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The Stanway Rovers Walking Teams are part of Stanway Rovers Community Football club.
Stanway Rovers Walking Football is a local Walking Football Group primarily for the over 50s.
Walking Football is played at a slightly slower pace, to have fun, make new friends and above all, keeping fit.
Training takes place on Monday evenings at Stanway School, Winstree Road, Colchester CO3 0QA between 6.00 – 7.30pm. Please arrive at Stanway School astro pitches by 5.45 – 5.55pm
£5 per person for an hour of Walking Football
Anyone age 45+ is welcome to come along and give it a try. Everyone is welcome whatever their skills / fitness.
Footwear should be Astroturf boots / moulded stud boots. Blades & metal studs are not suitable. Standard football kit.
The basic WF rules are : no running, maximum 3 touches, no heading the ball, ball must be kept below head height & no contact.
Saturday matches are 6-aside. Sunday matches are 7-aside
Pitches are approximately 50m x 35m. They differ slightly between 6 and 7-aside but just like 11-aside there are minimum and maximum dimensions.
The walking football season is March to October
We have one team in the Saturday Essex League, Over 50’s Division 4 We have two teams in the Sunday North Essex Friendly Alliance League