European Union funding programmes such as Erasmus+ Sports, could provide the financing necessary to implement projects which would give female sports the push it needs to grow and move from a participation sport to a spectator sport The first and only Erasmus+ Sports: Small Collaborative Partnerships project in Malta came to an end with the Gozo […]

Attending competitions which feature female athletes helps the sport to grow and supports the efforts to reduce gender imbalances – unfortunately, the inverse is also true With the playing commitments over, the final act of the Erasmus+ Sports project Inclusion & Gender Equality Through Softball was the forum followed by a reception at Club Paradiso […]

Although the drive for improving gender equality should not leave anyone out, the efforts should focus on the younger segment of the population who are more open minded, and have not as yet been saddled by the local perceptions, traditions and cultures which tend to propagate gender imbalances Following their exploits at the Għarb Stadium […]

The Ghajnsielem Redcoats continued to work to increase awareness on Gender Equality by visiting schools in Gozo doing softball sessions for students as part of the Erasmus+ Sports: Small Collaborative Partnerships project, Inclusion & Gender Equality Through Softball (IGETS). On May 10, the Redcoats spent the morning with the Year 7 students of the Gozo […]

The Ghajnsielem Redcoats continued to tour the schools at the Gozo College raising awareness about inclusion and gender equality as part of the Erasmus+ Sports: Small Collaborative Partnerships project IGETS. Last Monday the Redcoats were at the Gozo College Secondary School and spent the entire morning introducing Baseball 5 to every class of Year 9. This was […]

Baseball 5 was a hit with the students of Year 10 at the Gozo College Secondary School as last Monday the Ghajnsielem Redcoats wrapped up the tour of the Gozo College schools for the scholastic year 2017/18. The enthusiasm of the students for the game was extremely encouraging with several performing really well during the […]

The club is already making plans for the 2nd edition of the G&W Gozo Sports Fest so that this activity becomes a regular fixture in the sporting calendar of the island On Saturday, June 2,  the Girls & Women Gozo Sports Fest 2018 took place in Ghajnsielem with the participation of around 90 athletes aged […]

What impressed everyone most is that despite pitching for the 3rd and 4th time ever in a ‘competitive’ game, she was not at all phased by the situation, with the game and the tournament on the line, or by the hitters she was facing There are players who tend to rise for the big occasion, […]

With the final out there was total joy on the field as both sets of players were really proud of what they managed to achieve over the two games Early on Saturday morning, the two teams were back at the Għarb Stadium getting ready for Game 2 to decide who gets to lift the Gozo […]

The Gozo Cup was expected to showcase the talents of the Dutch and Croatian national team players, and they did not disappoint, but nobody anticipated that the young Redcoats, with no international experience, will up their game to such a high level When it comes to fastpitch softball players in Europe, very few are in […]