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‘The balance is better, the strength is better, coordination is better’ - Bristol After Stroke team going from strength to strength.
WF4W joined the Bristol After Stroke walking football team for one of their latest training sessions to find out more about how the game can benefit those who have had a stroke.
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'We support each other. We encourage each other. We look out for each other.' - The Waspettes and new beginnings.
Newly formed walking football team, The Waspettes, share the story of how they were formed, the work they've done to find sponsorship and their hopes to be an inclusive, supportive club for all women.
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Penultimate game day for the Active Connextions Summer League in Middlesbrough
WF4W enjoyed a roadtrip to sunny Teesside to watch teams across the North of England compete in the Middlesbrough Summer League set up by ex-professional Janette Hynes.
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'A Parkinson's diagnosis does not define what is possible' - Heading to Canada: England Parkinson's Walking Football Teams take on Toronto
Ellie Finch shares her latest blog post with WF4W to give the lowdown on the forthcoming WFA England Parkinson's team overseas trip and ways in which you can support.
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'Nothing short of amazing' Over-55 Vale and Valley Summer League
WF4W turned up in support of the fantastic new summer league for women over 55 years of age. In its inaugural year, the Vale and Valley league has drawn players from all over the country of different abilities from the ages of 55-70+.
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Player Story: Janette Hynes MBE – Giving Women a Voice Through Walking Football
Women's WFA North East regional manager, Janette Hynes MBE, shares her journey from professional footballer to walking footballer. As co-founder of Active Connextions, Janette tells WF4W what motivates her to help women rebuild their lives and develop a sense of purpose through walking football.
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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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Super League Round One: June 2026
A photo gallery of action shots from Round 1 of the WFA's Women's Super League O40s, O50s and O60s
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Why Confidence Can Shift for Women in Sport
Holly Rye, Sport and Exercise Psychologist in Training (SEPiT), shares some of the reasons confidence can be an issue for women in walking football.
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Player Story: Debbie Naylor
Harrogate Strays and IWFF England Over-60s player Debbie Naylor opens up about her transition from 11-a-side football, the health scare that changed her outlook on life, and becoming a walking football world champion at 65. Debbie's journey is one of resilience, determination and rediscovering joy in the game.
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Ashbury Women's Walking Football Tournament 2026
A photo album of action shots from the Ashbury 2026 tournament
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Braehead FC and the social connections which have been 'life changing'
Braehead Women's over 50s recently became the first Scottish team to win the Women's Walking Football Glasgow Trophy. Coach Callum Brown spoke to us about how Braehead Utd began and it's phenomenal success both on and off the pitch.
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