Midnight Street Soccer Football Club is a team made up of selected young people from the different facility’s the Midnight Street Soccer programme runs. A diverse group with young people from the Waterworks, Paisley Park, Brook Activity Centre and Olympia LC venues all involved. The young people took part in 10 workshops and a number of football sessions over a 12 week course. Workshops including Self Reflection, Shared Interests, Conflict, Difference, and Evaluation were delivered to the young people by the highly skilled tutor William Mitchell. William’s sessions were intense and the young people had lots to think about during the sessions.

Challenging stereotypes really got the young people realising there is not as much of a difference between them as perceived. William used a method of team work ie a football team. During the workshops the young people gave feedback that included ‘It soon didn’t matter what religion you were when I was in there’

The football sessions helped build confidence and self esteem throughout the team. A sense of trust and togetherness was apparent in the team. William’s sessions helped break down the initial barriers but the football sessions continued to grow confidence with each other.

After 10 weeks of team building and educational workshops the young people of the Midnight Street Soccer Football Team travelled to Glasgow for a Good Relations Residential were the young people would explore diverse cultures, tour Celtic Park and Ibrox stadiums, also during the residential the young people had lunch at the Jock Stein lounge and played a friendly at Ibrox against a Rangers select team.

The players for the Rangers Select team came to meet the MSS players on the Friday for a photo shoot for the Rangers FC magazine.

The match ended in victory for The Midnight Street Soccer team, 5-3 was the final score.

Throughout the residential the young people were treated with respect and as a professional team would be treated. The young people mixed and made any new friendships .They represented not only Midnight Street Soccer and themselves but Belfast. They did Belfast Proud.

They behaved perfectly throughout.

PS. Packy dont worry I'm keeping your video fro youtube!

Midnight Street Soccer F.C another great success in Glasgow

For more pictures of the residential go to the gallery.

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Midnight Street Soccer F.C another great success in Glasgow For more pictures of the residential go to the gallery.
Midnight Street Soccer Football Club is a team made up of selected young people from the different facility’s the Midnight Street Soccer programme runs. A diverse group with young people from the Waterworks, Paisley Park, Brook Activity Centre and Olympia LC venues all involved. The young people took part in 10 workshops and a number of football sessions over a 12 week course. Workshops including Self Reflection, Shared Interests, Conflict, Difference, and Evaluation were delivered to the young people by the highly skilled tutor William Mitchell. William’s sessions were intense and the young people had lots to think about during the sessions. Challenging stereotypes really got the young people realising there is not as much of a difference between them as perceived. William used a method of team work ie a football team. During the workshops the young people gave feedback that included ‘It soon didn’t matter what religion you were when I was in there’ The football sessions helped build confidence and self esteem throughout the team. A sense of trust and togetherness was apparent in the team. William’s sessions helped break down the initial barriers but the football sessions continued to grow confidence with each other. After 10 weeks of team building and educational workshops the young people of the Midnight Street Soccer Football Team travelled to Glasgow for a Good Relations Residential were the young people would explore diverse cultures, tour Celtic Park and Ibrox stadiums, also during the residential the young people had lunch at the Jock Stein lounge and played a friendly at Ibrox against a Rangers select team. The players for the Rangers Select team came to meet the MSS players on the Friday for a photo shoot for the Rangers FC magazine. The match ended in victory for The Midnight Street Soccer team, 5-3 was the final score. Throughout the residential the young people were treated with respect and as a professional team would be treated. The young people mixed and made any new friendships .They represented not only Midnight Street Soccer and themselves but Belfast. They did Belfast Proud. They behaved perfectly throughout. PS. Packy dont worry I'm keeping your video fro youtube!