A 67-year-old from East Kilbride has been jailed for five years for the abuse of nine young boys spanning from 1980 to 1995. William Cross held a position of trust in a number of youth organisations across East Kilbride, including football teams and the Boys Brigade. His victims were aged between seven and 15, and […]
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Smoke free environments are a key ambition of Hull’s work to de-normalise smoking for children; children copy behaviour that they see. Smoke free Playgrounds were implemented in Hull in 2017 followed by Smoke free School Gates. Smoke free side-lines is a project that The Hull and District Youth Football league and East Riding County Football […]
Dear Member Clubs You will no doubt have received a correspondence from Northumberland FA about the suspension of the Pin Point Recruitment Football League Members of the NFA Board have chosen to suspend the sanctioning of the league for the 2017/18 season, which in our own opinion, have failed to follow their own rules in […]
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BBC 5 Live Investigates are kicking off the new football season with a programme exploring whether enough is being done to protect football clubs at grass-roots and lower league level. We are interested in hearing from clubs up and down the country to understand their experiences. Maybe your club has faced threats to move or […]
Sport can teach our children many valuable life lessons and can have a major part to play in shaping our children’s behaviours and attitude. Whether coaches like it or not, however, parents predominantly still play the most influential role. Parents spend the most time with their children and as a result can have the greatest […]
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Firstly ‘Your child should not be defined by their sporting prowess.’ The statement above is absolutely critical advice for parents before we start digging any deeper into the potential issue of your child being one of the weakest in their sporting group. Our motivation for this piece came from a letter posted by a school […]
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As an organisation working with parents in sport are asked many times to help support and promote the Silent Weekend. We are often asked about how we feel about these events and our stance has always been that we love the concept and motivation behind running these but also feel that something needs to be […]
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To add to the growing minefield for sports parents we have to ask the question about the amount and type of praise you are giving your children. Does it have a positive or negative impact on their sporting performance? There are a number of things that you need to think about. How much praise is […]
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With the grassroots football season a few months from ending it is a great opportunity to reflect on the ‘success’ of your season. Use the five questions below to get a balanced view on your achievements since last summer. 1) Has your team developed as a group? League positions and trophies are the common way […]
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RETAIN THE GAME The Football Association and Football Foundation have launched ‘Retain the Game’, a new scheme aimed at supporting the retention of adult male teams. The scheme will provide grants of £750 to clubs with existing male teams to support the essential costs of pitch hire, training venues, First Aid courses and playing kit/equipment. […]
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