Unfortunately due to lack of interest from the opposition (including some concerns over the hot weather), tomorrow’s (Wednesday June 21st) kick-about against the Hairy Biker’s brigade has been cancelled. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience and disruption to your week and we thank you once again for your commitment to playing for the Olhao/Tavira teams. Thursday’s session in Olhao will proceed as normal, so see you all there….
Our new-look website has been launched!
We’ve updated and modernised our website to hopefully make it easier for everyone to find their way around and also make it easier to keep up-to-date with all our latest news.
If anybody has any questions, or any suggestions for further improvement, we would love to hear from you.
Simply use our contact form, or leave a comment below.
We look forward to hearing from you
Mike Wreford Beach Festival
We are holding a beach festival on July 27th at Camaleao Beach Bar on Armona Island.
Everyone associated with the club (including WAGS) are invited. The ferry leaves the Olhao Pier at 2.30 pm, with a 1.5 km walk to the beach. There is a ferry back from Armona pier at 8.30 pm, or water taxis can be booked if you wish to travel earlier or later.
Activities will include: beach volleyball, beach football, beach petanque, beach rounders, swimming, frolicking, cavorting and much, much more (no heavy petting or running!)
Cost will be €10 per person, including a meal and a drink thanks to a subsidy from the club, with meat, fish or vegetarian available. The ferry is extra.
Accommodation on the island is available if required (please see Jonathan Syed for info)
Jolly June – €2 sessions to continue
All sessions in Olhao and Tavira throughout June will be subsidised to €2 per person per session. Get yourselves along for some sun and fun…..
Walking Football Laws for the Algarve
Following the release of the walking football (WF) laws in February 2017 by the FA, as produced and established in November 2016, a working group here in the Eastern Algarve will review the laws of the game to produce a set of laws specifically for East Algarve Walking Football (EAWF). Continue reading “Walking Football Laws for the Algarve”
Tavira Session Date Change
The session in Tavira on Monday 15th May will now take place on Tuesday 16th May due to the pitch being used for a school gala on Monday. Please let everyone know…..
Walking Football helps Olhanense celebrate 105th Anniversary
Olhanense Veteranos invited Soccer Olhanense Strollers to a mini festival of Walking Football at the club’s José Arcanjo Stadium astro-turf pitch last weekend. SC Olhanense President Isidoro Sousa was on hand to welcome the players and get proceedings underway. Continue reading “Walking Football helps Olhanense celebrate 105th Anniversary”
Sao Bras sessions come to an end with tournament glory….
Unfortunately, the sessions in Sao Bras on a Tuesday have drawn to a conclusion due to the small numbers attending.
With a last hurrah, the team from Sao Bras recently played in the tournament in Vilamoura where 3 wins and a draw saw them reach the knockout rounds. A defeat on penalties in the first knockout round led to a semi-final win in the Plate competition. Unfortunately they lost in the final.
Many thanks to those who entered and tried to keep Sao Bras going to the end.
A Message from Christine & Chris Wright
After a fraught, and sometimes frightening, couple of months we were looking forward to a quiet meal with Anita & Andy last Thursday evening. On arriving at the restaurant we were completely bowled over to find so many friends giving us such a rousing welcome which was without doubt just the tonic we needed.
We had no inclination of what had been organised; it’s not often I’m speechless but that evening I certainly was! Christine and I would like to convey our most heartfelt thanks to everyone, and the many good wishes from those who could not be present, who made it a very special occasion that will long live in our memory.
We really do appreciative your wonderful support and friendship.
Thank you. xxx
New non-contact, slower paced sessions to start in July at Olhao
Tackles, challenges, and respect for officials is very much in the personal domain of each player and, irrespective of age, we all need to show self restraint and uphold the main concept of Walking Football. As one of the older players, our leader and mentor Chris Wright has for some time intimated that we should go a step further and initiate a session for those who wish to play at a slower pace without the fear of the odd knock or tackle. This may well address the concerns of those who are now 3 years older than when we first started! Continue reading “New non-contact, slower paced sessions to start in July at Olhao”