I coach under 9s in a non-competitive league. So we’re at the at end of a very successful season, results wise. However my son has been miserable for most the season having been played in defence every single week from our first match. He hates it there. I’ve done this to him myself as […]
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What a difference a season can make. Hi Grassroots I sent you a picture of my son Cameron at the start of the season when he was undergoing treatment for stomach cancer and still playing football. This is him on the left before his Cup Final with MSC Eastham Puma’s U9’s last week. He is […]
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Grassroots Radio transmits its first Podcast for the Grassroots community. A test transmission before our launch in the next few days. Enjoy the show and we welcome your feedback. […]
I wonder how your child felt when he first kicked a ball. I wonder if he had no stress at all. I wonder how your child felt when he started playing Grassroots. I wonder how she felt the first time she pulled on those boots. I wonder how he felt about playing with his friends […]
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Dinamo Bucharest player Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing during a league match last night. The Cameroon international reportedly suffered a heart attack, before being taken to hospital nearby where he was pronounced dead. The ex-Cordoba player collapsed due to a heart attack in the 70th minute as a second half substitute. We send out […]
Read More… from #RIP Patrick Eking tragically dies after heart attack during game.
The Duke of Cambridge has used his 10-year anniversary speech as President of the FA to call for it to reform its council to make it more diverse. Prince William said the FA was in danger of being “left behind” as he spoke during a recent lunch at Wembley to mark a decade in the […]
The game some parents, coaches and children look forward to the most, but for others it fills them with dread. The rivalry of 2 teams at the same club within the same age group at times is great, with friendly banter between the 2, however at other times it can be more than this. Read […]
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This season has been my first proper season of coaching my own team and I can say it’s honestly been fantastic. I’ve loved every moment, and I’m sure the players and parents have done also. I’ve been ever so excited looking forward to next season, making all sorts of plans. However, life doesn’t always go […]
Read More… from From a dream of a season, one training session has left me absolutely heartbroken.
April 25th signalled the start of the FA’s first Girls Football Week of 2016 and I was chuffed to be asked to mark the occasion by writing about the setting up of the new girls team at Quarry Rovers. Football is now the most participated female team sport in the country, surpassing those more traditionally […]
Read More… from The rise of women’s football, how a team at Quarry Rovers began.
