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Swansea City make pledge to roll out defibrillators across grassroots football after death of grassroots player Mitchell Joseph in Swansea Mitchell Joseph collapsed and died last weekend while playing football for St Joseph’s AFC against Maltsters Sports. Mitchell, 33, tragically passed away recently while playing for his Swansea Senior League side St Josephs after suffering […]
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‘Such a fantastic lad’: Tributes to popular football coach after he dies following long battle with illness A promising young football coach has sadly been taken far too early, Matthew Craig, an Academy coach from Hamilton Accies. The club released the following statement; It is with deep sadness that we have to inform of the […]
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On Sunday 15 April 2018, St. George’s Park will once again play host to one of The FA’s most popular national coaching events – The FA Goalkeeper Conference. The event has been designed to provide you with a platform to discuss and understand more about the modern goalkeeper, with a specific focus on the ‘Four […]
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The FA Level 1 in Coaching Football is the first stepping-stone on the core coaching pathway. It will provide you with an introduction to coaching the game and working with players from under 7 to open age. You will gain an insight into the game in England, how it is played and how you can […]
Many people will now be aware or have heard of the 10,000 hour rule publicised by Malcolm Gladwell. The principle holds that 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” are needed to become world-class in any field whether it is in music, business, art or sport. However, what many people are unaware of is that this rule has later […]
Every weekend all over the world millions of parents, children and coaches set off for their weekly sporting ritual ‘Match Day’. Many will follow the same process each week and will never question their routine or behaviour. Many of these parents and coaches are well intentioned, trying to support their child and their team through […]
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A series of new initiatives and investments to impact the whole of English football, please see FA announcement below; We have today announced a series of new initiatives and investments which will have a significant impact, both on the FA itself, and for all of English football. The announcements include a range of measures aimed […]
Kick It Out is developing its engagement with grassroots football nationally through its Grassroots Activity Fund. The Grassroots Activity Fund is aimed at encouraging and helping with the facilitation of grassroots activities celebrating equality and diversity in football. The fund has been established to facilitate small-to-medium sized events, which give grassroots clubs and organisations across the amateur […]
Grassroots teams from across England can now sign up for FREE to enter the FA People’s Cup for 2018. The People’s Cup, which is the largest small-sided football competition in the country, is made up of 18 different categories and offers a chance of glory for all. The FA People’s Cup Entry: Free Application deadline: […]
The Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association have appointed Dr William Stewart and colleagues at the University of Glasgow and the Hampden Sports Clinic to lead an independent research study into the incidence of degenerative neurocognitive disease in ex-professional footballers. Following two years of research and development The FA and the PFA have today […]
Read More… from Breaking News – FA & PFA Commission Dementia Link with Football
