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Preparing your team for a grassroots tournament

FA county coach developer, Rebecca Garlick, provides a list of practical coaching tips. For all the excitement and enjoyment, taking a team to a tournament can be a challenging time for coaches. With this in mind, planning for the event is absolutely essential. The more planning done prior to the day, the more time there […]

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Corwen JFC Club & Community destroyed by Floods

After the weekend floods in North Wales it looks like all the equipment including our generator, will be ruined at the Corwen Junior Football pitches. All the kids and volunteers are devastated by the damage the water has done and have no idea when the pitches will be useable again and where the money will […]

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Aged 10-15? – CBBC is searching for the UK’s best young footballers.

CBBC is searching for the UK’s best young technical footballers. If you’re aged between 10 and 15 years old, have brilliant ball skills and top tekkerz, then we’d love to hear from you!  Download the Application Form How to apply To apply, you’ll need to complete the application form and email it to us, plus send us a […]

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The dreaded ‘playing time’ conversation

One of the most dreaded conversations between players, coaches, and parents involves playing time. Nobody likes it. In my workshops on conflict resolution for coaches and directors of coaching, I ask them to identify the most common types of difficult conversations and conflict they encounter. The number one answer is the conversation about playing time. […]

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