A group of young players have scored for Soccer 7s by netting over £800 for the Club.
Ten boys who play for Forres Area Soccer 7s took part in Buckie It’s A Knockout and this week they handed cheque to the Club for £819.50.
The youngsters who all attend Applegrove Primary School had to take on numerous challenges during the event and asked family and friends to sponsor them.
Great fun
Oscar Dawson who took part said: “It was great fun and all my friends were doing it so I thought I would get involved too. There were lots of different races, and a lot of it involved teamwork.”
Victor Stoczkowski added: “It was good to raise the money for Soccer 7s. We all play for the Club. My favourite event on the day was having to play giant table football, but we were the players in the table football.”
Mum Lindsay Black helped to get the youngsters involved. She said: “This is the first year that you have been able to pick your own charity at the It’s A Knockout event. My son Jake wanted to take part so we got a team together and we realised that they all had Soccer 7s in common so it made sense to raise the money for that.”
Teamwork
Graeme Ferguson, chairman of the Club which meets every Sunday between February and October said he was impressed with the boys: “What these boys have done has encompassed just what soccer 7s is about, teamwork and having fun. We are blown away with the amount of money they have raised and the hard work they have put in and we offer them and everyone who sponsored them a huge thank you.”
The children who took part in the event were: Oscar Dawson, Victor Stoczkowski, Angus Mackintosh, Leon Morrison, Jake Nicoll, Davie Laurence, Josh Hepple, Fraser Martin, Leo Brailsford and Brodie Finlayson.
Next season
Registration for the 2018 season of Forres Area Soccer 7s is now open.
Youngsters aged between 4-12 years old can play for the Club which next year will be celebrating its 25th birthday.
Forres Area Soccer 7s is open to girls and boys of all abilities.
There are three levels the children can progress through – Development 4s, Super 5s and Soccer 7s.
Prices for the 2018 are: Development 4s £30 and Super 5s and Soccer 7s £50.