Ballina Walking Football Player’s World Championship Selection

Ballina’s Jimmy Britton has been selected in the Australian o-60s team to contest the Walking Football World Championships in Florence Italy this July. Jimmy, who is one of the founding members

of Ballina Walking Football, has an impressive football CV having played in the Scottish Schoolboy’s side then professionally in Scotland (Glasgow Rangers U/18, Ayr United), South Africa and

Australia (Manly Warringah – NSW State League). He has played for a number of Far North Coast Premier League sides and is also a qualified junior coach having a strong connection with Ballina

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Soccer Club. Jimmy will play as an attacking midfielder/striker for the Australian team which is his usual position for Ballina Walking Football representative fixtures.

Walking football is an increasingly popular low contact form of soccer internationally. It is designed for the more senior players (women 40yrs+, men 50yrs+) and is played on a small pitch with

reduced player numbers (5v5, 6v6) with modified rules to mimimize the risk of injury. Ballina Walking Football plays social games every Wednesday at the Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (BISC) from

6-7.30pm, anyone interested or just curious to watch is welcome.