Eurofoot 2004 – European Football Tournament 7-a-side

 

The Special Olympics European Football Tournament 2004 will be held in Ettlebruck, Luxembourg from May 28 to June 1.  This is the first European 7-a-side tournament to offer competition for both Male and Female teams.

 

Special Olympics Ireland will be represented by its very first National Women’s Football Team, and the following are the team members who have been selected:-

Athletes		Coaches
Wendy Quinn	Dublin	Phelim Macken	Head Coach
Bridget O'Reilly	Dublin	Clare Stapleton	Coach
Mary Strain	Donegal	Sara Phelan	Coach
Carina McCauley	Donegal	June Gill	Medical/Physio
Rita Doherty	Mayo
Kathleen McMeel	Limerick
Siobhan McMahon	Tipperary
Regina Rattigan	Meath
Pamela Kavanagh	Dublin
Geraldine Duff	Dublin

  

January 24 and 25, 2004 will mark the first training weekend for the team.  They will have a five month preparation time to lead up to the event, which will mean intensive training to increase their fitness and football skills levels.  Team training will take place on average twice a month, and team members will also train at least twice a week at a local level with their own coaches.