Football Focus Issue 75 | Page 68

Delaford Colts
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Delaford Colts FOOTBALL CLUB

Back in 1980 , three men with footballing sons were unhappy with the way football was being organised in Iver Village , at this point they formed Delaford Colts FC .

Thirty seven years later the club has gone from strength to strength and continues to grow with the hard work and support from all Committee members past and present , children and parents .
Our current Chairman has been involved in the club for 32 years and took over being chairman seventeen years ago after managing two teams himself .
The most rewarding part of being involved in the club is seeing Children enjoying playing football in a safe and controlled environment . We have children from four years old training alongside our 11 teams that play at the weekends ranging from U7 ’ s to Mens .
All our Managers are at least level 1 qualified with safeguarding , First Aid & FA CRB ; all our volunteers have a FA CRB & Safeguarding .
The feeling in the club at the moment is very positive – everyone is looking towards the future of Delaford Colts ; we have had a great start to the season throughout the club which reflects in the attitudes of players and parents .
Over the coming season we plan to do more Development Days where we have all age groups learning new and different approaches for children to bring to the pitch .
We train from the age of four years old – Mini Colts , we have noticed it gives them a great bond as a team and is beneficial in their development .
Our managers set up all their own training sessions , keeping it fresh and interesting every week , they are always happy to listen to parent feedback .
All our age groups train within the same environment ; this means that the
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