Newcastle United Foundation Inspire Next Generation With Newcastle United Women on International Women’s Day
Young women and girls aspiring towards a future in football with Newcastle United Foundation have learned “the sky’s the limit” while meeting their heroes from Newcastle United Women. To honour this year’s International Women’s Day, the Magpies’ Daisy Burt and Cara Milne-Redhead created an inspirational training session for players involved in the Foundation’s Emerging Talent Centre.
Launched this season, Newcastle United Foundation’s Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) provides development opportunities for U9, U10, U11 and U12 girls building on their involvement with grassroots clubs and creating a talent pathway to play for Newcastle United Women or the home nations.
Burt and Milne-Redhead saw first-hand how the next generation are gearing up towards a career in women’s football at an ETC training session on the rooftop pitch at the Foundation’s community facility, NUCASTLE, powered by Newcastle Building Society.
United full-back Burt, who was last month called up to the England U18s squad, said: “It’s amazing to see the opportunities available for girls and young women to get involved in football today – the women’s game has changed so much, even since I was growing up and playing, which is exactly what’s needed.”
“I have so much pride playing for Newcastle United Women and it’s an honour for me to wear the badge every time I walk out onto the pitch. I know the girls here will have the same dreams as I did at their age – to wear the badge and play at St. James’ Park.
It’s an honour to stand here and prove the sky’s the limit to these girls as someone who has grown up to play for Newcastle United Women and wearing the badge at St. James’ Park.”
Daisy Burt, Football Player at Newcastle United Woman
As part of the session, Burt and Milne-Redhead answered questions from the U9s girls training – sharing advice, who their own footballing heroes were growing up and what it was like to play at Newcastle United’s home ground.
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