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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.
The club
Six ways in.
The groups, the camps and the jobs that keep it all going. Three free sessions first, and every price written down.
What the club does
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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.
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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.
Every price
No joining fee, no August subs, and quiet help from the club fund for any family that needs it.
| What | The detail | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| First three sessions | Every group, no forms and no kit | Free |
| Monthly subs | Standing order, September to July, nothing in August | £12 |
| A sister | Half subs, and a third sister plays for nothing | £6 |
| Wildcats kit | Purple top and socks | £15 |
| Team kit | Shirt, shorts and socks, under 12s upward | £28 |
| Holiday camp, one day | 9am to 3pm, drop-off from 8:30am | £14 |
| Holiday camp, five days | Free for any family that needs it, no form | £55 |
| Coach courses | Paid by the club in return for a season of helping | Free |
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.