Premier League football kit gifted to girls by Club Doncaster Foundation

Girls from schools across the Doncaster community have received a brand-new Premier League football kit, as part of the League’s ongoing support for women’s and girls’ football.

The schools applied to receive the kit, which includes 13 outfield sets and one goalkeeper set plus optional Nike 2.0 hijabs, thanks to their involvement in the Premier League Primary Stars programme with the Foundation. 

Delivered in partnership with Nike, the Premier League Kit Scheme will see more than 58,000 girls in more than 4,000 primary schools across England and Wales receive the free football kit, featuring the Premier League and No Room For Racism emblems.

Richard Masters, Premier League Chief Executive, said: “Football is a game that everyone can enjoy, and it has the ability to empower and inspire young people in the classroom, the playground and on the pitch. I hope the girls enjoy their new Premier League kit and that they continue to reap the many benefits that football can bring, both on and off the pitch.”

Girls football teams from 5 of the schools taking part in the Foundation’s Premier League Programme received their Premier League Primary Stars football kit to celebrate their involvement in the programme and commitment to girls’ football. 

Recently, the delivery module within schools has been adapted to ensure more opportunities are available for girls within the local community, with girls only after schools, enabling community coaches to provide significant coaching sessions to girls in local primary schools, who currently have or are starting up their first girls school football team.

Mason Fairclough, Sports Development Officer for the Foundation spoke of the impact the kits will have on the schools in the future: “Giving the girls a kit and the opportunity to see that they are being thought about and showing them there’s more opportunities for girls.

“To get the Doncaster Rovers Belles into schools is massive for us and the community. They were all really invested in Phoebe coming into their schools and asked some really great questions.

“Looking at the provision we’ve put on this year as part of the PL Stars programme, we’ve delivered girls-only afterschool clubs for football, so giving them more opportunities to play only betters the women’s game for the future.”

The Kit Scheme is just one element of the Premier League’s primary school education programme, Premier League Primary Stars, and builds upon the 7,000 free football kits that have already been given away via the Premier League’s primary schools programme since 2017.

Dan Burrows, Senior Director, Nike Social & Community Impact said: “Nike is delighted to partner with the Premier League on the Kit Scheme for girls. Our work with partners like the Premier League is vital to removing cultural, social and economic barriers to participation, so all young people, especially girls, have an opportunity to benefit from play and sport. Together, we can create an active next generation and a more equitable future for all.” 

Launched in 2017 and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of football to help children to be active and develop essential life skills.

The free primary schools programme enables children to take part in, and enjoy, more football, sport and physical activity, as well as increasing their interest, understanding and confidence in English, PSHE and Maths to support their development of skills and values that are crucial to success in later life. More than 19,000 schools across England and Wales have engaged with the programme to date. 

Premier League Primary Stars provides teachers and parents with free downloadable resources across a range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 1 (age 5-7) and Key Stage 2 (age 7-11), developed by teachers for teachers, and in collaboration with experts such as the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association. 

Currently, 104 professional football clubs from across the leagues run in-classroom Premier League Primary Stars sessions in local partner schools. More than 68,000 teachers have signed up to access free online national curriculum-linked resources, to date.

The total Premier League investment into the programme, via the Premier League Charitable Fund, is over £60 million, to date.

For more information, please visit Premier League Primary Stars