Schools’ Football Week 2024

This year’s Schools’ Football week is from Monday 5th – Sunday 11th February. The aim is to give children an opportunity to get outside, have fun and enjoy being able to play sport with their school friends.

If you’re a school or involved in a local kids’ football team you can download all the information you need to help you make the most out of Schools’ Football Week here.

 

Benefits of being part of a sports team

Whatever your children’s gender, playing team sports, including football, can bring so many benefits to their emotional and physical development.

They develop important motor skills, but also learn responsibility, communication, empathy and patience.

Being part of a football team will help important communication skills with their peers and adults too – this might include those in positions of authority such as coaches or match officials.

Results from matches might not always go the way kids want, or there might be occasions where they’re not selected for the team. Learning to deal with these emotions and disappointment is an important development skill for children.

 

Having the right kit

Just like with school uniforms, having the right sports kit can help boost team spirit and performance.

AKOA, our school sportswear range, uses the same high quality manufacturing processes and materials you’d expect from Trutex. Endura-Dri™, our exclusive advanced fabric, is designed to cope with the most challenging conditions. The construction of the fabrics acts to disperse moisture away from the body without the need for any additional chemical treatments that wear off after repeated washing.

Our plain stock items can be ordered easily online. Orders placed before 2pm will be despatched for next day delivery and you can see stock levels online, making ordering and delivery quick and easy.

Schools’ Football Week is a little earlier this year – still in the depths of winter – so you want to make sure your team are keeping warm with the appropriate kit for training as well as for matches.

We have a range of long-sleeved tops, from mid-layers to hoodies and fleeces, available in girls fit, boys fit and unisex. Keep legs warm in our track pants and leggings (which can be worn under shorts too), and hands warm with our gloves, designed with an internal fleece lining for added warmth, a high grip silicone palm, elasticated wristband and smart phone touch index and thumb tips.

Complete the look for match day by adding our pro socks to their kit, available in 10 colour options, along with protective equipment like shin pads and mouth guards. You can even give everyone a matching water bottle and gym sack to really complete the team look.