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Last Updated: Thursday, 20 April 2006, 15:41 GMT 16:41 UK
Your Game reaches Sheffield
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Over 180 young men and women from South Yorkshire and beyond made the journey to the Forsyth Sheffield United Academy for the sixth regional heat of BBC's Your Game national five-a-side tournament.

Former Sheffield Wednesday greats Chris Waddle and David Hirst were joined by former Sheffield United star Carl Bradshaw and sports minister Richard Caborn to cheer on the teams.

In the women's final, Hallam Girls defeated Girls R Us to cement their place at the Your Game Final at St James' Park in May.

Despite the disappointment of losing the women's final, there was better news when Girls R Us were named the women's Fair Play award winners.

Reaching the final was a dream come true for the team, who are relishing the chance to play competitively against other women.

"This was our real chance to prove ourselves in competition against other girls of our age, from our genre, in our area," said Girls R Us manager Mark Armitage.

"We mostly play against boys, younger and older, because it's hard to find women's teams to play against."

Galeed Giants were the recipients of the Men's Fair Play award, earning them a berth for Newcastle.

Ian Dennis guides a young commentator through his paces
Ian Dennis shifts uncomfortably in his seat...

As well as the football, the competitors had the chance to find out about working for the media.

Radio 5 Live's Ian Dennis put budding commentators through their paces, while 1Xtra's G Money guided them through the basics on the decks.

And BBC Radio Sheffield were on hand to provide tips on sports reporting.

Barnsley Tykes, a disability side from South Yorkshire, relished the opportunity to play against their able-bodied counterparts.

"It's been a great challenge for us and means we've been integrated into mainstream football," said their manager.

"We've played in disability tournaments so this was the first time we've been able to play what we would think of as more mainstream players."

Your Game aims to bring together young people who wouldn't normally interact with one another through football.

Your Game is a partnership between the BBC, the Football Association, the Premier League, Kick it Out, the Football Foundation, Street League and the Professional Footballers' Association.





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