Motherwell - Clydesdale Bank support the Motherwell FC Saturday Coaching Club

Children from the Motherwell FC Saturday Coaching Club met up withScott Leitch and some of the Motherwell first team to receive some newstrips and equipment, purchased with support from Clydesdale Bank.

Onhome matchdays the kids can stay to watch the match, seeing how thetechniques they are learning are put to use by their heroes.

MotherwellAssistant Manager Scott Leitch said: "This is a fantastic opportunityfor a young child to get some good quality football coaching, and setthem on the road to stardom. A lot of kids from our youth programmeprogress to the first team here at Motherwell, so these first steps inthe Saturday Coaching Club are really important. Most of the kids alsostay to watch the team for our home games which is superb - the clubsupport the kids learning to play the game, and they give us theirsupport back."

Clydesdale Bank's support of the Saturday Cluballows the club to provide each child with football kit to wear, andpays for the footballs, bibs and cones required to run the sessions.

IreneSwankie, Clydesdale Bank Community Affairs Manager, commented onClydesdale Bank's support for this community initiative: "ClydesdaleBank endeavours to play a positive role in the development of strongcommunities, and as SPL sponsor, what better way than to helpMotherwell Football Club continue its excellent work in our localcommunity by supporting the Saturday Coaching Club, giving kids thechance to learn football in the best possible way."

MotherwellFC's SFA Community Coach Bobby Jenks was delighted with the ClydesdaleBank's support. He said: "Last year Clydesdale Bank supported our MiniSteelmen project, and we now have 530 kids involved in that. It's beena great success, so we are looking forward to having Clydesdale Bank'ssupport of our Saturday Coaching Club."

Children interested intaking part in the Saturday Coaching Club should call Motherwell FC formore information on .