Here’s a review of what’s new in the Dorset Walking Football Laws for the 2024/25 season. The new DWFL season starts this Autumn in mid-October. This time round Dexter Sports will be entering four teams across the various age categories, and they’ll all need to understand two significant law changes. These changes involve the ‘not…
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At the commencement of the 2023/24 season, Dexter Sports WFC entered one team into the Dorset Walking Football League 50s Division and one team into the 60s Division. Things will be very different come the start of the new season in October. Not only have we entered the 65s Division, but with the greatest of…
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It might still be July, but the 2024/25 League Dates have been announced for the Dorset Walking Football League. This season Dexter Sports Walking Football Club (DSWFC) will be entering teams into three age categories. Read on for more information of the dates and age categories we’ll be competing in… 50s Fixtures As we always…
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The league season finished a few weeks back, but the season finale was the League Cup held at Avenue Stadium in Dorchester. The Dexters 50s team travelled to the tournament with a large squad and optimism around laying some markers down for the 2024/25 season. Tournament Overview Tournament: Dorset Walking Football League, League Cup 2024Venue:…
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Not quite at the end of the season, we had our end-of-season bash. You know the sort of thing – a bit of music, plenty of drink, vol-au-vonts and trophies. The club has undergone a numer of changes since the start of the year, including a newly self-appointed committee, two changes of manager, a successful…
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After a disappointing league season, it was good to travel for a tournament which carried a lot less pressure than league days. We took two teams to Dorchester on Saturday 18 May for a charity day, organised by Dorchester Walking Football Club. Half of our players had never played in a walking football tournament before!…
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The final league round of the 2023/24 Dorset 50s Walking Football League was played at Bournemouth’s home venue, The Littledown Centre. The weather was decent, our tails were up after a decent Round Five and we had drummed up some support to come and cheer us on. What could possibly go wrong? Pre-tournament Form Our…
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In 1986, the Swedish rock band Europe, were keen to tell us about The Final Countdown. They probably weren’t talking about the final round of matches in the Dorset Walking Football League. However, any excuse to use a tenuous 1980’s reference should always be taken! Our 50s manager, Andy Madden, has been kind enough to…
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The penultimate league round of the Dorset Walking Football League was held in Dorchester on 10 March. Some squads needed to make enforced changes due to the controversial scheduling of the tournament on Mothers Day – indeed, one team were even forced to withdraw entirely as one-by-one their players dropped out. Pre-tournament Form Dexter Sports’…
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Preparation for Round Four of the Dorset 50s Walking Football League was an anxious time for manager Andy Madden. Initially only six players were available for selection, and none of those was a recognised goalkeeper. That was followed up by two members of the squad picking up hamstring injuries! So, with a squad of just…
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