Liverpool to give a football farewell to the Giants
School kids invited to shoot goals into the Giant's sandals
Last updated 21st Sep 2018
Liverpool FC, Everton Football Club and Tranmere Rovers are joining forces to stage a series of free, football coaching sessions for local school children to mark the Giants return to Liverpool.
Hundreds of school children from across the region are due to take part, scoring goals into one of the Giant's sandals.
The football themed Giant event will take place on Thursday 4th October at Princes Park where with the three local football clubs.
Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for culture, tourism and events, Councillor Wendy Simon, said: “We are delighted that our very own giants of football - Liverpool FC, Everton Football Club and Tranmere Rovers - are joining forces with the Royal de Luxe Giants.
“As with all things Giants, expect the unexpected. We can guarantee this will be no ordinary football coaching session.”
Tranmere Rover chairman, Mark Palios, said: “We are thrilled as a football club to be involved in such a unique and popular event that has always proven to capture the imagination of the audience.
“We have a very strong relationship with Liverpool City Region and they have done an excellent job ensuring the event is taking place. We are excited that the Giants scheduled are not only to be showcased in Liverpool, but also the Wirral for the first time!
“Our involvement mainly comes on the first day with the Giants football event in which our qualified coaches will be providing free training sessions to more than 500 children - grassroots football is vital and a major part of what Tranmere represents in the way we offer accessible football for all.“The Giants football event ties in nicely with our ongoing commitment through our popular #SWA2 programme that provides children with first hand access to Tranmere Rovers.
“Our Club is proudly rooted in the local community and we are delighted to be playing our part in the football themed Giants event.”
The chosen schools will be allocated a free one hour coached session, including mini games and penalty shoot outs, between the hours of 9.30am and 5.15pm. In addition, there will be the opportunity to participate in some other coached sporting activities provided by LFC’s Open goals Project.