London Blog
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Tarpe is moving on to teacher training and further employment outside working as a coach and instructor with Street League.
Tarpe has competently been coaching Street League Ladies until Monday of this week. She has also been running a brilliant fitness session at Tottenham Community Sports Centre for the Six 8 Four Centre, that the participants really enjoyed and also kept returning to!
Tarpe has done a tremendous job with the Street League Ladies team, with high player retention, and at the same time the session has been recruiting new players - making it a large, stable and successful women’s grassroots football session. Recently Street League Ladies have represented Street League at tournaments in the David Beckham Academy and at the Kennington Laureus Launch match day. I do not think this would not have been possible without Tarpe’s hard work, making a team out of many different individual players and being a coach and leader at the regular Monday night sessions.
Tarpe has done coaching courses and Directions 2 Work courses with Street League and is now an experienced coach showing great passion, attitude and knowledge of the game of football. She has also represented Street League at presentations to funders and at events and been an integral part of women’s development meetings and contributed greatly to working towards lowering the barriers to participation for women.
On a personal note, I want to say thank you for all your input and contributions over the years at Street League - women’s participation would not be where it is without you!
All at Street League wishes Tarpe the very best of luck with her new ventures – and Tarpe, please stay in touch!
Gudrun
The large and prestigous organisation Laureus has blogged about us on their web-page! Right next to pictures of Usain Bolt, Bobby Charlton and Rebecca Adlington, amongst other accomplished sport people, our fantastic eight women's teams and our amazing two refs feature - checkout text and pictures from the recent women only match day in Kennington Park - Take a look!
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
In the mad rush of recent transfer news and speculation it may have passed under the radar that Street League is set to lose one of its star players. Despite the lucrative offers flooding in from Manchester City to play alongside Robinho and Barry, I have decided on a more modest transfer. From next week I will be plying my trade at South West London Law Centres where I have taken the post of Volunteer Services Manager.
I have spent a rather wonderful year and a half at Street League. I have met and worked with fantastic colleagues, volunteers, and players. I shall miss everyone greatly, thank you all for making my time at Street League really really good fun.
I am sure I will see a lot of you at future Street League events!
Sophie (Manchester city are the greatest football team in the world and Richard Dunne is the world's best defender and no one can ever say otherwise) Hope