12 July 2023

The SWF Summer activities challenge gives young players the chance to win Scotland tickets

We are aware that for our young players the summer break can feel like a long time without football!

That’s why Scottish Women’s Football has created a summer challenge with a range of 20 activities for youth players to try out, with the added incentive of being placed into a draw to win tickets to see the SWNT for their whole team!

Some are physical or artistic challenges, some are more humorous and link in with this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, which is fast approaching!

To enter the prize draw, we encourage youngsters or clubs to send in videos, artwork and designs, or post pictures and videos online using the #swfsummerchallenge hashtag of the 20 activities listed below.

What’s more, there is every chance that the increased visibility of the World Cup will attract more girls to take up football so now is a good time for clubs to take stock of how they are positioned to welcome new players looking to take part in our sport.

Here are the 20 #SWFSummerChallenge activities:

Score a goal and do your best Megan Rapinoe celebration
Recreate a moment you have seen during the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Design a new Scotland top for our national teams
Do as many keepie-uppies as you can – use a football or a balloon or some rolled up socks if the weather is rubbish
Create a new football chant for your favourite women’s football team

Write a letter to your favourite player telling them how much you love football
Learn a new trick or practice your best dribbling skills and see your techniques improve
Pick a country taking part in the World Cup and tell us 5 top facts about it
Create a fantasy women’s World Cup squad – why not mix in some of your team mates?
Design a programme for a World Cup football game

Do 10 star jumps every day of the holidays, or another daily training challenge
Record your own commentary over a match
Create a new club badge
Dribble through puddles like you’re John McGinn playing against Georgia
Practice your fast feet by jogging on the spot as fast as you can for 1 minute

Design a banner to take to your next football game to cheer on your team
Australia and NZ are hosting the World Cup – tell us 10 great facts about those countries
Predict who will win the World Cup and the scores for the big games
Try to learn two new football skills during the holidays
Draw the flag of your favourite country taking part in the World Cup – if you’ve got facepaints, why not draw it on your face!