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Fresh start for future stars as Maidstone United relaunch Pebbles section at the Gallagher Stadium

Maidstone manager Jay Saunders coaches youngsters at the club's summer soccer school Picture: Paul Amos
Maidstone manager Jay Saunders coaches youngsters at the club's summer soccer school Picture: Paul Amos

Maidstone United are relaunching Pebbles football at the Gallagher Stadium on Saturday morning - including two free sessions.

Pebbles - for youngsters aged four to six - will be run in-house by United.

Academy boss Jack Parkinson, first-team manager Jay Saunders and academy coach Jim Bodle will head the sessions.

There will also be guest appearances from Stones players as the club follow the formula which proved a hit for their summer holiday training camps.

Parkinson, a UEFA A Licence coach, said: "We're pulling out all the stops to make this a success and by making the first two sessions free we hope it will encourage everyone to come along and see what we are about.

"What we have here is a coaching experience at the stadium where parents can come down with their kids and we'll have refreshments in the bar and the televisions on.

"Over the course of the year we'll arrange friendly matches against different clubs and the kids will be coached by FA-qualified coaches and a number of UEFA coaches.

"We'll have guest coaches and the plan is to get a number of Maidstone first-team players in to do coaching, which will be great for the kids.

"The summer courses were a massive success and we hope to carry that on with the Pebbles on Saturday mornings."

Registration on Saturday is at 8.30am with the session running from 8.45am-9.45am.

To get an early ideas of numbers, the club are asking parents to register their interest at www.maidstoneunited.co.uk/pebbles.

Maidstone United's summer soccer school proved a hit Picture: Paul Amos
Maidstone United's summer soccer school proved a hit Picture: Paul Amos
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