Congratulations to the young footballers pictured above for displaying ACE during training sessions:

A – Attitude

C – Commitment

E – Enthusiasm

Football is an important part of our Come Clubbing @ Cathedral programme and pupils celebrate their successes and update their achievements on their personal ‘Rose Trainer Achievement Award’ record card.

As a Sports Scotland (Gold Award) school, we recognise the many benefits of football:

Encourages an active lifestyle     Taking part in a competitive match, coaching sessions or simply having a kick around with some friends encourages children to get outside and keep themselves active.

Develops communication skills     Children can discuss their tactics or talk about other competitions they have attended in the community. Spending time with each other on a regular basis encourages the development of deeper communication skills and more involved conversations.

Enhances team skills and teamwork     To play football, a good team effort is required and playing regularly will help children develop their skills and work with their team successfully. Our pupils learn to play together and from their experiences, work out how they can be most effective as a collective unit. Being part of a team will also give children a sense of belonging and encourage them to think of others.

Helps to stimulate social skills     Spending time regularly with team mates allows for more complex relationships and more time being spent getting to know each other. Friendships will form and football may have started out as the common factor but it will soon become just one of the things that children have to talk about.

Congratulations, once again, to our ACE footballers!