Scotland may be out of the Euros but school pupils from the Barrhead area and beyond have been showing off their skills to celebrate the team’s participation.

More than 1,500 children from across East Renfrewshire have been taking part in football roadshows, hosted by East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure’s (ERCL) Football Development and Active Schools teams.

The seven participating schools included Carlibar, Hillview and Cross Arthurlie Primary schools in Barrhead, Neilston Primary School, Uplawmoor Primary School and Newton Mearns’ Crookfur Primary and Isobel Mair Primary School.

Pupils had fun trying their luck in an inflatable ‘beat the goalie’ challenge, competed in small-sided games and worked on perfecting their dribbling and shooting technique.

Chris Rose, Active Schools co-ordinator, told the Barrhead News: “Reaching the European Championships has given us a huge opportunity to inspire children to get active through football.

“Seeing the children with smiles on their faces, scoring goals and cheering on their classmates was very rewarding.

“It was great delivering this fantastic project alongside our colleagues in the football development team.

“Their expertise and experience as well as the equipment the team provided meant we could deliver really high quality, fun events.”

The sports fun will continue this summer as ERCL hosts new all-star football, sports and multi-activity summer holiday camps and activities for five to 14 year olds.

Mini kickers and gymnastics sessions will also run throughout the summer holidays.

All places must be pre-booked.

To find out more about summer holiday camp and activities on offer this summer click HERE.