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Why everybody should support the FA’s Play Safe campaign. A grassroots leader has urged everybody involved in children’s football to get behind this weekend’s Play Safe campaign. Play Safe is a nationwide initiative from the Football Association to focus attention on the vital importance of safeguarding across our national game. “The Play Safe campaign, in my opinion, […]
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No-nonsense support for grassroots football. Sometimes grassroots clubs, leagues and volunteers need help. They don’t look for handouts, but now and then they – and their volunteers – need a leg-up. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the Utilita Football Rebooted movement to launch the Grassroots Fund. What is the Grassroots Fund? The fund […]
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Over the coming months, many coaches will brave winter conditions to deliver coaching sessions to young players. Here, FA regional coach development manager, Martin Dighton, provides ten top tips to help fully engage with players when working outdoors. 1) Young children are not mini-versions of adults As much as they will be adults one day, […]
Legacy of recent England successes to be felt in clubs and schools across the country Government to commit to supporting grassroots facilities that nurture our future football stars, and recognising the people who make that happen. Girls and boys across the country to get more access to football to ensure legacy of UEFA EURO 2024 […]
The need for funds in Grassroots football increases year on year but sponsors are becoming increasingly difficult to find, here’s 10 tried and tested ways to generate funds for your team, some you may have tried, some maybe not. If you have novel ways of raising funds please feel free to share with the Grassroots […]
New rules around heading the ball have been introduced into grassroots football. So, here’s how you can coach your players when heading isn’t allowed. What players should do instead of heading the ball There are plenty of choices for what to do instead of heading the ball. What they decide will depend on the […]
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What training should look like for players when heading is allowed You can still use the usual session ideas when practising heading. This includes: improving players’ judgement of high balls key movement skills using their body as a barrier scanning for their team and the opposition. You might want to use lighter or sponge balls […]
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This is our Chairman for Seedfield Sports Juniors FC tonight, we’ve had people break in to the grounds who have been living onsite for the last week or so, they’ve ruined all 5 grass pitches for our age groups from U7’s up to up U18’s and they’ve also emptied our containers today, hundreds of kids unable to […]
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The FA rules for children and young people under 16 prescribe a two – three year age banding in relation to playing a recognised match as this is in the best interests of child development within a football context. This provides parameters which allow children to develop alongside their peers who are of a similar […]
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BN DON’s Micky Salsbury set a record in Sussex Sunday Football League 3 years back of being their oldest ever goal scorer, at 70 years old. He played for the reserve team last weekend with the league title wrapped up, after running the line for both firsts and reserves all season. He then earned […]
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