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£1500 Grow the Game grants available for Girls, Women and Disability Teams – Apply HERE

The Grow the Game scheme provides an investment of £1.5m to traditionally underrepresented groups in community football. Grow the Game aims to support the growth of new Female and Disability teams by offering grants of £1,500 for the creation of new affiliated teams. The application window will be open from 26th February 2020 to 31st May 2020 […]

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ENGLAND CAPTAINS HOUGHTON AND KANE LAUNCH THE FA’s PLEDGE OF POSITIVITY

The Football Association [The FA] has today launched the ‘Pledge of Positivity’ which asks parents and spectators involved in under-18s grassroots football to commit to creating a more positive environment at matches across the country.   A recent survey conducted by The FA and Nielsen found 88% of over 1,000 grassroots participants cite parents as […]

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FA UPDATED HEADING GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED FOR YOUTH TRAINING SESSIONS

We have today announced updated heading guidance for all age groups between under-six and under-18, in association with the Irish and Scottish FAs. The updated heading guidance, which will be introduced immediately, will provide grassroots clubs, coaches and players with the recommended heading guidance for training sessions only. The guidance does not make any changes to the way […]

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“Its easy to pick a team, isnt it?”

Have you ever wondered how hard it is to pick a team? They’re only 5 who can play on the pitch at any one time and I’ve got 9 to pick from, I want to put them all on! This is so hard!   So do I pick a team with the 5 most developed […]

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Family Heartbreak as Brother & Sister both diagnosed with Cancer

Hi Grassroots, my name is Phil Bolt, I have 2 children, George 14 and Connie 12. My son plays for AEK Boco and I am also the coach for my daughter’s under 12’s local grassroots team Longwell Green U12s. Both of them have played football for many years and enjoy it immensely. However they cannot […]

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HAMSTRING INJURY IN CHILDREN

The hamstring is a very common sporting injury. Unknown to some the hamstring is made up of 3 muscles which are the Bicep Femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus These muscles start from the bottom of the pelvis (Ischial tuberosity) and they travel down the back of the leg and extend over the knee joint. The hamstring muscles […]

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TELL US – WE’LL TACKLE IT: REPORTING DISCRIMINATION WITHIN GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL

The Football Association [The FA] is today launching a campaign to encourage all participants and spectators to report any acts of discrimination that they witness within grassroots football. Tell Us, We’ll Tackle It will be rolled out by every County FA across the country and was designed to put further emphasis on the importance of […]

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RIP – In Loving Memory of Kaleb Ablett

On the 30th December 2019 we tragically lost Kaleb, one of the players of March Park Rangers Under 9’s Football Team. Kaleb took ill over Christmas and we received the news that he had passed away on December 30th. Kaleb passed away after a very short illness, he was a fun loving, active child who […]

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