{"id":241,"date":"2026-06-04T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devonwalkingfc.co.uk\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:54:41","slug":"about-the-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devonwalkingfc.co.uk\/index.php\/about-the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The objectives of the Devon Walking Football Club are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Promote the game of Walking Football for players of the age of 50 or over (men) and of the age of 40 or over (women)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represent the Walking Football Association (WFA) in Devon and represent Devon in the WFA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperate with the Football Association (FA) via the Devon County FA (Parent County Association)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer membership by invitation to eligible players. Players that are registered as members of a club affiliated with the WFA, and\/or the FA (via the Devon County FA) are eligible for membership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise and manage training and selection of Devon County representative selections for the following age groups (or any age groups recognised by the WFA and\/or FA at the time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Men: 50+, 60+, 65+, 70+, and 75+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women: 40+, 50+, 60+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise and manage participation of Devon representative selections in intercounty tournaments\/leagues across Devon, the Southwest, Nationally, and Internationally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support Devon WFC players in their progression to regional or national representative teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise and manage participation of Devon representative selections in tournaments other than the Devon County FA affiliated leagues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise and manage training and selection of Devon based Inclusiveness Teams to 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