WELCOME TO WALKING FOOTBALL'S FIRST CLUB!
Senior Spireites play Walking Football in the Chesterfield area 4 times a week and we are always looking for new members. The core values of walking football are fun, friendship and staying active as we advance in age.
New membership is open to men and women over 50 years old of all abilities and levels of fitness. Chesterfield Senior Spireites Walking Football was born in 2011 (the first walking football club in the world!) and is still going strong, now with over 110 playing members.
Playing sessions are at LU Graves, Meadowhead, Sheffield on Monday mornings from 10.30 to 11.30, at The Akademy, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield Fridays from 10.00 to 11.00 and on Tuesday evenings from 19.00 to 20.00. There are also sessions at Eastwood Park, Hasland on Thursdays from 10.00 to 11.00.
The playing sessions on Tuesday evenings at Dronfield and Thursday mornings at Hasland are currently full but we do have a waiting list for new members if you would like to play at either of these sessions in the future.
The sessions are not meant to be highly competitive football; yes, we all like to win but it isn't the be all and end all of walking football. For those who do want more competitive walking football, we run 3 teams (over-50s, over-60s and over-70s) that play in county leagues and all members are free to contact the team managers if they are interested in joining these - go to the Teams page for more details.
Whilst every effort is made to ensure we play in a friendly and sensible fashion, in accordance with Club's playing rules and Code of Conduct, members take part in this activity at their own risk. The club and/or any individual members cannot be held responsible for any injury. For the safety of all players we are strongly advising that shin pads be worn at all playing sessions.
If you would like to try this fun sport, come along to one of the playing sessions. The first taster event is FREE and then you pay a monthly membership fee of £7.50. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Contact Ian, the Club Secretary, for more information at: ianed@live.co.uk
Following an incident where one of our members suffered a cardiac arrest whilst playing, the Club wants to highlight the importance of everyone being aware of how to do CPR and to be able to operate the defibrillator units that are available.
Below is a very useful video from the British Heart Foundation on how to do CPR.
For a link to a demonstration of the Club's Defibrilator at Dronfield click on the image below
