Woking Cougars FC
History
About Woking
Cougars
We are a club run by volunteer parents, dedicated people who
genuinely enjoy giving up their leisure time to the benefit of the
boys and girls of the club. All managers and coaches are vetted by
the police and undertake the Surrey FA Level 1 Managers Coaching
Course incorporating child protection and first aid.
We
are a close knit family club with a friendly atmosphere, we boast a
sound reputation locally of team spirit and togetherness. We have
experienced outstanding success both on and off the field, success
that can only be attributed to positive parental support and
commitment.
We have recently joined ranks with Woking and Horsell FC, a move which provides an opportunity
for our older players to progress in the future.
Each team
provides a parent representative to assist our Social &
Fundraising Manager and Club Stewardess with the organisation of
social activities. On this point any parent wishing to become
involved is welcomed, encouraged and supported and would also
participate in a child protection course.
Socially, we organise, race nights, karaoke, Dads football and
many other enjoyable events for parents, and for the youngsters our
free Christmas party and end of season Trophy Night, when all our
members receive recognition for their efforts, are part of what
makes being a ‘Cougar’ a lot of fun.
During the summer
months (April-September) training is held at St Johns Lye and
Winston Churchill School on Fridays and Goldsworth Park on Tuesdays
(girls) and Thursdays from 6.00pm. Winter training from
October until March is held on the astro pitches at Winston
Churchill School, Sythwood School and Woking Hockey Club at
various times.
Home matches for the majority of the
teams are played on the excellent pitches at West End Recreation
Ground, arguably the finest ground in the area, which we value
highly. Refreshments are served at all home matches thanks to the
parents sparing an hour of their valuable time and all offers of
help is appreciated.
Woking Cougars play host to 80 teams at
our own
2-day summer tournament, an enormous fundraising event
that requires everyone’s support. Our teams enter many other local
football tournaments as well as tours further afield during this
very enjoyable time of the year.
We intend to recruit each
year at the under 6 age group so that in the future we can provide
football for youngsters of all ages.
All players are offered
a three-week free trial but should register at the earliest
opportunity to take full advantage of the players’ injury insurance
provided by the club.
Tracey
Baldwin, Chairperson
