Women's 101 Football Skills
A perfect place to learn football. We're so excited to offer a fun, non-judgemental, positive environment where everyone can develop their football skills, work a sweat up, meet some new people and have a good laugh. Come join Roodie our Girls Academy Manager, this summer to learn football as a beginner or get back into the game after a break, meet new people and have a wonderful time!
No commitment needed, just come along to any session and we’ll meet you there. Open to all (take some time for yourselves Mums!). You don't need to be a member at Springs either, so bring your friends too!
- Tuesday Mornings
- 7.00-8.00am
- 11th of March – 2nd of April
- Seddon Fields Turf (boots/turf shoes required) $10 per session or $30 for all 4
Showers available to get ready for work afterwards
Register here - email football@wsafc.org.nz
WSAFC Women in Football Event
When: Sunday 23rd March, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Where: Western Springs AFC
As a valued member of our Western Springs AFC footballing community, we would like to invite you along to our Women in Football afternoon, in collaboration with Northern Region Football.
We hope you can join us in celebrating New Zealand Football’s Girls and Women Month with an afternoon of light bites, refreshments, networking and korero and hear from our panel of community referees, coaches and team leaders.
The purpose of the event is to inspire a new group of female referees, coaches and football leaders in the lead up to the 2025 season.
We will be hearing from women who have been involved as referees, coaches and football leaders in the past couple years. We will discuss what they enjoy most about being involved and some of the challenges they faced at the beginning of their journey. We will also outline the resources that are available to support new referees, coaches and football leaders.
This initiative aligns with our strategic outcomes strategy of being an inclusive and empowering environment that welcomes all ages, genders and abilities and is committed to advancing women and girls in football.
If you are female aged 13+, have ever played sport, have run an event i.e. a birthday party, have done any form of teaching, are interested in being more involved in supporting your child in their football or want to inspire the next generation of football superstars then this event is for you!
Female members from other clubs are more than welcome to attend. Connect with the football community and hear from our guest speakers.
Spaces are strictly limited - so we encourage you to RSVP as soon as possible to celebrate with us at this special evening.
RSVP now by emailing howf@wsafc.org.nz
Female Athlete Webinars with Issy Coombes
We are delighted to announce two webinars with the insightful and experienced Issy Coombes! Issy is an expert in "Empowering and inspiring young female footballers to optimise their health & wellbeing for performance". She works as Sport Scientist for the NZ U20 Women's Team and Wellington Phoenix Academy and is currently completing a PHD specialising on Female Athlete Health linking with English, Australian and New Zealand clubs.
These sessions are recommended for players U11 and up but they will be open to all club members and parents who register for the online event. Set the dates aside and Register below
Female Athlete Health - Monday 10th June 5.30-6.30pm
- Overview of the menstrual cycle
- Understand how the menstrual cycle impacts
- recovery & performance
- Discuss REDS & prioritising health
Female Athlete Nutrition - Tuesday 6th August 5.30-6.30pm
- Understand the importance of nutrition for Health & performance
- Understand the basic macro & micronutrients
- Understand football specific fuelling
Please register individually (one for player and one for parent if both attending). Watch it from the comfort of your own home.
Wāhine Wine and Cheese Night
NEW DATE- Wednesday 10th April
Doors open 6:30pm, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Western Springs Club Rooms
Free entry, free nibbles
Welcoming all wāhine of the club to a night of connection, information and empowerment.
- Mums / aunties / sisters / wives / friends
- Volunteers
- Former players
- Current senior & youth players
- Coaches / referees etc
Girls and Womens Open Day
Saturday, 16th March
9.30am to 10.30am
Western Springs Club Rooms and Fields
We are excited to annouce our Girls and Womens Open Day for 2024!!
Get your girl friends together and come on down to Seddon Fields for a fun filled morning of football with some great spot prizes to be won!
This fun day is focused on females in the community (but is open to all) who are keen to have some fun on the turf with different skills stations run by some of our Premier Womens players and Girls Academy players. Our U14 and U16 Premier Girls teams will also have pre-season games following the Open Day.
Enter the draw for some spot prizes, enjoy the skills stations and pick up some new boots at our famous Great Boot Swap (which will run from 9.30am to 10.30am). So come on down and enjoy the fun and spread the word! Introduce a friend and enter to win a prize!
Girls and Womens Day Boot Swap!
Similarly to the Club Open Day, the Girls and Womens Open Day will include another Great Boot Swap! Everyone of all ages and genders are free to come down and have a browse through the donated boots and worn gear.
Bex Sowden – Keeping Girls in Sport
Wednesday 13th March
Doors open 6.30pm, 6.45pm - 8.00pm
Western Springs Club Rooms
Free entry
Insightful tips from Bex Sowden for our club, coaches, parents and supporters to help keep our girls in the game and thriving in sport.
Rebecca Sowden is a former NZ Football Fern and US college soccer player who has worked in sport's marketing for over 20-years with the likes of Hong Kong Sevens, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, TVNZ and Sky.
Rebecca established Team Heroine, a women's sport agency 4 years ago and has worked with the likes of US Women's National Team Player's Association, Xero and Visa Europe on their women's football strategies. She was also founding partner of global campaign, Correct The Internet to help increase the visibility of sportswomen on the internet. She was recently named as one of the 'ICC Best XI' in the world for progressing women's football.
- All coaches, players, parents and volunteers are welcome.
