills with free clinics offered as part of the Bouncedown Centenary of Women’s Football celebrations.
South West Female Football Coordinator Akita Olsen said three free clinics will be on offer to girls across the region.
“This will be a great opportunity to have some of the state’s best coaches giving our country girls a lesson,” she said.
“Everyone is welcome to come down, even beginners who would like a chance to try the game for the first time.
“It will be a great chance to learn some new skills.”
The clinics will be held at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School on Saturday, March 28 with primary school students starting at 10.30am, highschool students starting at 1pm and the elite clinic running from 3pm.
Olsen said it is a real privilege for the South West to have elite trainers teaching local girls free of charge.
“There have been a lot of South West girls who have gone on to play at a state level,” she said.
“It is a real positive for the area to have these coaches giving country students the same opportunity to learn and develop as their city peers.”
The weekend of events recognises the centenary of Western Australia hosting the first women’s football game in 1915 with Bunbury hosting a match six years later.
A number of activities will be held across the weekend including a match featuring the WA women’s elite squad, a satellite exhibition of female football memorabilia and students from Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School and Presbyterian Ladies College contesting the Gary Johnston Memorial Cup.
For more about the history and future of women’s Australian Rules Football including more information about each of the weekend’s activities visit bunburymail.com.au
