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Wildcats, ages 5 to 11
An hour of games with a ball, every Thursday at five. No positions, no league table, and no need to have played before.
Three sessions free, then £12 a month.
Girls football · Caerau Park, Ely
Never played? Good.
Most girls here hadn't either. Come to three sessions for nothing, in trainers and a coat. Ages 5 to 16, whoever she is and however she kicks.
How it starts
Three stars, three sessions, nothing to pay.
The first
Turn up ten minutes early and find a coach in a purple coat by the pavilion gate. Stay and watch. Trainers will do. She can hold your hand for the whole hour if she needs to.
The second
She knows a name or two by now. Bring a friend if she wants: every girl gets her own three free sessions, so there is nothing to work out.
The third
Decide together. If she is staying, a short form and £12 a month by standing order from then on. If not, no hard feelings and nothing owed.
What we do
From first kick to the valleys league.
Star 02
Under 12s to under 16s
Five teams in the valleys girls' league, one training night a week and a game on Sunday mornings. Beginners still welcome at 14.
Three sessions free, then £12 a month.
Star 03
Holiday camps
Girls-only days at Caerau Park in half term and summer, nine till three, open to any girl aged 5 to 14, whether she plays with us or not.
£14 a day or £55 for five days, with a free place for any family that needs one.
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Kit and subs
Twelve pounds a month after the three free sessions, half for a sister, and a kit swap twice a year so nobody buys new unless they want to.
£12 a month, £6 for a sister.
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Volunteering
Line marking, tea, lifts, treasurer, helping at Wildcats. An hour a month is useful. Every volunteer is DBS checked if the role involves children.
It costs an hour now and then.
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Coach courses
We pay for any parent or older sister who wants to coach to take the entry-level badge and the safeguarding course, in return for one season with us.
Free to you, in return for one season helping at the club.
This season, 2026/27
Which night is hers?
Groups go by her age on 31 August 2026. You can look it up here, or let the team finder work it out.
Wildcats
ages 5 to 11
Thursday, 5:00pm to 6:00pmSeren Rees, the small pitch by the pavilion
Under 12s
aged 11 on 31 August
Monday, 5:30pm to 6:45pmAngharad Bello, the lower pitch
Under 13s
aged 12 on 31 August
Monday, 5:30pm to 6:45pmKath Morris, the lower pitch
Under 14s
aged 13 on 31 August
Tuesday, 5:30pm to 6:45pmDee Harding, the top pitch
Under 15s
aged 14 on 31 August
Wednesday, 6:30pm to 7:45pmLowri Pugh, the top pitch, under the lights
Under 16s
aged 15 on 31 August
Wednesday, 6:30pm to 7:45pmLowri Pugh, the top pitch, under the lights
For the grown-ups
You can stay and watch. Every session, always.
Every coach and helper holds an enhanced DBS check and has taken the safeguarding course, there are always two adults at a session, and our welfare officer, Marian Ellis, answers her phone on anything at all.
We don't publish names or close-up photographs of girls anywhere, and we never will. If money is tight, tell us quietly and the club fund covers subs and kit.
Everything parents askThe rules we live by
It's supposed to be fun. We take that seriously.
Everybody plays
Every girl gets game time in every match until under 14s, written into our club rules. At under 14s and above, nobody sits out a whole game.
Parents welcome
Stay and watch, or stand on the line with a flask. There is a chair by the pavilion if you want one.
Nothing done alone
Two adults at every session, no coach alone with a child, no lifts in coaches' cars. We say it plainly because it matters.
Good, not perfect
We praise trying, and being a good team-mate, well above scoring. Nobody gets shouted at from our touchline.
- 5the youngest age we take
- 6groups, wildcats to under 16s
- 3free sessions before you pay
- £12subs a month, half for a sister
Nobody here is paid
An hour a month keeps this going.
Goals, tea, lines, lifts, the books. You don't need to know anything about football, and the club pays for any check or course a job needs. If you fancy coaching, we pay for the badge too, in return for one season.
From the touchline
What parents say.
She stood behind me for the whole of the first session. By the third she had forgotten I was there. She is nine, and she now tells me about offside whether I want to hear it or not.
I told them she was thirteen and had never played, expecting to be fobbed off. Lowri said, good, bring her Wednesday. She plays at the back now.
I got told about the fund on the quiet when things were tight last winter. Nobody else ever knew. That is why my girl still plays.
Questions people ask
She has never kicked a ball. Is that really all right?
Yes. It is the most common way anyone starts with us. The first session is games with a ball, a coach alongside her and no one keeping score. Trainers and a coat are fine.
What do we bring?
Trainers or boots, a water bottle and a coat. Long hair tied up and earrings out. We have balls, bibs and spare shin pads.
How do I know she is safe?
Every coach and helper has an enhanced DBS check and a safeguarding course, there are always two adults at a session, and our welfare officer, Marian Ellis, is on the phone for anything at all. Parents can stay and watch every session, always.
Which group would she be in?
Age groups go by her age on 31 August at the start of the season. Put her date of birth in the team finder and it will tell you the group, the coach, the night and the kit cost.
What if we cannot afford it?
Tell Marian or the coach. The club fund covers subs and kit quietly, with no form, and nobody else hears about it.
Do girls have to play in matches?
No. Wildcats do not have a league at all, and older girls can train without playing on Sundays. Most end up wanting to, but nobody is pushed.
Never played? Good. Bring her on Thursday.
Trainers and a coat are fine for the first session. A coach meets you at the pavilion gate, and you can stay and watch for as long as you like. The first three sessions are free.