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Resilience, Resetting and Rebounds - The goalkeepers of women's walking football give their tips for new or returning goalies
WF4W asked experienced goalkeepers to share their words of advice for anyone new or returning to goalkeeping.
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Round 2 of the Superleague
It was another hot day in Gloucester for Round 2 of the WFA Superleague.
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How Your Football Family Can Make All the Difference After an Injury
Sport is often a happy place for many people, but what happens when someone gets injured and faces weeks or months on the sidelines? WF4W wanted to know what advice female walking footballers had for other players who are currently injured.
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Process Over Outcome: A Simple Mindset Shift That Can Improve Confidence in Walking Football
Holly Rye, Sport and Exercise Psychologist in Training (SEPiT), gives us the low down on how a switch in focus from outcome to process can improve performance.
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Player Story: Emma Kimber
Our latest fantastic walking football story is shared by Emma Kimber currently of Melksham WWFC and the WFA England Kicking Cancer team. Emma's football journey is one of resilience, determination and defying the odds.
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Too Hot To Handle: The 40's and 50's WFA National Cup in Gloucester
Teams from across the UK competed in the WFA's National Cup in Gloucester.
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"These women are absolute warriors!" - Gillian Burgess on the female walking football goalkeepers she coaches.
We took the opportunity of an invite from Gillian Burgess Director at GK316 Academy to pop down to Gloucester FA at Almondsbury and watch one of her training sessions for GKs.
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Player Story: Julie Norris
Julie Norris of Parkinson's Pioneers, Stokesley Walking Football Club and the North East Regional side (amongst other teams!) shares her journey from leaving teaching due to Parkinson's to the support she has received from the walking football community. Now a player and a coach, Julie tells WF4W about the new sense of purpose walking football has given her.
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Parkinson’s walking football festival 2026
The Parkinson's Walking Football Tournament hosted by Portishead FC - a rainy day that was no wash out. Take a look at the photo gallery
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