Football Competitions Aberdeen
Foot‘mall’ Crazy - Young Aberdonians Invited to Shopping Centre’s Annual Keepie Up Competition
Youngsters across Aberdeen are being invited to ‘kick off’ the second annual ‘Keepie Up Competition’ in the
Bon Accord
St. Nicholas Shopping Centre. Local children will hope that they are ‘on the ball’ for the free event which takes place next weekend (Saturday 29 April) from 12 noon to 3pm.
The event is being organised by the University of Aberdeen’s Children’s Sports School which specialises in sports activities, with an emphasis on the importance of keeping fit, in conjunction with the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre.
Jackie Davidson, Children’s Sports School Co-ordinator at the University of Aberdeen says, “We hope that the children of Aberdeen will jump at this chance to show off their fancy footwork and impress their friends, while having fun and keeping fit and healthy.”
Jackie continues, “Each entrant will be timed on how long they can keep a ball in the air using a combination of their feet, knees, legs, chest, shoulders and head without the ball touching the floor. The number of keepie uppies in a given time will also be recorded. The overall winner will receive a free place for themselves and a friend at the Children’s Summer Sports School. The next best scorers in both the girls’ and boys’ categories will each receive an Aberdeen Football Club football, signed by the whole team. Girls are encouraged to attend the event just as much as boys - the world record for keepie uppies is held by a woman after all, at 55,187 touches in nine hours and six minutes, by Brazilian Milene Domingues, former wife of football superstar Ronaldo.”
Frank Sutherland, centre manager of the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre, says, “We want as many children as possible to come along to this fun day out and look forward to beholding Aberdeen’s up and coming football stars. The competition is open to children of all abilities under the age of 14, and I am sure we won’t have to blow the whistle on any ‘foul play’.”
Entrants must be 14 years and under. Both boys and girls are welcome.
The University of Aberdeen has been running children’s sport programmes for nearly 20 years and continues to develop its services to give children the best sporting experience. For further information on the children’s sports courses contact 01224 272318 or log onto www.abdn.ac.uk
Youngsters across Aberdeen are being invited to ‘kick off’ the second annual ‘Keepie Up Competition’ in the
Bon Accord
St. Nicholas Shopping Centre. Local children will hope that they are ‘on the ball’ for the free event which takes place next weekend (Saturday 29 April) from 12 noon to 3pm.
Aberdeen’s Children’s Sports School
The event is being organised by the University of Aberdeen’s Children’s Sports School which specialises in sports activities, with an emphasis on the importance of keeping fit, in conjunction with the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre.
Jackie Davidson, Children’s Sports School Co-ordinator at the University of Aberdeen says, “We hope that the children of Aberdeen will jump at this chance to show off their fancy footwork and impress their friends, while having fun and keeping fit and healthy.”
Keepie Up World Record
Jackie continues, “Each entrant will be timed on how long they can keep a ball in the air using a combination of their feet, knees, legs, chest, shoulders and head without the ball touching the floor. The number of keepie uppies in a given time will also be recorded. The overall winner will receive a free place for themselves and a friend at the Children’s Summer Sports School. The next best scorers in both the girls’ and boys’ categories will each receive an Aberdeen Football Club football, signed by the whole team. Girls are encouraged to attend the event just as much as boys - the world record for keepie uppies is held by a woman after all, at 55,187 touches in nine hours and six minutes, by Brazilian Milene Domingues, former wife of football superstar Ronaldo.”
Frank Sutherland, centre manager of the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre, says, “We want as many children as possible to come along to this fun day out and look forward to beholding Aberdeen’s up and coming football stars. The competition is open to children of all abilities under the age of 14, and I am sure we won’t have to blow the whistle on any ‘foul play’.”
Entrants must be 14 years and under. Both boys and girls are welcome.
The University of Aberdeen has been running children’s sport programmes for nearly 20 years and continues to develop its services to give children the best sporting experience. For further information on the children’s sports courses contact 01224 272318 or log onto www.abdn.ac.uk
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