Winners of the 2016 FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s have been announced. The grassroots champions across seven categories will be honoured at a special ceremony ahead of the FA Community Shield on August 7. There is a 400,000 strong volunteer workforce in grassroots football and the Awards serve as a platform to highlight some […]
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A team of determined campaigners aren’t running scared in their bid to safeguard the future of their footballing field of dreams. Scores of young footballers and coaches from Whitburn and Cleadon Junior Football Club and concerned parents have joined forces to kick off a passionate protest against potential plans to sell off their pitches to […]
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The FA has quadrupled the scale of its College & University Football Hubs project – enlisting over 170 further and higher education establishments to deliver football for over 70,000 grassroots players over the next 12 months. Through its partnership with British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and Association for Colleges (AoC Sport) , the […]
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The FA has today rolled out its new-look FA Level 1 in Coaching Football and The FA Level 2 in Coaching Football courses across England. The launch marks the end of an 18-month process to modernise the first steps of The FA’s Coach Education Pathway, with both courses receiving a number of key adaptations designed […]
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In what can only be described as an insult to our great game; Two teams in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas have been suspected of match fixing to ensure their survival in the tournament. Carlsbad Elite and Ambassadors FC entered the final group day of the U-18 girls division in first and second, […]
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Swarthmoor Junior Football Club is raising money in memory of Joshua West – a talented goalkeeper with the under 12’s and passionate Liverpool supporter who suddenly passed away in April following an asthma attack. Joshua and his family have been part of the football club for seven years with Joshua’s dad Lee, the team coach […]
My name is Charlie and I am a 16 year old player, from Lincolnshire, I currently represent Cleethorpes Town at Under 18 and reserve level. I am writing in response to the professional club scouting article, as I for one have experienced a tough time in a clubs academy. I was scouted at age 9 […]
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Young players, clubs, parents and intermediaries are advised about an increase in reports to The FA relating to a ‘trials’ scam. Persons purporting to be licensed agents, registered intermediaries and football club employees are sending out spam emails and letters promising trials with various clubs. The clubs and the agents/intermediaries whose names have been used […]
With the new season on the horizon and the FA’s announcement to clampdown on abusive behaviour towards match officials, we turn our attention to the Silent Sideline weekends. For those not familiar with the concept it’s were a match is played with no noise/ words coming from the sidelines only clapping. Designed so that the […]
The FA has today joined the Premier League and EFL in announcing a collective undertaking to improve behaviour across the game. This announcement sees the competition organisers task the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) to take a stronger position and action towards unacceptable participant conduct. The specific areas of focus will be in relation to […]
