madurai's only football group for beginners, introverts and 30+ dads [now 100+ members strong!] 🥹 ⚽💚
two years ago, on one random night, my long-time football friend (a doctor) and i created a whatsapp group.
the idea was very simple. make football a regular thing on every saturday.
but we were very clear about what kind of community we wanted to build.
a safe, non-judgemental football group where beginners, amateurs, 30+ guys, introverts, and people who thought they could never play again can just come and enjoy the game.
so we enforced some strict rules like,
* no abusing people for wrong passes.
* no aggressive tackles.
* no mad high-power shots.
* respect the goalkeepers.
* play only for fun and passion.
because of these rules, lot of people actually group ah vitu kelambitaanga... lol. 😂
but my friend and i stuck to the same thing. we wanted a safe football community. no shouting or judging, no behaving like scouts from real madrid are watching you.
and now, somehow, we are 100+ people 😭
all madurai-based football fanatics, from different age groups and completely different walks of life.
>doctors, lawyers, architects, entrepreneurs, IT dudes, marketers, students, and 35+ dads who sometimes come with their kids.
we started with one saturday game. now we play 3 times a week because the participation is that crazy. sometimes it’s even difficult to organise and manage the games (good problem to have i suppose).
but yeah, it feels good. and we’ll continue sticking to the same core philosophy, no matter how big the group becomes.
- if you love football but feel insecure about your footballing abilities…
- or you think you’ve aged and won’t fit into any football group…
- or you’re an introvert who’s afraid that people will judge you or shout at you in public…
this is literally the group we built for you.
come play. make wrong passes. miss open goals. get tired in 10 mins. nobody cares.
for the love of the game - football ⚽ 💙
