Shoreham U15's European Football Tour

Aim

An opportunity for the young players to build team spirit, develop their confidence and character, and commitment to the sport.

Who are we?

Shoreham under 15's football team is a youth team of Shoreham Football Club which is a community club on the South coast and is one of the greenest non-league clubs in England.

Why are we crowdfunding?

The under 15 team have an exciting opportunity to compete at a European tournament in May this year.  This is the teams only chance to experience such an event.

The opportunities of this age group were impacted by COVID, they have missed lots of football, tournaments and team building.  Next year will be their last in the youth squad, they will be focusing on GCSE's and is generally a time when many leave the sport.

Just before lockdown they were sitting at the top of their league and looked like being crowned champions.  Last season they qualified for the final of a big local tournament, this season they have been performing well but have been frustrated with games and training regularly cancelled due to the Great British weather!

The club want to ensure all the team can participate to support their principles of helping each other and working together.

How you can play your part

There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.

1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!

2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.

3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!

4. If you want to run your own fundraiser to support us, maybe a sponsored activity or similar, use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!

How we’ll spend the money raised

As a team they have committed to raise funds to support the costs of travel and, accommodation particularly for those within the squad from a low-income family. Events planned include a family quiz, a sponsored walk from Shoreham FC to the Amex, car washing and cake sales.

Community impact

The club and coaches are keen to give them the chance to build on their team spirit and commitment to sport which is so important to teenage boys. 

The importance of sport in the life of a teenage boy is unquestionable,  especially in today's society with an epidemic of childhood obesity continuing to rise, along with health concerns such as anxiety and depression in teens, plus the fact that children spend so much time on tech devices each week.

If we can keep these boys engaged they will continue to learn the life skills needed to ensure they become confident, healthy, considerate young men.

This project successfully funded on 30th April 2023