Quickline is helping children from two grassroots football teams realise their dreams as they stepped into the boots of Hull City players, thanks to the club’s new partnership.
The rural broadband provider teamed up with the Tigers to run a ‘Day in the Life’ competition open to under 9s, 10s and 11s teams across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, where it delivers fast broadband.
The winners received an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at Hull City’s training ground in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
From more than 650 entries, two teams were selected at random – Filey Holt FC Under 9s, based near Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, and Gilberdyke Phoenix FC, based near Howden, in east Yorkshire.
Around 15 players from both teams, along with their coaches and parents, were taken to the training ground from the MKM Stadium by bus. They undertook a coaching session with Hull City Academy coaches, before playing a game against each other.
They also had lunch in the players’ canteen, served as it would be to the first team, and had a tour of the facilities, including the changing rooms, gym and media room.
The two teams ended the day watching Hull City retain their Championship status in the last game of the season on a big screen, before departing with a Quickline boot bag and water bottle.
Sarah Lilleyman-Hall, Quickline’s Social Values and Events Manager said: “We worked closely with Hull City to make sure the winning teams experienced what life is really like as a professional player. This experience helped boost the children’s confidence, and their aspirations for the future.”
The ‘Day in the Life’ event was made possible by Quickline’s partnership with Hull City, which aims to deliver benefits to communities across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and is part of an extensive social value programme Quickline has committed to as part of its Project Gigabit contracts.
