Primary school visit Aon Training Complex with United Foundation
Lauren, who plays professional football herself, also has a special association with the school. “I went to Sunnybank Primary School when I was younger, but when I was there they didn’t have a girls’ team, so to play football I had to play on the boys,”
she said. “So it’s now special to be working there with the girls because they probably haven’t had the same opportunities that other schools have in having a girls’ team.”
Lauren also noted the importance of the visit to the training ground for the girls and boys. She said: “It will be huge for the kids. They will probably be quite overwhelmed, as they’ll never have had an opportunity like that before. It gives them an insight into what it’s like being a professional footballers.”
She continued, “It would have been very inspirational for the pupils and shows them if they want to play football in the future they can. There is that pathway to becoming a professional footballer no matter if you are a boy or girl.”
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