Tring Athletic are a thriving club with 4 senior men’s teams and an under 18s youth team. The first team play in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division which is step 5 of the national league system, where they have been successful for many years and are currently competing in the top 5 of that division. The other men’s and youth teams play in local leagues.

The club has ambitious plans on and off the field. The ambition for the first team is to achieve promotion to step 4, and for our reserves team to attain national league status at step 7. The club has recently secured planning permission to replace their grass pitch with an artificial 3g surface which will provide the highest quality playing surface all year round for the club and for community use in Tring.

The next step in the club’s ambitions is to launch a ladies team. Tring Athletic last had a ladies team in 2013 and they competed at a high level and even played against Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham in the women’s FA cup. The ladies squad will be led by Chris Sanders, an UEFA qualified coach and Berks and Bucks FA County Cup winning Manager with 13 years’ experience of coaching mixed and female football locally. Chris will also be known to many people in Tring as one of the owners of Almar, the stationery and printing supplier on Tring High Street.

The club are seeking players and coaches to join Chris with training sessions starting after Easter followed by friendlies, before entering a team into a local league at the start of next season in September.

Tring Athletic Chairman, Darrell Osborne said: this is fantastic news and incredibly exciting for the club. We have long wanted to reintroduce ladies football in Tring and can’t wait to get started. We are delighted to have Chris on board and look forward to supporting him as he develops a coaching team and squad of players. We call out to all the ladies of Tring and the surrounding villages to come to a training session and give it a try. Anyone over the age of 16 is eligible to play.

Tring Athletic ladies coach, Chris Sanders said: After 13 years at my previous club, it had to be something special to get me to make the switch. The exciting plans that the Club have to develop the ground further and how positive Darrell and the committee are in supporting and developing the ladies team makes this an exciting opportunity. We already have some sponsors on board, and if more companies want to join us on this journey, please get in touch. The aim is to provide a professional, safe and supportive environment for players to come and play football, develop their skills and have fun while looking to climb the football pyramid. I am also looking for experienced players to fill player/coach roles or to start their coaching journey with the support of myself and the club. Several of my players are coming across with me, if you want to join this exciting adventure please get in touch.

To get involved please get in touch at ladiesfootball@tringathletic.co.uk or call Chris on 07770 211257.

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