From Dream to Cup! #FootballIsNotForGirls? #Under15Football

Football is not for girls?! Who said that? We want to participate in the U15 Women's National Cup (2024-2025). The merit is theirs, the contribution is yours.

Hello,
We are a group of parents and guardians of female football players in the Under-15 category of the Metodologia TOCOF football club, a club in the municipality of Odivelas that has been around for over 15 years and has over 200 athletes in youth football.

This year, the athletes in the U15 Women's category were classified as VICE CHAMPIONS in the Lisbon district, for the first time being qualified to participate in the U15 Women's National Cup, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation.

As part of this competition, the athletes will have to travel to various parts of the country, incurring travel and food costs. It is with this in mind that we are launching this initiative. We would like to ask for your contribution so that these girls' dreams do not go unfulfilled. We are talking about families with some difficulties and who, without the support of sponsors, will not be able to participate in this competitive stage.

TOCOF is an amateur training club that has managed to achieve several victories in different training levels, but does not have sufficient resources of its own to play a very important social role in the community in which it operates, in the integration of young people at risk and in their training as athletes and individuals.
Any help is extremely important to help these girls' dream of participating in this National Cup come true, because there is little or no support, even from public organizations that could (and should) do so.

On the other hand, and unfortunately, there are still those who say that "football is not for girls" and together we have to counter that!
The games will be broadcast via YouTube and on the Portuguese Football Federation's social media channels to support this wonderful team!

This is our selection and in the future it will also be yours, knowing that it was thanks to you that it all started.
Imagine, 2031, Women's World Cup,
One of these players will be captain of our Senior Football team!!!
How proud!
Yes, it was here at TOCOF that it all started!
The merit is theirs, the contribution is yours.


"It takes a village to raise a child."
Be part of this village!
Support Women's Football.

Thanks.

About the author

TOCOF is the abbreviation for Footballer Skills Optimization Training, a training methodology developed by Physical Education Teachers Bruno Baptista and Valter Pinheiro as a way to improve athletes' performance and reduce injuries. The concept is to create a more solid way of learning Football in all variants of the game.

The methodology was developed based on the development of teams from the SLB and SCP youth teams, where it stood out for its excellent work and results. This methodology was finally recognized in 2008/2009 when the magazine Futebol Tatico (Spain) published two articles on the TOCOF methodology. That same year we were invited to participate in the Desportivo da Corunha Football Conference to share this knowledge.

Objectives:

– Provide children with a sporting activity in the sport they like most;
– Develop your physical abilities in a multifaceted way;
– Provide more solid and efficient learning of the game;
– Create a team spirit, mutual assistance and fair play;
– Provide the basis for technical and tactical development appropriate to their age.

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Budget and due dates

The costs of this participation will be borne entirely by the club, the athletes and their families.
Estimated budget | April to June 2025

- Field Rental and Security: €1000 to €2000
- Travel: €1000 to €2000
- Equipment and other support material: €500 to €1000

Total: 3000 – 5000€ (5 to 7 Games)

* The value shown here is an estimate, as it will be influenced by the game calendar that has not yet been completed and the number of games that each team will play at home or away.

If the necessary amount cannot be reached through this campaign, the missing amount will be requested from the families, which may result in some of the players not participating. ☹

If the amount raised exceeds the needs, the club undertakes to use it to purchase equipment such as balls, elastic bands for gym work, pins or training shirts in order to improve the conditions for practicing sports. 😊

The club will publish all details about this campaign on its social networks.

Shout of Support:
"Mancha, don't stay silent and shout out loud. Long live TOCOF!"

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