Here’s the latest from Keith and the Team.
Welcome everybody tonight, especially you away supporters who have made the long trip from the South East Coast and hopefully you won’t be too upset on the way home after the result.
TODAY’S MASCOT
Our mascot tonight is Louis Russell, aged eight from Rochdale.
Louis has been a season ticket holder at Dale for the past two seasons and also likes going to away matches.
As well as playing football Louis also plays cricket for Littleborough under 9’s.
Louis’ favourite Dale player is Ian Henderson.
EASTER FOOTBALL/MULTI SPORT COURSES
As normal, we were inundated with boys and girls over the Easter holidays on our soccer/multi sport coaching courses.
This year we put on a girls only course at the Soccer Factory with 26 youngsters of differing abilities taking part bringing the total numbers to over 175 during the 2 weeks.
Everyone received goodies from the Club plus tickets to watch Dale play in the future, also awards were handed out to some lucky or should I say, talented players.
On our behalf, we were delighted to see so many children through out the holidays and no matter if working with beginners or talented players, we expect that they will all have gone home contented with their time at Rochdale AFC
Thanks go to Dale players for taking time out of their busy training schedules before the Doncaster Rovers and Peterborough United matches to meet attenders ensuring they had something to talk about on the way home with parents.
Award winners:
Week1
Soccer Factory
Most Improved: Holly Hayden, Summer Taylor, Ewan Lawless, Sam McGovern
Star Performers: Nell Strudwick, Summer Hernon, Teddy Bentley, Max Root
Skills Winners: Maddie Fish, Alexa Hayley, Nathan McGovern, Jordan McMahon
Wardle Academy
Most Improved: Natasha Whitworth
Star Performer: Adam Whitworth
Skills Winner: Sam Bridgwood
Week 2
Soccer Factory
Most Improved: Harry McKeown, Kian Kennedy
Star Performers: Esan Dad, Ethan Stewart
Skills Winners: Theo Thompson, Kayden Holt
Siddal Moor Sports College
Most Improved: Joe Morley
Star Performer: Joseph Armstrong
Skills Winners: Lee Walthall, Isaac B M Taylor
See you all on 30th April when Swindon are the visitors for the last scheduled home match this season sports/exercise activities at leisure centres, community centres and parks. The aim of a Healthy Image Project Volunteer is to promote healthy lifestyle messages to young people living in Conwy and to promote and encourage participation in physical activity and exercise.
Saturday’s trip was a reward for all the volunteering they have completed recently.